Kicker, Central Michigan (from Arkansas State), 2019–⁠24

Tristan Mattson

Number
No. 47
Height
6′2″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Clarkston, MI

Tristan Mattson played kicker at Arkansas State (2019–⁠22) and Central Michigan (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

3field goals, career highthree times; last vs. Western Michigan, 2024

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2023Central Michigan71450.0583152
2024Central Michigan161888.9562573
Career233271.95856125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Arkansas State47PK
2020Arkansas State47PKRS
2021Arkansas State47PKFr.
2022Arkansas State47PKSo.
2023Central Michigan47PKJr.
2024Central Michigan47PKSr.6′2″180

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
2023Central Michigan––––––-6.6 (15 att.)
2024Central Michigan––––––8.5 (18 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 Central Michigan 12 games, 16 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 66–⁠101126912
Sep 7vs.Florida InternationalL 16–⁠5201000
Sep 14atIllinoisL 9–⁠30333209
Sep 21vs.Ball StateW 37–⁠34113347
Sep 28vs.San Diego StateW 22–⁠213346110
Oct 12vs.OhioL 25–⁠27113725
Oct 19atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠382256410
Oct 26atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠4601011
Nov 5vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠2300011
Nov 12atToledoL 10–⁠37113414
Nov 19vs.Western MichiganW 16–⁠143347110
Nov 30atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠24114014
2023 Central Michigan 12 games, 7 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1atMichigan StateL 7–⁠3100011
Sep 9vs.New HampshireW 45–⁠42114769
Sep 16atNotre DameL 17–⁠41122325
Sep 23atSouth AlabamaW 34–⁠3000044
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 26–⁠23112736
Oct 7atBuffaloL 13–⁠3700011
Oct 14vs.AkronW 17–⁠10135825
Oct 21atBall StateL 17–⁠24114525
Oct 31vs.Northern IllinoisW 37–⁠31123547
Nov 7atWestern MichiganL 28–⁠3802044
Nov 15atOhioL 20–⁠3400022
Nov 24vs.ToledoL 17–⁠32122603

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

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