Complete 2025 NFL Draft K Rankings:
You are currently viewing our kicker rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft. Rookie kickers have proven to be very hit or miss recently, even if draft capital is used on them. Will the 2025 kicker draft class finally be the one to establish some consistency?
Our top kicker prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the most talented special teamers in college football. Even though no more than 3 will get selected in the draft, several more are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite.
We’ll provide you with inside information to help you know who will be a star, who will be a bust, and which sleepers will shock the world.
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(Last Updated: April 17, 2025)
1. Tyler Loop, Arizona
K | 5’11” | 191 lbs | 5th Year
Tyler Loop might have the strongest leg I’ve ever seen from a college kicker. He hit a 62 yarder this year, but he’s got even more in the tank which is something I never thought I’d say about a college kicker. 70 isn’t impossible for him, and what’s remarkable is that despite the distance of his kicks, he gets elite elevation on his kicks. He’ll hit it over the netting on a 50 yard attempt.
Loop has a smooth, quick approach, and a fairly consistent strike. With how viscous his kicking motion is he has occasionally mishit the ball causing an awkward sideways spin.
He seems to show a solid mental game, and shouldn’t struggle with pressures when taking a step up in competition. He had no issues with the jump from high school to college, going a perfect 12-for-12 as freshman in 2021.
Tyler Loop 2024 Stats
23/25 extra points, 18/23 field goals, 1/2 inside 30 yards, 4/4 30-39 yards, 7/8 40-49 yards, 6/9 50+ yards, 62 long
2. Andres Borregales, Miami (FL)
K | 5’11” | 199 lbs | 4th Year
Kicking runs in the family for Andres Borregales, who followed in the footsteps of his brother Jose who was an All-American for the Hurricanes in 2020. Andres took over the starting job as a true freshman in 2021 and was consistent all four years.
Andres is the all time leading scorer for Miami, converting a remarkable 86% of his field goal attempts throughout his career, including 77% from beyond 40 yards. He has enough leg to consistently hit in the 55+ yard range, with consistent mechanics.
Andres Borregales 2024 Stats
62/62 extra points, 18/19 field goals, 7/7 inside 30 yards, 4/4 30-39 yards, 5/6 40-49 yards, 2/2 50+ yards, 56 long
3. Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida State
K | 5’11” | 193 lbs | 6th Year
Ryan Fitzgerald is coming off an outstanding season for the Seminoles, finishing the year a perfect 13-of-13 on field goals, which included 5 attempts from 50+ yards.
After struggling in 2022, Fitzgerald effectively bounced back these past two seasons. He’s a consistent kickoff specialist and has enough leg to hit deep kicks consistently, although his long of 59 had significant help from the wind being at his back.
Fitzgerald has shown phenomenal mechanics, with a smooth tempo to his kicks and an extremely consistent strike.
Ryan Fitzgerald 2024 Stats
14/14 extra points, 13/13 field goals, 5/5 inside 30 yards, 3/3 30-39 yards, 0/0 40-49 yards, 5/5 50+ yards, 59 long
4. Caden Davis, Ole Miss
K | 6’2″ | 208 lbs | 6th Year
After limited playing time to open his career for Texas A&M, Caden Davis transferred to Ole Miss where he immediately became a solid starter for the Rebels.
Davis has a massive leg with good overall mechanics, with a 57 yard career long and the ability to hit from 60+ yards if needed. He wasn’t given too many short kick opportunities, and still closed out the season near the top of the SEC in field goal percentage.
Davis gets good elevation on his kicks, and performed very well in games with poor field conditions, and just about all his misses were by the slimmest of margins.
Caden Davis 2024 Stats
57/59 extra points, 24/29 field goals, 6/6 inside 30 yards, 8/10 30-39 yards, 8/9 40-49 yards, 2/4 50+ yards, 57 long
5. Ben Sauls, Pittsburgh
K | 5’10” | 182 lbs | 5th Year
Ben Sauls was quietly one of the best kickers in college football this season, finishing a remarkable 13-of-16 on field goals of 40+, including a 58 yarder.
The lefty kicker has an impressive combination of strength and accuracy, and the ball comes off his foot looking the same every time.
Despite only having one kick blocked in his career, Sauls is a tad slow in his approach to the ball and gets only average elevation on his kicks. He’ll want to clean those up if he’s going to find a spot in the NFL.
