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Notre Dame's best kickers since 2004
Justin Yoon leads with 59 field goals made in 49 games at Notre Dame; Kyle Brindza had 57.
Every kicker with 5 or more games at Notre Dame since 2004, ranked by field goals made; the lines are each player's field goals made game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
16 kickers with 5+ games at Notre Damefield goals made
| # | player | seasons | games | field goals made | extra points made | field goal attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Yoon | 2015–2018 | 49 | 59 | 190 | 73 |
| 2 | Kyle Brindza | 2012–2014 | 38 | 57 | 117 | 80 |
| 3 | Jonathan Doerer | 2018–2021 | 39 | 49 | 162 | 65 |
| 4 | David Ruffer | 2008–2011 | 30 | 33 | 93 | 40 |
| 5 | D.J. Fitzpatrick | 2004–2005 | 24 | 22 | 86 | 32 |
| 6 | Brandon Walker | 2007–2008 | 23 | 20 | 61 | 36 |
| 7 | Nick Tausch | 2009–2013 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 20 |
| 8 | