2026
2026 season · K · #6 · 8th season
Joey Slye
Age 30 · 5'11" · 228 lb · Virginia Tech · Undrafted (2019). The Titans' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good+0.9 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 9th of 31.
- RangePerfect inside 55 (11 of 11). His miss came from 59.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 4 of 4.
- Fantasy6.6 points a game, K24 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 10: the Jaguars visit, Sunday, outdoors at Nissan Stadium.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 92% | T-6th of 31 | 81st | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +0.9 | 9th of 31 | 73rd | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.07 | 9th of 31 | 73rd | |
| From 50+made | 1 | T-24th of 31 | 18th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 39.7 | 21st of 31 | 34th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 100% | T-1st of 31 | 77th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 29.8 | 11th of 31 | 66th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 6.0 | 27th of 31 | 15th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 3/3 | 100% | 96% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 4/4 | 100% | 94% | 97% | +0.2 |
| 40–49 | 4/4 | 100% | 83% | 79% | +0.7 |
| 50–54 | 0/0 | – | – | 67% | – |
| 55+ | 1/2 | 50% | 59% | 66% | -0.2 |
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
12 of 13, and his tries average 39.7 yards, 21st-longest among qualifying kickers. The one that got away came from 59.
- 1Q4 2:07TENWeek 6 at the Colts: 49 yards, good, tied52% → 65%
- 2Q2 0:03TENWeek 2 vs the Eagles: 37 yards, good, down 726% → 38%
- 3Q3 3:26TENWeek 6 at the Colts: 56 yards, good, down 1012% → 20%
- 4Q4 2:00TENWeek 2 vs the Eagles: 33 yards, good, tied69% → 73%
- 5Q4 0:47TENWeek 6 at the Colts: 44 yards, good, up 394% → 91%
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 NYJ | 1/1 | 42 | 1/1 | 4 | 5 | 90°, wind 2 |
| Wk 2 vs PHI | 2/2 | 37 | 2/2 | 8 | 8 | 92°, wind 5 |
| Wk 3 at NYG | 0/1 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 62°, wind 10 |
| Wk 4 at BAL | 1/1 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 62°, wind 6 |
| Wk 5 vs HOU | 1/1 | 30 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | outdoors |
| Wk 6 at IND | 4/4 | 56 | 2/2 | 14 | 18 | roof open |
| Wk 7 vs CLE | 1/1 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 | 6 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 at CIN | 2/2 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 | 9 | 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.
Career8 seasons, 4 teams
His best year was 2021, 23 of 25 (92%) with a long of 56. This season he is 12 of 13 on field goals and 12 of 12 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 CAR | 16 | 25/32 | 78% | 55 | 8/10 | 31/35 |
| 2020 CAR | 16 | 29/36 | 81% | 56 | 1/6 | 33/36 |
| 2021 WAS | 12 | 23/25 | 92% | 56 | 4/4 | 18/22 |
| 2022 WAS | 16 | 25/30 | 83% | 58 | 4/6 | 24/28 |
| 2023 WAS | 17 | 19/24 | 79% | 61 | 3/5 | 32/35 |
| 2024 NE | 17 | 26/33 | 79% | 63 | 6/9 | 25/26 |
| 2025 TEN | 16 | 28/35 | 80% | 58 | 9/13 | 26/27 |
| 2026 so far TEN | 8 | 12/13 | 92% | 56 | 1/2 | 12/12 |