2026
2026 season · K · #38 · 4th season
Chad Ryland
Age 27 · 6'0" · 195 lb · Maryland; Eastern Michigan · Pick 112 overall (2023). The Cardinals' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good+0.8 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 11th of 31.
- RangeHis misses came from 53 and 54.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 3 of 3.
- Fantasy10.0 points a game, K7 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: at the Seahawks, Sunday, outdoors at Lumen Field.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 90% | T-8th of 31 | 74th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +0.8 | 11th of 31 | 66th | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.04 | 11th of 31 | 66th | |
| From 50+made | 1 | T-24th of 31 | 18th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 38.4 | 26th of 31 | 18th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 94% | 19th of 31 | 40th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 32.8 | 30th of 31 | 5th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 9.1 | T-4th of 31 | 87th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 5/5 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 6/6 | 100% | 94% | 97% | +0.4 |
| 40–49 | 7/7 | 100% | 84% | 79% | +1.1 |
| 50–54 | 0/2 | 0% | 68% | 67% | -1.4 |
| 55+ | 1/1 | 100% | 53% | 66% | +0.5 |
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
19 of 21, and his tries average 38.4 yards, 26th-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 53 and 54.
- 1Q4 0:03ARIWeek 6 at the Rams: 43 yards, good, down 160% → 100%
- 2OT 2:58ARIWeek 8 at the Cowboys: 42 yards, good, tied86% → 100%
- 3Q2 14:55ARIWeek 1 at the Chargers: 54 yards, no good, tied44% → 37%
- 4Q2 14:19ARIWeek 7 vs the Broncos: 30 yards, good, down 641% → 48%
- 5Q3 6:29ARIWeek 6 at the Rams: 38 yards, good, tied51% → 57%
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 LAC | 4/5 | 49 | 2/2 | 14 | 15 | indoors |
| Wk 2 vs SEA | 0/0 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | indoors |
| Wk 3 at SF | 3/3 | 49 | 3/3 | 12 | 14 | 70°, wind 4 |
| Wk 4 at NYG | 1/1 | 60 | 3/3 | 6 | 9 | 63°, wind 9 |
| Wk 5 vs DET | 0/1 | – | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | indoors |
| Wk 6 at LA | 6/6 | 43 | 0/0 | 18 | 19 | indoors |
| Wk 7 vs DEN | 3/3 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 | 11 | indoors |
| Wk 8 at DAL | 2/2 | 42 | 3/4 | 9 | 9 | 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, 2 teams
His best year was 2024, 28 of 32 (88%) with a long of 58. This season he is 19 of 21 on field goals and 16 of 17 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 NE | 16 | 16/25 | 64% | 56 | 2/4 | 24/25 |
| 2024 ARI | 13 | 28/32 | 88% | 58 | 4/4 | 26/27 |
| 2025 ARI | 17 | 25/33 | 76% | 57 | 6/10 | 36/36 |
| 2026 so far ARI | 8 | 19/21 | 90% | 60 | 1/3 | 16/17 |