Evan
McPherson
PK
#2
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 185 lbs · Age : 27
| Year | Team | GP | FG | FG% | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 25-28 | 89.3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6-6 | 10-10 | 5-8 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 16-22 | 72.7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4-4 | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 26-31 | 83.9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6-6 | 8-8 | 7-12 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 24-29 | 82.8 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 9-13 | 5-5 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 28-33 | 84.8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8-8 | 6-9 | 9-11 |
2026
4.98 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
5.68 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular kickers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Field goals made
8
90th percentile
Field goals attempted
8
Field goal %
100.0 %
84th percentile
Longest
58 yd
78th percentile
Extra points made
8
Extra point %
100.0 %
62th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
0.5
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.2
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+6)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+16 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
84
Very good
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.2
#1 of 25 regular kickers
PAL Rating
98 / 100
#1 of 25 regular kickers
Value Rating · 2025
60 / 100
2025 PAL (68) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $5.5M.PAL expected for this salary: 66PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Points over expected given each field goal's distance, extra points, and his share of special teams.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | FGM | FG% | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 3 | 0.2 | 98 | 84 | 8 | 100.0 | 58 |
| 2025 | CIN | 17 | 0.3 | 68 | 72 | 25 | 89.3 | 63 |
| 2024 | CIN | 12 | -0.1 | 14 | 63 | 16 | 72.7 | 56 |
| 2023 | CIN | 17 | 0.2 | 61 | 77 | 26 | 83.9 | 56 |
| 2022 | CIN | 16 | 0.0 | 47 | 79 | 24 | 82.8 | 59 |
| 2021 | CIN | 16 | 0.3 | 66 | 80 | 28 | 84.8 | 58 |
Injury
Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals star receiver Ja'Marr Chase left Sunday’s game against the Jaguars with a concussion and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
· CBS Sports
Evan McPherson has 8 of 8 field goals made in 3 games in 2026.
Evan McPherson is 27 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Evan McPherson produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 4th of 25 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 98 out of 100: elite for his position.
Evan McPherson plays for Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL, at PK, and wears number 2.
Our projection has him at 0.5 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
