We are just two weeks away from the end of the 2025 NFL regular season. We have seen an unprecedented number of kickers from the United Football League as six former players have suited up. With the season ending soon, it feels like the right time to see how the UFL kickers did this year.
Brandon Aubrey (Birmingham Stallions 2022-23)
Of course we have to start with the two-time All-Pro himself Brandon Aubrey. This season has been more of the same for Aubrey with setting new records and kicking long-distance field goals. Aubrey has connected on 32/36 (88.9%) of his field goals and 42/43 (97.7%) extra points across the season. His most iconic game of the season was in week two against the New York Giants. In that game, Aubrey would hit a 64-yard field goal with no time left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Aubrey would then hit a 46-yard field goal with no time left in overtime to win the game for Dallas.
Aubrey became the first kicker in NFL history to kick three 55-yard field goals in the same game in week 14 against the Detroit Lions. During that same game he also broke the record for most 60-yard field goals made in a single season when he hit his third 60-yard field goal of the season. In week 15 we would see Aubrey’s rushing ability when he got a first down rush on a fake field goal. With two weeks left in the season Aubrey ranks fourth in field goals made, tied for fifth in extra points made and third in points scored.
Jake Bates (Michigan Panthers 2024)
Bate’s sophomore NFL season has not been as great as his rookie season last year. Last season Bates would lead the NFL in extra points attempted and made, while also breaking the Detroit Lions single season scoring record with 142 points. Bates has seen is field goal accuracy go down this year as he kicked 89.7% last year compared to just 78.6% this season. Despite the drop in accuracy, Bates is still tied for sixth in points scored and first in extra points made on the season. While this season has not gone as well as Lions fans expected it to go for Bates, there does not seem to be any plans on getting a replacement for him anytime soon.
Andre Szmyt (St. Louis Battlehawks 2024)
Andre Szmyt is the third (Aubrey and Bates) and final kicker that was the opening day starter for their team. Szmyt got off to a bad start with the Browns missing both a field goal and an extra point in the week one matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals that they would lose by one point. Szmyt would rebound from this poor start when he kicked a 55-yard walk-off field goal against the Green Bay Packers in week three.
Due to the offense being the third worst in the league it has limited the number of kicks for Szmyt. Szmyt has made 20/23 (87.0%) of his field goals and 22/23 (95.7%) of his extra points. Szmyt has quietly been a solid upgrade this season for the Browns after the poor 66.7% field goal percentage campaign Dustin Hopkins had for the team last season.
Harrison Mevis (Birmingham Stallions 2025)
While Mevis may not have been the Rams’ day one kicker, he has quickly become their true starting option. Known as “The Thiccer Kicker,” Mevis was a big-name prospect out of Missouri and earned first-team All-American honors during his sophomore season. However, after two less-than-stellar years that followed, he failed to land a spot on an NFL roster.
Mevis revived his career with a dominant 2025 campaign for the Birmingham Stallions, opening the door to another NFL opportunity. When Rams kicker Joshua Karty struggled, Mevis took advantage, earning the starting role in week 10 against the 49ers.
Since becoming the Rams’ kicker, Mevis has been nearly flawless. He has converted 8-of-9 (88.9%) field goal attempts and is a perfect 32-for-32 on extra points. While his lone miss came in a critical moment against the Seahawks with just over two minutes remaining in a tied game, his overall performance has been elite.
Mevis has been one of the league’s most reliable kickers since signing with Los Angeles, and it feels increasingly likely that he will be the Rams’ kicker heading into the 2026 season.
John Parker Romo (San Antonio Brahmas 2023)
After a successful brief stint with the Vikings last year JPR got another shot this year with the Falcons. JPR became the starting kicker for the Falcons in week two after incumbent kicker Koo struggled in week one. He got off to a hot start going 5/5 in field goals against his former team in week two. JPR would not continue playing this well as a missed extra point would cost the Falcons dearly against the Patriots. He would miss an extra point within the last four minutes of the game where they would lose by one. Overall, JPR went 11/14 (78.6%) on field goals and 12/13 (92.3) on extra points this season.
Lucas Havrisik (Arlington Renegades 2025)
The last kicker to talk about is the substitute teacher himself, Lucas Havrisik. Havrisik would be brought on to the Packers when starting kicker Brandon McManus went down with an injury. Havrisik has usually been on practice squads every year dating back to 2022. The Rams had him as their kicker in 2023, but he did not last due to having a kicking accuracy of 75%. He did see playing time in the UFL for the Renegades where he kicked with 88% accuracy. He would be the kicker for the team in weeks six, seven and 11. Havriskik did break the franchise record for longest kick when he hit a 61-yard field goal in week seven. Overall, he would go 4/4 (100%) on field goals and 7/9 (77.8%) on extra points.
With two weeks left in the season we have seen UFL kickers score 4.1% (458/11175) of all points this season. This is a crazy number to see as this does not account for touchdowns scored by other former UFL players. It is wild to see that 4/32 NFL teams currently start a former UFL kicker. The success that UFL kickers are having should lead to both bigger name kickers going to the UFL and more UFL kickers making it to the NFL.
