Kicker, Georgia, 2019–⁠22

Jack Podlesny

Number
No. 96
Height
6′1″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Simons Island, GA

Jack Podlesny played kicker at Georgia (2019–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
26
Field goals made, 2022 (Georgia, 15–⁠0)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in points, 2022

Career highs

4field goals, career hightwice; last at Missouri, 2022

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
8–⁠2AP 714–⁠1★ AP 115–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2020Georgia131681.3533877
2021Georgia222781.54971137
2022Georgia263183.95073151
Career617482.453182365

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Georgia96PKFr.
2020Georgia96PKSo.
2021Georgia96PKJr.
2022Georgia96PKSr.6′1″180

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
2020Georgia––––––8.3 (15 att.)
2021Georgia––––––5.0 (26 att.)
2022Georgia––––––5.8 (31 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

2022 Georgia 15 games, 26 of 31 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.OregonW 49–⁠300077
Sep 10vs.SamfordW 33–⁠04527315
Sep 17atSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠7114269
Sep 24vs.Kent StateW 39–⁠223339413
Oct 1atMissouriW 26–⁠224440214
Oct 8vs.AuburnW 42–⁠1001066
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltW 55–⁠02235713
Oct 29vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2000066
Nov 5vs.TennesseeW 27–⁠13223839
Nov 12atMississippi StateW 45–⁠19112869
Nov 19atKentuckyW 16–⁠63337110
Nov 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠143350413
Dec 3vs.LSUW 50–⁠3001066
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠412432410
Jan 9 ✦vs.TCUW 65–⁠71124811
2021 Georgia 15 games, 22 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.ClemsonW 10–⁠3122214
Sep 11vs.UABW 56–⁠701088
Sep 18vs.South CarolinaW 40–⁠13113658
Sep 25atVanderbiltW 62–⁠02236814
Oct 2vs.ArkansasW 37–⁠03346413
Oct 9atAuburnW 34–⁠102323410
Oct 16vs.KentuckyW 30–⁠13112636
Oct 30vs.FloridaW 34–⁠72342410
Nov 6vs.MissouriW 43–⁠62225511
Nov 13atTennesseeW 41–⁠172240511
Nov 20vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠700088
Nov 27atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠0113869
Dec 4vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠41113836
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 34–⁠112343410
Jan 10 ✦vs.AlabamaW 33–⁠18224939
2020 Georgia 10 games, 13 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 26atArkansasW 37–⁠10223839
Oct 3vs.AuburnW 27–⁠6232539
Oct 10vs.TennesseeW 44–⁠213351514
Oct 17atAlabamaL 24–⁠41125036
Oct 31atKentuckyW 14–⁠300022
Nov 7vs.FloridaL 28–⁠4400044
Nov 21vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠24114147
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠16113269
Dec 12atMissouriW 49–⁠1401077
Jan 1 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 24–⁠213353110

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2023
Height6′0⅜″
Weight194 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size9⅛″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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