Kicker, Georgia Southern, 2016–⁠19

Tyler Bass

Number
No. 16
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Irmo, SC
Born
Feb 14, 1997

Tyler Bass played kicker at Georgia Southern (2016–⁠19). The Buffalo Bills took Bass in round 6, No. 188 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
20
Field goals made, 2019 (Georgia Southern, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 188
Round 6, 2020 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

4field goals, career highvs. Maine, 2019

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2016Georgia Southern00–066
2017Georgia Southern151978.9482772
2018Georgia Southern192190.55045102
2019Georgia Southern202871.4493696
Career546879.450114276

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Georgia Southern100000
2017Georgia Southern200000
2018Georgia Southern660000
2019Georgia Southern200000
Career1160000

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2017Georgia Southern29949.5610
2018Georgia Southern314147.0581
Career524048.0611

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
2016Georgia Southern16PKFr.
2017Georgia Southern16PKSo.
2018Georgia Southern16PKJr.
2019Georgia Southern16PKSr.5′10″185

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
2017Georgia Southern––––––4.7 (19 att.)
2018Georgia Southern––––––12.3 (21 att.)
2019Georgia Southern––––––-0.1 (27 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

2019 Georgia Southern 13 games, 20 of 28 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atLSUL 3–⁠55114703
Sep 7vs.MaineW 26–⁠184540214
Sep 14atMinnesotaL 32–⁠35224528
Sep 28vs.LouisianaL 24–⁠373344110
Oct 3atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠17244628
Oct 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠27134536
Oct 26vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠701055
Oct 31atApp StateW 24–⁠21124936
Nov 9atTroyL 28–⁠4901044
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠29112669
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠38112625
Nov 30vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠10114958
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠233335110
2018 Georgia Southern 13 games, 19 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.South Carolina StateW 37–⁠6111947
Sep 8vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠132250410
Sep 15atClemsonL 7–⁠3800011
Sep 29vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠2100044
Oct 6vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠132231612
Oct 11atTexas StateW 15–⁠13224317
Oct 20atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠312241612
Oct 25vs.App StateW 34–⁠142243410
Nov 3atUL MonroeL 25–⁠44133825
Nov 10vs.TroyL 21–⁠3500033
Nov 17atCoastal CarolinaW 41–⁠172244511
Nov 24atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠14224939
Dec 15 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠213350211
2017 Georgia Southern 12 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2atAuburnL 7–⁠4101011
Sep 9vs.New HampshireL 12–⁠22124314
Sep 23atIndianaL 17–⁠52113225
Oct 4vs.Arkansas StateL 25–⁠43122725
Oct 14vs.New Mexico StateL 27–⁠35224139
Oct 21atMassachusettsL 20–⁠55224128
Oct 28atTroyL 16–⁠38114614
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠21114825
Nov 9atApp StateL 6–⁠27224406
Nov 18vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠01141710
Nov 25atLouisianaW 34–⁠242342410
Dec 2atCoastal CarolinaL 17–⁠28114825
2016 Georgia Southern 2 games, 6 of 7 extra points
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Savannah StateW 54–⁠000066
Oct 5atArkansas StateL 26–⁠27–––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′10½″
Weight185 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan71½″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 87 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2020Buffalo Bills162834
2021Buffalo Bills172832
2022Buffalo Bills162731
2023Buffalo Bills172429
2024Buffalo Bills172429
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills466
NFL career87137161

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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