2016 College 40-49 Yard Field Goals Leaders
Field goals from 40 to 49 yards made. This is the range where a kicker's job is decided: long enough to miss, short enough that a miss is costly.
Look at attempts as well as makes, shown under each number. In 2016, Jake Elliott (10) led college football kickers in 40-49 yard field goals, ahead of Michael Badgley (9) and Jonathan Barnes (8). 150 kickers qualify.
Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | 40-49 made | FG | FG% | LNG | 50+ | MAKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Elliott | Memphis | 10 | 20-24 | 83.3% | 50 | 2-3 | +3.58 |
| 2 | Michael Badgley | Miami | 9 | 20-25 | 80.0% | 51 | 1-2 | +1.40 |
| 3 | Jonathan Barnes | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 20-24 | 83.3% | 54 | 1-2 | +2.72 |
| 4 | Davis Plowman | East Carolina | 8 | 17-23 | 73.9% | 49 | 0-0 | +0.44 |
| 5 | Emmit Carpenter | Minnesota | 7 | 21-23 | 91.3% | 53 | 2-2 | +4.80 |
| 6 | Matthew Wright | UCF | 7 | 15-20 | 75.0% | 50 | 1-2 | +1.66 |
| 7 | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | 6 | 26-30 | 86.7% | 53 | 4-7 | +5.46 |
| 8 | Harrison Butker | Georgia Tech | 6 | 11-13 | 84.6% | 42 | 0-0 | +1.53 |
| 9 | Zane Gonzalez | Arizona State | 6 | 23-25 | 92.0% | 59 | 7-9 | +6.90 |
| 10 | Kody Kroening | Fresno State | 6 | 15-17 | 88.2% | 49 | 0-0 | +2.27 |
| 11 | Parker Shaunfield | Southern Miss | 6 | 12-13 | 92.3% | 49 | 0-0 | +2.65 |
| 12 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | 6 | 26-28 | 92.9% | 50 | 1-1 | +3.63 |
| 13 | Eddy Pineiro | Florida | 6 | 18-22 | 81.8% | 54 | 3-3 | +3.22 |
| 14 | Matt Boermeester | USC | 6 | 15-20 | 75.0% | 49 | 0-2 | +1.51 |
| 15 | Matt Anderson | California | 6 | 22-26 | 84.6% | 47 | 0-0 | +2.23 |
| 16 | Conrad Ukropina | Stanford | 6 | 18-22 | 81.8% | 52 | 2-2 | +2.96 |
| 17 | Mike Weaver | Wake Forest | 6 | 19-25 | 76.0% | 46 | 0-1 | +1.44 |
| 18 | Ricky Aguayo | Florida State | 6 | 17-24 | 70.8% | 47 | 0-1 | +0.21 |
| 19 | John Baron II | San Diego State | 5 | 19-21 | 90.5% | 50 | 1-2 | +3.59 |
| 20 | Luke Strebel | Air Force | 5 | 19-22 | 86.4% | 48 | 0-0 | +1.84 |
| 21 | Griffin Oakes | Indiana | 5 | 15-24 | 62.5% | 49 | 0-3 | −2.37 |
| 22 | Louie Zervos | Ohio | 5 | 26-31 | 83.9% | 51 | 1-1 | +3.03 |
| 23 | Ryan Kay | Troy | 5 | 18-21 | 85.7% | 47 | 0-0 | +1.99 |
| 24 | Andy Phillips | Utah | 5 | 17-21 | 81.0% | 47 | 0-0 | +1.27 |
| 25 | Cameron Van Winkle | Washington | 5 | 16-20 | 80.0% | 45 | 0-0 | +0.96 |
| 26 | Stevie Artigue | Louisiana | 5 | 19-24 | 79.2% | 47 | 0-0 | +1.10 |
| 27 | Aaron Boumerhi | Temple | 4 | 11-13 | 84.6% | 48 | 0-1 | +1.90 |
| 28 | Jason Sanders | New Mexico | 4 | 11-12 | 91.7% | 51 | 1-1 | +2.40 |
| 29 | Rafael Gaglianone | Wisconsin | 4 | 7-8 | 87.5% | 48 | 0-0 | +1.31 |
| 30 | Younghoe Koo | Georgia Southern | 4 | 19-20 | 95.0% | 53 | 1-2 | +4.04 |
| 31 | Austin MacGinnis | Kentucky | 4 | 15-18 | 83.3% | 51 | 1-1 | +1.96 |
| 32 | Clayton Hatfield | Texas Tech | 4 | 13-14 | 92.9% | 43 | 0-0 | +2.48 |
| 33 | Daniel LaCamera | Texas A&M | 4 | 17-23 | 73.9% | 49 | 0-1 | +0.69 |
| 34 | Parker Davidson | New Mexico State | 4 | 15-19 | 78.9% | 45 | 0-0 | +0.45 |
| 35 | Shane Hynes | Kent State | 4 | 15-22 | 68.2% | 43 | 0-1 | −0.43 |
