Kicker, Ole Miss (from Charlotte), 2018–⁠22

Jonathan Cruz

Number
No. 14
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Cartersville, GA

Jonathan Cruz played kicker at Charlotte (2018–⁠21) and Ole Miss (2022).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last vs. Mississippi State, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Charlotte172277.3562778
2019Charlotte101376.9534171
2020Charlotte4757.1491830
2021Charlotte101566.7564070
2022Ole Miss151788.2534893
Career567475.756174342

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Charlotte14PKYr 1
2019Charlotte14PKYr 2
2020Charlotte14PKYr 3
2021Charlotte14PKYr 4
2022Ole Miss14PKSr. (Yr 5)5′9″175

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
2018Charlotte––––––3.3 (20 att.)
2019Charlotte––––––2.0 (13 att.)
2020Charlotte––––––-1.8 (7 att.)
2021Charlotte––––––-2.8 (15 att.)
2022Ole Miss––––––8.4 (17 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 Ole Miss 13 games, 15 of 17 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.TroyW 28–⁠1000044
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 59–⁠3114169
Sep 17atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠001066
Sep 24vs.TulsaW 35–⁠2700055
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 22–⁠19225328
Oct 8atVanderbiltW 52–⁠281135710
Oct 15vs.AuburnW 48–⁠342242612
Oct 22atLSUL 20–⁠45224828
Oct 29atTexas A&MW 31–⁠28114647
Nov 12vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠30112236
Nov 19atArkansasL 27–⁠42234517
Nov 24vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠243349110
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 25–⁠4200011
2021 Charlotte 12 games, 10 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.DukeW 31–⁠28113247
Sep 11vs.Gardner-WebbW 38–⁠10112958
Sep 18atGeorgia StateL 9–⁠2000011
Sep 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠3901066
Oct 2atIllinoisL 14–⁠2401022
Oct 8atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠33114269
Oct 21vs.Florida AtlanticL 9–⁠38122303
Oct 30atWestern KentuckyL 13–⁠45225617
Nov 6vs.RiceW 31–⁠24123247
Nov 13atLouisiana TechL 32–⁠42112636
Nov 20vs.MarshallL 28–⁠4901044
Nov 27atOld DominionL 34–⁠562244410
2020 Charlotte 6 games, 4 of 7 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 12atApp StateL 20–⁠35224928
Oct 3atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠21134325
Oct 10atNorth TexasW 49–⁠2100077
Oct 24vs.UTEPW 38–⁠28113258
Oct 31atDukeL 19–⁠5301011
Dec 6vs.Western KentuckyL 19–⁠3700011
2019 Charlotte 13 games, 10 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.Gardner-WebbW 49–⁠2800077
Sep 7atApp StateL 41–⁠5600033
Sep 14vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠171153710
Sep 21atClemsonL 10–⁠52112414
Sep 28vs.Florida AtlanticL 27–⁠4500033
Oct 12atFlorida InternationalL 23–⁠48113125
Oct 19atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠3000022
Oct 26vs.North TexasW 39–⁠3800033
Nov 2vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠202349410
Nov 9atUTEPW 28–⁠21224528
Nov 23vs.MarshallW 24–⁠13122336
Nov 30atOld DominionW 38–⁠22113647
Dec 20 ✦vs.BuffaloL 9–⁠31123203
2018 Charlotte 12 games, 17 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.FordhamW 34–⁠102339410
Sep 8vs.App StateL 9–⁠45335409
Sep 13vs.Old DominionW 28–⁠25224228
Sep 22atMassachusettsL 31–⁠49113347
Sep 29atUABL 7–⁠2800011
Oct 13vs.Western KentuckyW 40–⁠142451410
Oct 20atMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠2102011
Oct 27vs.Southern MissW 20–⁠17224028
Nov 3atTennesseeL 3–⁠14112003
Nov 10atMarshallL 13–⁠30224017
Nov 17vs.Florida InternationalL 35–⁠4200055
Nov 24atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠24225639

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

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