2021 College MAKE per 100 Kicks Leaders

MAKE (Makes Above Kicks Expected) adds up every field goal made minus the chance it would go in, given its distance and the weather. Dividing by attempts and multiplying by 100 puts kickers with different workloads on the same scale.

Above zero means he made more than an average kicker would from the same kicks. It is the fair way to compare a part-time kicker with a full-time one. In 2021, Nate Needham (+27.02) led college football kickers in MAKE per 100 kicks, ahead of Harrison Mevis (+25.80) and Jonathan Garibay (+20.94). 120 kickers qualify (minimum 10 field goal attempts). The median qualified kicker had +3.13.

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

Rk	Player	Team	MAKE/100	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Nate Needham	Bowling Green	+27.02	19-20	95.0%	52	2-2	+5.40
2	Harrison Mevis	Missouri	+25.80	20-22	90.9%	56	3-3	+5.68
3	Jonathan Garibay	Texas Tech	+20.94	13-14	92.9%	62	1-2	+2.93
4	Zack Long	Tulsa	+20.41	19-20	95.0%	50	1-2	+4.08
5	Parker White	South Carolina	+18.87	13-14	92.9%	54	1-1	+2.64
6	Andrew Mevis	Iowa State	+17.81	18-20	90.0%	54	2-2	+3.56
7	Tyler Loop	Arizona	+17.40	12-12	100.0%	42	0-0	+2.09
8	Cade York	LSU	+17.21	15-18	83.3%	56	5-7	+3.10
9	Jacob Lewis	Ball State	+16.21	9-11	81.8%	49	0-0	+1.78
10	Caleb Shudak	Iowa	+15.92	23-27	85.2%	51	4-6	+4.30
11	Jake Moody	Michigan	+15.23	22-24	91.7%	52	1-1	+3.66
12	Chandler Staton	App State	+14.68	19-20	95.0%	48	0-0	+2.94
13	Noah Ruggles	Ohio State	+14.22	18-19	94.7%	46	0-0	+2.70
14	Jonah Dalmas	Boise State	+13.95	26-28	92.9%	47	0-1	+3.90
15	Dario Longhetto	California	+13.85	11-15	73.3%	51	1-2	+1.94
16	Spencer Shrader	South Florida	+13.59	11-13	84.6%	52	1-2	+1.77
17	Ethan Mooney	North Texas	+13.49	11-13	84.6%	48	1-1	+1.75
18	Cesar Silva	Fresno State	+13.00	13-16	81.3%	51	1-2	+2.08
19	Seth Keller	Texas State	+12.84	15-18	83.3%	48	0-1	+2.31
20	Cameron Dicker	Texas	+12.47	13-15	86.7%	50	1-2	+1.87
21	Blake Mazza	SMU	+12.36	12-16	75.0%	47	0-0	+1.98
22	B.T. Potter	Clemson	+12.29	19-23	82.6%	50	1-2	+2.83
23	Nick Sciba	Wake Forest	+12.08	20-22	90.9%	46	0-1	+2.66
24	James McCourt	Illinois	+11.74	18-23	78.3%	53	4-8	+2.70
25	Chad Ryland	Eastern Michigan	+11.37	17-20	85.0%	55	2-2	+2.27
26	Daniel Gutierrez	UNLV	+10.85	16-18	88.9%	53	2-3	+1.95
27	Connor Lytton	Boston College	+10.38	11-12	91.7%	49	0-0	+1.25
28	Seth Small	Texas A&M	+10.16	22-27	81.5%	49	0-2	+2.74
29	Will Reichard	Alabama	+9.63	16-20	80.0%	51	1-2	+1.73
30	Matthew Shipley	Hawai'i	+9.54	18-21	85.7%	49	0-0	+2.00
31	Caden Costa	Ole Miss	+9.38	14-17	82.4%	50	1-2	+1.60
32	Noel Ruiz	Georgia State	+9.23	10-12	83.3%	50	1-1	+1.11
