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Get Points Added Above Replacement (PAAR) ratings for kickers

Usage

cfbd_metrics_wepa_players_kicking(year = NULL, team = NULL, conference = NULL)

Arguments

year

(Integer required): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY)

team

(String optional): D-I Team

conference

(String optional): Conference abbreviation - Select a valid FBS conference Conference abbreviations P5: ACC, B12, B1G, SEC, PAC Conference abbreviations G5 and FBS Independents: CUSA, MAC, MWC, Ind, SBC, AAC

Value

cfbd_metrics_wepa_players_kicking() - A data frame with 7 variables:

col_nametypesdescription
yearintegerFour-digit season year (e.g. 2019).
athlete_idcharacterCFBD athlete identifier (use with cfbd_player_info()).
athlete_namecharacterKicker full name.
teamcharacterFull team name (e.g. "TCU").
conferencecharacterTeam conference name (e.g. "Big 12").
paarnumericPoints Added Above Replacement on field goal attempts (kicker value vs baseline).
attemptsintegerTotal field goal attempts included in the PAAR calculation.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(cfbd_metrics_wepa_players_kicking(year = 2019, team = "TCU"))
#> ── Points Added Above Replacement (PAAR) ratings for kicking data from CollegeFo
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-09 19:57:56 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 7
#>    year athlete_id athlete_name  team  conference  paar attempts
#>   <int> <chr>      <chr>         <chr> <chr>      <dbl>    <int>
#> 1  2019 3929311    Jonathan Song TCU   Big 12     10.2        24
#> 2  2019 4574573    Griffin Kell  TCU   Big 12      2.85        4
# }