Kicker, Purdue (from Samford), 2018–⁠22

Mitchell Fineran

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Fifth-year
Hometown
Fort Valley, GA

Mitchell Fineran played kicker at Samford (2018–⁠19) and Purdue (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

5field goals, career highvs. Michigan, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Samford22100.03628
2019Samford010.0000
2021Purdue242982.84840112
2022Purdue182475.0454195
Career445678.64883215

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Samford24PKFr.
2019Samford24PKSo.
2021Purdue24PKSr.
2022Purdue24PK5th5′11″185

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
2021Purdue––––––0.4 (29 att.)
2022Purdue––––––-0.2 (24 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 Purdue 14 games, 18 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠35113647
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 56–⁠000077
Sep 17atSyracuseL 29–⁠32124125
Sep 24vs.Florida AtlanticW 28–⁠2601044
Oct 1atMinnesotaW 20–⁠10224328
Oct 8atMarylandW 31–⁠29113947
Oct 15vs.NebraskaW 43–⁠373437413
Oct 22atWisconsinL 24–⁠35123636
Nov 5vs.IowaL 3–⁠24113403
Nov 12atIllinoisW 31–⁠24122547
Nov 19vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠9122625
Nov 26atIndianaW 30–⁠16112936
Dec 3vs.MichiganL 22–⁠435545116
Jan 2 ✦vs.LSUL 7–⁠6300011
2021 Purdue 13 games, 24 of 29 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠213348312
Sep 11atUConnW 49–⁠000077
Sep 18atNotre DameL 13–⁠27223417
Sep 25vs.IllinoisW 13–⁠9223017
Oct 2vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠20233617
Oct 16atIowaW 24–⁠7123136
Oct 23vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠3000011
Oct 30atNebraskaW 28–⁠2302044
Nov 6vs.Michigan StateW 40–⁠294429416
Nov 13atOhio StateL 31–⁠59113247
Nov 20vs.NorthwesternW 32–⁠144538214
Nov 27vs.IndianaW 44–⁠7113258
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 48–⁠454439416
2019 Samford 1 game, 0 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 23atAuburnL 0–⁠5201000

No box score in the source for Aug 24 vs. Youngstown State; Aug 31 at Tennessee Tech; Sep 14 at Wofford; Sep 21 vs. Alabama A&M; Sep 28 vs. The Citadel; Oct 5 vs. Furman; Oct 12 at VMI; Oct 26 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 2 at Mercer; Nov 9 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 16 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.

2018 Samford 1 game, 2 of 2 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 8atFlorida StateL 26–⁠36223628

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Shorter; Sep 15 vs. Mercer; Sep 22 at Chattanooga; Sep 29 at Kennesaw State; Oct 6 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 13 vs. VMI; Oct 20 at Furman; Nov 3 vs. Wofford; Nov 10 at The Citadel; Nov 17 at East Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

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

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