Kicker, Rutgers, 2022–⁠26

Jai Patel

Lettered 2023 (school media guide)

Number
No. 44
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Monmouth Junction, NJ

Jai Patel plays kicker for Rutgers.

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Michigan State, 2024

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2023Rutgers151883.3513378
2024Rutgers151978.9494186
2025Rutgers131872.2513776
Career435578.251111240

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Rutgers44PKRS
2023Rutgers44PKFr.
2024Rutgers44PKSo.
2025Rutgers44PKJr.
2026Rutgers44PKSr.5′9″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
2023Rutgers––––––4.7 (18 att.)
2024Rutgers––––––4.3 (18 att.)
2025Rutgers––––––-2.8 (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

2025 Rutgers 12 games, 13 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.OhioW 34–⁠312226410
Sep 6vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠17113969
Sep 13vs.Norfolk StateW 60–⁠102244410
Sep 19vs.IowaL 28–⁠3802044
Sep 27atMinnesotaL 28–⁠3101044
Oct 10atWashingtonL 19–⁠38233717
Oct 18vs.OregonL 10–⁠56115114
Oct 25atPurdueW 27–⁠24233039
Nov 1atIllinoisL 13–⁠35224017
Nov 8vs.MarylandW 35–⁠2000055
Nov 22atOhio StateL 9–⁠42114403
Nov 29vs.Penn StateL 36–⁠4000044
2024 Rutgers 13 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.HowardW 44–⁠7113658
Sep 7vs.AkronW 49–⁠1700077
Sep 21atVirginia TechW 26–⁠23132436
Sep 27vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠1800033
Oct 5atNebraskaL 7–⁠1401011
Oct 12vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠4201011
Oct 19vs.UCLAL 32–⁠35224928
Oct 25atUSCL 20–⁠42222606
Nov 9vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠19112236
Nov 16atMarylandW 31–⁠17114647
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 31–⁠38113447
Nov 30atMichigan StateW 41–⁠144442315
Dec 26 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 41–⁠442248511
2023 Rutgers 12 games, 15 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠7123236
Sep 9vs.TempleW 36–⁠73351312
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠1600055
Sep 23atMichiganL 7–⁠3101011
Sep 30vs.WagnerW 52–⁠31144710
Oct 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠2400011
Oct 14vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠24224717
Oct 21atIndianaW 31–⁠14112147
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠353322110
Nov 18atPenn StateL 6–⁠27223506
Nov 25vs.MarylandL 24–⁠42115036
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 31–⁠24123547

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

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