2021 NFL 40-49 Yard Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of field goals from 40 to 49 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 2021, Nick Folk (100.0%) led NFL kickers in 40-49 yard field goal percentage, ahead of Zane Gonzalez (100.0%) and Brandon McManus (100.0%). 20 kickers qualify (minimum 8 attempts from 40 to 49 yards). The median qualified kicker had 80.0%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	40-49 %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	100.0%	36-39	92.3%	53	5-8	+3.54
2	Zane Gonzalez	Carolina Panthers	100.0%	20-22	90.9%	57	3-5	+2.29
3	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	100.0%	26-31	83.9%	61	5-9	+1.02
4	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	92.9%	30-34	88.2%	50	2-5	+1.08
5	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	92.3%	40-43	93.0%	56	6-7	+2.90
6	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	87.5%	32-34	94.1%	55	4-5	+2.60
7	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	86.7%	35-37	94.6%	66	6-6	+5.03
8	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	84.6%	26-30	86.7%	47	0-2	+0.65
9	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	84.6%	36-40	90.0%	56	8-9	+3.40
10	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	80.0%	23-31	74.2%	51	2-6	−2.03
11	Michael Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	80.0%	18-22	81.8%	46	0-1	−1.00
12	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	77.8%	33-38	86.8%	55	7-9	+0.86
13	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	77.8%	29-35	82.9%	56	2-5	−0.04
14	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	77.8%	20-23	87.0%	52	3-4	+0.74
15	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	76.9%	30-33	90.9%	58	3-3	+1.81
16	Ryan Succop	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	70.0%	25-30	83.3%	48	0-1	−1.71
17	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	66.7%	28-33	84.8%	58	9-11	+1.92
18	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	61.5%	26-31	83.9%	51	1-1	−0.49
19	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	50.0%	25-34	73.5%	54	3-4	−3.97
20	Chase McLaughlin	Cleveland Browns	40.0%	15-21	71.4%	57	4-4	−1.65

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