Kicker, Arizona, 2024–⁠26

Michael Salgado-Medina

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 19
Height
6′3″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Mission Viejo, CA

Michael Salgado-Medina plays kicker for Arizona.

2026 so far

6 of 9 field goals

Last game: at West Virginia, W 52–⁠31

Next game: vs. Iowa State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 0NAU
  2. 1@BYU
  3. 0NIU
  4. 2@WSU
  5. 2CIN
  6. 1@WVU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

3field goals, career highthree times; last at Arizona State, 2025

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2025Arizona193161.35747104
2026Arizona6966.7512846
Career254062.55775150

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2024Arizona391,69043.37115
2025Arizona625041.7511
Career451,94043.17116

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Arizona19PKFr.
2025Arizona19PKSo.
2026Arizona19PKJr.6′3″203

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
2025Arizona––––––-7.2 (31 att.)
2026Arizona––––––-0.5 (9 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

2026 Arizona 6 games, 6 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Northern ArizonaW 35–⁠700055
Sep 12atBYUL 17–⁠28113725
Sep 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 42–⁠1700066
Sep 26atWashington StateW 34–⁠242451410
Oct 3vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠72235410
Oct 10atWest VirginiaW 52–⁠311244710
2025 Arizona 13 games, 19 of 31 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.Hawai’iW 40–⁠62252410
Sep 6vs.Weber StateW 48–⁠32232612
Sep 12vs.Kansas StateW 23–⁠173641211
Sep 27atIowa StateL 14–⁠3901022
Oct 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠132357511
Oct 11vs.BYUL 27–⁠33222439
Oct 18atHoustonL 28–⁠3100044
Nov 1atColoradoW 52–⁠171249710
Nov 8vs.KansasW 24–⁠20114136
Nov 15atCincinnatiW 30–⁠243551312
Nov 22vs.BaylorW 41–⁠1701055
Nov 28atArizona StateW 23–⁠73649211
Jan 2 ✦vs.SMUL 19–⁠2400011
2024 Arizona 10 games, 39 punts, 43.3 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.New MexicoW 61–⁠39–––––
Sep 28atUtahW 23–⁠10–––––
Oct 5vs.Texas TechL 22–⁠28–––––
Oct 12atBYUL 19–⁠41–––––
Oct 19vs.ColoradoL 7–⁠34–––––
Oct 26vs.West VirginiaL 26–⁠31–––––
Nov 2atUCFL 12–⁠56–––––
Nov 15vs.HoustonW 27–⁠3–––––
Nov 23atTCUL 28–⁠49–––––
Nov 30vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠49–––––

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

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