Both sides of the ball

Number of top quartile of kickers who are positive or negative for threat rating and retention rating, 2025

Kick ratings have been developed by crow_data_sigh. Retention is how likely a kick is to be retained by a teammate. Threat is how likely a kick is to result in a shot at goal later in the chain.

Threat Rating: a measure of how often a player’s kicks result in a shot at goal later in the chain compared to expectation. Retention Rating: a measure of how often a player’s kicks are retained by a teammate compared to expectation.
Chart: Sean Lawson Source: Wheelo RatingsGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper