Kicker, Penn State, 2021–⁠24

Sander Sahaydak

Number
No. 93
Height
6′0″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Bethlehem, PA

Sander Sahaydak played kicker at Penn State (2021–⁠24).

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2022Penn State1250.02014
2023Penn State020.0077
2024Penn State2540.0431723
Career3933.3432534

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Penn State93PKFr.
2023Penn State93PKSo.
2024Penn State93PKJr.6′0″188

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
2022Penn State––––––-0.7 (2 att.)
2024Penn State––––––-4.4 (5 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 Penn State 4 games, 2 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠1201044
Sep 7vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠272243410
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠000077
Sep 28vs.IllinoisW 21–⁠702022
2023 Penn State 4 games, 0 of 2 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠1502022
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 63–⁠700011
Oct 14vs.MassachusettsW 63–⁠000033
Nov 24vs.Michigan StateW 42–⁠000011
2022 Penn State 3 games, 1 of 2 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 33–⁠1401000
Nov 5atIndianaW 45–⁠14–––––
Nov 19atRutgersW 55–⁠10112014

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

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