Barring something crazy happening, Jason Myers will break the single-season scoring record for kickers on Saturday night. He’s 2 points behind David Akers, who scored 166 points for the 49ers back in 2011.
And if Cameron Dicker can score 5 points for the mailing-it-in Chargers or Ka’imi Fairbairn can score 10 points for the Texans, we’ll have three kickers scoring 150-plus for the second year in a row. Those are the only two such seasons in league history.
It’s generally bad business to use an early pick on a kicker, but it’s real nice if you’ve got one of the good ones, giving you a nice edge at that position.
| KICKERS WITH 150-PLUS POINTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | G | XP-A | FG-A | Points |
| 2011 | David Akers, S.F. | 16 | 34-34 | 44-52 | 166 |
| 1998 | Gary Anderson, Min. | 16 | 59-59 | 35-35 | 164 |
| 2025 | Jason Myers, Sea. | 16 | 47-47 | 39-44 | 164 |
| 2003 | Jeff Wilkins, St.L. | 16 | 46-46 | 39-42 | 163 |
| 1983 | Mark Moseley, Was. | 16 | 62-63 | 33-47 | 161 |
| 2013 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 44-44 | 38-41 | 158 |
| 2016 | Matt Bryant, Atl. | 16 | 56-57 | 34-37 | 158 |
| 2017 | Greg Zuerlein, LAR | 14 | 44-46 | 38-40 | 158 |
| 2024 | Chris Boswell, Pitt. | 17 | 35-35 | 41-44 | 158 |
| 2003 | Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. | 16 | 46-46 | 37-37 | 157 |
| 2023 | Brandon Aubrey, Dall. | 17 | 49-52 | 36-38 | 157 |
| 2014 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 51-51 | 35-37 | 156 |
| 2017 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 45-47 | 37-40 | 156 |
| 2012 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 66-66 | 29-35 | 153 |
| 2015 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 52-52 | 33-36 | 151 |
| 2013 | Matt Prater, Den. | 16 | 75-75 | 25-26 | 150 |
| 2014 | Cody Parkey, Phil. | 16 | 54-54 | 32-36 | 150 |
| 2018 | Ka'imi Fairbairn, Hou. | 16 | 39-41 | 37-42 | 150 |
| 2021 | Nick Folk, N.E. | 17 | 42-47 | 36-39 | 150 |
| 2021 | Daniel Carlson, L.V. | 17 | 30-33 | 40-43 | 150 |
| 2024 | Cameron Dicker, LAC | 17 | 33-36 | 39-42 | 150 |
| 2024 | Brandon Aubrey, Dall. | 17 | 30-30 | 40-47 | 150 |
| 2025 | Brandon Aubrey, Dall. | 16 | 45-46 | 35-40 | 150 |
Sharp readers, of course, will point out that the league added a 17th game in 2021. So it’s natural for kickers today to becoming in a few points ahead of those from the past.
If we look instead at average points per game, Myers enters the final week just over a tenth of a point per game behind Akers. And perhaps more remarkably, also behind toe kicker Jim Turner of the 1968 New York Jets, who scored 145 points in a 14-game season.
Below (using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference) are all kickers who’ve played in at least 10 games and averaged at least 9 points per game. Players tagged with black dots played partial seasons (missing games with injuries or being signed to replace some other kicker who struggled in September).
The two highest scoring averages of all time, remarkably, come from 2017 – Greg Zuerlein and Harrison Butker. Butker spent the preseason with the Carolina Panthers, but they chose to instead go with Graham Gano. Zuerlein also averaged 10.6 points in 2018, giving him two of the three highest averages.
