2021 NFL 40-49 Yard Field Goals Leaders

Field goals from 40 to 49 yards made. This is the range where a kicker's job is decided: long enough to miss, short enough that a miss is costly.

Look at attempts as well as makes, shown under each number. In 2021, Dustin Hopkins (13) led NFL kickers in 40-49 yard field goals, ahead of Justin Tucker (13) and Daniel Carlson (12). 44 kickers qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	40-49 made	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	13	30-34	88.2%	50	2-5	+1.08
2	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	13	35-37	94.6%	66	6-6	+5.03
3	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	12	40-43	93.0%	56	6-7	+2.90
4	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	11	36-39	92.3%	53	5-8	+3.54
5	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	11	26-30	86.7%	47	0-2	+0.65
6	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	36-40	90.0%	56	8-9	+3.40
7	Zane Gonzalez	Carolina Panthers	10	20-22	90.9%	57	3-5	+2.29
8	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	10	30-33	90.9%	58	3-3	+1.81
9	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	8	26-31	83.9%	61	5-9	+1.02
10	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	8	23-31	74.2%	51	2-6	−2.03
11	Michael Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	8	18-22	81.8%	46	0-1	−1.00
12	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	8	26-31	83.9%	51	1-1	−0.49
13	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	7	32-34	94.1%	55	4-5	+2.60
14	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	7	33-38	86.8%	55	7-9	+0.86
15	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	7	29-35	82.9%	56	2-5	−0.04
16	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	7	20-23	87.0%	52	3-4	+0.74
17	Ryan Succop	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	25-30	83.3%	48	0-1	−1.71
18	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	6	27-29	93.1%	54	4-5	+2.03
19	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	6	28-33	84.8%	58	9-11	+1.92
20	Graham Gano	New York Giants	5	29-33	87.9%	55	7-10	+1.82
21	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	5	10-12	83.3%	52	1-2	+0.15
22	Rodrigo Blankenship	Indianapolis Colts	5	11-14	78.6%	48	0-1	−0.91
23	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	5	23-25	92.0%	56	4-4	+1.70
24	Brett Maher	New Orleans Saints	4	16-18	88.9%	42	0-1	−0.17
25	Riley Patterson	Detroit Lions	4	13-14	92.9%	49	0-1	+0.75
26	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	4	25-28	89.3%	56	7-9	+2.81
27	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	4	28-32	87.5%	57	2-4	+0.14
28	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	4	25-34	73.5%	54	3-4	−3.97
29	Chase McLaughlin	Cleveland Browns	4	15-21	71.4%	57	4-4	−1.65
30	Eddy Pineiro	New York Jets	3	8-8	100.0%	51	1-1	+1.42
31	Matthew Wright	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	21-24	87.5%	56	4-6	+0.78
32	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	3	17-23	73.9%	53	3-5	−2.13
33	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	3	30-37	81.1%	62	7-10	−0.52
34	Aldrick Rosas	New Orleans Saints	2	2-5	40.0%	44	0-2	−1.64
35	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	2	15-19	78.9%	61	4-6	−0.47
36	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	2	13-19	68.4%	49	0-3	−3.28
37	Brian Johnson	New Orleans Saints	1	10-10	100.0%	52	1-1	+0.82
38	Elliott Fry	Kansas City Chiefs	1	4-5	80.0%	44	0-0	−0.20
39	Tristan Vizcaino	Los Angeles Chargers	1	6-7	85.7%	46	0-0	−0.41
40	Chris Blewitt	Washington Commanders	1	2-5	40.0%	52	1-1	−1.70
41	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0-3	0.0%	0	0-2	−2.06
42	Lirim Hajrullahu	Carolina Panthers	0	4-5	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.59
43	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	0	0-1	0.0%	0	0-0	−0.85
44	Ryan Santoso	Detroit Lions	0	4-5	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.54

All 2021 NFL kicker rankings

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