2023 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 2023, Alex McPherson (+24.57) led college football kickers in MAKE per 100 kicks, ahead of Jonah Dalmas (+19.62) and Joshua Karty (+18.65). 130 kickers qualify (minimum 10 field goal attempts). The median qualified kicker had +1.35.

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

Rk	Player	Team	MAKE/100	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Alex McPherson	Auburn	+24.57	13-13	100.0%	53	1-1	+3.19
2	Jonah Dalmas	Boise State	+19.62	21-23	91.3%	56	4-5	+4.51
3	Joshua Karty	Stanford	+18.65	23-26	88.5%	56	4-6	+4.85
4	Mason Shipley	Texas State	+18.30	14-14	100.0%	47	0-0	+2.56
5	Alex Raynor	Kentucky	+17.88	10-11	90.9%	50	1-2	+1.97
6	Graham Nicholson	Miami (OH)	+17.73	26-27	96.3%	52	1-1	+4.79
7	Jose Pizano	UNLV	+16.96	25-27	92.6%	52	2-2	+4.58
8	Atticus Sappington	Oregon State	+16.85	13-14	92.9%	48	0-0	+2.36
9	James Turner	Michigan	+16.19	16-18	88.9%	50	3-4	+2.91
10	Will Reichard	Alabama	+14.75	20-23	87.0%	51	3-3	+3.39
11	Noah Burnette	North Carolina	+14.25	18-19	94.7%	48	0-0	+2.57
12	Andrew Glass	Kent State	+13.66	15-17	88.2%	48	0-0	+2.32
13	Andres Borregales	Miami	+13.44	21-25	84.0%	51	4-6	+3.36
14	Chase Allen	UTSA	+13.11	13-15	86.7%	53	1-2	+1.97
15	Mitch Jeter	South Carolina	+12.37	12-14	85.7%	51	1-3	+1.73
16	Cam Little	Arkansas	+11.63	20-24	83.3%	56	4-5	+2.79
17	Michael Hughes	App State	+11.52	17-19	89.5%	54	2-2	+2.19
18	John Love	Virginia Tech	+11.03	20-22	90.9%	47	0-0	+2.43
19	Aidan Birr	Georgia Tech	+10.79	14-16	87.5%	48	0-0	+1.73
20	Alejandro Mata	Colorado	+10.75	10-12	83.3%	47	0-0	+1.29
21	Dragan Kesich	Minnesota	+10.74	22-26	84.6%	54	3-4	+2.68
22	Nathanial Vakos	Wisconsin	+10.66	14-17	82.4%	52	1-3	+1.81
23	Jordan Noyes	Colorado State	+10.25	15-19	78.9%	55	1-2	+1.84
24	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State	+10.05	18-20	90.0%	48	0-0	+2.01
25	Trey Smack	Florida	+9.72	17-21	81.0%	54	2-3	+2.04
26	Jai Patel	Rutgers	+9.66	14-16	87.5%	51	2-3	+1.55
27	Will Ferrin	BYU	+9.65	11-14	78.6%	49	0-2	+1.35
28	Kenneth Almendares	Louisiana	+9.26	13-14	92.9%	46	0-0	+1.30
29	Michael Hayes II	West Virginia	+9.05	14-17	82.4%	49	0-2	+1.54
30	Jonathan Kim	Michigan State	+8.87	13-18	72.2%	58	4-7	+1.60
31	Quinn Maretzki	Army	+8.57	12-14	85.7%	47	0-0	+1.20
32	Matthew Shipley	Hawai'i	+8.43	14-18	77.8%	51	3-4	+1.52
33	Bert Auburn	Texas	+7.94	28-34	82.4%	54	2-4	+2.62
34	Alex Felkins	Penn State	+7.80	18-22	81.8%	50	1-3	+1.72
35	Tanner Gillis	Memphis	+7.72	9-11	81.8%	48	0-0	+0.85
36	Brayden Narveson	NC State	+7.69	16-20	80.0%	57	1-3	+1.54
37	Liam Connor	Boston College	+7.55	10-12	83.3%	45	0-0	+0.91
38	Chase Contreraz	Iowa State	+7.42	19-24	79.2%	56	2-3	+1.78
39	Noah Rauschenberg	North Texas	+7.36	16-19	84.2%	49	0-1	+1.40
40	Will Bettridge	Virginia	+6.80	18-21	85.7%	46	0-0	+1.36
41	Jack Olsen	Northwestern	+6.74	14-17	82.4%	47	0-1	+1.15
42	Cole Becker	Utah	+6.64	15-18	83.3%	51	1-2	+1.20
43	Brandon Talton	Nevada	+6.52	15-20	75.0%	52	1-3	+1.30
44	Jayden Fielding	Ohio State	+6.21	15-18	83.3%	47	0-1	+1.12
45	Camden Wise	James Madison	+5.81	16-18	88.9%	46	0-0	+1.05
46	Gino Garcia	Texas Tech	+5.73	14-19	73.7%	55	3-5	+1.09
47	Elliott Nimrod	Utah State	+5.69	11-13	84.6%	45	0-0	+0.74
48	Caden Davis	Ole Miss	+5.66	15-19	78.9%	56	1-3	+1.08
49	Alex Hale	Oklahoma State	+5.52	26-32	81.3%	53	3-4	+1.77
50	Chase Meyer	Tulsa	+5.46	17-20	85.0%	47	0-0	+1.09
51	Ethan Sanchez	Old Dominion	+5.38	14-17	82.4%	49	0-0	+0.91
52	Michael Lantz	Georgia Southern	+5.15	23-28	82.1%	48	0-1	+1.44
53	Peyton Woodring	Georgia	+4.48	21-25	84.0%	48	0-1	+1.12
54	Jesus Gomez	Eastern Michigan	+3.95	11-15	73.3%	55	2-4	+0.59
55	Dylan Lynch	Fresno State	+3.79	21-27	77.8%	52	2-3	+1.02
56	Colby Sessums	Sam Houston	+3.72	11-14	78.6%	53	2-3	+0.52
57	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama	+3.18	13-18	72.2%	51	1-4	+0.57
58	Harrison Mevis	Missouri	+3.02	24-30	80.0%	61	3-5	+0.91
59	Caleb Griffin	Illinois	+2.56	14-19	73.7%	53	2-4	+0.49
60	Griffin Kell	TCU	+2.50	14-21	66.7%	57	3-7	+0.50
61	Spencer Shrader	Notre Dame	+2.12	14-20	70.0%	54	4-6	+0.42
62	Chris Tennant	Kansas State	+1.96	11-14	78.6%	51	1-2	+0.27
63	Andrew Conrad	East Carolina	+1.95	18-25	72.0%	51	1-3	+0.49
64	Collin Rogers	SMU	+1.84	20-26	76.9%	51	2-2	+0.48
65	Derek McCormick	UL Monroe	+1.51	10-12	83.3%	50	2-2	+0.18
66	Matthew Dapore	Air Force	+1.19	14-18	77.8%	50	1-1	+0.21
67	Ethan Albertson	New Mexico State	+0.59	18-23	78.3%	52	1-1	+0.14
68	Scott Taylor Renfroe	Troy	+0.50	18-22	81.8%	44	0-0	+0.11
69	Randy Bond	Texas A&M	+0.40	23-32	71.9%	52	4-5	+0.13
70	Carter Brown	Cincinnati	+0.32	15-19	78.9%	54	1-1	+0.06
71	Damian Ramos	LSU	+0.28	12-15	80.0%	48	0-1	+0.04
72	Charles Campbell	Tennessee	+0.23	18-23	78.3%	49	0-3	+0.05
73	Jacob Barnes	Louisiana Tech	+0.04	12-15	80.0%	46	0-0	+0.01
74	Todd Pelino	Duke	−0.05	15-20	75.0%	52	2-2	−0.01
75	Tyler Loop	Arizona	−0.20	16-21	76.2%	52	2-4	−0.04
76	Liam Rickman	Georgia State	−0.43	8-10	80.0%	46	0-0	−0.04
77	Dominic Zvada	Arkansas State	−0.62	15-20	75.0%	53	1-1	−0.12
78	Valentino Ambrosio	Tulane	−0.78	19-24	79.2%	47	0-0	−0.19
79	Kyle Ferrie	Mississippi State	−1.00	16-22	72.7%	49	0-1	−0.22
80	Kanon Woodill	Northern Illinois	−1.24	11-15	73.3%	49	0-1	−0.19
81	Isaiah Hankins	Baylor	−1.26	18-25	72.0%	54	2-3	−0.31
82	Jackson Courville	Ball State	−1.39	14-20	70.0%	48	0-3	−0.26
83	Grady Gross	Washington	−1.64	13-17	76.5%	47	0-0	−0.28
84	Dean Janikowski	Washington State	−1.67	10-15	66.7%	55	2-4	−0.25
