Mateen Bhaghani holds the PK · Starter spot in UCLA Bruins’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Mateen Bhaghani is a placekicker for the UCLA Bruins and a senior transfer from California. The San Diego native appeared in all 12 games during the 2025 season, converting 16 of 20 field goal attempts (80%) and 22 of 22 extra points. He recorded a season-long 54-yard field goal against Penn State on October 4 and kicked off 50 times for 3,206 yards with 32 touchbacks. In 2024, his first year at UCLA, Bhaghani made 20 field goals in 24 attempts and went perfect on 20 PAT tries, earning the program's special teams player of the year award. He kicked a 57-yard field goal against Iowa on November 8, 2024, the second-longest in UCLA history. Over three collegiate seasons across both programs, he has made 44 of 53 field goal attempts (83%) and 71 of 71 extra points.

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