Kicker, San Diego State, 2014–⁠18

John Baron II

Number
No. 29
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Temecula, CA

John Baron II played kicker at San Diego State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Utah State, 2016

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015 and 2016

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2016San Diego State212391.35056119
2017San Diego State121580.0435288
2018San Diego State172277.3542778
Career506083.354135285

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014San Diego State29PKRS
2015San Diego State29PKFr.
2016San Diego State29PKSo.
2017San Diego State29PKJr.
2018San Diego State29PKSr.5′11″190

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
2016San Diego State––––––10.5 (22 att.)
2017San Diego State––––––1.7 (15 att.)
2018San Diego State––––––4.8 (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

2018 San Diego State 12 games, 17 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atStanfordL 10–⁠31113014
Sep 8vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠14225228
Sep 15vs.Arizona StateW 28–⁠21225428
Sep 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠203450211
Oct 6atBoise StateW 19–⁠13224117
Oct 12vs.Air ForceW 21–⁠1701033
Oct 20vs.San José StateW 16–⁠133351110
Oct 27atNevadaL 24–⁠28112636
Nov 3atNew MexicoW 31–⁠23113247
Nov 10vs.UNLVL 24–⁠27123336
Nov 17atFresno StateL 14–⁠2301022
Nov 24vs.Hawai’iL 30–⁠31125336
2017 San Diego State 13 games, 12 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.UC DavisW 38–⁠17113958
Sep 9atArizona StateW 30–⁠203332312
Sep 16vs.StanfordW 20–⁠17234328
Sep 23atAir ForceW 28–⁠2401044
Sep 30vs.Northern IllinoisW 34–⁠282238410
Oct 7atUNLVW 41–⁠102233511
Oct 14vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠3100022
Oct 21vs.Fresno StateL 3–⁠27113703
Oct 28atHawai’iW 28–⁠700044
Nov 4atSan José StateW 52–⁠71130710
Nov 18vs.NevadaW 42–⁠2301066
Nov 24vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠1000055
Dec 23 ✦vs.ArmyL 35–⁠4200055
2016 San Diego State 14 games, 21 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 31–⁠0113347
Sep 10vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠40113969
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠2801066
Oct 1atSouth AlabamaL 24–⁠42113414
Oct 8vs.UNLVW 26–⁠7225028
Oct 14atFresno StateW 17–⁠3114725
Oct 21vs.San José StateW 42–⁠300066
Oct 28atUtah StateW 40–⁠134443416
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠02345713
Nov 12atNevadaW 46–⁠162231410
Nov 19atWyomingL 33–⁠34223139
Nov 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠63113447
Dec 3atWyomingW 27–⁠24223739
Dec 17 ✦vs.HoustonW 34–⁠102228410

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 21–⁠17).

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′9⅛″
Weight189 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size8⅜″

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

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