Kicker, Louisiana (from Arkansas, LSU), 2018–⁠22

Preston Stafford

Number
No. 37
Height
6′0″
Weight
174 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Pontotoc, MS

Preston Stafford played kicker at Arkansas (2018), LSU (2019–⁠21) and Louisiana (2022).

Team titles: National champions, 2019 (LSU); SEC champions, 2019

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2021LSU00–033
2022Louisiana2450.0361319
Career2450.0361622

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Arkansas37PKYr 1
2019LSU37PKYr 2
2020LSU37PKYr 3
2021LSU37PKYr 4
2022Louisiana37PKJr. (Yr 5)6′0″174

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
2022Louisiana––––––-2.5 (4 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 Louisiana 4 games, 2 of 4 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 24–⁠7123636
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠2100055
Sep 17atRiceL 21–⁠3301033
Sep 24atUL MonroeL 17–⁠21112825
2021 LSU 2 games, 3 of 3 extra points
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 18vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠2100011
Jan 4 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠4200022

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

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