2021 College Clutch Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of clutch kicks (fourth quarter or overtime, within eight points) that a kicker made. The samples are small, so this number moves a lot from season to season.

Treat it as a story, not a skill rating. Attempts are shown under each percentage. In 2021, Caleb Shudak (100.0%) led college football kickers in clutch field goal percentage, ahead of James McCourt (100.0%) and Jonathan Doerer (100.0%). 45 kickers qualify (minimum 3 clutch attempts). The median qualified kicker had 80.0%.

Final 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Clutch %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Caleb Shudak	Iowa	100.0%	23-27	85.2%	51	4-6	+4.30
2	James McCourt	Illinois	100.0%	18-23	78.3%	53	4-8	+2.70
3	Jonathan Doerer	Notre Dame	100.0%	16-20	80.0%	51	1-2	+1.32
4	Jordan Stout	Penn State	100.0%	16-23	69.6%	52	2-3	−0.57
5	Grayson Atkins	North Carolina	100.0%	17-21	81.0%	51	2-5	+0.96
6	John Parker Romo	Virginia Tech	100.0%	17-21	81.0%	52	2-3	+1.75
7	Joseph Bulovas	Vanderbilt	100.0%	14-19	73.7%	53	1-1	+0.40
8	Owen Daffer	East Carolina	100.0%	19-22	86.4%	54	1-1	+1.44
9	Seth Small	Texas A&M	100.0%	22-27	81.5%	49	0-2	+2.74
10	Cesar Silva	Fresno State	100.0%	13-16	81.3%	51	1-2	+2.08
11	Joseph Petrino	Maryland	100.0%	11-18	61.1%	48	0-1	−2.11
12	Marshall Meeder	Central Michigan	100.0%	14-21	66.7%	51	2-3	−0.16
13	Matt Araiza	San Diego State	100.0%	17-27	63.0%	53	3-9	+0.36
14	Matthew Trickett	Minnesota	100.0%	16-23	69.6%	50	1-4	−0.73
15	Noah Ruggles	Ohio State	100.0%	18-19	94.7%	46	0-0	+2.70
16	Parker White	South Carolina	100.0%	13-14	92.9%	54	1-1	+2.64
17	Tanner Brown	Oklahoma State	100.0%	14-17	82.4%	49	0-1	−0.15
18	Will Reichard	Alabama	100.0%	16-20	80.0%	51	1-2	+1.73
19	Zack Long	Tulsa	100.0%	19-20	95.0%	50	1-2	+4.08
20	John Richardson	Northern Illinois	83.3%	20-25	80.0%	47	0-1	+0.49
21	B.T. Potter	Clemson	80.0%	19-23	82.6%	50	1-2	+2.83
22	Harrison Mevis	Missouri	80.0%	20-22	90.9%	56	3-3	+5.68
23	Nick Rice	Old Dominion	80.0%	19-23	82.6%	50	1-2	+0.74
24	Anders Carlson	Auburn	75.0%	14-21	66.7%	49	0-3	−1.45
25	Andres Borregales	Miami	75.0%	17-21	81.0%	55	1-1	+0.56
26	Hunter Duplessis	UTSA	75.0%	23-29	79.3%	51	2-3	+0.91
27	Isaiah Hankins	Baylor	75.0%	14-20	70.0%	48	0-2	−0.03
28	Jake Moody	Michigan	75.0%	22-24	91.7%	52	1-1	+3.66
29	James Turner	Louisville	75.0%	13-20	65.0%	46	0-3	−0.68
30	Jonathan Garibay	Texas Tech	75.0%	13-14	92.9%	62	1-2	+2.93
31	Matthew Mercurio	San José State	75.0%	15-19	78.9%	48	0-1	+0.63
32	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State	75.0%	10-13	76.9%	53	1-2	+0.66
33	Calum Sutherland	UL Monroe	66.7%	16-21	76.2%	53	2-4	+1.03
34	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	66.7%	13-21	61.9%	55	2-6	−1.23
35	Cam Little	Arkansas	66.7%	19-23	82.6%	51	1-3	+1.96
36	Collin Larsh	Wisconsin	66.7%	15-20	75.0%	43	0-1	−0.64
37	Dario Longhetto	California	66.7%	11-15	73.3%	51	1-2	+1.94
38	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama	66.7%	12-17	70.6%	48	0-0	−1.91
39	Everett Hayes	Oregon State	66.7%	10-15	66.7%	60	2-4	+0.49
40	Graham Nicholson	Miami (OH)	66.7%	13-17	76.5%	49	0-1	+0.18
41	Andre Szmyt	Syracuse	60.0%	9-14	64.3%	48	0-1	−1.58
42	Valentino Ambrosio	Rutgers	50.0%	11-15	73.3%	40	0-0	−1.35
43	Christopher Dunn	NC State	33.3%	13-19	68.4%	46	0-3	−0.77
44	Connor Coles	Utah State	33.3%	19-28	67.9%	52	1-3	−2.19
45	Daniel Gutierrez	UNLV	33.3%	16-18	88.9%	53	2-3	+1.95

All 2021 College kicker rankings

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