Kicker, Western Michigan, 2017–⁠22

Thiago Kapps

Number: No. 16
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 190 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Thiago Kapps played kicker at Western Michigan (2017–⁠22).

Kicking

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

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2019	Western Michigan	10	15	66.7	45	48	78
2020	Western Michigan	4	7	57.1	50	23	35
Career		14	22	63.6	50	71	113

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2017	Western Michigan	16	PK
2018	Western Michigan	16	PK	RS
2019	Western Michigan	16	PK	Fr.
2020	Western Michigan	16	PK	So.
2021	Western Michigan	16	PK	Jr.
2022	Western Michigan	16	PK	Sr.	6′0″	190

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	PAAR
2019	Western Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	-6.9 (15 att.)
2020	Western Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	-3.0 (7 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

2020 Western Michigan 5 games, 4 of 7 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Nov 4	atAkron	W 58–⁠13	1	1	48	7	10
Nov 11	vs.Toledo	W 41–⁠38	0	0	0	5	5
Nov 18	atCentral Michigan	W 52–⁠44	1	2	24	7	10
Nov 28	vs.Northern Illinois	W 30–⁠27	0	1	0	1	1
Dec 12	atBall State	L 27–⁠30	2	3	50	3	9

2019 Western Michigan 13 games, 10 of 15 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Aug 31	vs.Monmouth	W 48–⁠13	2	2	45	6	12
Sep 7	atMichigan State	L 17–⁠51	1	3	31	2	5
Sep 14	vs.Georgia State	W 57–⁠10	1	1	26	6	9
Sep 21	atSyracuse	L 33–⁠52	0	0	0	3	3
Sep 28	vs.Central Michigan	W 31–⁠15	1	1	25	4	7
Oct 5	atToledo	L 24–⁠31	1	2	34	3	6
Oct 12	vs.Miami (OH)	W 38–⁠16	1	1	24	5	8
Oct 19	atEastern Michigan	L 27–⁠34	0	0	0	3	3
Oct 26	vs.Bowling Green	W 49–⁠10	0	0	0	7	7
Nov 5	vs.Ball State	W 35–⁠31	0	1	0	5	5
Nov 12	atOhio	W 37–⁠34	1	2	22	0	3
Nov 26	atNorthern Illinois	L 14–⁠17	0	0	0	2	2
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Western Kentucky	L 20–⁠23	2	2	30	2	8