Ohio State’s best kickers

Mike Nugent has the most field goals made in Ohio State history, 72 from 2001 to 2004. Since 2004, Jayden Fielding has the most, 45.

Ohio State’s kickers this season

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Ohio State’s best kickers
Place	Player	field goals made	field goal %	extra points made
1	Jayden Fielding2023 – 2025	45	78.9%	178
2	Noah Ruggles2021 – 2022	37	90.2%	148
3	Sean Nuernberger2014 – 2018	36	72.0%	216
4	Ryan Pretorius2006 – 2008	34	77.3%	88
5	Drew Basil2010 – 2013	33	82.5%	166
6	Aaron Pettrey2006 – 2009	29	74.4%	86
7	Blake Haubeil2017 – 2020	28	80.0%	146
8	Devin Barclay2009 – 2010	27	79.4%	74
9	Mike Nugent2004	24	88.9%	30
10	Josh Huston2005	22	78.6%	44
11	Tyler Durbin2016	17	81.0%	63
12	Connor Hawkins2026 · still playing	12	85.7%	34
	+12 this season
13	Jack Willoughby2015	7	63.6%	45
T14	Jake Seibert2020	1	50.0%	16
T14	Dominic DiMaccio2019 – 2021	1	50.0%	7

Every kicker who played at Ohio State since 2004, ranked by field goals made over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
A kicker is in a box score only in a game he kicks a field goal or an extra point, not one he only kicks off in, so his games aren’t counted.
The numbers here start in 2004, so a kicker who played at Ohio State before then isn't here.
A decade counts his field goals made at Ohio State in its seasons.
The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
A kicker still playing at Ohio State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.