2026
2026 season · K · #16 · 3rd season
Will Reichard
Age 25 · 6'1" · 190 lb · Alabama · Pick 203 overall (2024). The Vikings' kicker on the depth chart, 7 games this season.
- How good+2.2 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 4th of 31.
- RangePerfect inside 55 (16 of 16). His misses came from 57 and 59 (blocked).
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 6 of 7.
- Fantasy11.4 points a game, K1 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: the Bills visit, Monday, indoors at U.S. Bank Stadium: no wind to kick into.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 90% | T-10th of 31 | 68th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +2.2 | 4th of 31 | 89th | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.11 | 7th of 31 | 79th | |
| From 50+made | 6 | T-1st of 31 | 95th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 45.3 | T-2nd of 31 | 94th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 100% | T-1st of 31 | 77th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 29.4 | 9th of 31 | 73rd | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 9.1 | 3rd of 31 | 92nd |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 2/2 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 4/4 | 100% | 92% | 97% | +0.3 |
| 40–49 | 6/6 | 100% | 84% | 79% | +1.0 |
| 50–54 | 4/4 | 100% | 70% | 67% | +1.2 |
| 55+ | 2/4 | 50% | 61% | 66% | -0.4 |
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
18 of 20, and his tries average 45.3 yards, T-2nd-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 57 and 59.
- 1Q4 8:38MINWeek 7 vs the Colts: 59 yards, blocked, up 372% → 60%
- 2Q2 0:03MINWeek 5 at the Saints: 54 yards, good, down 429% → 38%
- 3Q1 13:12MINWeek 8 at the Lions: 57 yards, no good, tied44% → 35%
- 4Q4 3:15MINWeek 3 at the Buccaneers: 56 yards, good, up 163% → 72%
- 5Q4 1:12MINWeek 2 at the Bears: 39 yards, good, up 393% → 86%
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 GB | 1/1 | 38 | 4/4 | 7 | 7 | indoors |
| Wk 2 at CHI | 3/3 | 49 | 0/0 | 9 | 10 | 68°, wind 8 |
| Wk 3 at TB | 3/3 | 56 | 2/2 | 11 | 16 | 84°, wind 7 |
| Wk 4 vs MIA | 5/5 | 50 | 0/0 | 15 | 19 | indoors |
| Wk 5 at NO | 3/3 | 55 | 2/2 | 11 | 16 | indoors |
| Wk 7 vs IND | 3/4 | 52 | 1/1 | 10 | 12 | indoors |
| Wk 8 at DET | 0/1 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Career3 seasons, 1 team
His best year was 2025, 33 of 35 (94%) with a long of 62. This season he is 18 of 20 on field goals and 10 of 10 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 MIN | 13 | 24/30 | 80% | 58 | 8/11 | 38/38 |
| 2025 MIN | 16 | 33/35 | 94% | 62 | 11/13 | 31/31 |
| 2026 so far MIN | 7 | 18/20 | 90% | 56 | 6/8 | 10/10 |