Ben Sauls 2024 Stats
44/44 extra points, 21/24 field goals, 2/2 inside 30 yards, 6/6 30-39 yards, 7/9 40-49 yards, 6/7 50+ yards, 58 long
Complete 2025 Kicker Draft Rankings
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | AGE | HT | WT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Loop | Arizona | 5th | 5'11" | 191 |
| 2 | Andres Borregales | Miami (FL) | 4th | 5'11" | 199 |
| 3 | Ryan Fitzgerald | Florida State | 6th | 5'11" | 193 |
| 4 | Caden Davis | Ole Miss | 6th | 6'2" | 208 |
| 5 | Ben Sauls | Pittsburgh | 5th | 5'10" | 182 |
| 6 | Maddux Trujillo | Temple | 4th | 6'0" | 172 |
| 7 | Everett Hayes | Oregon State | 6th | 6'0" | 208 |
| 8 | Graham Nicholson | Alabama | 4th | 5'11" | 181 |
| 9 | Alex Raynor | Kentucky | 6th | 5'10" | 177 |
| 10 | Jonah Dalmas | Boise State | 5th | 5'8" | 166 |
| 11 | Gino Garcia | Texas Tech | 6th | 6'1" | 203 |
| 12 | Kenneth Almendares | Louisiana | 7th | 6'1" | 245 |
| 13 | Jonathan Kim | Michigan State | 6th | 6'0" | 226 |
| 14 | Dragan Kesich | Minnesota | 5th | 6'4" | 243 |
| 15 | Matthew Shipley | Arkansas | 5th | 6'0" | 189 |
| 16 | John Hoyland | Wyoming | 5th | 5'10" | 201 |
| 17 | Chris Tennant | Kansas State | 4th | 6'4" | 226 |
| 18 | Luka Zurak | Western Michigan | 6th | 5'11" | 182 |
| 19 | Tristan Mattson | Central Michigan | 6th | 6'2" | 173 |
| 20 | Michael Hughes | Appalachian State | 4th | 6'2" | 180 |
| 21 | Mitch Jeter | Notre Dame | 5th | 5'10" | 190 |
| 22 | Tristian Vandenberg | Memphis | 6th | 6'4" | 233 |
| 23 | Jordan Noyes | Colorado State | 5th | 5'11" | 194 |
| 24 | Brock Travelstead | Louisville | 5th | 6'0" | 218 |
| 25 | Dean Janikowski | Washington State | 6th | 6'1" | 219 |
| 26 | Ryan Coe | California | 6th | 6'2" | 230 |
| 27 | Cole Becker | Utah | 4th | 6'3" | 235 |
| 28 | Michael Hayes II | West Virginia | 5th | 5'9" | 185 |
| 29 | Tyler Keltner | Oklahoma | 6th | 5'11" | 177 |
| 30 | Logan Turner | SW Baptist | 4th | 5'9" | 200 |
| 31 | Chris Campos | Stephen F. Austin | 5th | 5'11" | 255 |
| 32 | Michael Lantz | USC | 6th | 5'11" | 192 |
| 33 | Josh Griffin | Southern | 4th | 6'1" | 177 |
| 34 | Griffin Crosa | North Dakota State | 6th | 6'1" | 170 |
| 35 | Patrick Nations | Eastern Kentucky | 6th | 5'10" | 198 |
| 36 | Ritse Vaes | Abilene Christian | 4th | 6'2" | 165 |
| 37 | Shane Dunning | Drake | 5th | 6'0" | 210 |
| 38 | Kyle Ramsey | Arkansas | 6th | 6'4" | 190 |
| 39 | Eli Stader | Northwestern (IA) | 5th | 6'0" | 225 |
| 40 | Alex Herrera | South Carolina | 6th | 5'11" | 202 |
| 41 | Kyler Halvorsen | San Jose State | 4th | 5'10" | 184 |
| 42 | Brandon Peskin | Richmond | 5th | 6'2" | 195 |
| 43 | Gavin Stewart | Georgia Southern | 5th | 5'10" | 174 |
| 44 | Tabor Allen | Kansas | 5th | 6'0" | 206 |
| 45 | Nathan Hawks | Cincinnati | 4th | 6'1" | 211 |
| 46 | Harry Balke | Benedictine (KS) | 4th | 6'3" | 215 |
| 47 | Aidan Lehman | San Diego | 4th | 6'0" | 170 |
| 48 | Kyle Thompson | Weber State | 5th | 6'0" | 215 |
| 49 | Zach Schmit | Oklahoma | 5th | 5'11" | 188 |
| 50 | Matthew Dapore | Air Force | 4th | 6'0" | 190 |
| 51 | Dillon Fedor | Houston Christian | 5th | 5'10" | 175 |
| 52 | Jacob Barnes | Tulane | 6th | 5'9" | 185 |
| 53 | Christopher Maron | Brown | 4th | 5'10" | 180 |
| 54 | Collin Smith | NC State | 6th | 5'9" | 180 |
| 55 | Parker Lewis | Arizona State | 5th | 6'3" | 225 |
| 56 | Brandon Gielow | Davenport | 4th | 6'0" | 204 |
| 57 | Jeffrey Sexton | Princeton | 4th | 6'2" | 180 |
| 58 | Ethan Gettman | Villanova | 5th | 6'2" | 211 |
| 59 | Keegan Vaughan | Towson | 4th | 5'10" | 161 |
| 60 | Tyler Larco | McNeese | 6th | 5'10" | 185 |
| 61 | Tyler Huettel | Trinity (TX) | 4th | 5'9" | 200 |
| 62 | Jack Martin | Houston | 6th | 6'1" | 205 |
| 63 | Lliam Davis | Merrimack | 5th | 5'8" | 177 |
| 64 | Kanon Woodill | Northern Illinois | 4th | 5'11" | 165 |
| 65 | Reese Burkhardt | Texas Tech | 5th | 6'1" | 203 |
| 66 | Tim Horn | Rice | 6th | 6'2" | 235 |
| 67 | Connor Lytton | Campbell | 4th | 6'0" | 210 |
| 68 | Elliott Nimrod | Utah State | 4th | 6'0" | 178 |
| 69 | Colin Karhu | Liberty | 4th | 5'10" | 196 |
