List of most accurate kickers in NFL history

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Cameron Dicker playing for the Baltimore Ravens in 2022

This article contains a full list of the 20 most accurate kickers in NFL history with at least 100 field goal attempts. Cameron Dicker has the most accurate field goal percentage (FG%) in the National Football League, hitting successful field goals 94.6% of the time during official games.[1] Current stats are updated from Pro Football Reference (PFR) NFL field goal % career leaders.[2]

On September 15, 2025, Dicker kicked his 100th career field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders, making him the most accurate kicker in NFL history.[3]

Evolution in accuracy

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Field goal accuracy in the NFL has steadily improved over time.[4] At the beginning of the league's start in the 1930s, to the first Super Bowls in the 1960s, kickers' accuracy was between 40 and 55%. In the 1970s and 1980s, leading kickers typically converted around 70–75% of attempts. By the late 1990s through the 2000s, kickers' accuracy increased to around 80–85%. From the 2010s to 2020s, many of the league's most accurate kickers regularly hit the high 80% with some exceeding 90%.[5]

Kicking accuracy from 1999 to 2025[6]
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60+
1999–2003 97% 93% 85% 80% 71% 60% 56% 24% 0%
2004–2008 99% 93% 88% 85% 77% 68% 57% 41% 13%
2009–2013 97% 96% 91% 85% 79% 75% 64% 47% 26%
2014–2018 99% 96% 94% 89% 84% 73% 67% 58% 23%
2019–2023 99% 97% 95% 91% 82% 74% 71% 57% 36%
2024–2025 99% 95% 97% 90% 81% 69% 76% 64% 27%

A 2015 article in FiveThirtyEight entitled "Kickers are Forever" found that kicker accuracy has increased over time, and there is a nearly perfect correlation between year and accuracy.[7]

List

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  Currently Playing
  Retired
  Free Agent
Rank Name FG% Teams
1 Cameron Dicker[1] 94.6% Philadelphia Eagles (2022)
Los Angeles Chargers (2022–present)
2 Brandon Aubrey 91.0% Dallas Cowboys (2023–present)
3 Eddy Piñeiro 89.5% Oakland Raiders (2018)
Chicago Bears (2019–2020)
New York Jets (2021)
Carolina Panthers (2022–2024)
San Francisco 49ers (2025–present)
4 Justin Tucker 89.1% Baltimore Ravens (2012–2024)
5 Harrison Butker 88.1% Carolina Panthers (2017)
Kansas City Chiefs (2017–present)
6 Chris Boswell 87.8% Pittsburgh Steelers (2015–present)
7 Josh Lambo 87.1% San Diego Chargers (2015–2016)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–2021)
Tennessee Titans (2022)
8 Daniel Carlson 87.0% Minnesota Vikings (2018)
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–present)
9 Ka'imi Fairbairn 86.8% Houston Texans (2016–present)
10 Mike Vanderjagt 86.5% Indianapolis Colts (1998–2005)
Dallas Cowboys (2006)
11 Robbie Gould 86.5% Chicago Bears (2005–2015)
New York Giants (2016)
San Francisco 49ers (2017–2022)
12 Kai Forbath 86.4% Washington Redskins (2012–2015)
New Orleans Saints (2015)
Minnesota Vikings (2016–2017)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2018)
New England Patriots (2019)
Dallas Cowboys (2019)
Los Angeles Rams (2020)
13 Stephen Gostkowski 86.3% New England Patriots (2006–2019)
Tennessee Titans (2020)
14 Nate Kaeding 86.2% San Diego Chargers (2004–2012)
Miami Dolphins (2012)
15 Wil Lutz 86.1% New Orleans Saints (2016–2022)
Denver Broncos (2023–present)
16 Dan Bailey 85.9% Dallas Cowboys (2011–2017)
Minnesota Vikings (2018–2020)
17 Younghoe Koo 85.8% Los Angeles Chargers (2017)
Atlanta Falcons (2019–2025)
18 Rob Bironas 85.6% Tennessee Titans (2005–2013)
19 Matt Bryant 85.6% New York Giants (2002–2003)
Indianapolis Colts (2004)
Miami Dolphins (2004)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005–2008)
Atlanta Falcons (2009–2019)
20 Shayne Graham 85.5% Buffalo Bills (2001)
Carolina Panthers (2002)
Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2009)
New York Giants (2010)
New England Patriots (2010)
Miami Dolphins (2011)
Baltimore Ravens (2011)
Houston Texans (2012)
New Orleans Saints (2013–2014)
Atlanta Falcons (2015)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cameron Dicker becomes most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history (min. 100 attempts)". NFL.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ^ "NFL Field Goal % Career Leaders (since 1938)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  3. ^ By; Smith, Michael David; By; Smith, Michael David (2025-09-16). "Cameron Dicker has made an NFL all-time best 94.1 percent of his field goal attempts". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  4. ^ "NFL kickers are better than ever from long distance, and that's changing football". opb. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  5. ^ "Why we are living in the golden age of NFL kicking". ESPN.com. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, Conor (2025-01-05). "Visualizing NFL Kicker Accuracy Trends (1999-2024)". Conor Mclaughlin. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ^ Morris, Benjamin (2015-01-28). "Kickers Are Forever". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2025-05-07.