Penn State Kickers and Punters

In 2025, Penn State kickers made 15 of 16 field goals (93.8%), longest 49 yards, for a combined MAKE of +2.3. The kicking unit ranked 18th of 136 in points versus an average unit.

Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.

Penn State Kickers and Punters by Season

Season	Kicker	Punter	Long snapper	Kickoffs
2026 (in progress)	Ryan Barker 11-13 FG	Nathan Tiyce 37.4 net	Blaise Sokach-Minnick 12 snaps	Lucas Tenbrock 23 KO Cristiano Rosa 14 KO
2025	Ryan Barker 15-16 FG	Gabriel Nwosu 42.9 net	Tyler Duzansky 4 snaps	Gabriel Nwosu 63 KO Ryan Barker 4 KO
2024	Ryan Barker 12-15 FG Sander Sahaydak 2-5 FG	Riley Thompson 41.2 net null 0.0 net	—	Gabriel Nwosu 81 KO Ryan Barker 1 KO
2023	Alex Felkins 18-22 FG Sander Sahaydak 0-2 FG	Riley Thompson 42.4 net	—	Gabriel Nwosu 66 KO Alex Felkins 9 KO
2022	Jake Pinegar 12-16 FG Sander Sahaydak 1-2 FG	Barney Amor 40.6 net Alex Bacchetta 41.0 net	—	Jake Pinegar 40 KO Gabriel Nwosu 18 KO
2021	Jordan Stout 16-23 FG	Jordan Stout 45.0 net	—	Jordan Stout 59 KO J.McCourt 3 KO
2020	Jake Pinegar 9-12 FG Jordan Stout 2-5 FG	Jordan Stout 38.8 net	—	Jordan Stout 49 KO
2019	Jake Pinegar 10-11 FG Jordan Stout 2-3 FG	Blake Gillikin 40.0 net	—	Jordan Stout 73 KO Stout, Jordan 1 KO
2018	Jake Pinegar 15-21 FG	Blake Gillikin 37.7 net	—	Rafael Checa 73 KO Jake Pinegar 3 KO
2017	Tyler Davis 9-16 FG	Blake Gillikin 40.0 net Daniel Pasquariello 45.0 net	—	Tyler Davis 81 KO Alex Barbir 6 KO
2016	Tyler Davis 22-24 FG	Blake Gillikin 38.4 net Daniel Pasquariello 37.5 net	—	Joey Julius 93 KO
2015	Joey Julius 10-12 FG Tyler Davis 7-7 FG	Daniel Pasquariello 36.2 net Chris Gulla 34.7 net	—	Joey Julius 49 KO Tyler Davis 9 KO
2014	Sam Ficken 23-28 FG	Daniel Pasquariello 35.7 net Chris Gulla 35.8 net	—	Sam Ficken 56 KO
2013	Sam Ficken 15-23 FG	Alex Butterworth 37.6 net Christian Hackenberg 32.5 net	—	Sam Ficken 61 KO
2012	Sam Ficken 14-21 FG	Alex Butterworth 36.6 net	—	Sam Ficken 62 KO Alex Butterworth 1 KO
2011	Anthony Fera 14-17 FG Evan Lewis 1-5 FG	Anthony Fera 37.9 net Alex Butterworth 35.0 net	—	Anthony Fera 39 KO Evan Lewis 6 KO

2025 Penn State Kickers

Player	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
Ryan Barker	15-16	93.8%	49	0-1	+2.30

2025 Penn State Kickoffs

Player	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
Gabriel Nwosu	63	63.1	51%	20	−3.1
Ryan Barker	4	52.5	50%	0	+0.4
Matthew Parker	1	64.0	0%	1	+0.2

2025 Penn State Punters

Player	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
Gabriel Nwosu	35	46.1	42.9	14	42%	9%	46%	+9.5

Penn State Field Goals by Season

Season	Kickers	FG	FG%	LNG	MAKE	School rank
2026 (in progress)	Ryan Barker	11-13	84.6%	48	+0.53	51 of 138
2025	Ryan Barker	15-16	93.8%	49	+2.30	18 of 136
2024	Ryan Barker, Sander Sahaydak	14-20	70.0%	49	−1.11	99 of 134
2023	Alex Felkins, Sander Sahaydak	18-24	75.0%	50	+0.13	67 of 133
2022	Jake Pinegar, Sander Sahaydak	13-18	72.2%	50	−0.43	77 of 131
2021	Jordan Stout	16-23	69.6%	52	−0.57	81 of 130
2020	Jake Pinegar, Jordan Stout	11-17	64.7%	50	−0.88	95 of 127
2019	Jake Pinegar, Jordan Stout	12-14	85.7%	57	+2.06	25 of 130
2018	Jake Pinegar	15-21	71.4%	49	+0.10	63 of 130
2017	Tyler Davis	9-16	56.3%	47	−3.65	124 of 130
2016	Tyler Davis	22-24	91.7%	40	+2.94	12 of 128
2015	Joey Julius, Tyler Davis	17-19	89.5%	42	+1.78	32 of 128
2014	Sam Ficken	23-28	82.1%	50	+2.47	12 of 128
2013	Sam Ficken	15-23	65.2%	54	−0.61	79 of 125
2012	Sam Ficken	14-21	66.7%	38	−2.32	108 of 124
2011	Anthony Fera, Evan Lewis	16-24	66.7%	46	−0.72	68 of 120

Penn State Players in the NFL

Player	Position	Last NFL team	NFL seasons
Blake Gillikin	Punter	Arizona Cardinals	2021-2026
Chris Stoll	Long Snapper	Seattle Seahawks	2023-2026
Jordan Stout	Punter	New York Giants	2022-2026
Robbie Gould	Kicker	San Francisco 49ers	2016-2022
Sam Ficken	Kicker	New York Jets	2017-2020

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