Kicker, UCLA, 2016–⁠20

J.J. Molson

Number
No. 17
Height
6′1″
Weight
197 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Montreal, PQ
Born
Apr 3, 1997

J.J. Molson played kicker at UCLA (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

3field goals, career highfive times; last at California, 2018

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2016UCLA122060.0492763
2017UCLA172181.04549100
2018UCLA141973.7503476
2019UCLA81457.1494064
Career517468.950150303

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016UCLA17PKYr 1
2017UCLA17PKYr 2
2018UCLA17PKYr 3
2019UCLA17PKYr 4
2020UCLA17PKSr. (Yr 5)6′1″197

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
2016UCLA––––––-8.0 (20 att.)
2017UCLA––––––2.1 (21 att.)
2018UCLA––––––4.8 (19 att.)
2019UCLA––––––-5.0 (14 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

2019 UCLA 12 games, 8 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2400022
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠2301022
Sep 14vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠4801022
Sep 21atWashington StateW 67–⁠631131811
Sep 28atArizonaL 17–⁠20123725
Oct 5vs.Oregon StateL 31–⁠48113747
Oct 17atStanfordW 34–⁠162249410
Oct 26vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠3200066
Nov 2vs.ColoradoW 31–⁠14122847
Nov 16atUtahL 3–⁠49124303
Nov 23atUSCL 35–⁠5201055
Nov 30vs.CaliforniaL 18–⁠28113114
2018 UCLA 12 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠26114725
Sep 8atOklahomaL 21–⁠4900033
Sep 15vs.Fresno StateL 14–⁠3800022
Sep 28atColoradoL 16–⁠383350110
Oct 6vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠31124936
Oct 13atCaliforniaW 37–⁠73342312
Oct 20vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠30114047
Oct 26vs.UtahL 10–⁠41122714
Nov 3atOregonL 21–⁠4201033
Nov 10atArizona StateL 28–⁠3101044
Nov 17vs.USCW 34–⁠272248410
Nov 24vs.StanfordL 42–⁠492338410
2017 UCLA 13 games, 17 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠44112969
Sep 9vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠2300088
Sep 16atMemphisL 45–⁠48113369
Sep 23atStanfordL 34–⁠582345410
Sep 30vs.ColoradoW 27–⁠23223339
Oct 14atArizonaL 30–⁠4701022
Oct 21vs.OregonW 31–⁠14114247
Oct 28atWashingtonL 23–⁠44114225
Nov 3atUtahL 17–⁠48113725
Nov 11vs.Arizona StateW 44–⁠373438514
Nov 18atUSCL 23–⁠28122625
Nov 24vs.CaliforniaW 30–⁠273337312
Dec 26 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 17–⁠35114425
2016 UCLA 11 games, 12 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atTexas A&ML 24–⁠313438110
Sep 10vs.UNLVW 42–⁠2100055
Sep 17atBYUW 17–⁠14122425
Sep 24vs.StanfordL 13–⁠22223517
Oct 1vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠24123969
Oct 8atArizona StateL 20–⁠23243828
Oct 15atWashington StateL 21–⁠2700022
Nov 3atColoradoL 10–⁠20134803
Nov 12vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠24114958
Nov 19vs.USCL 14–⁠3601022
Nov 26atCaliforniaL 10–⁠36112814

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′11¼″
Weight182 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9½″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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