Kicker, Ohio State, 2014–⁠18

Sean Nuernberger

Number
No. 96
Height
6′1″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Buckner, KY

Sean Nuernberger played kicker at Ohio State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last vs. Oklahoma, 2017

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014, 2017 and 2018

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2014Ohio State132065.04989128
2015Ohio State3475.0381726
2017Ohio State172181.04471122
2018Ohio State3560.0303948
Career365072.049216324

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Ohio State96PKYr 1
2015Ohio State96PKYr 2
2016Ohio State96PKYr 3
2017Ohio State96PKYr 4
2018Ohio State96PKSr. (Yr 5)6′1″228

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
2017Ohio State––––––-0.4 (21 att.)
2018Ohio State––––––-2.9 (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

2018 Ohio State 6 games, 3 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 77–⁠310001111
Sep 8vs.RutgersW 52–⁠31121710
Sep 15vs.TCUW 40–⁠282330410
Sep 22vs.TulaneW 49–⁠600077
Sep 29atPenn StateW 27–⁠2601033
Oct 6vs.IndianaW 49–⁠2600077
2017 Ohio State 14 games, 17 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atIndianaW 49–⁠212227511
Sep 9vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠313332110
Sep 16vs.ArmyW 38–⁠7113358
Sep 23vs.UNLVW 54–⁠211130710
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠000088
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 62–⁠1402088
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠1400088
Oct 28vs.Penn StateW 39–⁠38223839
Nov 4atIowaL 24–⁠55112736
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 48–⁠32228612
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠141133710
Nov 25atMichiganW 31–⁠20124447
Dec 2vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠21232739
Dec 29 ✦vs.USCW 24–⁠7112636
2015 Ohio State 4 games, 3 of 4 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 14atIllinoisW 28–⁠301044
Nov 21vs.Michigan StateL 14–⁠1700022
Nov 28atMichiganW 42–⁠1300066
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 44–⁠283338514
2014 Ohio State 15 games, 13 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.NavyW 34–⁠172246410
Sep 6vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠3502033
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠01141912
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠282242612
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠241228710
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠1700088
Oct 25atPenn StateW 31–⁠24124947
Nov 1vs.IllinoisW 55–⁠142244713
Nov 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠3701077
Nov 15atMinnesotaW 31–⁠24112247
Nov 22vs.IndianaW 42–⁠2701066
Nov 29vs.MichiganW 42–⁠2800066
Dec 6vs.WisconsinW 59–⁠01223811
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 42–⁠352222410
Jan 12 ✦vs.OregonW 42–⁠2000066

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′1″
Weight237 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
Bench press20 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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