The last individual position rankings.
With the offensive and defensive position rankings complete, the kicker and punter edition is the last one left. For this, I will first be focusing on the kicker rankings, then I will do the punter rankings right after.
For the kickers, I will be presenting the stats for why these teams/players/divisions are in their respective positions. The player rankings will be done by focusing first on total field goals made (FGM), and if there is a tie, field goal percentage (FG%) and total 50+ yard field goals will be considered. After that, the numbers for those rankings will be combined, and the divisions will be ranked. The lower the number, the better.
I will explain how I am ranking the punters before that section starts.
Let’s start!
– # = overall player ranking
Kicker Rankings
1. AFC West
Combined Ranking Number – 43
Denver Broncos: Will Lutz – 7
31 FGM, 31/34 (91.2%), 5 (50+)
Kansas City Chiefs: Harrison Butker – 27
21 FGM, 21/25 (84.0%), 2 (50+)
Las Vegas Raiders: Daniel Carlson – 6
34 FGM, 34/40 (85.0%), 7 (50+)
Los Angeles Chargers: Cameron Dicker – 3
39 FGM, 39/42 (92.9%), 9 (50+)
2. AFC South
Combined Ranking Number – 51
Houston Texans: Ka’imi Fairbairn – 5
36 FGM, 36/42 (85.7%), 13 (50+)
Indianapolis Colts: Matt Gay – 8
31 FGM, 31/37 (83.1%), 3 (50+)
Jacksonville Jaguars: Cam Little – 13
27 FGM, 27/29 (93.1%), 5 (50+)
Tennessee Titans: Nick Folk – 25
21 FGM, 21/22 (95.5%), 6 (50+)
3. NFC East
Combined Ranking Number – 59
Philadelphia Eagles: Jake Elliot – 12
28 FGM, 28/36 (77.8%), 1 (50+)
Washington Commanders: Austin Seibert – 14
27 FGM, 27/30 (90.0%), 2 (50+)
Dallas Cowboys: Brandon Aubrey – 2
40 FGM, 40/47 (85.1%), 14 (50+)
New York Giants: Graham Gano – 31
9 FGM, 9/11 (81.8%), 2 (50+)
4. NFC West
Combined Ranking Number – 61
Arizona Cardinals: Chad Ryland – 11
28 FGM, 28/32 (85.3%), 6 (50+)
Los Angeles Rams: Joshua Karty – 10
21 FGM, 21/22 (87.5%), 4 (50+)
San Francisco 49ers: Jake Moody – 22
24 FGM, 24/34 (87.5%), 4 (50+)
Seattle Seahawks: Jason Myers – 17
26 FGM, 26/30 (86.7%), 9 (50+)
5. NFC South
Combined Ranking Number – 67
Atlanta Falcons: Yunghoe Koo – 19
25 FGM, 25/34 (73.5%), 6 (50+)
Carolina Panthers: Eddy Pinero – 24
22 FGM, 22/26 (84.6%), 1 (50+)
New Orleans Saints: Blake Grupe – 15
27 FGM, 27/31 (87.1%), 6 (50+)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chase McLaughlin – 9
30 FGM, 30/32 (93.8%), 8 (50+)
6. AFC East
Combined Ranking Number – 74
Buffalo Bills: Tyler Bass – 20
24 FGM, 24/29 (82.8%), 4 (50+)
Miami Dolphins: Jason Sanders – 4
37 FGM, 37/41 (90.2%), 12 (50+)
New York Jets: Caden Davis – 32 (Rookie)
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New England Patriots: Joey Slye – 18
26 FGM, 26/33 (78.8%), 6 (50+)
7. AFC North
Combined Ranking Number – 83
Baltimore Ravens: Justin Tucker – 23
22 FGM, 22/30 (93.2%), 6 (50+)
Pittsburgh Steelers: Chris Boswell – 1
41 FGM, 41/44 (72.7%), 13 (50+)
Cincinnati Bengals: Evan McPherson – 30
16 FGM, 16/22 (72.7%), 3 (50+)
Cleveland Browns: Dustin Hopkins – 29
18 FGM, 18/27 (72.7%), 3 (50+)
8. NFC North
Combined Ranking Number –
Chicago Bears: Cairo Santos – 26
21 FGM, 21/25 (84.0%), 8 (50+)
Detroit Lions: Jake Bates – 16
26 FGM, 26/29 (89.7%), 6 (50+)
Green Bay Packers: Brandon McManus – 28
20 FGM, 20/21 (94.2%), 3 (50+)
Minnesota Vikings Will Reichard – 21
24 FGM, 24/30 (80.0%), 8 (50+)
Now onto the punter rankings. This will be done by looking at yards per punt average last season, and if there is a tie, it will be broken by number of punts inside the 20.
