2023 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 2023, Graham Nicholson (9) led college football kickers in 40-49 yard field goals, ahead of Alex McNulty (8) and Bert Auburn (8). 157 kickers qualify.

Final 2023 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	40-49 made	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Graham Nicholson	Miami (OH)	9	26-27	96.3%	52	1-1	+4.79
2	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	8	11-19	57.9%	53	2-5	−1.43
3	Bert Auburn	Texas	8	28-34	82.4%	54	2-4	+2.62
4	Brayden Narveson	NC State	7	16-20	80.0%	57	1-3	+1.54
5	Joshua Karty	Stanford	7	23-26	88.5%	56	4-6	+4.85
6	Matthew Dapore	Air Force	7	14-18	77.8%	50	1-1	+0.21
7	Aidan Birr	Georgia Tech	7	14-16	87.5%	48	0-0	+1.73
8	Alex Felkins	Penn State	7	18-22	81.8%	50	1-3	+1.72
9	Chase Contreraz	Iowa State	7	19-24	79.2%	56	2-3	+1.78
10	Jose Pizano	UNLV	7	25-27	92.6%	52	2-2	+4.58
11	Dylan Lynch	Fresno State	7	21-27	77.8%	52	2-3	+1.02
12	Will Reichard	Alabama	7	20-23	87.0%	51	3-3	+3.39
13	Andrew Conrad	East Carolina	7	18-25	72.0%	51	1-3	+0.49
14	Kyle Ferrie	Mississippi State	7	16-22	72.7%	49	0-1	−0.22
15	Chase Allen	UTSA	6	13-15	86.7%	53	1-2	+1.97
16	Jonah Dalmas	Boise State	6	21-23	91.3%	56	4-5	+4.51
17	Noah Burnette	North Carolina	6	18-19	94.7%	48	0-0	+2.57
18	Andrew Glass	Kent State	6	15-17	88.2%	48	0-0	+2.32
19	John Love	Virginia Tech	6	20-22	90.9%	47	0-0	+2.43
20	Will Ferrin	BYU	6	11-14	78.6%	49	0-2	+1.35
21	Dominic Zvada	Arkansas State	6	15-20	75.0%	53	1-1	−0.12
22	Valentino Ambrosio	Tulane	6	19-24	79.2%	47	0-0	−0.19
23	Alex Hale	Oklahoma State	6	26-32	81.3%	53	3-4	+1.77
24	Michael Lantz	Georgia Southern	6	23-28	82.1%	48	0-1	+1.44
25	Atticus Sappington	Oregon State	5	13-14	92.9%	48	0-0	+2.36
26	Dragan Kesich	Minnesota	5	22-26	84.6%	54	3-4	+2.68
27	Grady Gross	Washington	5	13-17	76.5%	47	0-0	−0.28
28	Michael Hayes II	West Virginia	5	14-17	82.4%	49	0-2	+1.54
29	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State	5	18-20	90.0%	48	0-0	+2.01
30	Cam Little	Arkansas	5	20-24	83.3%	56	4-5	+2.79
31	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama	5	13-18	72.2%	51	1-4	+0.57
32	Kyle Cunanan	Charlotte	5	9-15	60.0%	49	0-1	−1.88
33	Tanner Gillis	Memphis	5	9-11	81.8%	48	0-0	+0.85
34	Todd Pelino	Duke	5	15-20	75.0%	52	2-2	−0.01
35	Will Bettridge	Virginia	5	18-21	85.7%	46	0-0	+1.36
36	Ben Sauls	Pittsburgh	5	11-16	68.8%	47	0-2	−0.27
37	Brandon Talton	Nevada	5	15-20	75.0%	52	1-3	+1.30
38	Caleb Griffin	Illinois	5	14-19	73.7%	53	2-4	+0.49
39	Griffin Kell	TCU	5	14-21	66.7%	57	3-7	+0.50
40	John Cannon	South Florida	5	10-15	66.7%	45	0-0	−1.13
41	Collin Rogers	SMU	5	20-26	76.9%	51	2-2	+0.48
42	Jack Browning	San Diego State	5	15-22	68.2%	61	2-3	−0.85
43	Alex Raynor	Kentucky	4	10-11	90.9%	50	1-2	+1.97
44	Chris Tennant	Kansas State	4	11-14	78.6%	51	1-2	+0.27
45	Mason Shipley	Texas State	4	14-14	100.0%	47	0-0	+2.56
46	Andres Borregales	Miami	4	21-25	84.0%	51	4-6	+3.36
47	Caden Davis	Ole Miss	4	15-19	78.9%	56	1-3	+1.08
