2021 NFL Clutch Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of clutch kicks (fourth quarter or overtime, within eight points) that a kicker made. The samples are small, so this number moves a lot from season to season.

Treat it as a story, not a skill rating. Attempts are shown under each percentage. In 2021, Chris Boswell (100.0%) led NFL kickers in clutch field goal percentage, ahead of Justin Tucker (100.0%) and Graham Gano (100.0%). 30 kickers qualify (minimum 3 clutch attempts). The median qualified kicker had 85.4%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Clutch %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	100.0%	36-40	90.0%	56	8-9	+3.40
2	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	100.0%	35-37	94.6%	66	6-6	+5.03
3	Graham Gano	New York Giants	100.0%	29-33	87.9%	55	7-10	+1.82
4	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	100.0%	32-34	94.1%	55	4-5	+2.60
5	Ryan Succop	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	100.0%	25-30	83.3%	48	0-1	−1.71
6	Brian Johnson	New Orleans Saints	100.0%	10-10	100.0%	52	1-1	+0.82
7	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	100.0%	25-28	89.3%	56	7-9	+2.81
8	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	100.0%	23-31	74.2%	51	2-6	−2.03
9	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	100.0%	23-25	92.0%	56	4-4	+1.70
10	Matthew Wright	Jacksonville Jaguars	100.0%	21-24	87.5%	56	4-6	+0.78
11	Michael Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	100.0%	18-22	81.8%	46	0-1	−1.00
12	Riley Patterson	Detroit Lions	100.0%	13-14	92.9%	49	0-1	+0.75
13	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	87.5%	40-43	93.0%	56	6-7	+2.90
14	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	87.5%	29-35	82.9%	56	2-5	−0.04
15	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	87.5%	26-31	83.9%	51	1-1	−0.49
16	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	83.3%	36-39	92.3%	53	5-8	+3.54
17	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	80.0%	33-38	86.8%	55	7-9	+0.86
18	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	80.0%	26-30	86.7%	47	0-2	+0.65
19	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	80.0%	30-34	88.2%	50	2-5	+1.08
20	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	75.0%	28-33	84.8%	58	9-11	+1.92
21	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	75.0%	13-19	68.4%	49	0-3	−3.28
22	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	75.0%	30-37	81.1%	62	7-10	−0.52
23	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	75.0%	27-29	93.1%	54	4-5	+2.03
24	Ryan Santoso	Detroit Lions	66.7%	4-5	80.0%	35	0-0	−0.54
25	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	66.7%	28-32	87.5%	57	2-4	+0.14
26	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	57.1%	25-34	73.5%	54	3-4	−3.97
27	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	50.0%	17-23	73.9%	53	3-5	−2.13
28	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	33.3%	20-23	87.0%	52	3-4	+0.74
29	Rodrigo Blankenship	Indianapolis Colts	33.3%	11-14	78.6%	48	0-1	−0.91
30	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	25.0%	15-19	78.9%	61	4-6	−0.47

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Clutch Field Goal Percentage in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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