Kicker, Alabama and Vanderbilt, 2018–⁠22

Joseph Bulovas

Number
No. 36
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Mandeville, LA
Born
Jan 9, 1999, in Mandeville, Louisiana

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Joseph Bulovas played kicker at Alabama (2018–⁠20), Vanderbilt (2021), Alabama (2021) and Vanderbilt (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

3field goals, career highthree times; last at Ole Miss, 2021

Team titles: SEC champions, 2018, 2020 and 2021; National champions, 2020 (Alabama)

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Alabama141877.84975117
2019Alabama81172.7435983
2021Vanderbilt141973.7531557
2022Vanderbilt71258.3403455
Career436071.753183312

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Alabama36PKYr 1
2019Alabama36PKYr 2
2020Alabama36PKYr 3
2021Vanderbilt36PKYr 4
2021Alabama36PKYr 4
2022Vanderbilt36PKSr. (Yr 5)6′0″215

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
2018Alabama––––––-1.0 (18 att.)
2019Alabama––––––-3.4 (11 att.)
2021Vanderbilt––––––1.7 (19 att.)
2022Vanderbilt––––––-7.0 (12 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 Vanderbilt 12 games, 7 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠1000088
Sep 3vs.ElonW 42–⁠3100066
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠45113525
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠28113558
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠55114003
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠52223428
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠5501000
Oct 22atMissouriL 14–⁠1702011
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠3801033
Nov 12atKentuckyW 24–⁠21112636
Nov 19vs.FloridaW 31–⁠24112747
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠5601000
2021 Vanderbilt 12 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.East Tennessee StateL 3–⁠23115303
Sep 11atColorado StateW 24–⁠21113836
Sep 18vs.StanfordL 23–⁠41123425
Sep 25vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠6201000
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠283339312
Oct 9atFloridaL 0–⁠4203000
Oct 16atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠21224228
Oct 23vs.Mississippi StateL 6–⁠45224106
Oct 30vs.MissouriL 28–⁠3700044
Nov 13vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠34114803
Nov 20atOle MissL 17–⁠31334909
Nov 27atTennesseeL 21–⁠4500011
2019 Alabama 10 games, 8 of 11 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠700055
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 59–⁠311236811
Oct 12atTexas A&MW 47–⁠282235511
Oct 19vs.TennesseeW 35–⁠1301055
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠72231612
Nov 9vs.LSUL 41–⁠4600055
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 38–⁠7112258
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠31129912
Nov 30atAuburnL 45–⁠48124369
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 35–⁠1600055
2018 Alabama 14 games, 14 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠7113958
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠72344814
Sep 22vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠23114769
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠1402088
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠311127811
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠103430413
Oct 20atTennesseeW 58–⁠2100088
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠0112325
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠0114936
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠17112347
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 52–⁠211130710
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠28––055
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠34113869
Jan 7 ✦vs.ClemsonL 16–⁠44112514

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

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