2016 NFL 20-29 Yard Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of field goals from 20 to 29 yards that a kicker made. Splitting percentage by distance shows where a kicker is strong or weak, which one overall percentage hides.

Only kickers with enough attempts in this range are ranked. In 2016, Caleb Sturgis (100.0%) led NFL kickers in 20-29 yard field goal percentage, ahead of Dustin Hopkins (100.0%) and Matt Bryant (100.0%). 16 kickers qualify (minimum 8 attempts from 20 to 29 yards). The median qualified kicker had 100.0%.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	20-29 %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	100.0%	35-41	85.4%	55	4-6	+0.04
2	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	100.0%	34-42	81.0%	53	3-7	−2.01
3	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	100.0%	34-37	91.9%	59	6-8	+2.63
4	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	100.0%	35-41	85.4%	53	3-6	−0.41
5	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	100.0%	31-36	86.1%	58	7-7	+1.39
6	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	100.0%	29-34	85.3%	55	3-6	+0.24
7	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	100.0%	27-32	84.4%	56	3-6	+0.34
8	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	100.0%	23-29	79.3%	47	0-3	−2.52
9	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	100.0%	29-35	82.9%	56	3-8	−0.02
10	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	100.0%	27-32	84.4%	53	2-4	−0.37
11	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	100.0%	19-25	76.0%	54	1-2	−2.41
12	Nick Folk	New York Jets	92.3%	27-31	87.1%	51	2-4	−0.40
13	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	88.9%	31-35	88.6%	54	2-2	+0.04
14	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	87.5%	18-23	78.3%	54	1-3	−2.27
15	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	84.6%	33-37	89.2%	53	1-1	−0.33
16	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	80.0%	16-21	76.2%	55	1-2	−2.78

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