| 70 | James Lowery | Tennessee State | 6th | 5'10" | 210 |
| 71 | Ethan Chang | Old Dominion | 5th | 5'11" | 179 |
| 72 | Luke Cool | UW-Stout | 4th | 5'9" | 180 |
| 73 | Griffin Milovanski | Wayne State (MI) | 5th | 6'1" | 186 |
| 74 | Jonah Edwards | Evangel | 4th | 5'10" | 185 |
| 75 | Jake Gaster | Central Arkansas | 4th | 6'0" | 162 |
| 76 | Patrick Ryan | Georgetown | 4th | 6'2" | 225 |
| 77 | Cameron Gillis | Florida A&M | 6th | 5'6" | 155 |
| 78 | Connor Brooksby | New Mexico State | 5th | 6'2" | 220 |
| 79 | Brian Bruzdewicz | Duquesne | 6th | 6'1" | 195 |
| 80 | Chase Gabriel | Florida International | 5th | 5'8" | 170 |
| 81 | Chris Esqueda | Lamar | 6th | 5'7" | 195 |
| 82 | Austin Snyder | Ohio State | 5th | 5'7" | 195 |
| 83 | Zeke Rankin | Mid Tenn State | 5th | 5'8" | 215 |
| 84 | Scott Payne | North Alabama | 5th | 5'11" | 180 |
| 85 | Taren Schive | Boise State | 4th | 5'11" | 183 |
| 86 | Ben Freehill | Purdue | 6th | 6'1" | 203 |
| 87 | Eric Bernstein | William & Mary | 6th | 6'2" | 205 |
| 88 | Matthew Killam | Nevada | 5th | 5'9" | 180 |
| 89 | Derek McCormick | Indiana | 6th | 6'3" | 210 |
| 90 | Charlie Ham | Georgia | 6th | 6'2" | 200 |
| 91 | Paxton Robertson | Western Carolina | 5th | 6'0" | 215 |
| 92 | Jayson Jenkins | Robert Morris | 4th | 5'11" | 180 |
| 93 | Eric Goins | Notre Dame | 5th | 6'2" | 210 |
| 94 | Trey Gronotte | Army | 4th | 6'0" | 195 |
| 95 | Wilson Beaverstock | Samford | 7th | 6'0" | 205 |
| 96 | Nick Lopez | San Diego State | 6th | 6'0" | 193 |
| 97 | Andrew Stein | Southern Miss | 6th | 5'9" | 185 |
| 98 | Danny Hurley | Stonehill | 4th | 6'0" | 200 |
| 99 | Dylan West | Howard | 4th | 5'10" | 210 |
| 100 | Gabriel Lozano | SMU | 6th | 6'0" | 178 |
| 101 | Michael Denning | Toledo | 6th | 6'0" | 195 |
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Traits That Make a Kicker Prospect Great
There may be less traits needed to be a great kicker, but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy position to scout. Opportunities vary heavily depending on your school, and kickers who can comfortably hit from 60 yards might have never even attempted a 50 yarder in a game. Leg strength, accuracy, and mental game are among some of the most important factors when scouting kickers.
Some of the factors we consider when scouting are included below.
Kicking Strength
Any kicker that gets drafted will need to be able to hit from 55 yards with consistency. At the college level kicking strength is a bit of a luxury, but at the NFL level it becomes a necessity. Leg strength can also include the ability to get proper elevation on deep kicks.
Consistency
Consistent accuracy can be improved with reps, but if you don’t have it by the time you get to the NFL, you won’t last long. It can difficult to evaluate accuracy in college because field conditions can vary so heavily and the hashes are wider than in the NFL. But maintaining consistent mechanics and hitting a clean ball will help.
Mental Game
We’ve seen plenty of kickers get a case of the yips and randomly lose the ability to kick due to a weak mental game. You’ll also seem plenty of kickers consistently choke when it matters most. Showing the ability to consistently hit clutch kicks is becoming way more common in kicking scouting.
Kickoffs
Fans might be surprised that not every big-legged field goal kicker is an effective kickoff specialist. It’s a totally different skillset, but one you expect your place kicker to be able to handle. Controlling your bounces, getting elevation to force returns, or booming it out of the back of the end zone on command are all skills to have.
Overall Opinion of the 2025 Kicker Draft Class
NFL kickers are getting better and better, and college kickers are too (even though it might not seem like it). The make rate on 50+ yard kicks is at an all time high, and the transfer portal is really helping small school kickers get opportunities kicking in bigger opportunities. This class in particular doesn’t stand out too much in a positive or negative way, but there are a few kickers with a legitimate chance to get drafted and plenty of guys with big legs.
