Kicker, Furman and North Carolina, 2017–⁠21

Grayson Atkins

Number
No. 17
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Lancaster, TX

Grayson Atkins played kicker at Furman (2017–⁠19), North Carolina (2020–⁠21), Furman (2021) and North Carolina (2021).

Career highs

3field goals, career highthree times; last at NC State, 2021

Team titles: Southern champions, 2018

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Furman33100.046110
2018Furman00–011
2019Furman11100.02269
2020North Carolina121866.7516399
2021North Carolina192382.65152109
Career354577.851123228

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2018Furman833742.1530
2019Furman937741.9520
Career1771442.0530

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Furman17PKYr 1
2018Furman17PKYr 2
2019Furman17PKYr 3
2020North Carolina17PKYr 4
2021North Carolina17PKSr. (Yr 5)
2021Furman17PKSr. (Yr 5)5′9″200

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
2020North Carolina––––––-3.8 (18 att.)
2021North Carolina––––––5.1 (22 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

2021 North Carolina 13 games, 19 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atVirginia TechL 10–⁠17113114
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠171229710
Sep 18vs.VirginiaW 59–⁠391236811
Sep 25vs.Georgia TechL 22–⁠4501022
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠7112858
Oct 9vs.Florida StateL 25–⁠35115125
Oct 16vs.MiamiW 45–⁠42124869
Oct 30atNotre DameL 34–⁠442238410
Nov 6vs.Wake ForestW 58–⁠553331716
Nov 11atPittsburghL 23–⁠30112025
Nov 20vs.WoffordW 34–⁠142234410
Nov 26atNC StateL 30–⁠343350312
Dec 30 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 21–⁠38224017
2020 North Carolina 12 games, 12 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 12vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠6123147
Oct 3atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠22123536
Oct 10vs.Virginia TechW 56–⁠4500088
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 28–⁠3101022
Oct 24vs.NC StateW 48–⁠212340612
Oct 31atVirginiaL 41–⁠442351511
Nov 7atDukeW 56–⁠2400088
Nov 14vs.Wake ForestW 59–⁠531126811
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠31114225
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠900066
Dec 12atMiamiW 62–⁠262325814
Jan 2 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 27–⁠41223239
2019 Furman 2 games, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 7atGeorgia StateL 42–⁠4800044
Sep 14atVirginia TechL 17–⁠24112225

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Charleston Southern; Sep 21 vs. Mercer; Sep 28 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 5 at Samford; Oct 19 vs. The Citadel; Oct 26 at Western Carolina; Nov 2 at Chattanooga; Nov 9 vs. VMI; Nov 16 at Wofford; Nov 23 vs. Point University; Nov 30 at Austin Peay, so those games are not listed.

2018 Furman 1 game, 8 punts, 42.1 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1atClemsonL 7–⁠4800011

No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Elon; Sep 22 at East Tennessee State; Sep 29 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 13 vs. Wofford; Oct 20 vs. Samford; Oct 27 at The Citadel; Nov 3 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 10 at VMI; Nov 17 at Mercer, so those games are not listed.

2017 Furman 1 game, 3 of 3 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 16atNC StateL 16–⁠493346110

No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Wofford; Sep 9 vs. Elon; Sep 23 at Colgate; Sep 30 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 7 at Chattanooga; Oct 14 vs. VMI; Oct 21 vs. Mercer; Oct 28 at Western Carolina; Nov 11 vs. The Citadel; Nov 18 at Samford; Nov 25 at Elon; Dec 2 at Wofford, so those games are not listed.

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

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