2026 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 2026, Gabe Panikowski (+23.97) led college football kickers in MAKE per 100 kicks, ahead of Luke Drzewiecki (+23.59) and David Olano (+23.38). 139 kickers qualify (minimum 5 field goal attempts). The median qualified kicker had +0.31. This season is in progress (through Week 7), so the numbers change each week.

Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	MAKE/100	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Gabe Panikowski	Florida State	+23.97	6-6	100.0%	46	0-0	+1.44
2	Luke Drzewiecki	Minnesota	+23.59	10-10	100.0%	51	1-1	+2.36
3	David Olano	Texas A&M	+23.38	11-11	100.0%	57	4-4	+2.57
4	Karl Campbell	Western Kentucky	+22.80	8-8	100.0%	45	0-0	+1.82
5	Tony Sterner	Louisiana	+21.95	10-10	100.0%	47	0-0	+2.20
6	Dominic Bourgeois	Middle Tennessee	+21.90	10-11	90.9%	52	3-4	+2.41
7	Nico Cavanillas Alti	Coastal Carolina	+21.35	7-8	87.5%	58	3-4	+1.71
8	Conor Talty	Alabama	+21.34	10-10	100.0%	45	0-0	+2.13
9	Nolan Hauser	Clemson	+20.94	15-16	93.8%	59	2-2	+3.35
10	Chase Reeves	Liberty	+19.36	11-11	100.0%	49	0-0	+2.13
11	Samer Layous	Georgia State	+19.26	8-8	100.0%	49	0-0	+1.54
12	Manaki Watanabe	Fresno State	+19.20	13-15	86.7%	52	4-4	+2.69
13	Cooper Helmke	Tulane	+17.75	7-8	87.5%	58	3-3	+1.42
14	Kanoah Vinesett	NC State	+17.27	7-7	100.0%	46	0-0	+1.21
15	Gage Hurych	Oregon	+16.93	9-9	100.0%	44	0-0	+1.52
16	Jonah Delange	UAB	+16.27	17-19	89.5%	57	2-3	+3.09
17	Antonio Chadha	Pittsburgh	+15.30	10-11	90.9%	58	1-2	+1.68
18	Ethan Moczulski	Illinois	+15.10	10-12	83.3%	54	2-3	+1.81
19	Lucas Carneiro	Ole Miss	+14.49	9-11	81.8%	57	1-2	+1.59
20	Cooper Ranvier	Tennessee	+14.45	10-11	90.9%	49	0-1	+1.59
21	Luis Rodriguez	Kansas State	+14.41	10-10	100.0%	51	1-1	+1.44
22	Sam Keltner	Oklahoma State	+14.36	13-13	100.0%	47	0-0	+1.87
23	Gianni Spetic	Texas	+14.17	9-10	90.0%	52	1-2	+1.42
24	Gavin Lahm	Wisconsin	+13.98	9-10	90.0%	51	1-1	+1.40
25	Kali Nguma	Colorado State	+13.78	4-5	80.0%	51	2-3	+0.69
26	Patrick Durkin	Florida	+13.68	11-12	91.7%	53	1-1	+1.64
27	Dieter Kelly	Western Michigan	+13.68	7-8	87.5%	52	1-1	+1.09
28	Cooper DiLeva	San Diego State	+13.60	8-9	88.9%	53	1-1	+1.22
29	Travis Kenner	Bowling Green	+13.45	7-8	87.5%	49	0-1	+1.08
30	Drew Klein	North Dakota State	+13.25	10-12	83.3%	56	1-3	+1.59
31	Caden Buhr	Iowa	+12.82	9-11	81.8%	51	1-3	+1.41
32	Joe McFadden	Nevada	+11.92	10-12	83.3%	45	0-1	+1.31
33	Carson Smith	Arizona State	+11.76	9-10	90.0%	47	0-0	+1.18
34	Alex McPherson	Auburn	+11.45	6-8	75.0%	55	1-2	+0.92
35	Liam Boyd	Michigan State	+11.26	10-13	76.9%	51	1-2	+1.35
36	Jacobo Echeverria Lozano	Purdue	+11.23	15-16	93.8%	48	0-0	+1.80
37	Spencer Porath	Notre Dame	+11.15	10-11	90.9%	52	1-1	+1.23
38	Canaan Moore	Boise State	+11.14	9-10	90.0%	49	0-0	+1.11
39	Carter Cremascoli	Air Force	+10.87	9-10	90.0%	52	1-1	+1.09
40	Jackson Kleather	Northwestern	+10.29	11-13	84.6%	52	2-3	+1.34
