2026 Top Kicking Teams: Best NFL Special Teams Units

All 32 NFL kicking units ranked by points versus an average unit: field goals, extra points, punts and kickoffs, each compared with what an average unit would have produced from the same spots. Chicago Bears led the league at +16.9 points.

Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.

Rk	Team	Kicker	Punter	Long snapper	FG	XP	FG pts	XP pts	Punt pts	Kickoff pts	Total
1	Chicago Bears	Cairo Santos	Tory Taylor	Scott Daly	11-15	21-21	−5.2	+1.2	+12.7	+8.2	+16.9
2	Seattle Seahawks	Jason Myers	Michael Dickson	Chris Stoll	12-13	14-15	+3.3	−0.1	+14.2	−2.3	+15.1
3	Carolina Panthers	Ryan Fitzgerald	Sam Martin	J.J. Jansen	11-11	11-15	+4.9	−3.1	+0.4	+11.5	+13.7
4	New York Giants	Dominic Zvada	Jordan Stout	Ben Mann	13-16	9-9	−0.6	+0.5	+4.2	+6.5	+10.6
5	Minnesota Vikings	Will Reichard	Brett Thorson	Andrew DePaola	15-15	8-8	+7.8	+0.5	−5.7	+6.9	+9.4
6	Philadelphia Eagles	Jake Elliott	Braden Mann	Rocco Underwood	5-5	13-13	+3.2	+0.7	+4.6	−1.0	+7.6
7	Detroit Lions	Jake Bates	Jack Fox	Hogan Hatten	8-8	20-20	+2.5	+1.1	+1.2	+2.2	+7.1
8	Indianapolis Colts	Spencer Shrader	Rigoberto Sanchez	Luke Rhodes	18-18	12-13	+10.5	−0.3	−6.1	+2.3	+6.5
9	Cleveland Browns	Andre Szmyt	Corey Bojorquez	Rex Sunahara	12-13	8-9	+3.2	−0.5	+5.0	−1.7	+6.0
10	Cincinnati Bengals	Evan McPherson	Ryan Rehkow	William Wagner	10-10	14-14	+5.3	+0.8	−2.3	+1.2	+5.1
11	Dallas Cowboys	Brandon Aubrey	Bryan Anger	Trent Sieg	9-12	14-15	−1.0	−0.1	+0.1	+5.3	+4.3
12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chase McLaughlin	Riley Dixon	Evan Deckers	14-14	11-11	+6.8	+0.6	−10.1	+6.5	+3.9
13	New Orleans Saints	Daniel Carlson	Ryan Wright	Zach Wood	7-10	15-17	−2.3	−1.0	−4.9	+12.0	+3.8
14	Buffalo Bills	Tyler Bass	Tommy Doman Jr.	Reid Ferguson	13-13	18-20	+3.8	−0.9	+0.3	−0.1	+3.2
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Boswell	Cameron Johnston	Christian Kuntz	13-17	12-12	−1.9	+0.7	+8.7	−5.1	+2.4
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Cam Little	Logan Cooke	Ross Matiscik	10-12	16-17	+3.2	0.0	+3.0	−4.5	+1.7
17	Kansas City Chiefs	Harrison Butker	Matt Araiza	James Winchester	10-13	14-15	−3.7	−0.1	+1.3	+3.4	+1.0
18	New York Jets	Jason Sanders	Austin McNamara	Thomas Hennessy	12-13	8-9	+2.5	−0.5	−5.1	+1.9	−1.2
19	San Francisco 49ers	Eddy Pineiro	Corliss Waitman	Jon Weeks	6-9	19-22	−3.9	−1.7	+5.4	−1.8	−2.0
20	Las Vegas Raiders	Matt Gay	AJ Cole	Alex Ward	14-15	14-14	+2.8	+0.8	−3.7	−2.1	−2.2
21	Tennessee Titans	Joey Slye	Tommy Townsend	Morgan Cox	9-10	7-7	+1.7	+0.4	−1.0	−3.6	−2.5
22	New England Patriots	Andy Borregales	Mitch Wishnowsky	Julian Ashby	9-11	17-18	−2.1	0.0	+1.3	−2.1	−2.8
23	Denver Broncos	Wil Lutz	Jeremy Crawshaw	Mitchell Fraboni	9-12	9-9	−3.6	+0.5	+1.2	−1.2	−3.1
24	Houston Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Kai Kroeger	Austin Brinkman	13-14	15-15	+4.1	+0.9	−2.7	−6.0	−3.7
25	Baltimore Ravens	Tyler Loop	Ryan Eckley	Nick Moore	10-13	16-16	−0.3	+0.9	−0.6	−4.0	−4.0
26	Atlanta Falcons	Nick Folk	Jake Bailey	Liam McCullough	9-12	13-13	−3.6	+0.7	−0.4	−1.7	−4.9
27	Washington Commanders	Drew Stevens	Tress Way	Tyler Ott	10-12	10-13	0.0	−2.3	−0.5	−3.5	−6.2
28	Green Bay Packers	Trey Smack	Daniel Whelan	Matthew Orzech	10-13	11-13	−3.4	−1.3	+2.9	−6.1	−7.8
29	Los Angeles Chargers	Cameron Dicker	J.K. Scott	Josh Harris	9-11	9-9	−2.5	+0.5	−4.6	−2.6	−9.1
30	Arizona Cardinals	Chad Ryland	Blake Gillikin	Casey Kreiter	14-16	12-12	+0.5	+0.7	−8.0	−2.7	−9.5
31	Miami Dolphins	Riley Patterson	Bradley Pinion	Tucker Addington	7-9	5-6	−3.7	−0.7	−2.9	−7.4	−14.7
32	Los Angeles Rams	Harrison Mevis	Ethan Evans	Joe Cardona	6-10	15-15	−7.0	+0.9	−7.9	−8.6	−22.6

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