Kicker

The bar for an NFL kicker

Small group: 44 kickers since 2017. Read these as reference points, not norms.

Typical NFL K, 2017–2026 — the middle 50% of the group

The benchmark table

Tiers are vs kickers at the NFL Combine, 2017–2026, who tested that drill. Timed drills are already flipped: a faster time is a higher tier.

Build measurables
Build	Typical range (mid 50%)	Median	Sample
Heightn 43 (98% tested)	5'10" – 6'1"	6'0"	n 43 (98%)
Weightn 44 (100% tested)	183 lb – 206 lb	190 lb	n 44 (100%)
PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 43 (98% tested)	2.57 – 2.80	2.64	n 43 (98%)

Performance benchmarks
Performance	NFL medianbeats 50%	Top 25%beats 75%	Top 10%beats 90%	Sample
40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 2 (5% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested	4.87s	too few tested to estimate tiers	too few tested to estimate tiers	n 2 (5%)small sample — fewer than half tested
Vertical jump	not recorded for this group
Broad jumpn 1 (2% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested	9'3"	too few tested to estimate tiers	too few tested to estimate tiers	n 1 (2%)small sample — fewer than half tested
Bench press (reps)n 1 (2% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested	12	too few tested to estimate tiers	too few tested to estimate tiers	n 1 (2%)small sample — fewer than half tested
3-cone↓ lower wins	not recorded for this group
Shuttle↓ lower wins	not recorded for this group
Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power	not recorded for this group

Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine kickers who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.

† Fewer than half tested. Skipping correlates with top prospects — a biased sample.

— means too few tested to estimate tiers; the median is still shown.

Better is always to the right. Drafted vs undrafted comparisons appear when both sides have 30+ athletes — this group doesn’t.

n 2 (5% tested)small sample

Median 4.87s — only 2 tested, too few for a distribution.

not recorded

n 1 (2% tested)small sample

Median 9'3" — only 1 tested, too few for a distribution.

n 1 (2% tested)small sample

Median 12 — only 1 tested, too few for a distribution.

not recorded

not recorded

√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power

not recorded

n 43 (98% tested)

5'4"6'5"

n 44 (100% tested)

140 lb250 lb

pounds carried per inch of frame

n 43 (98% tested)

2.203.40

2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 23% of this group).
Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. Broad jump: 2% of kickers tested.
Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology