2026
2026 season · K · #2 · 6th season
Evan McPherson
Age 27 · 5'11" · 185 lb · Florida · Pick 149 overall (2021). The Bengals' kicker on the depth chart, 7 games this season.
- How good+1.9 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 7th of 31.
- RangePerfect: 10 of 10, the longest from 58.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 1 of 1.
- Fantasy9.1 points a game, K9 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: at the Falcons, Sunday.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 100% | T-1st of 31 | 94th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +1.9 | 7th of 31 | 79th | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.19 | 1st of 31 | 98th | |
| From 50+made | 5 | T-4th of 31 | 85th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 41.6 | 14th of 31 | 56th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 100% | T-1st of 31 | 77th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 28.6 | 5th of 31 | 85th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 7.7 | 13th of 31 | 60th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 2/2 | 100% | 93% | 97% | +0.1 |
| 40–49 | 0/0 | – | – | 79% | – |
| 50–54 | 2/2 | 100% | 74% | 67% | +0.5 |
| 55+ | 3/3 | 100% | 61% | 66% | +1.2 |
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
10 of 10, and his tries average 41.6 yards, 14th-longest among qualifying kickers.
- 1Q2 10:20CINWeek 3 at the Steelers: 50 yards, good, down 728% → 34%
- 2Q3 8:26CINWeek 3 at the Steelers: 38 yards, good, tied51% → 56%
- 3Q3 12:32CINWeek 2 at the Texans: 51 yards, good, up 466% → 71%
- 4Q4 14:09CINWeek 1 vs the Buccaneers: 58 yards, good, up 782% → 86%
- 5Q4 12:21CINWeek 2 at the Texans: 57 yards, good, up 1191% → 95%
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 vs TB | 4/4 | 58 | 3/3 | 15 | 19 | 85°, wind 7 |
| Wk 2 at HOU | 2/2 | 57 | 2/2 | 8 | 12 | indoors |
| Wk 3 at PIT | 2/2 | 50 | 3/3 | 9 | 11 | 70°, wind 12 |
| Wk 4 vs JAX | 1/1 | 29 | 2/2 | 5 | 5 | 70°, wind 4 |
| Wk 5 at MIA | 1/1 | 26 | 4/4 | 7 | 7 | outdoors |
| Wk 7 at BAL | 0/0 | – | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 vs TEN | 0/0 | – | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 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.
Career6 seasons, 1 team
His best year was 2025, 25 of 28 (89%) with a long of 63. This season he is 10 of 10 on field goals and 24 of 24 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 CIN | 16 | 28/33 | 85% | 58 | 9/11 | 46/48 |
| 2022 CIN | 16 | 24/29 | 83% | 59 | 5/5 | 40/44 |
| 2023 CIN | 17 | 26/31 | 84% | 56 | 7/12 | 40/40 |
| 2024 CIN | 12 | 16/22 | 73% | 56 | 3/7 | 37/38 |
| 2025 CIN | 16 | 25/28 | 89% | 63 | 5/8 | 41/44 |
| 2026 so far CIN | 7 | 10/10 | 100% | 58 | 5/5 | 24/24 |