Kicker, Middle Tennessee, 2020–⁠24

Zeke Rankin

Number
No. 7
Height
5′8″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Alcoa, TN

Zeke Rankin played kicker at Middle Tennessee (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

4field goals, career highvs. San Diego State, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2021Middle Tennessee101471.4464474
2022Middle Tennessee161984.2494593
2023Middle Tennessee101471.4383565
2024Middle Tennessee91275.0482653
Career455976.349150285

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Middle Tennessee7PKRS
2021Middle Tennessee7PKFr.
2022Middle Tennessee7PKSo.
2023Middle Tennessee7PKJr.
2024Middle Tennessee7PKSr.5′8″215

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
2021Middle Tennessee––––––-4.1 (14 att.)
2022Middle Tennessee––––––2.3 (19 att.)
2023Middle Tennessee––––––-4.4 (14 att.)
2024Middle Tennessee––––––1.7 (12 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 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 9 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Tennessee TechW 32–⁠25113336
Sep 7atOle MissL 3–⁠52113203
Sep 14vs.Western KentuckyL 21–⁠4900033
Sep 21vs.DukeL 17–⁠45122625
Sep 28atMemphisL 7–⁠2400011
Oct 10atLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4800033
Oct 15vs.Kennesaw StateW 14–⁠501022
Oct 23atJacksonville StateL 20–⁠42224728
Nov 2atUTEPW 20–⁠13222728
Nov 9vs.LibertyL 17–⁠37114825
Nov 23vs.New Mexico StateL 21–⁠3600033
Nov 30vs.Florida InternationalL 24–⁠35123536
2023 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 10 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2atAlabamaL 7–⁠5601011
Sep 9atMissouriL 19–⁠23112525
Sep 16vs.Murray StateW 35–⁠1401055
Sep 23vs.Colorado StateL 23–⁠31113125
Sep 28atWestern KentuckyL 10–⁠31112314
Oct 4vs.Jacksonville StateL 30–⁠45112536
Oct 10vs.Louisiana TechW 31–⁠23112647
Oct 17atLibertyL 35–⁠4200055
Nov 4atNew Mexico StateL 7–⁠1301011
Nov 11vs.Florida InternationalW 40–⁠6112958
Nov 18vs.UTEPW 34–⁠302238410
Nov 25atSam HoustonL 20–⁠23233228
2022 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 16 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atJames MadisonL 7–⁠4400011
Sep 10atColorado StateW 34–⁠192235410
Sep 17vs.Tennessee StateW 49–⁠600077
Sep 24atMiamiW 45–⁠31112869
Sep 30vs.UTSAL 30–⁠453334312
Oct 8atUABL 14–⁠4100022
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠35113425
Oct 29atUTEPW 24–⁠13112336
Nov 5atLouisiana TechL 24–⁠40112636
Nov 12vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠14112136
Nov 19vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠2101077
Nov 26atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠28233139
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 25–⁠234549113
2021 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 10 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.MonmouthW 50–⁠1500044
Sep 11atVirginia TechL 14–⁠3500022
Sep 18atUTSAL 13–⁠2700011
Sep 24atCharlotteL 39–⁠42112647
Oct 2vs.MarshallW 34–⁠2800044
Oct 9atLibertyL 13–⁠4100011
Oct 22atUConnW 44–⁠133432514
Oct 30vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠1001055
Nov 6atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠4800033
Nov 13vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠102246612
Nov 20vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠24122125
Nov 27atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠17222639
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠24123547

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

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