Kicker Search: Draft Analytics Reveal Options Green Bay Can’t Ignore
CHTV NFL Draft analyst Newt Westen welcomes in Jack Brentnall of The Touchdown to zero in on special teams and break down the kicker prospects through the lens of analytics and value.
By PackerAaron
Comments (4)
Oxymoron 3339
March 23, 2026 at 01:04 pm
Aubrey, Dicker and Boswell have been some of the All Pro kickers the last few years and they were all undrafted free agents. Reichard and Little (Also All Pro were 6th round picks). Please don’t waste a draft pick on a kicker except late in the draft and frankly please don’t draft a Punter or a Long Snapper.
dblbogey
March 23, 2026 at 01:33 pm
Bissacio wanted Anders Carlson - a guy who hit only 68% in college. If there's a quality college kicker it would be worth a draft pick. I'm tired of watching kickers lose games for us since Crosby retired. NFL games are so close, a stud field goal kicker is worth a lot.
Oxymoron 3339
March 23, 2026 at 02:56 pm
It’s hard to tell who’s going to be good. The balls are different.
Packerlifer
March 23, 2026 at 03:16 pm
We've never really heard what happened with McManus in Chicago back in January, beyond a "humiliating performance." That was obvious but what was going wrong with him that night that caused that?
He was the savior of the kicking game in 2024 and was doing very well until the injury last season. I'm sure the problem in the playoff was known inside 1265 Lombardi Ave. but that is privileged information. So the Packers are going to have to decide what to do with the job next season.
McManus hasn't been jettisoned. Havrisk has been retained and draft and other options are open. Only time will tell.