48	Carter Brown	Cincinnati	4	15-19	78.9%	54	1-1	+0.06
49	Jack Olsen	Northwestern	4	14-17	82.4%	47	0-1	+1.15
50	Lucas Carneiro	Western Kentucky	4	8-11	72.7%	45	0-0	−0.73
51	Peyton Woodring	Georgia	4	21-25	84.0%	48	0-1	+1.12
52	Quinn Maretzki	Army	4	12-14	85.7%	47	0-0	+1.20
53	Alejandro Mata	Colorado	4	10-12	83.3%	47	0-0	+1.29
54	Brock Travelstead	Louisville	4	17-24	70.8%	53	1-2	−1.36
55	Colton Boomer	UCF	4	12-19	63.2%	55	2-4	−1.57
56	Ethan Albertson	New Mexico State	4	18-23	78.3%	52	1-1	+0.14
57	Ethan Sanchez	Old Dominion	4	14-17	82.4%	49	0-0	+0.91
58	Jayden Fielding	Ohio State	4	15-18	83.3%	47	0-1	+1.12
59	Jordan Noyes	Colorado State	4	15-19	78.9%	55	1-2	+1.84
60	Liam Connor	Boston College	4	10-12	83.3%	45	0-0	+0.91
61	Noah Rauschenberg	North Texas	4	16-19	84.2%	49	0-1	+1.40
62	Alen Karajic	Jacksonville State	4	14-20	70.0%	43	0-1	−1.23
63	Andrew Stein	Southern Miss	4	17-23	73.9%	52	1-2	−1.03
64	Camden Price	Temple	4	7-12	58.3%	42	0-0	−1.67
65	Trey Smack	Florida	4	17-21	81.0%	54	2-3	+2.04
66	Drew Stevens	Iowa	4	18-26	69.2%	53	2-4	−1.32
67	Isaiah Hankins	Baylor	4	18-25	72.0%	54	2-3	−0.31
68	Jack Howes	Maryland	4	12-18	66.7%	48	0-1	−1.28
69	Randy Bond	Texas A&M	4	23-32	71.9%	52	4-5	+0.13
70	Alex McPherson	Auburn	3	13-13	100.0%	53	1-1	+3.19
71	Jai Patel	Rutgers	3	14-16	87.5%	51	2-3	+1.55
72	Mitch Jeter	South Carolina	3	12-14	85.7%	51	1-3	+1.73
73	Brady Denaburg	Syracuse	3	10-16	62.5%	46	0-3	−1.38
74	Chase Gabriel	Florida International	3	9-12	75.0%	50	1-1	−0.24
75	Jackson Courville	Ball State	3	14-20	70.0%	48	0-3	−0.26
76	James Turner	Michigan	3	16-18	88.9%	50	3-4	+2.91
77	Nathanial Vakos	Wisconsin	3	14-17	82.4%	52	1-3	+1.81
78	Alan Anaya	Bowling Green	3	12-17	70.6%	42	0-1	−1.31
79	Charles Campbell	Tennessee	3	18-23	78.3%	49	0-3	+0.05
80	Chase Meyer	Tulsa	3	17-20	85.0%	47	0-0	+1.09
81	Jacob Barnes	Louisiana Tech	3	12-15	80.0%	46	0-0	+0.01
82	Jacob Borcila	Vanderbilt	3	7-10	70.0%	44	0-0	−0.70
83	Michael Hughes	App State	3	17-19	89.5%	54	2-2	+2.19
84	Rece Verhoff	Marshall	3	10-15	66.7%	44	0-0	−1.87
85	Tim Horn	Rice	3	8-12	66.7%	48	0-0	−1.50
86	Camden Lewis	Oregon	3	11-17	64.7%	45	0-1	−2.06
87	Jack Martin	Houston	3	8-14	57.1%	44	0-2	−1.67
88	Jonathan Weitz	Clemson	3	11-17	64.7%	50	1-2	−1.96
89	Palmer Domschke	Western Michigan	3	9-15	60.0%	49	0-0	−2.07
90	Cole Becker	Utah	2	15-18	83.3%	51	1-2	+1.20
91	Denis Lynch	USC	2	10-14	71.4%	53	1-1	−0.96
92	Liam Gray	Coastal Carolina	2	7-12	58.3%	43	0-2	−2.46
93	Mateen Bhaghani	California	2	8-9	88.9%	43	0-0	+0.56
94	Seth Morgan	Memphis	2	3-5	60.0%	47	0-1	−0.53
95	Damian Ramos	LSU	2	12-15	80.0%	48	0-1	+0.04
96	Elliott Nimrod	Utah State	2	11-13	84.6%	45	0-0	+0.74
97	Jesus Gomez	Eastern Michigan	2	11-15	73.3%	55	2-4	+0.59
98	Kenneth Almendares	Louisiana	2	13-14	92.9%	46	0-0	+1.30
99	Matt Quinn	UAB	2	11-18	61.1%	48	0-0	−3.67
100	Ben Freehill	Purdue	2	6-11	54.5%	44	0-1	−1.37
101	Jonathan Kim	Michigan State	2	13-18	72.2%	58	4-7	+1.60
102	Kanon Woodill	Northern Illinois	2	11-15	73.3%	49	0-1	−0.19
