Kicker, USC (from Minnesota, Georgia Southern), 2019–24
Michael Lantz
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 96
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fayetteville, GA
Michael Lantz played kicker at Minnesota (2019–20), Georgia Southern (2022–23) and USC (2024).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 40 | 47 | 71 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 48 | 45 | 114 |
| 2024 | USC | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 54 | 50 | 92 |
| Career | 45 | 61 | 73.8 | 54 | 148 | 283 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota | 96 | PK | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Minnesota | 96 | PK | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 96 | PK | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 96 | PK | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | USC | 96 | PK | Sr. (Yr 6) | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.8 (10 att.) |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | – | – | – | – | – | – | -2.4 (2 att.) |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.5 (28 att.) |
| 2024 | USC | – | – | – | – | – | – | -5.4 (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
2024 USC 13 games, 14 of 21 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 27–20 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 30–33 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 12 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 35–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 35–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2023 Georgia Southern 13 games, 23 of 28 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 34–0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 49–35 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 11 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 40–3 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 16 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 38–28 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 13–41 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 38–28 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 44–27 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 14 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 24–45 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 33–38 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 27–55 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 9 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 21–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2022 Georgia Southern 3 games, 0 of 2 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | L 21–35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 45–38 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 31–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Minnesota 2 games, 6 of 7 extra points
2019 Minnesota 11 games, 8 of 10 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 28–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 38–31 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 40–17 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 42–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 52–10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–22 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 17–38 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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