| 36 | Andrew Endicott | Wisconsin | 4 | 12-18 | 66.7% | 46 | 0-2 | −0.83 |
| 37 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | 4 | 12-17 | 70.6% | 53 | 1-3 | +0.62 |
| 38 | Greg Huegel | Clemson | 4 | 13-17 | 76.5% | 47 | 0-0 | −0.08 |
| 39 | Rodrigo Blankenship | Georgia | 4 | 13-16 | 81.3% | 49 | 0-0 | +1.03 |
| 40 | Chris Blewitt | Pittsburgh | 4 | 9-15 | 60.0% | 50 | 1-3 | −0.45 |
| 41 | Cole Murphy | Syracuse | 4 | 10-18 | 55.6% | 51 | 1-4 | −2.84 |
| 42 | Garrett Owens | Oregon State | 4 | 10-17 | 58.8% | 45 | 0-2 | −1.98 |
| 43 | Michael Geiger | Michigan State | 4 | 15-19 | 78.9% | 52 | 1-1 | +1.74 |
| 44 | Skyler Simcox | Western Kentucky | 4 | 15-20 | 75.0% | 52 | 2-2 | +1.50 |
| 45 | Andrew DiRocco | Tulane | 4 | 10-16 | 62.5% | 48 | 0-0 | −1.66 |
| 46 | Jameson Vest | Toledo | 4 | 13-18 | 72.2% | 49 | 0-0 | −0.30 |
| 47 | Paulie Fricano | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 17-22 | 77.3% | 46 | 0-0 | +0.62 |
| 48 | Gary Wunderlich | Ole Miss | 3 | 22-23 | 95.7% | 49 | 0-1 | +3.75 |
| 49 | Greg Joseph | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 10-14 | 71.4% | 50 | 1-2 | −0.35 |
| 50 | Tyler Davis | Penn State | 3 | 22-24 | 91.7% | 40 | 0-0 | +2.94 |
| 51 | Butch Hampton | Western Michigan | 3 | 18-23 | 78.3% | 47 | 0-2 | −0.21 |
| 52 | Nick Weiler | North Carolina | 3 | 14-19 | 73.7% | 54 | 3-4 | +1.09 |
| 53 | Ty Cummings | Houston | 3 | 15-19 | 78.9% | 47 | 0-0 | +0.08 |
| 54 | Aidan Schneider | Oregon | 3 | 9-12 | 75.0% | 47 | 0-0 | +0.12 |
| 55 | Canon Rooker | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 16-19 | 84.2% | 46 | 0-0 | +1.75 |
| 56 | Morgan Hagee | Ball State | 3 | 15-19 | 78.9% | 44 | 0-1 | +0.93 |
| 57 | Elliott Fry | South Carolina | 3 | 12-16 | 75.0% | 55 | 1-2 | +1.35 |
| 58 | Brian Eavey | Central Michigan | 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 45 | 0-1 | −3.88 |
| 59 | Cooper Rothe | Wyoming | 3 | 13-20 | 65.0% | 46 | 0-0 | −0.77 |
| 60 | Craig Ford | UL Monroe | 3 | 9-13 | 69.2% | 48 | 0-0 | −0.40 |
| 61 | Rogier ten Lohuis | Georgia State | 3 | 8-15 | 53.3% | 45 | 0-2 | −2.06 |
| 62 | Westin Graves | Mississippi State | 3 | 10-18 | 55.6% | 48 | 0-0 | −3.16 |
| 63 | Cole Netten | Iowa State | 2 | 16-17 | 94.1% | 49 | 0-1 | +2.80 |
| 64 | Emilio Nadelman | South Florida | 2 | 7-7 | 100.0% | 42 | 0-0 | +1.43 |
| 65 | Jake Oldroyd | BYU | 2 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 43 | 0-1 | +0.24 |
| 66 | Tyler Durbin | Ohio State | 2 | 17-19 | 89.5% | 45 | 0-0 | +1.98 |
| 67 | Austin Jones | Temple | 2 | 10-12 | 83.3% | 45 | 0-0 | +0.57 |
| 68 | Drew Brown | Nebraska | 2 | 11-13 | 84.6% | 51 | 1-2 | +1.85 |
| 69 | Tom O'Leary | Akron | 2 | 10-11 | 90.9% | 46 | 0-0 | +1.62 |
| 70 | Wyatt Bryan | Colorado State | 2 | 11-14 | 78.6% | 53 | 1-1 | +1.29 |
| 71 | Aaron Medley | Tennessee | 2 | 10-15 | 66.7% | 42 | 0-2 | −0.37 |
| 72 | Christian Hagan | Northern Illinois | 2 | 11-18 | 61.1% | 41 | 0-1 | −1.78 |
| 73 | Haden Tobola | Rice | 2 | 7-10 | 70.0% | 44 | 0-1 | −0.14 |
| 74 | Matthew Wyman | Kansas | 2 | 13-19 | 68.4% | 50 | 1-3 | −0.34 |
| 75 | Adam Mitcheson | Buffalo | 2 | 11-18 | 61.1% | 45 | 0-1 | −2.24 |
