2026
2026 season · K · #17 · 5th season
Brandon Aubrey
Age 31 · 6'3" · 218 lb · Notre Dame · Undrafted (2022). The Cowboys' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good0.0 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 17th of 31.
- RangePerfect inside 55 (13 of 13). His misses came from 59 (blocked), 61, 62 (blocked) and 65.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 4 of 4.
- Fantasy8.8 points a game, K11 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: at the Colts, Sunday.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 79% | 19th of 31 | 40th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | 0.0 | 17th of 31 | 47th | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | 0.00 | 17th of 31 | 47th | |
| From 50+made | 3 | T-11th of 31 | 58th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 42.5 | T-10th of 31 | 68th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 95% | T-16th of 31 | 48th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 26.5 | 1st of 31 | 98th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 8.1 | 10th of 31 | 69th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 5/5 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 4/4 | 100% | 92% | 97% | +0.3 |
| 40–49 | 3/3 | 100% | 87% | 79% | +0.4 |
| 50–54 | 1/1 | 100% | 75% | 67% | +0.3 |
| 55+ | 2/6 | 33% | 52% | 66% | -1.1 |
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
15 of 19, and his tries average 42.5 yards, T-10th-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 59, 61, 62 and 65.
- 1Q4 1:14DALWeek 8 vs the Cardinals: 41 yards, good, up 395% → 85%
- 2Q4 0:10DALWeek 3 vs the Ravens: 23 yards, good, down 338% → 48%
- 3Q3 6:07DALWeek 3 vs the Ravens: 59 yards, blocked, down 436% → 28%
- 4Q2 5:02DALWeek 4 at the Texans: 62 yards, blocked, down 436% → 28%
- 5Q2 12:34DALWeek 4 at the Texans: 50 yards, good, down 728% → 35%
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 NYG | 0/0 | – | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 80°, wind 7 |
| Wk 2 vs WAS | 3/3 | 60 | 4/4 | 13 | 17 | indoors |
| Wk 3 vs BAL | 3/4 | 38 | 2/2 | 11 | 10 | 77°, wind 7 |
| Wk 4 at HOU | 2/4 | 50 | 4/4 | 10 | 10 | indoors |
| Wk 5 vs TB | 1/1 | 41 | 1/1 | 4 | 5 | indoors |
| Wk 6 at GB | 0/0 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | outdoors |
| Wk 7 at PHI | 3/3 | 55 | 3/3 | 12 | 14 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 vs ARI | 3/4 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 | 12 | indoors |
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.
Career4 seasons, 1 team
His best year was 2023, 36 of 38 (95%) with a long of 60. This season he is 15 of 19 on field goals and 20 of 21 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 DAL | 17 | 36/38 | 95% | 60 | 10/10 | 49/52 |
| 2024 DAL | 17 | 40/47 | 85% | 65 | 14/17 | 30/30 |
| 2025 DAL | 17 | 36/42 | 86% | 64 | 11/17 | 47/48 |
| 2026 so far DAL | 8 | 15/19 | 79% | 60 | 3/7 | 20/21 |