103	Luke Drzewiecki	New Mexico	2	10-14	71.4%	47	0-1	−0.67
104	Nick Brown	Liberty	2	5-10	50.0%	41	0-0	−2.44
105	Seth Keller	Kansas	2	11-14	78.6%	44	0-0	−0.63
106	Tristan Mattson	Central Michigan	2	7-14	50.0%	58	1-4	−2.22
107	Zach Schmit	Oklahoma	2	14-20	70.0%	46	0-1	−2.26
108	Cameron Carson	Massachusetts	2	11-20	55.0%	49	0-4	−3.03
109	Dean Janikowski	Washington State	2	10-15	66.7%	55	2-4	−0.25
110	Gino Garcia	Texas Tech	2	14-19	73.7%	55	3-5	+1.09
111	Harrison Mevis	Missouri	2	24-30	80.0%	61	3-5	+0.91
112	Matthew Shipley	Hawai'i	2	14-18	77.8%	51	3-4	+1.52
113	Nathan Kirkwood	Navy	2	6-9	66.7%	45	0-0	−0.63
114	Spencer Shrader	Notre Dame	2	14-20	70.0%	54	4-6	+0.42
115	Scott Taylor Renfroe	Troy	2	18-22	81.8%	44	0-0	+0.11
116	Tristan Alvano	Nebraska	2	9-15	60.0%	55	1-1	−1.74
117	Derek McCormick	UL Monroe	1	10-12	83.3%	50	2-2	+0.18
118	Gabriel Plascencia	San Diego State	1	4-4	100.0%	46	0-0	+0.74
119	Liam Rickman	Georgia State	1	8-10	80.0%	46	0-0	−0.04
120	Nick Barr-Mira	Mississippi State	1	1-1	100.0%	49	0-0	+0.45
121	Nick Lopez	Louisville	1	1-1	100.0%	40	0-0	+0.29
122	Noe Ruelas	UConn	1	3-4	75.0%	41	0-1	+0.04
123	Ryan Coe	North Carolina	1	3-4	75.0%	47	0-0	+0.01
124	Camden Wise	James Madison	1	16-18	88.9%	46	0-0	+1.05
125	Kyler Halvorsen	San José State	1	10-14	71.4%	41	0-0	−1.57
126	Luke Pawlak	Toledo	1	10-13	76.9%	44	0-0	−0.22
127	Matthew Dennis	Wake Forest	1	14-20	70.0%	44	0-0	−2.71
128	Tate Sandell	UTSA	1	1-2	50.0%	47	0-0	−0.24
129	Buzz Flabiano	UTEP	1	10-13	76.9%	43	0-0	−0.68
130	Colby Sessums	Sam Houston	1	11-14	78.6%	53	2-3	+0.52
131	Jace Feely	Colorado	1	4-7	57.1%	49	0-0	−1.13
132	Julio Macias	Purdue	1	2-6	33.3%	40	0-0	−2.46
133	Noah Perez	Akron	1	3-7	42.9%	40	0-1	−1.91
134	Tyler Loop	Arizona	1	16-21	76.2%	52	2-4	−0.04
135	Chris Freeman	Indiana	1	10-14	71.4%	50	1-1	−0.83
136	RJ Lopez	UCLA	1	6-11	54.5%	47	0-0	−2.65
137	Gianni Spetic	Ohio	1	16-24	66.7%	40	0-2	−3.24
138	Joe McFadden	UConn	1	7-13	53.8%	50	1-1	−1.96
139	Adam Mihalek	Florida	0	1-3	33.3%	32	0-0	−1.31
140	Alex Kasee	Ohio	0	1-2	50.0%	39	0-0	−0.40
141	Braxton Guilbeau	UL Monroe	0	1-2	50.0%	26	0-0	−0.56
142	Connor Gibbs	Southern Miss	0	0-1	0.0%	0	0-0	−0.66
143	Evan Warren	Navy	0	2-5	40.0%	31	0-0	−1.95
144	Gavin Stewart	Georgia Tech	0	0-3	0.0%	0	0-1	−1.91
145	Joey Cheek	Utah	0	1-2	50.0%	37	0-0	−0.34
146	Justin Duff	UTEP	0	0-1	0.0%	0	0-0	−0.67
147	Kade Hensley	Coastal Carolina	0	9-12	75.0%	38	0-0	−1.15
148	Logan Lupo	Florida Atlantic	0	5-8	62.5%	37	0-0	−1.59
149	Robert Gunn III	Clemson	0	1-4	25.0%	23	0-0	−2.46
150	Blake Glessner	UCLA	0	2-6	33.3%	35	0-0	−2.83
151	Dario Longhetto	Arizona State	0	11-16	68.8%	51	1-3	−1.09
152	Jake Larson	Charlotte	0	2-4	50.0%	35	0-0	−1.00
153	Jake Seibert	Northern Illinois	0	2-5	40.0%	30	0-0	−2.01
154	Owen Wiley	Akron	0	4-6	66.7%	38	0-0	−0.70
155	Zeke Rankin	Middle Tennessee	0	10-14	71.4%	38	0-0	−1.76
156	John Hoyland	Wyoming	0	10-17	58.8%	56	2-6	−0.88
157	Michael Luckhurst	California	0	3-9	33.3%	39	0-0	−3.41

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