Kicker, Alabama (from Miami (OH)), 2021–24
Graham Nicholson
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
Graham Nicholson played kicker at Miami (OH) (2021–23) and Alabama (2024). He won the 2023 Lou Groza Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2023.
Career highs
4field goals, career hightwice; last at Kent State, 2021Honors
Team titles: MAC champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Kicking
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 49 | 37 | 82 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 49 | 27 | 81 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 52 | 35 | 116 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 51 | 53 | 77 |
| Career | 68 | 81 | 84.0 | 52 | 152 | 356 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 14 | PK | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 14 | PK | So. | ||
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 14 | PK | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Alabama | 14 | PK | Sr. | 6′0″ | 183 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 (20 att.) |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.6 (22 att.) |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.8 (28 att.) |
| 2024 | Alabama | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.2 (10 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
2024 Alabama 13 games, 8 of 10 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 63–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 42–10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 41–34 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 35–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 27–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 42–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 52–7 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 3–24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 28–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 13–19 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 7 |
2023 Miami (OH) 14 games, 27 of 28 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 41–28 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 62–20 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 12 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 23–3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 27–0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 9 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 34–21 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 30–16 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 19–0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 23–10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 17–15 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 23–14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 9–13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
2022 Miami (OH) 13 games, 18 of 23 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 13–37 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 31–14 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 17–38 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 17–14 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 20–24 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 13–17 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 10–16 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 27–9 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 29–23 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 18–17 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 20–24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2021 Miami (OH) 13 games, 15 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 14–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 26–31 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 42–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 10–23 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 28–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 12–13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 34–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 24–17 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 33–35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–18 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 34–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 47–48 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 15 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 27–14 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 9 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 181 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8⅛″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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