#90

Ben Sauls

Former kicker at Pittsburgh. 2024: 21 field goals, 107 points.

PK · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #90

5′10″ · 185 lb · Tipp City, OH

National watchPittsburgh 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former kicker at Pittsburgh. 2024: 21 field goals, 107 points.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2020.
Named All-America (PFF) in 2024.
Named All-America (PFF) in 2024.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

3★

K recruit

No. 2990 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Pittsburgh — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Tippecanoe

202413 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCthird
All-America

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2990 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2024)

1 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 36-27 over that span.

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Splits & context

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season
2024	8/8 (100%)	7/9 (78%)	6/7 (86%)
2023	6/6 (100%)	5/8 (62%)	0/2
Career	14/14 (100%)	12/17 (71%)	6/9 (67%)

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 73–17

vs Youngstown State

100 PCT · 49 LONG · 12 PTS

Dominant 56-point win at home against Youngstown State.

With E. Holstein — 247 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.9 · 93 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · C. Lee — 4 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	FGM/FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Wk 1	W 55-24vs Kent State	2/2	50	7/7	13
Wk 2	W 28-27@ Cincinnati	3/3	53	1/1	10
Wk 3	W 38-34vs West Virginia	1/1	31	5/5	8
Wk 4	W 73-17vs Youngstown State	1/1	49	9/9	12
Wk 6	W 34-24@ North Carolina	2/2	37	4/4	10
Wk 7	W 17-15vs California	1/1	58	2/2	5
Wk 9	W 41-13vs Syracuse	2/2	57	5/5	11
Wk 10	L 25-48@ SMU	1/2	44	2/2	5
Wk 11	L 19-24vs Virginia	2/3	48	1/1	7
Wk 12	L 20-24vs Clemson	2/3	47	2/2	8
Wk 13	L 9-37@ Louisville	0/0	0	1/1	1
Wk 14	L 23-34@ Boston College	1/1	57	2/2	5
Bowl	L 46-48@ Toledo	3/3	57	3/3	12
Total		21/24	58	—	107

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology