As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire has decided to bring fans a quick snapshot of each scholarship player listed on Alabama’s 2020 football roster.
Each day, we’ll release two player profiles giving fans a glimpse into the players who will be available this upcoming season. Whether that’s size, classification, hometowns or recruiting rankings coming out of high school, we’ve got you covered.
Also included in each article is a quick recap letting you know what to expect from that player for the upcoming 2020 season and beyond.
Next up on the list is redshirt junior kicker Joseph Bulovas out of Mandeville (La.).
Joseph Bulovas, Place Kicker
Height: 6-0 / Weight: 203
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Mandeville (La.)
High School: Mandeville High School
HS ranking (247Sports): 3-star / No. 1341 overall / No. 6 K / No. 48 LA
HS ranking (Rivals): 3-star / N/A overall / No. 1 K / N/A
Analysis: Heading into his four year, Joseph Bulovas is still trying to find his footing as Alabama’s place kicker. True freshman Will Reichard seemingly beat him out for the job to start last season, but a hip injury forced Bulovas back into a starting role.
During his nine starts, the Louisiana native converted 8-of-11 field goal attempts (72.7%) and 59-of-61 extra point attempts. Those five misses between the two are what most focus on, however — especially the extra points.
It’s now been eight misses over the last two years, which has created somewhat of a trust issue from fans. But with that being said, the hope is that the former No. 1 kicker in the 2017 class (according to Rivals.com) can right the ship.
Unfortunately, he’ll have Reichard returning from the injury to compete with, and there will be a lot of people who assume the younger option from Hoover (Ala.) will be the victor.
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