| KICKERS AVERAGING 9 POINTS PER GAME | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | G | XP-A | FG-A | Points | Pts/G |
| 2017 | • Greg Zuerlein, LAR | 14 | 44-46 | 38-40 | 158 | 11.29 |
| 2017 | • Harrison Butker, K.C. | 13 | 28-28 | 38-42 | 142 | 10.92 |
| 2018 | • Greg Zuerlein, LAR | 11 | 35-36 | 27-31 | 116 | 10.55 |
| 2011 | David Akers, S.F. | 16 | 34-34 | 44-52 | 166 | 10.38 |
| 1968 | Jim Turner, NYJ | 14 | 43-43 | 34-46 | 145 | 10.36 |
| 1998 | Gary Anderson, Min. | 16 | 59-59 | 35-35 | 164 | 10.25 |
| 2025 | Jason Myers, Sea. | 16 | 47-47 | 39-44 | 164 | 10.25 |
| 2003 | Jeff Wilkins, St.L. | 16 | 46-46 | 39-42 | 163 | 10.19 |
| 1987 | • Morten Andersen, N.O. | 12 | 37-37 | 28-36 | 121 | 10.08 |
| 1983 | Mark Moseley, Was. | 16 | 62-63 | 33-47 | 161 | 10.06 |
| 2025 | • Ka'imi Fairbairn, Hou. | 14 | 26-26 | 38-42 | 140 | 10.00 |
| 2013 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 44-44 | 38-41 | 158 | 9.88 |
| 2016 | Matt Bryant, Atl. | 16 | 56-57 | 34-37 | 158 | 9.88 |
| 2003 | Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. | 16 | 46-46 | 37-37 | 157 | 9.81 |
| 2014 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 51-51 | 35-37 | 156 | 9.75 |
| 2017 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 45-47 | 37-40 | 156 | 9.75 |
| 2020 | • Younghoe Koo, Atl. | 15 | 33-36 | 37-39 | 144 | 9.60 |
| 2012 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 66-66 | 29-35 | 153 | 9.56 |
| 2008 | • John Carney, NYG | 15 | 38-38 | 35-38 | 143 | 9.53 |
| 2015 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 52-52 | 33-36 | 151 | 9.44 |
| 2015 | • Chris Boswell, Pitt. | 12 | 26-27 | 29-32 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 2013 | Matt Prater, Den. | 16 | 75-75 | 25-26 | 150 | 9.38 |
| 2014 | Cody Parkey, Phil. | 16 | 54-54 | 32-36 | 150 | 9.38 |
| 2018 | Ka'imi Fairbairn, Hou. | 16 | 39-41 | 37-42 | 150 | 9.38 |
| 2025 | Brandon Aubrey, Dall. | 16 | 45-46 | 35-40 | 150 | 9.38 |
| 2005 | • Neil Rackers, Ari. | 15 | 20-20 | 40-42 | 140 | 9.33 |
| 1991 | Chip Lohmiller, Was. | 16 | 56-56 | 31-43 | 149 | 9.31 |
| 2024 | Chris Boswell, Pitt. | 17 | 35-35 | 41-44 | 158 | 9.29 |
| 1973 | David Ray, LAR | 14 | 40-42 | 30-47 | 130 | 9.29 |
| 2013 | • Adam Vinatieri, Ind. | 15 | 34-34 | 35-40 | 139 | 9.27 |
| 2005 | Jay Feely, NYG | 16 | 43-43 | 35-42 | 148 | 9.25 |
| 2008 | Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. | 16 | 40-40 | 36-40 | 148 | 9.25 |
| 2023 | Brandon Aubrey, Dall. | 17 | 49-52 | 36-38 | 157 | 9.24 |
| 1989 | • Rich Karlis, Min. | 13 | 27-28 | 31-39 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 1969 | Jim Turner, NYJ | 14 | 33-33 | 32-47 | 129 | 9.21 |
| 1968 | Jan Stenerud, K.C. | 14 | 39-40 | 30-40 | 129 | 9.21 |
| 2011 | John Kasay, N.O. | 16 | 63-63 | 28-34 | 147 | 9.19 |
| 2019 | Harrison Butker, K.C. | 16 | 45-48 | 34-38 | 147 | 9.19 |
| 1972 | Chester Marcol, G.B. | 14 | 29-29 | 33-48 | 128 | 9.14 |
| 2015 | Graham Gano, Car. | 16 | 56-59 | 30-36 | 146 | 9.13 |
| 2009 | Nate Kaeding, S.D. | 16 | 50-51 | 32-35 | 146 | 9.13 |
| 2025 | Cameron Dicker, LAC | 16 | 34-35 | 37-40 | 145 | 9.06 |
| 2017 | Robbie Gould, S.F. | 16 | 28-30 | 39-41 | 145 | 9.06 |
| 2012 | Lawrence Tynes, NYG | 16 | 46-46 | 33-39 | 145 | 9.06 |
| 1999 | Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. | 16 | 43-43 | 34-38 | 145 | 9.06 |
| 1996 | John Kasay, Car. | 16 | 34-35 | 37-45 | 145 | 9.06 |
| 2020 | Daniel Carlson, L.V. | 16 | 45-47 | 33-35 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 2020 | Jason Sanders, Mia. | 16 | 36-36 | 36-39 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 2019 | Wil Lutz, N.O. | 16 | 48-49 | 32-36 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 2013 | Nick Novak, S.D. | 16 | 42-42 | 34-37 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 2008 | David Akers, Phil. | 16 | 45-45 | 33-40 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 1999 | Olindo Mare, Mia. | 16 | 27-27 | 39-46 | 144 | 9.00 |
| 1985 | Kevin Butler, Chi. | 16 | 51-51 | 31-37 | 144 | 9.00 |
—Ian Allan