41	James London	App State	+10.07	12-15	80.0%	48	0-0	+1.41
42	Jake Weinberg	Miami	+9.72	5-6	83.3%	50	1-2	+0.58
43	Kyle Konrardy	Iowa State	+8.42	8-10	80.0%	51	1-2	+0.84
44	Matthias Dunn	BYU	+7.98	4-5	80.0%	49	0-0	+0.40
45	Carson Hilbert	Louisville	+7.74	7-9	77.8%	54	1-2	+0.70
46	Malik Orsan	South Carolina	+7.67	8-10	80.0%	52	2-2	+0.77
47	Erik Sandvik	Wyoming	+7.60	10-11	90.9%	48	0-0	+0.84
48	Stone Harrington	Texas Tech	+7.49	11-14	78.6%	52	1-2	+0.97
49	Brock Taylor	Vanderbilt	+7.20	6-8	75.0%	47	0-1	+0.58
50	Kyle Ferrie	Mississippi State	+7.10	7-8	87.5%	52	1-1	+0.57
51	Connor Calvert	Wake Forest	+6.55	10-11	90.9%	44	0-0	+0.72
52	Peyton Woodring	Georgia	+6.48	7-9	77.8%	49	0-1	+0.58
53	Jonathan Dimas	Houston	+6.15	6-7	85.7%	46	0-0	+0.43
54	Luca Lombardo	Boston College	+4.62	5-6	83.3%	52	1-1	+0.28
55	Philippe Laforge	Memphis	+4.59	10-13	76.9%	44	0-2	+0.55
56	Caden Chittenden	USC	+4.15	7-8	87.5%	39	0-0	+0.33
57	Ryan Barker	Penn State	+4.05	11-13	84.6%	48	0-0	+0.53
58	Dane Pizzaro	Rutgers	+3.63	4-5	80.0%	47	0-0	+0.18
59	Jack Cassidy	West Virginia	+2.90	6-7	85.7%	38	0-0	+0.20
60	Rudy Kessinger	Eastern Michigan	+2.56	9-12	75.0%	51	1-1	+0.28
61	Dillon Curtis	Utah	+2.41	6-7	85.7%	54	1-1	+0.17
62	Will Hryszko	Ohio	+1.99	9-12	75.0%	50	1-1	+0.24
63	Stephen Rusnak	Cincinnati	+1.67	3-5	60.0%	54	1-3	+0.08
64	Caleb Ojeda	Oregon State	+1.33	7-10	70.0%	53	1-3	+0.13
65	Grant Glasgow	New Mexico	+1.25	6-8	75.0%	49	0-1	+0.10
66	Will Stone	UCF	+0.88	5-6	83.3%	40	0-0	+0.05
67	Noah Perez	East Carolina	+0.84	9-11	81.8%	49	0-0	+0.09
68	Martin Connington	Kansas	+0.64	6-8	75.0%	46	0-1	+0.05
69	Nico Gramatica	South Florida	+0.60	10-13	76.9%	53	1-2	+0.08
70	Clune Van Andel	Arkansas State	+0.31	8-10	80.0%	48	0-0	+0.03
71	Dawson Jones	Army	+0.12	6-9	66.7%	51	1-2	+0.01
72	Oliver Hautanen	Buffalo	−0.39	12-15	80.0%	51	1-1	−0.06
73	Tyler Robles	Washington	−0.39	9-11	81.8%	48	0-0	−0.04
74	Tate Sandell	Oklahoma	−0.53	7-10	70.0%	53	1-3	−0.05
75	Michael Petro	UTSA	−1.05	11-14	78.6%	53	1-1	−0.15
76	Morgan Suarez	James Madison	−1.10	13-18	72.2%	47	0-0	−0.19
77	Ian Kelly	Charlotte	−1.16	4-5	80.0%	46	0-0	−0.06
78	Connor Hawkins	Ohio State	−1.44	8-10	80.0%	48	0-0	−0.14
79	Gavin Strange	Duke	−1.47	5-6	83.3%	39	0-0	−0.09
80	Ilya Uvaydov	New Mexico State	−1.78	5-7	71.4%	52	1-2	−0.12
81	Derek Morris	Massachusetts	−1.97	11-16	68.8%	56	4-6	−0.32
82	Dominic De Freitas	North Texas	−2.31	9-12	75.0%	47	0-2	−0.28
83	Sean Olvera-Harle	Hawai'i	−2.38	12-16	75.0%	44	0-2	−0.38
84	Tripp Bryant	Georgia Southern	−2.80	8-11	72.7%	43	0-2	−0.31
85	Carl Hardin	Temple	−3.06	9-12	75.0%	48	0-2	−0.37
86	Rhett Armstrong	Baylor	−3.49	12-16	75.0%	54	1-1	−0.56
87	Sean O'Haire	Maryland	−3.57	8-10	80.0%	42	0-0	−0.36
88	Trajan Sinatra	San José State	−3.67	12-16	75.0%	49	0-0	−0.59
89	Cosme Salas	Duke	−3.75	4-5	80.0%	39	0-0	−0.19
90	Will Bettridge	Virginia	−3.82	8-11	72.7%	47	0-0	−0.42
91	Nate McCashland	TCU	−3.86	5-7	71.4%	45	0-1	−0.27
92	Nathanial Eichner	Old Dominion	−4.13	7-10	70.0%	51	1-1	−0.41
93	Max Gilbert	Arkansas	−4.16	9-13	69.2%	55	1-4	−0.54
94	Nico Radicic	Indiana	−4.38	7-10	70.0%	49	0-1	−0.44
95	Collin Rogers	Florida Atlantic	−4.77	7-11	63.6%	60	1-4	−0.53
96	Garrison Rippa	Jacksonville State	−4.95	10-13	76.9%	47	0-1	−0.64
97	Blake Craig	Missouri	−5.07	11-17	64.7%	52	4-6	−0.81
98	Robert Czeremcha	Florida International	−5.36	12-17	70.6%	52	1-1	−0.91
99	Davis Little	South Alabama	−5.38	9-12	75.0%	42	0-1	−0.65
100	Owen Carey	Tulsa	−5.74	5-7	71.4%	45	0-0	−0.40
101	Tucker Smack	Delaware	−5.83	6-8	75.0%	40	0-0	−0.47
102	Scott Starzyk	LSU	−6.10	8-10	80.0%	49	0-0	−0.61
103	Towns McGough	California	−6.33	5-7	71.4%	38	0-1	−0.44
104	John Love	Virginia Tech	−6.44	9-12	75.0%	45	0-1	−0.77
105	Ramon Villela	UNLV	−6.71	6-8	75.0%	39	0-0	−0.54
106	Adam Zouagui	Kentucky	−7.13	8-11	72.7%	52	1-1	−0.78
107	Daniel Kinney	Kennesaw State	−7.14	8-10	80.0%	37	0-0	−0.71
108	Jorge Diaz Nicolas	Marshall	−7.47	9-13	69.2%	54	1-2	−0.97
109	Sam Carpenter	Sam Houston	−7.52	5-8	62.5%	42	0-2	−0.60
110	Michael Salgado-Medina	Arizona	−7.83	6-9	66.7%	51	1-1	−0.70
111	Yousef Obeid	Missouri State	−7.89	8-10	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.79
112	Mateen Bhaghani	UCLA	−8.00	6-8	75.0%	40	0-0	−0.64
113	JJ Schlenhardt	Northern Illinois	−10.38	5-8	62.5%	46	0-1	−0.83
114	Kellan McLaughlin	Miami (OH)	−10.48	10-14	71.4%	47	0-0	−1.47
115	Brody Boehm	Ball State	−12.72	5-8	62.5%	54	1-2	−1.02
116	Abram Murray	UL Monroe	−13.51	5-8	62.5%	52	1-1	−1.08
117	Jack Stevens	Washington State	−13.97	8-13	61.5%	50	2-3	−1.82
118	Reice Griffith	Toledo	−14.14	7-11	63.6%	49	0-0	−1.56
119	Elliot Arnold	Colorado	−14.92	4-7	57.1%	52	1-2	−1.04
120	Jacob Bonilla	Texas State	−15.08	5-8	62.5%	51	1-1	−1.21
121	Aidan Birr	Georgia Tech	−15.73	7-10	70.0%	33	0-0	−1.57
122	Emmet Kenney	Stanford	−16.85	6-9	66.7%	43	0-0	−1.52
123	Ethan Head	Troy	−17.93	7-12	58.3%	47	0-1	−2.15
124	Grant Meadors	Sacramento State	−18.87	7-11	63.6%	40	0-0	−2.08
125	Jack O'Connor	UConn	−20.22	4-7	57.1%	46	0-0	−1.42
126	Kyle Cunanan	Nebraska	−20.66	4-8	50.0%	40	0-3	−1.65
127	Shay Barker	Syracuse	−22.40	5-9	55.6%	42	0-0	−2.02
128	Aeron Burrell	North Carolina	−22.84	4-7	57.1%	33	0-0	−1.60
129	Nolan Bartley	Navy	−23.45	3-6	50.0%	34	0-1	−1.41
130	Matthew Schramm	Akron	−23.49	4-8	50.0%	40	0-1	−1.88
131	Hunter Rioux	Louisiana Tech	−26.35	2-5	40.0%	49	0-1	−1.32
132	Kian Afrookhteh	Utah State	−28.61	3-6	50.0%	48	0-0	−1.72
133	Nick Reed	SMU	−31.85	3-6	50.0%	46	0-0	−1.91
134	Tripp Woody	Syracuse	−33.34	3-6	50.0%	34	0-0	−2.00
135	Sean Leonard	Kent State	−35.57	3-8	37.5%	53	1-1	−2.85
136	Carlos Arreola	UTEP	−35.89	3-8	37.5%	47	0-1	−2.87
137	Enock Gota	Rice	−38.13	2-6	33.3%	26	0-2	−2.29
138	Creighton Wilbanks	Southern Miss	−45.79	2-6	33.3%	47	0-0	−2.75
139	Kaegan Kent	Louisiana Tech	−55.71	1-5	20.0%	21	0-1	−2.79

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