85	Ben Sauls	Pittsburgh	−1.68	11-16	68.8%	47	0-2	−0.27
86	Luke Pawlak	Toledo	−1.72	10-13	76.9%	44	0-0	−0.22
87	Chase Gabriel	Florida International	−1.96	9-12	75.0%	50	1-1	−0.24
88	Jack Browning	San Diego State	−3.85	15-22	68.2%	61	2-3	−0.85
89	Andrew Stein	Southern Miss	−4.47	17-23	73.9%	52	1-2	−1.03
90	Seth Keller	Kansas	−4.49	11-14	78.6%	44	0-0	−0.63
91	Luke Drzewiecki	New Mexico	−4.80	10-14	71.4%	47	0-1	−0.67
92	Drew Stevens	Iowa	−5.09	18-26	69.2%	53	2-4	−1.32
93	John Hoyland	Wyoming	−5.19	10-17	58.8%	56	2-6	−0.88
94	Buzz Flabiano	UTEP	−5.24	10-13	76.9%	43	0-0	−0.68
95	Brock Travelstead	Louisville	−5.68	17-24	70.8%	53	1-2	−1.36
96	Alen Karajic	Jacksonville State	−6.15	14-20	70.0%	43	0-1	−1.23
97	Chris Freeman	Indiana	−6.42	10-14	71.4%	50	1-1	−0.83
98	Lucas Carneiro	Western Kentucky	−6.61	8-11	72.7%	45	0-0	−0.73
99	Denis Lynch	USC	−6.82	10-14	71.4%	53	1-1	−0.96
100	Dario Longhetto	Arizona State	−6.83	11-16	68.8%	51	1-3	−1.09
101	Jacob Borcila	Vanderbilt	−7.02	7-10	70.0%	44	0-0	−0.70
102	Jack Howes	Maryland	−7.12	12-18	66.7%	48	0-1	−1.28
103	John Cannon	South Florida	−7.50	10-15	66.7%	45	0-0	−1.13
104	Alex McNulty	Buffalo	−7.54	11-19	57.9%	53	2-5	−1.43
105	Alan Anaya	Bowling Green	−7.70	12-17	70.6%	42	0-1	−1.31
106	Colton Boomer	UCF	−8.25	12-19	63.2%	55	2-4	−1.57
107	Brady Denaburg	Syracuse	−8.61	10-16	62.5%	46	0-3	−1.38
108	Kade Hensley	Coastal Carolina	−9.60	9-12	75.0%	38	0-0	−1.15
109	Kyler Halvorsen	San José State	−11.25	10-14	71.4%	41	0-0	−1.57
110	Zach Schmit	Oklahoma	−11.29	14-20	70.0%	46	0-1	−2.26
111	Jonathan Weitz	Clemson	−11.52	11-17	64.7%	50	1-2	−1.96
112	Tristan Alvano	Nebraska	−11.58	9-15	60.0%	55	1-1	−1.74
113	Jack Martin	Houston	−11.91	8-14	57.1%	44	0-2	−1.67
114	Camden Lewis	Oregon	−12.12	11-17	64.7%	45	0-1	−2.06
115	Rece Verhoff	Marshall	−12.48	10-15	66.7%	44	0-0	−1.87
116	Tim Horn	Rice	−12.50	8-12	66.7%	48	0-0	−1.50
117	Kyle Cunanan	Charlotte	−12.52	9-15	60.0%	49	0-1	−1.88
118	Zeke Rankin	Middle Tennessee	−12.58	10-14	71.4%	38	0-0	−1.76
119	Gianni Spetic	Ohio	−13.48	16-24	66.7%	40	0-2	−3.24
120	Matthew Dennis	Wake Forest	−13.53	14-20	70.0%	44	0-0	−2.71
121	Ben Freehill	Purdue	−13.65	6-11	54.5%	44	0-1	−1.37
122	Palmer Domschke	Western Michigan	−13.79	9-15	60.0%	49	0-0	−2.07
123	Camden Price	Temple	−13.89	7-12	58.3%	42	0-0	−1.67
124	Joe McFadden	UConn	−15.05	7-13	53.8%	50	1-1	−1.96
125	Cameron Carson	Massachusetts	−15.13	11-20	55.0%	49	0-4	−3.03
126	Tristan Mattson	Central Michigan	−15.87	7-14	50.0%	58	1-4	−2.22
127	Matt Quinn	UAB	−20.37	11-18	61.1%	48	0-0	−3.67
128	Liam Gray	Coastal Carolina	−20.53	7-12	58.3%	43	0-2	−2.46
129	RJ Lopez	UCLA	−24.09	6-11	54.5%	47	0-0	−2.65
130	Nick Brown	Liberty	−24.36	5-10	50.0%	41	0-0	−2.44

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