Kicker, Arkansas State, 2015–⁠16

J.D. Houston

Number: No. 41
Height: 5′11″
Hometown: Pelahatchie, MS

J.D. Houston played kicker at Arkansas State (2015–⁠16).

4field goals, career highat App State, 2015

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2015 and 2016

Kicking

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

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2015	Arkansas State	12	14	85.7	42	43	79
2016	Arkansas State	12	18	66.7	43	36	72
Career		24	32	75.0	43	79	151

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2015	Arkansas State	41	PK
2016	Arkansas State	41	PK	5′11″

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
2016	Arkansas State	–	–	–	–	–	–	-8.7 (18 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

2016 Arkansas State 12 games, 12 of 18 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 2	vs.Toledo	L 10–⁠31	1	1	43	1	4
Sep 10	atAuburn	L 14–⁠51	0	1	0	2	2
Sep 16	atUtah State	L 20–⁠34	2	2	23	2	8
Sep 24	vs.Central Arkansas	L 23–⁠28	1	1	33	2	5
Oct 5	vs.Georgia Southern	W 27–⁠26	2	2	35	3	9
Oct 15	vs.South Alabama	W 17–⁠7	1	2	25	2	5
Oct 29	vs.UL Monroe	W 51–⁠10	1	1	27	6	9
Nov 3	atGeorgia State	W 31–⁠16	1	3	30	4	7
Nov 12	vs.New Mexico State	W 41–⁠22	0	1	0	5	5
Nov 17	atTroy	W 35–⁠3	0	0	0	5	5
Nov 26	atLouisiana	L 19–⁠24	2	3	30	1	7
Dec 3	atTexas State	W 36–⁠14	1	1	27	3	6

2015 Arkansas State 11 games, 12 of 14 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 12	vs.Missouri	L 20–⁠27	1	1	20	0	3
Sep 19	vs.Missouri State	W 70–⁠7	0	0	0	4	4
Oct 3	vs.Idaho	W 49–⁠35	0	0	0	2	2
Oct 13	atSouth Alabama	W 49–⁠31	2	2	33	0	6
Oct 20	vs.Louisiana	W 37–⁠27	1	1	42	4	7
Oct 31	vs.Georgia State	W 48–⁠34	0	0	0	6	6
Nov 5	atApp State	W 40–⁠27	4	4	32	4	16
Nov 14	atUL Monroe	W 59–⁠21	1	2	34	8	11
Nov 28	atNew Mexico State	W 52–⁠28	1	1	34	6	9
Dec 5	vs.Texas State	W 55–⁠17	0	1	0	7	7
Dec 19 ✦	vs.Louisiana Tech	L 28–⁠47	2	2	37	2	8