Joseph Bulovas

Position:
PK
Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Mandeville, La.
High School:
Mandeville

Junior (2020)

Did not see action for the Crimson Tide this season.

Sophomore (2019)

Stepped in for the starting role following the Southern Miss matchup ... worked in 11 total games in various roles with nine starts at placekicker ... totaled 83 points on 59-of-61 PATs and eight made field goals ... added 78 kickoffs for 4,091 yards to average 52.4 yards per boot with 13 touchbacks ... selected as a special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against Arkansas and at Mississippi State. New Mexico State: Recorded one kickoff for 64 yards against the Aggies. Southern Miss: Replaced an injured Will Reichard midway through the game, assuming all kicking duties against the Golden Eagles ... finished a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs ... added five kickoffs for 295 yards with a pair of touchbacks. Ole Miss: Stepped in for the start at placekicker ... totaled 11 points thanks to a perfect 8-of-8 day on PATs to go with one made field goal ... kicked off 10 times for 489 yards, forcing two touchbacks. Texas A&M: Contributed 11 points for a second straight game ... went 2-of-2 on field goals, hitting from 35 and 27 yards out and added five made PATs ... also kicked off nine times for 526 yards with two touchbacks. Tennessee: Finished 5-for-5 on PATs ... added six kickoffs totaling 362 yards for an average of 60.3 yards per kick with one touchback. Arkansas: Earned special teams player of the week recognition after posting a season-high 12 points ... contributed six made PATs and a pair of field goals, hitting from 31 and 30 yards out on the three-point tries ... tallied 501 yards on nine kickoffs with three forced fair catches. LSU: Made five of his six PAT attempts ... added six kickoffs for 259 yards. Mississippi State: Contributed eight points on the day thanks to five made PATs and one field goal from 22 yards out ... also kicked off seven times for a total of 290 yards ... selected as a special teams player of the week by the Tide coaching staff for his play in Starkville. Western Carolina: Totaled 12 points on the day thanks to a 29-yard field goal and nine extra points ... kicked off a season-high 11 times for 475 yards while forcing two touchbacks. Auburn: Finished with nine points on six made PATs and a 43-yard field goal ... averaged 52.2 yards per kickoff on his eight kicks total 418 yards. Michigan: Made all five PAT attempts in the Citrus Bowl ... also kicked off six times for 294 yards to average 49.0 yards per kick.

Redshirt Freshman (2018)

Assumed the kickoff duties for the Tide this season and took over placekicking responsibilities midway through the ASU contest which he maintained for the remainder of the season ... the Alabama single-season PAT leader with 75 made ... totaled 117 points for an average of 7.8 per game, a total that ranked seventh in the SEC ... went 75-of-81 on PATs and 14-of-18 on field goals ... named one of the Tide coaching staff’s special teams players of the week for his efforts against Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Missouri. Louisville: Kicked off nine times for 532 yards to average 59.1 yards per boot ... forced three touchbacks. Arkansas State: Took over kicking duties early in the second quarter, finishing a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs and making his lone field goal attempt from 39 yards out ... kicked off 10 times for 570 yards and forced three touchbacks ... earned special teams player of the week recognition from the UA coaches for his play in the home opener. Ole Miss: Contributed 14 points thanks to a perfect 8-for-8 night on PATs and a 2-for-3 effort on field goals ... hit from 20 and a career-long 44 yards out on his three-point attempts ... added a season-high 11 kickoffs totaling 676 yards for a 61.5 ypk average ... forced seven touchbacks by Rebel returners ... earned special teams player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff for his efforts in Oxford. Texas A&M: Earned special teams player of the week recognition from the Alabama coaches for a third consecutive week ... totaled nine points thanks to a 47-yard field goal and 6-of-6 on PATs ... kicked off seven times totaling 367 yards for a 52.4-yard average and two touchbacks. Louisiana: Kicked off nine times for 579 yards to average a season-high 64.3 yards per kick, forcing a touchback on seven of the boots ... added eight points on his made PATs in as many attempts. Arkansas: Tallied eight PATs along with a field goal from 27 yards out to amass 11 points on the day ... added a season-high 695 yards on kickoffs thanks to a season-high tying 11 kicks for a 63.2 average per boot ... forced six touchbacks on his kickoffs. Missouri: Was good on a career-high three field goals in his four attempts ... hit from 30, 28 and 20 yards out, just missing his career-long 52-yard attempt ... added four PATs for 13 points on the night ... called on to kick off eight times for 428 total yards, an average of 53.5 yards per boot, with three touchbacks against the Tigers ... earned special teams player of the week recognition from the Alabama coaches for his standout effort on Homecoming. Tennessee: Matched his season-high total for PATs with eight made in as many attempts ... added nine kickoffs totaling 499 yards for an average of 55.4 yards per boot with two touchbacks. LSU: Contributed five points on the night, making one field goal in as many attempts while adding two made extra points in four tries ... hit from 23 yards out on the field goal make ... kicked off six times for 371 yards to average 61.8 yards per kick with one touchback. Mississippi State: Made a career-long 49-yard field goal in his lone attempt ... added three more points on PATs, going 3-for-3 ... kicked off five times for 287 yards and two touchbacks. The Citadel: Went 1-for-1 on his lone field goal attempt, hitting from 23 yards ... added four made PATs in six attempts to total seven points ... accumulated 415 yards on eight kickoffs with three touchbacks for a 51.9 yards per kick average. Auburn: Totaled 10 points on the day, going 7-of-7 on PATs with one made field goal from 30 yards out ... averaged 53.3 yards per boot on his nine kickoffs to total 480 yards ... registered two touchbacks on his kicks. Georgia: Perfect on his five PAT attempts ... added six kickoffs for 365 yards to average 60.8 yards per boot with two touchbacks. Oklahoma: Went 6-of-6 on PATs while adding one field goal from 38 yards out in the Tide’s Orange Bowl victory ... kicked off eight times for 441 yards to average 55.1 yards per boot with one touchback. Clemson: Made a 25-yard field goal and contributed one made PAT against the Tigers ... kicked off four times for 178 yards to average 44.5 yards per boot.

Freshman (2017)

Redshirted during his first season at The University of Alabama.

High School and Personal Data

A highly rated kicker who arrived at Alabama as a three-star recruit ... participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was responsible for nine of the East's 27 points in its 27-17 win over the West ... converted three-of-three PATs and two-of-three field goals, including a 49-yarder in the victory ... finished his high school career with 101 kicking points on 68-of-76 PATs, 11-of-25 field goals ... kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal as a sophomore ... chose Alabama over Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and Syracuse.