Ben Sauls

As a rookie in 2025, appeared in three games and went 8-of-8 on field goal attempts with a long of 45 yards and 7-of-7 on extra point attempts...Also logged 10 kickoffs...Sauls' 31 points are the most by any Giants rookie in their first three career games since 1970…Went 4-of-4 on field goals, including his career long of 45 yards and 2-of-2 on extra points vs. Dallas (1/4/26)…His 45-yard field goal was the longest by a Giants rookie since Matt Bryant made a 47-yarder on 9/22/02…Made his NFL debut in Week 16 vs. Minnesota (12/21/25)...Made both of his field goal attempts and connected on his only extra point attempt.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• As a rookie in 2025, appeared in three games and went 8-of-8 on field goal attempts with a long of 45 yards and 7-of-7 on extra point attempts...Also logged 10 kickoffs...Sauls' 31 points are the most by any Giants rookie in their first three career games since 1970…Went 4-of-4 on field goals, including his career long of 45 yards and 2-of-2 on extra points vs. Dallas (1/4/26)…His 45-yard field goal was the longest by a Giants rookie since Matt Bryant made a 47-yarder on 9/22/02…Made his NFL debut in Week 16 vs. Minnesota (12/21/25)...Made both of his field goal attempts and connected on his only extra point attempt.

COLLEGE

• Played in 53 games over five seasons at Pittsburgh (2020-24)…Finished his collegiate career with 278 points (52 field goals and 122 extra points), the third-most points in school history among kickers and fifth-most among all players…Made 52-of-64 field goal attempts, 122-of-124 extra point attempts and totaled 200 touchbacks on 316 career kickoffs.
• Saw action in all 13 games in 2024…Voted third-team All-ACC, named a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist and was selected to the PFF All-America team…Led the Panthers in scoring with 107 points after making 21-of-24 field goals and all 44 of his extra point attempts…Converted on 6-of-7 field goal attempts from 50+ yards, the most in a season in program history…Tied for 12th nationally with an average of 1.6 made field goals per game.
• In 2023, served as Pittsburgh's starting kicker in all 12 games and led the team in scoring with 61 points…Converted 11-of-16 field goals and all 28 of his extra point attempts…Also finished with 37 touchbacks on 52 kickoffs.
• Was Pittsburgh's starting kicker in all 13 games in 2022…Made 20-of-24 field goal attempts and all 47 of his extra point attempts (107 points), which marked the third-highest kick scoring total in single-season school history…Became just the fifth Pittsburgh kicker to eclipse 100 points in a season…Registered 57 touchbacks on 80 kickoffs.
• Played in all 14 games in 2021 and served as the team's primary kickoff specialist…Logged 44 touchbacks on 104 kickoffs and converted 2-of-4 extra point attempts.
• Appeared in one game in 2020 and made his only extra point attempt.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

• Continued the annual rookie Thanksgiving tradition at Eva's Village to prepare and serve lunch for the community members of Eva's Village in Paterson, N.J....Participated in Jingle Jam, where he helped spread holiday joy to more than 500 New Jersey foster children, spending time with them and assisting with the gift distribution...Hosted members from the NYPD Military Liaison Group as well as members from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

• Son of Christine Diehl and Mark Sauls…Has one sister, Amanda.
• Voted Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division III All-State (first team) as a kicker…Scored 31 points as a senior on 3-of-5 field goals and 22-of-23 extra points…Kicked a school-record 55-yard field goal and a 49-yard field goal in the same game…Averaged a school-record 43.5 yards per punt.
• Rated the nation's No. 12 kicker by 247Sports and No. 19 by ESPN.
• Also was an All-Ohio selection in soccer and helped lead Tippecanoe High School to its first boys soccer state championship.
• Was honored at Pittsburgh with the prestigious Panther Award, presented to the senior student-athletes who have best promoted Pitt through their outstanding athletic achievements…Earned his bachelor's degree in economics.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on 5/9/25.
• Waived by the Steelers on 8/25/25.
• Signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on 9/23/25.
• Released by Atlanta on 11/4/25.
• Signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on 11/11/25.