2017 College 50+ Yard Field Goal Percentage Leaders

This is the share of 50-plus-yard attempts a kicker made. Samples are small, often five to fifteen kicks, so one miss moves the number a lot.

Use it as a signal of long range accuracy, not a final verdict, and look at the attempts shown under each percentage. In 2017, Matt Gay (83.3%) led college football kickers in 50+ yard field goal percentage, ahead of Bryce Crawford (62.5%) and Daniel Carlson (57.1%). 8 kickers qualify (minimum 5 attempts of 50 or more yards). The median qualified kicker had 45.0%.

Final 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	50+ %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Matt Gay	Utah	83.3%	27-31	87.1%	56	5-6	+4.45
2	Bryce Crawford	San José State	62.5%	14-17	82.4%	53	5-8	+3.37
3	Daniel Carlson	Auburn	57.1%	21-28	75.0%	54	4-7	+2.37
4	Matthew McCrane	Kansas State	50.0%	21-26	80.8%	54	3-6	+3.13
5	Austin MacGinnis	Kentucky	40.0%	21-27	77.8%	53	2-5	+3.07
6	Brandon Ruiz	Arizona State	40.0%	18-25	72.0%	52	2-5	+1.37
7	Jake Verity	East Carolina	40.0%	16-25	64.0%	52	2-5	−0.72
8	Jonathan Barnes	Louisiana Tech	40.0%	22-29	75.9%	53	2-5	+1.16

All 2017 College kicker rankings

50+ Yard Field Goal Percentage in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

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