2021 NFL 20-29 Yard Field Goals Leaders

Field goals from 20 to 29 yards made. Short kicks from 20 to 29 yards are close to automatic in the modern game, so misses here stand out.

Look at attempts as well as makes, shown under each number. In 2021, Tyler Bass (15) led NFL kickers in 20-29 yard field goals, ahead of Matt Prater (11) and Ryan Succop (11). 39 kickers qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	20-29 made	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	15	28-32	87.5%	57	2-4	+0.14
2	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	11	30-37	81.1%	62	7-10	−0.52
3	Ryan Succop	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	25-30	83.3%	48	0-1	−1.71
4	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	10	26-30	86.7%	47	0-2	+0.65
5	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	10	40-43	93.0%	56	6-7	+2.90
6	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	36-40	90.0%	56	8-9	+3.40
7	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	9	23-25	92.0%	56	4-4	+1.70
8	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	9	25-34	73.5%	54	3-4	−3.97
9	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	9	36-39	92.3%	53	5-8	+3.54
10	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	8	30-34	88.2%	50	2-5	+1.08
11	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	8	33-38	86.8%	55	7-9	+0.86
12	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	8	27-29	93.1%	54	4-5	+2.03
13	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	7	30-33	90.9%	58	3-3	+1.81
14	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	7	35-37	94.6%	66	6-6	+5.03
15	Matthew Wright	Jacksonville Jaguars	7	21-24	87.5%	56	4-6	+0.78
16	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	7	26-31	83.9%	61	5-9	+1.02
17	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	6	23-31	74.2%	51	2-6	−2.03
18	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	6	32-34	94.1%	55	4-5	+2.60
19	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	6	20-23	87.0%	52	3-4	+0.74
20	Zane Gonzalez	Carolina Panthers	6	20-22	90.9%	57	3-5	+2.29
21	Brian Johnson	New Orleans Saints	5	10-10	100.0%	52	1-1	+0.82
22	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	5	28-33	84.8%	58	9-11	+1.92
23	Graham Gano	New York Giants	5	29-33	87.9%	55	7-10	+1.82
24	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	5	29-35	82.9%	56	2-5	−0.04
25	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	5	13-19	68.4%	49	0-3	−3.28
26	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	5	26-31	83.9%	51	1-1	−0.49
27	Brett Maher	New Orleans Saints	4	16-18	88.9%	42	0-1	−0.17
28	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	4	15-19	78.9%	61	4-6	−0.47
29	Michael Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	4	18-22	81.8%	46	0-1	−1.00
30	Chase McLaughlin	Cleveland Browns	3	15-21	71.4%	57	4-4	−1.65
31	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	3	25-28	89.3%	56	7-9	+2.81
32	Riley Patterson	Detroit Lions	3	13-14	92.9%	49	0-1	+0.75
33	Rodrigo Blankenship	Indianapolis Colts	3	11-14	78.6%	48	0-1	−0.91
34	Ryan Santoso	Detroit Lions	3	4-5	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.54
35	Tristan Vizcaino	Los Angeles Chargers	3	6-7	85.7%	46	0-0	−0.41
36	Eddy Pineiro	New York Jets	2	8-8	100.0%	51	1-1	+1.42
37	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	2	17-23	73.9%	53	3-5	−2.13
38	Lirim Hajrullahu	Carolina Panthers	2	4-5	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.59
39	Dominik Eberle	Houston Texans	1	2-3	66.7%	51	1-2	−0.40

All 2021 NFL kicker rankings

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