| 76 | Josh Pasley | Cincinnati | 2 | 11-17 | 64.7% | 43 | 0-0 | −1.96 |
| 77 | Redford Jones | Tulsa | 2 | 19-24 | 79.2% | 43 | 0-1 | +0.23 |
| 78 | Tommy Openshaw | Vanderbilt | 2 | 14-17 | 82.4% | 52 | 1-1 | +2.03 |
| 79 | Adam Griffith | Alabama | 2 | 19-26 | 73.1% | 48 | 0-0 | −1.08 |
| 80 | JJ Molson | UCLA | 2 | 12-20 | 60.0% | 49 | 0-0 | −2.50 |
| 81 | Bennett Moehring | Navy | 1 | 7-9 | 77.8% | 40 | 0-0 | −0.33 |
| 82 | Brad Davis | Old Dominion | 1 | 9-11 | 81.8% | 43 | 0-0 | −0.23 |
| 83 | Brandon Hatfield | TCU | 1 | 12-16 | 75.0% | 40 | 0-0 | −0.75 |
| 84 | Bryce Crawford | San José State | 1 | 16-18 | 88.9% | 44 | 0-1 | +1.54 |
| 85 | Davis Price | Colorado | 1 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 54 | 1-1 | −0.59 |
| 86 | Ian Patterson | Kansas State | 1 | 2-3 | 66.7% | 43 | 0-0 | −0.20 |
| 87 | Keith Duncan | Iowa | 1 | 8-9 | 88.9% | 41 | 0-0 | +0.44 |
| 88 | Logan Laurent | Massachusetts | 1 | 7-9 | 77.8% | 44 | 0-0 | −0.02 |
| 89 | Mike Shinsky | Maryland | 1 | 1-1 | 100.0% | 41 | 0-0 | +0.35 |
| 90 | Nicolai Bornand | UNLV | 1 | 1-1 | 100.0% | 40 | 0-0 | +0.32 |
| 91 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Hawai'i | 1 | 12-12 | 100.0% | 55 | 1-1 | +2.71 |
| 92 | Ryan Graf | TCU | 1 | 5-6 | 83.3% | 46 | 0-0 | +0.41 |
| 93 | Blake Wilson | Army | 1 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 47 | 0-0 | −1.97 |
| 94 | Bobby Puyol | UConn | 1 | 13-18 | 72.2% | 43 | 0-1 | −1.06 |
| 95 | Brock Warren | Utah State | 1 | 9-12 | 75.0% | 43 | 0-0 | −0.61 |
| 96 | Evan Pantels | UNLV | 1 | 13-14 | 92.9% | 47 | 0-0 | +1.59 |
| 97 | J.D. Dellinger | Purdue | 1 | 10-14 | 71.4% | 42 | 0-0 | −0.80 |
| 98 | Jack Mitchell | Northwestern | 1 | 7-11 | 63.6% | 40 | 0-0 | −1.79 |
| 99 | Jake Suder | Bowling Green | 1 | 9-12 | 75.0% | 44 | 0-0 | −0.49 |
| 100 | Justin Yoon | Notre Dame | 1 | 13-17 | 76.5% | 40 | 0-0 | −0.09 |
| 101 | Kyle Bambard | NC State | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 48 | 0-0 | −3.38 |
| 102 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | 1 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 47 | 0-1 | −0.59 |
| 103 | Mike Knoll | Boston College | 1 | 11-12 | 91.7% | 40 | 0-0 | +1.42 |
| 104 | Tucker McCann | Missouri | 1 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 46 | 0-1 | −3.43 |
| 105 | Victor Falcon | UTSA | 1 | 10-15 | 66.7% | 45 | 0-0 | −0.26 |
| 106 | Adam McFain | Arkansas | 1 | 8-10 | 80.0% | 54 | 1-1 | +0.97 |
| 107 | Austin Taylor | Florida International | 1 | 12-16 | 75.0% | 50 | 1-1 | −0.04 |
| 108 | Chris Graham | Colorado | 1 | 10-14 | 71.4% | 46 | 0-0 | −1.47 |
| 109 | Colby Delahoussaye | LSU | 1 | 9-12 | 75.0% | 44 | 0-1 | −0.13 |
| 110 | Dominik Eberle | Utah State | 1 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 43 | 0-0 | −0.54 |
| 111 | Evan O'Hara | Louisville | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 41 | 0-0 | −1.66 |
| 112 | Gavin Patterson | South Alabama | 1 | 10-15 | 66.7% | 40 | 0-1 | −1.80 |
| 113 | Josh Williams | SMU | 1 | 17-22 | 77.3% | 44 | 0-0 | −1.16 |
| 114 | Kenny Allen | Michigan | 1 | 16-20 | 80.0% | 51 | 1-1 | +0.80 |
| 115 | Trent Domingue | Texas | 1 | 15-22 | 68.2% | 43 | 0-1 | −1.99 |
