2026
2026 season · K · #25 · 4th season
Andre Szmyt
Age 28 · 6'0" · 199 lb · Syracuse · Undrafted (2023). The Browns' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good+0.5 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 12th of 31.
- RangeHis misses came from 43 and 48.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 5 of 7.
- Fantasy8.3 points a game, K17 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: at the Saints, Sunday, indoors at Caesars Superdome: no wind to kick into.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 89% | 13th of 31 | 60th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +0.5 | 12th of 31 | 63rd | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.03 | 12th of 31 | 63rd | |
| From 50+made | 2 | T-17th of 31 | 37th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 40.0 | 19th of 31 | 40th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 92% | 23rd of 31 | 27th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 31.7 | T-25th of 31 | 19th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 7.4 | 19th of 31 | 40th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 5/5 | 100% | 94% | 97% | +0.3 |
| 40–49 | 6/8 | 75% | 82% | 79% | -0.5 |
| 50–54 | 1/1 | 100% | 75% | 67% | +0.3 |
| 55+ | 1/1 | 100% | 62% | 66% | +0.4 |
Expected is the chance an average kicker makes each of his tries, from a curve fitted to every field goal try of the three seasons before this one. A block counts as a miss. Over expected is his makes minus those chances added up.
Every kickwhere each try came from, and the ones that swung a game
16 of 18, and his tries average 40.0 yards, 19th-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 43 and 48.
- 1Q4 0:15CLEWeek 4 vs the Steelers: 56 yards, good, tied69% → 91%
- 2Q4 0:03CLEWeek 7 at the Titans: 32 yards, good, tied82% → 100%
- 3Q4 0:00CLEWeek 6 vs the Ravens: 37 yards, good, tied86% → 100%
- 4Q4 14:09CLEWeek 7 at the Titans: 43 yards, no good, up 369% → 56%
- 5Q4 3:44CLEWeek 6 vs the Ravens: 48 yards, no good, tied55% → 49%
The change in his team's chance to win from the snap to the next play, from nflverse's model. A made kick can lower it: three points can be worth less than the touchdown chances the drive had.
Week by weekthe game log, with the conditions he kicked in
| Game | FG | Long | XP | Pts | Fant. | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 at JAX | 1/1 | 26 | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 89°, wind 3 |
| Wk 2 at TB | 3/3 | 50 | 2/2 | 11 | 13 | 86°, wind 4 |
| Wk 3 vs CAR | 2/2 | 48 | 1/1 | 7 | 9 | 68°, wind 12 |
| Wk 4 vs PIT | 2/2 | 56 | 3/3 | 9 | 12 | 77°, wind 11 |
| Wk 5 at NYJ | 2/2 | 41 | 0/1 | 6 | 6 | outdoors |
| Wk 6 vs BAL | 2/3 | 48 | 1/1 | 7 | 7 | outdoors |
| Wk 7 at TEN | 2/3 | 32 | 3/3 | 9 | 8 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 at PIT | 2/2 | 49 | 0/0 | 6 | 7 | outdoors |
Fantasy is ESPN standard: 3 points for a field goal up to 39 yards, 4 from 40–49, 5 from 50–59, 6 from 60+, minus 1 for a miss; 1 for an extra point, minus 1 for a miss. The same in every format.
Career2 seasons, 1 team
His best year was 2025, 24 of 27 (89%) with a long of 55. This season he is 16 of 18 on field goals and 11 of 12 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 CLE | 16 | 24/27 | 89% | 55 | 5/6 | 25/26 |
| 2026 so far CLE | 8 | 16/18 | 89% | 56 | 2/2 | 11/12 |