33	Cam Little	Arkansas	+8.51	19-23	82.6%	51	1-3	+1.96
34	John Parker Romo	Virginia Tech	+8.31	17-21	81.0%	52	2-3	+1.75
35	Peyton Henry	Washington	+7.98	11-14	78.6%	38	1-1	+1.12
36	Dean Janikowski	Washington State	+7.84	14-17	82.4%	41	0-0	+1.33
37	Casey Legg	West Virginia	+7.44	19-23	82.6%	49	0-0	+1.78
38	Ethan Albertson	New Mexico State	+7.25	17-22	77.3%	50	3-3	+1.52
39	Brayden Narveson	Western Kentucky	+7.16	22-27	81.5%	53	1-4	+1.93
40	Jacob Barnes	Louisiana Tech	+7.15	17-21	81.0%	47	0-0	+1.36
41	Sam Scarton	Pittsburgh	+7.11	17-21	81.0%	47	0-1	+1.49
42	Joshua Karty	Stanford	+6.89	10-15	66.7%	51	1-4	+0.97
43	Jonathan Doerer	Notre Dame	+6.58	16-20	80.0%	51	1-2	+1.32
44	Owen Daffer	East Carolina	+6.56	19-22	86.4%	54	1-1	+1.44
45	Bijan Nichols	Navy	+6.54	15-19	78.9%	50	1-4	+1.24
46	Brandon Talton	Nevada	+5.56	21-30	70.0%	52	2-5	+1.61
47	Blake Grupe	Arkansas State	+5.34	20-25	80.0%	50	1-1	+1.34
48	Gabe Brkic	Oklahoma	+5.18	18-24	75.0%	56	5-7	+1.24
49	Calum Sutherland	UL Monroe	+5.17	16-21	76.2%	53	2-4	+1.03
50	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State	+5.07	10-13	76.9%	53	1-2	+0.66
51	Grayson Atkins	North Carolina	+4.56	17-21	81.0%	51	2-5	+0.96
52	Brendan Farrell	Virginia	+4.11	11-13	84.6%	43	0-0	+0.53
53	Camden Lewis	Oregon	+3.73	12-15	80.0%	49	0-0	+0.56
54	Cole Becker	Colorado	+3.70	14-20	70.0%	56	4-4	+0.74
55	Cameron Carson	Massachusetts	+3.65	8-11	72.7%	45	0-0	+0.37
56	Everett Hayes	Oregon State	+3.53	10-15	66.7%	60	2-4	+0.49
57	Matthew Mercurio	San José State	+3.30	15-19	78.9%	48	0-1	+0.63
58	Parker Lewis	USC	+3.19	17-22	77.3%	52	1-3	+0.70
59	Charles Campbell	Indiana	+3.15	13-18	72.2%	55	1-2	+0.57
60	Hunter Duplessis	UTSA	+3.15	23-29	79.3%	51	2-3	+0.91
61	Nick Rice	Old Dominion	+3.10	19-23	82.6%	50	1-2	+0.74
62	Chase McGrath	Tennessee	+3.00	11-14	78.6%	48	0-0	+0.42
63	Andres Borregales	Miami	+2.68	17-21	81.0%	55	1-1	+0.56
64	Joseph Bulovas	Vanderbilt	+2.12	14-19	73.7%	53	1-1	+0.40
65	John Richardson	Northern Illinois	+1.98	20-25	80.0%	47	0-1	+0.49
66	Matt Araiza	San Diego State	+1.37	17-27	63.0%	53	3-9	+0.36
67	Graham Nicholson	Miami (OH)	+1.04	13-17	76.5%	49	0-1	+0.18
68	Jack Podlesny	Georgia	+0.83	18-22	81.8%	46	0-0	+0.18
69	Gavin Baechle	UTEP	+0.29	17-22	77.3%	50	1-2	+0.06
70	Isaiah Hankins	Baylor	−0.16	14-20	70.0%	48	0-2	−0.03
71	Marshall Meeder	Central Michigan	−0.82	14-21	66.7%	51	2-3	−0.16
72	Tanner Brown	Oklahoma State	−0.86	14-17	82.4%	49	0-1	−0.15
73	Jadon Redding	Utah	−1.69	9-13	69.2%	50	1-1	−0.20
74	Andrew Glass	Kent State	−1.69	20-25	80.0%	43	0-0	−0.42
75	Griffin Kell	TCU	−1.96	14-18	77.8%	48	0-0	−0.35
76	Matt Ruffolo	Kentucky	−2.12	8-11	72.7%	45	0-1	−0.23
77	Cayden Camper	Colorado State	−2.13	25-32	78.1%	53	1-1	−0.68
78	Nick Barr-Mira	UCLA	−2.36	14-21	66.7%	48	0-3	−0.50
79	Mitchell Fineran	Purdue	−2.44	20-25	80.0%	48	0-0	−0.61
80	Jordan Stout	Penn State	−2.47	16-23	69.6%	52	2-3	−0.57
81	Alex Raynor	Georgia Southern	−2.94	9-14	64.3%	44	0-2	−0.38
82	Andrew Shelley	New Mexico	−2.94	9-13	69.2%	49	0-0	−0.38
83	Matthew Trickett	Minnesota	−3.18	16-23	69.6%	50	1-4	−0.73
84	Collin Larsh	Wisconsin	−3.22	15-20	75.0%	43	0-1	−0.64
85	James Turner	Louisville	−3.24	13-20	65.0%	46	0-3	−0.68
86	Jake Oldroyd	BYU	−3.37	9-13	69.2%	49	0-1	−0.44
87	Lucas Havrisik	Arizona	−3.98	9-14	64.3%	57	2-4	−0.56
88	Christopher Dunn	NC State	−4.08	13-19	68.4%	46	0-3	−0.77
89	Nick Mihalic	Western Michigan	−4.52	9-11	81.8%	30	0-1	−0.50
90	Joe McFadden	UConn	−5.27	12-17	70.6%	47	0-1	−0.90
91	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	−5.86	13-21	61.9%	55	2-6	−1.23
92	Charlie Ham	Duke	−5.93	14-20	70.0%	50	1-3	−1.19
93	Jonathan Cruz	Charlotte	−6.19	10-15	66.7%	56	1-1	−0.93
94	Anders Carlson	Auburn	−6.93	14-21	66.7%	49	0-3	−1.45
95	Zeke Rankin	Middle Tennessee	−7.51	9-12	75.0%	46	0-0	−0.90
96	Brent Cimaglia	Georgia Tech	−7.69	11-15	73.3%	37	0-3	−1.23
97	Thomas Cluckey	Toledo	−7.79	13-21	61.9%	50	1-2	−1.56
98	Dalton Witherspoon	Houston	−7.81	15-23	65.2%	50	1-2	−1.80
99	Connor Coles	Utah State	−7.82	19-28	67.9%	52	1-3	−2.19
100	Jacob Borcila	Kansas	−8.22	9-15	60.0%	50	1-2	−1.23
101	Cory Smigel	Akron	−8.97	7-11	63.6%	40	0-1	−0.99
102	Valentino Ambrosio	Rutgers	−9.03	11-15	73.3%	40	0-0	−1.35
103	Matt Quinn	UAB	−9.14	10-15	66.7%	52	1-3	−1.37
104	Aaron Shahriari	Florida Atlantic	−9.22	7-10	70.0%	38	0-0	−0.92
105	John Hoyland	Wyoming	−9.46	9-13	69.2%	37	0-2	−1.23
106	Matt Coghlin	Michigan State	−10.23	11-17	64.7%	51	1-3	−1.64
107	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama	−10.60	12-17	70.6%	48	0-0	−1.91
108	Stephen Johnson	Ohio	−11.08	16-23	69.6%	44	0-1	−2.55
109	Rory Bell	Temple	−11.25	9-16	56.3%	55	1-1	−1.80
110	Andre Szmyt	Syracuse	−11.29	9-14	64.3%	48	0-1	−1.58
111	Joseph Petrino	Maryland	−11.74	11-18	61.1%	48	0-1	−2.11
112	Jake Chanove	Ball State	−15.02	7-10	70.0%	35	0-0	−1.50
113	Joe Doyle	Memphis	−17.75	7-12	58.3%	51	1-2	−2.13
114	Briggs Bourgeois	Southern Miss	−19.86	8-14	57.1%	46	0-1	−3.38
115	Nolan McCord	Mississippi State	−20.62	9-16	56.3%	43	0-0	−3.30
116	Merek Glover	Tulane	−22.23	6-11	54.5%	41	0-0	−2.45
117	Chase Gabriel	Florida International	−24.05	8-13	61.5%	53	1-1	−2.65
118	Connor Culp	Nebraska	−24.59	6-12	50.0%	51	2-3	−2.95
119	Daniel Obarski	UCF	−24.65	5-10	50.0%	40	0-0	−2.47
120	Charlie Kuhbander	Northwestern	−32.05	6-13	46.2%	47	0-0	−4.17

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