| 116 | Ben Grogan | Oklahoma State | 1 | 18-23 | 78.3% | 45 | 0-0 | −0.29 |
| 117 | David Bonagura | Rutgers | 1 | 10-14 | 71.4% | 41 | 0-0 | −0.80 |
| 118 | J.D. Houston | Arkansas State | 1 | 12-18 | 66.7% | 43 | 0-0 | −2.69 |
| 119 | Matthew McCrane | Kansas State | 1 | 11-14 | 78.6% | 42 | 0-0 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Mike Molina | West Virginia | 1 | 15-22 | 68.2% | 50 | 1-1 | −0.71 |
| 121 | Joey Slye | Virginia Tech | 1 | 20-26 | 76.9% | 47 | 0-1 | +0.01 |
| 122 | Michael Rubino | App State | 1 | 13-19 | 68.4% | 42 | 0-2 | −1.40 |
| 123 | Adam Greene | Maryland | 0 | 8-13 | 61.5% | 37 | 0-1 | −1.77 |
| 124 | Andrew Mikkelsen | BYU | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | −0.69 |
| 125 | Blake Brewer | Charlotte | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 38 | 0-1 | +0.03 |
| 126 | Brandon Behr | South Florida | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 33 | 0-0 | −1.28 |
| 127 | Brent Zuzo | Nevada | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 31 | 0-0 | −2.44 |
| 128 | Chris Callahan | Baylor | 0 | 9-14 | 64.3% | 38 | 0-0 | −2.11 |
| 129 | Cole Hedlund | Arkansas | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 38 | 0-0 | −0.94 |
| 130 | Colton Lichtenberg | Boston College | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | −1.30 |
| 131 | Drew Galitz | Baylor | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | −0.48 |
| 132 | Erik Powell | Washington State | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8% | 37 | 0-1 | −2.88 |
| 133 | Jay Mattox | UTEP | 0 | 5-7 | 71.4% | 48 | 0-1 | −0.52 |
| 134 | Mitchell Howard | Army | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 27 | 0-0 | −1.13 |
| 135 | Nick Dowd | Miami (OH) | 0 | 9-11 | 81.8% | 38 | 0-1 | +0.55 |
| 136 | Ryan Nuss | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 31 | 0-0 | −1.64 |
| 137 | Ryan Tice | Michigan | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | −0.68 |
| 138 | Spencer Pettit | Nevada | 0 | 7-9 | 77.8% | 45 | 0-0 | +0.48 |
| 139 | Stephen Brauchle | Southern Miss | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 25 | 0-0 | −0.32 |
| 140 | Turner Adams | Missouri | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | −0.61 |
| 141 | Tyler Rausa | Boise State | 0 | 7-11 | 63.6% | 38 | 0-0 | −1.04 |
| 142 | William Ham | Georgia | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 29 | 0-1 | −2.36 |
| 143 | AJ Reed | Duke | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 38 | 0-0 | −3.95 |
| 144 | Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | 0 | 11-14 | 78.6% | 39 | 0-0 | +0.26 |
| 145 | Blanton Creque | Louisville | 0 | 13-16 | 81.3% | 39 | 0-0 | −0.17 |
| 146 | Connor Haskins | NC State | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39 | 0-0 | −1.36 |
| 147 | Rhett Almond | BYU | 0 | 16-20 | 80.0% | 37 | 0-0 | −0.06 |
| 148 | Sam Hayward | Virginia | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 36 | 0-0 | −1.99 |
| 149 | Amoreto Curraj | Marshall | 0 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39 | 0-0 | −2.91 |
| 150 | Trevor Moore | North Texas | 0 | 8-12 | 66.7% | 51 | 1-1 | −0.78 |
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