Punter Rankings
1. AFC South
Combined Ranking Number – 28
Houston Texans: Tommy Townsend – 13
48.0 yards & 39 (In20)
Indianapolis Colts: Rigoberto Sanchez – 5
49.7 yards & 27 (In20)
Jacksonville Jaguars: Logan Cooke – 13
49.4 yards & 34 (In20)
Tennessee Titans: Ryan Stonehouse – 3
50.6 yards & 22 (In20)
2. AFC East
Combined Ranking Number – 55
Buffalo Bills: Sam Martin – 22
46.7 yards & 25 (In20)
Miami Dolphins: Jake Bailey – 16
47.1 yards & 22 (In20)
New York Jets: Thomas Morstead – 15
47.2 yards & 19 (In20)
New England Patriots: Bryce Baringer – 4
49.8 yards & 31 (In20)
3. AFC West
Combined Ranking Number – 57
Denver Broncos: Riley Dixon – 20
46.7 yards & 33 (In20)
Kansas City Chiefs: Matt Araiza – 10
48.8 yards & 25 (In20)
Las Vegas Raiders: AJ Cole – 2
50.8 yards & 27 (In20)
Los Angeles Chargers: JK Scott – 21
46.7 yards & 28 (In20)
4. NFC East
Combined Ranking Number – 60
Philadelphia Eagles: Braden Mann – 11
48.8 yards & 20 (In20)
Washington Commanders: Tress Way – 19
46.9 yards & 22 (In20)
Dallas Cowboys: Bryan Anger – 12
48.5 yards & 24 (In20)
New York Giants: Matt Haack – 18
47.0 yards & 9 (In20)
5. NFC North
Combined Ranking Number – 64
Chicago Bears: Tory Taylor – 14
47.7 yards & 34 (In20)
Detroit Lions: Jake Fox – 1
51.0 yards & 22 (In20)
Green Bay Packers: Daniel Whelan – 26
46.1 yards & 22 (In20)
Minnesota Vikings Ryan Wright – 23
46.5 yards & 27 (In20)
6. AFC North
Combined Ranking Number – 66
Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Stout – 25
46.4 yards & 22 (In20)
Pittsburgh Steelers: Corliss Waitman – 24
46.4 yards & 27 (In20)
Cincinatti Bengals: Ryan Rehkow – 9
49.1 yards & 25 (In20)
Cleveland Browns: Corey Bojorquez – 8
49.3 yards & 36 (In20)
7. NFC West
Combined Ranking Number – 94
Arizona Cardinals: Michael Palardy – 32
43.0 yards & 1 (In20)
Los Angeles Rams: Ethan Evans – 30
46.0 yards & 30 (In20)
San Francisco 49ers: Pat O’Donnell – 29
45.1 yards & 8 (In20)
Seattle Seahawks: Michael Dickson – 7
49.4 yards & 31 (In20)
9. NFC South
Combined Ranking Number – 107
Atlanta Falcons: Bradley Pinion – 17
47.0 yards & 14 (In20)
Carolina Panthers: Johnny Hekker – 28
45.7 yards & 24 (In20)
New Orleans Saints: Matthew Hayball – 30
44.0 yards & 41 (In20)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Trenton Gill – 31
43.3 yards & 9 (In20)