2026
2026 season · K · #10 · 2nd season
Ryan Fitzgerald
Age 26 · 5'11" · 201 lb · Florida State · Undrafted (2025). The Panthers' kicker on the depth chart, 7 games this season.
- How good+1.9 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 6th of 31.
- RangePerfect: 13 of 13, the longest from 53.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 1 of 1.
- Fantasy8.1 points a game, K19 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: the Broncos visit, Sunday, outdoors at Bank of America Stadium.
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 | 6th of 31 | 82nd | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.15 | 4th of 31 | 89th | |
| From 50+made | 3 | T-11th of 31 | 58th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 41.5 | 15th of 31 | 53rd | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 72% | 31st of 31 | 2nd | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 26.9 | 2nd of 31 | 95th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 7.4 | T-17th of 31 | 45th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.0 |
| 30–39 | 5/5 | 100% | 92% | 97% | +0.4 |
| 40–49 | 4/4 | 100% | 83% | 79% | +0.7 |
| 50–54 | 3/3 | 100% | 72% | 67% | +0.8 |
| 55+ | 0/0 | – | – | 66% | – |
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
13 of 13, and his tries average 41.5 yards, 15th-longest among qualifying kickers.
- 1Q3 11:37CARWeek 6 at the Eagles: 52 yards, good, up 359% → 69%
- 2Q2 0:32CARWeek 4 vs the Lions: 47 yards, good, tied64% → 69%
- 3Q4 11:45CARWeek 3 at the Browns: 37 yards, good, down 150% → 54%
- 4Q2 0:30CARWeek 3 at the Browns: 35 yards, good, down 1017% → 20%
- 5Q1 10:56CARWeek 6 at the Eagles: 47 yards, good, tied53% → 56%
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 CHI | 1/1 | 44 | 4/5 | 7 | 7 | 89°, wind 2 |
| Wk 2 at ATL | 2/2 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 | 10 | indoors |
| Wk 3 at CLE | 4/4 | 53 | 0/0 | 12 | 15 | 68°, wind 12 |
| Wk 4 vs DET | 2/2 | 47 | 2/4 | 8 | 7 | 66°, wind 2 |
| Wk 6 at PHI | 2/2 | 52 | 1/2 | 7 | 9 | outdoors |
| Wk 7 vs TB | 0/0 | – | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 at GB | 2/2 | 50 | 1/1 | 7 | 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.
Career2 seasons, 1 team
His best year was 2025, 24 of 29 (83%) with a long of 57. This season he is 13 of 13 on field goals and 13 of 18 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 CAR | 17 | 24/29 | 83% | 57 | 2/5 | 27/30 |
| 2026 so far CAR | 7 | 13/13 | 100% | 53 | 3/3 | 13/18 |