Kicker, Massachusetts (from California), 2024–⁠26

Derek Morris

Number
No. 99
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Dayton, OH

Derek Morris plays kicker for Massachusetts, after California (2024).

2026 so far

10 of 15 field goals

Last game: at Buffalo, L 18–⁠25

Next game: at UConn, Oct 23

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 3@RUTG
  2. 1SHU
  3. 3STO
  4. 0@SAC
  5. 0EMU
  6. 2M-OH
  7. 1@BUF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

5field goals, career highvs. Oregon State, 2024

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2024California111573.3461346
2025Massachusetts91560.0531239
2026Massachusetts101566.7562050
Career304566.75645135

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024California99PKFr.
2025Massachusetts99PKSo.
2026Massachusetts99PKJr.6′2″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2025Massachusetts––––––-4.5 (15 att.)
2026Massachusetts––––––3.1 (12 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Massachusetts 7 games, 10 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atRutgersW 37–⁠213352413
Sep 12vs.Sacred HeartW 37–⁠10123347
Sep 19vs.StonehillW 36–⁠143355312
Sep 26atSacramento StateW 35–⁠601055
Oct 3vs.Eastern MichiganL 14–⁠3801022
Oct 10vs.Miami (OH)L 19–⁠20225617
Oct 17atBuffaloL 18–⁠25135314
2025 Massachusetts 11 games, 9 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.TempleL 10–⁠42114014
Sep 6vs.BryantL 26–⁠27235328
Sep 13atIowaL 7–⁠4700011
Sep 27atMissouriL 6–⁠4200000
Oct 4vs.Western MichiganL 3–⁠21123603
Oct 11atKent StateL 6–⁠42223906
Oct 18vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠2801033
Oct 25atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠38225017
Nov 12vs.Northern IllinoisL 3–⁠45124403
Nov 18atOhioL 14–⁠4202022
Nov 25vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠4500022
2024 California 7 games, 11 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 19vs.NC StateL 23–⁠243441211
Oct 26vs.Oregon StateW 44–⁠75546318
Nov 8atWake ForestW 46–⁠362238410
Nov 16vs.SyracuseL 25–⁠3301022
Nov 23vs.StanfordW 24–⁠2100011
Nov 30atSMUL 6–⁠3801000
Dec 18 ✦vs.UNLVL 13–⁠24124314

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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