Kicker, Western Michigan, 2008–11
John Potter
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Grand Haven, MI
- Born
- Jan 24, 1990
John Potter played kicker at Western Michigan (2008–11). The Buffalo Bills took Potter in round 7, No. 251 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3field goals, career highthree times; last vs. Central Michigan, 2011Kicking
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Western Michigan | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 45 | 41 | 74 |
| 2009 | Western Michigan | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 40 | 36 | 66 |
| 2010 | Western Michigan | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 42 | 50 | 80 |
| 2011 | Western Michigan | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 45 | 56 | 101 |
| Career | 46 | 63 | 73.0 | 45 | 183 | 321 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| On file | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Western Michigan | 17 | PK | |
| 2009 | Western Michigan | 17 | PK | |
| 2010 | Western Michigan | 17 | PK | |
| 2011 | Western Michigan | 17 | PK | 6′2″ |
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.
Game by game
2011 Western Michigan 12 games, 15 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Nicholls | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 8 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Central Michigan | W 44–14 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 14 |
| Sep 24 | at Illinois | L 20–23 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 1 | at UConn | W 38–31 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Bowling Green | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | at Northern Illinois | L 22–51 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 22 | at Eastern Michigan | L 10–14 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Ball State | W 45–35 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 8 | at Toledo | L 63–66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nov 16 | at Miami (OH) | W 24–21 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Akron | W 68–19 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Purdue | L 32–37 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 at Michigan, so that game is not listed.
2010 Western Michigan 12 games, 10 of 12 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Michigan State | L 14–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Nicholls | W 49–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Toledo | L 24–37 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Idaho | L 13–33 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | atBall State | W 45–16 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 16 | at Notre Dame | L 20–44 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 23 | atAkron | W 56–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 21–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 5 | atCentral Michigan | L 22–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 45–30 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Kent State | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 26 | atBowling Green | W 41–7 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 11 |
2009 Western Michigan 12 games, 10 of 15 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Michigan | L 7–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at Indiana | L 19–23 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 48–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Hofstra | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 3 | atNorthern Illinois | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | atToledo | W 58–26 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 10 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Central Michigan | L 23–34 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Buffalo | W 34–31 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 31 | atKent State | L 14–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | atMichigan State | L 14–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | atEastern Michigan | W 35–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Ball State | L 17–22 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
2008 Western Michigan 13 games, 11 of 16 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Nebraska | L 24–47 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 29–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | atIdaho | W 51–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 41–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 27 | at Temple | W 7–3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio | W 41–20 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | atBuffalo | W 34–28 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 18 | atCentral Michigan | L 28–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Illinois | W 23–17 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Toledo | W 27–17 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 25 | atBall State | L 22–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Rice | L 14–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Redskins.
| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| NFL career | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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