Most accurate kickers in NFL history explained

This article contains a full list of the 50 most accurate kickers in NFL history. Harrison Butker, the kicker of the Kansas City Chiefs, has the most accurate field goal percentage (FG%) in the National Football League hitting successful field goals 89.212% of the time during official games.

!Rank!Name!FG%!Teams

1	Harrison Butker^[1]	89.2%	Carolina Panthers (2017) Kansas City Chiefs (–present)
2	Justin Tucker^[2]	89.0%	Baltimore Ravens (–present)
3	Eddy Piñeiro^[3]	88.5%	Oakland Raiders Chicago Bears New York Jets Carolina Panthers (–present)
4	Chris Boswell ^[4]	87.7%	Houston Texans (2014) New York Giants (2015) Pittsburgh Steelers (–present)
5	Daniel Carlson	87.3%	Minnesota Vikings Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (–present)
6	Josh Lambo	87.1%	San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
7	Ka'imi Fairbairn	86.6%	Houston Texans (–present)
8	Mike Vanderjagt	86.5%	Indianapolis Colts Dallas Cowboys
9	Robbie Gould	86.5%	Chicago Bears New York Giants San Francisco 49ers
10	Kai Forbath	86.4%	Washington Redskins New Orleans Saints Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Rams
11	Stephen Gostkowski	86.3%	New England Patriots Tennessee Titans
12	Younghoe Koo	86.2%	Los Angeles Chargers Atlanta Falcons (–present)
13	Nate Kaeding	86.2%	San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins
14	Matt Gay	86.2%	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts (–present)
15	Dan Bailey	85.9%	Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings
16	Rob Bironas	85.7%	Tennessee Titans
17	Wil Lutz	85.5%	New Orleans Saints Denver Broncos (–present)
18	Matt Bryant	85.5%	New York Giants Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons
19	Shayne Graham	85.4%	Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants New England Patriots Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons
20	Jason Myers	85.3%	Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets Seattle Seahawks (–present)
21	Jake Elliott	85.2%	Philadelphia Eagles (–present)
22	Cairo Santos	85.1%	Kansas City Chiefs Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears (–present)
23	Stephen Hauschka	85.1%	Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills Jacksonville Jaguars
24	Cody Parkey	84.6%	Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints
25	Tyler Bass	84.5%	Buffalo Bills (–present)
26	Dustin Hopkins	84.7%	Washington Redskins / Football Team Los Angeles Chargers Cleveland Browns (–present)
27	Nick Folk	84.2%	Dallas Cowboys New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers New England Patriots Tennessee Titans (–present)
28	Chase McLaughlin	84.1%	Los Angeles Chargers San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–present)
29	Shaun Suisham	84.0%	Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers
30	Dan Carpenter	83.9%	Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills
31	Josh Brown	83.9%	Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants
32	Phil Dawson	83.8%	Cleveland Browns San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals
33	Chandler Catanzaro	83.8%	Arizona Cardinals New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carolina Panthers
34	Adam Vinatieri	83.7%	New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts
35	Graham Gano	83.7%	Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers New York Giants (–present)
36	Matt Stover	83.6%	New York Giants Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens Indianapolis Colts
37	Matt Prater	83.5%	Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals (–present)
38	Jason Sanders	83.4%	Miami Dolphins (–present)
39	Randy Bullock	83.3%	Houston Texans New York Jets New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Tennessee Titans New York Giants
40	Ryan Longwell	83.1%	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks
41	Ryan Succop	82.9%	Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers
42	Connor Barth	82.7%	Kansas City Chiefs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
43	Jay Feely	82.5%	Atlanta Falcons New York Giants Miami Dolphins New York Jets Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears
44	Greg Joseph	82.4%	Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
45	John Carney	82.4%	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Rams San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs New York Giants New Orleans Saints
46	Jason Hanson	82.3%	Detroit Lions
47	Michael Badgley	82.3%	Los Angeles Chargers Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts Chicago Bears Detroit Lions (–present)
48	Blair Walsh	82.3%	Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings
49	Jeff Reed	82.2%	Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks
50	Greg Zuerlein	82.2%	St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2012–2019) Dallas Cowboys (2020–2021) New York Jets (2022–present)

See also

• Field goal

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-03-31 . Stats don't lie: Why Harrison Butker is the NFL's best kicker . 2024-12-02 . Arrowhead Addict . en-US.
2. Web site: 2024-11-13 . What are the longest field goals in NFL history? . 2024-11-29 . ESPN.com . en.
3. Web site: 2024-11-18 . After Justin Tucker's two misses, Eddy Piñeiro now the most accurate kicker in NFL history . 2024-11-29 . NBC Sports . en-US.
4. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Steelers' Chris Boswell on Pace to Make NFL History . 2024-12-02 . Pittsburgh Steelers On SI . en-US.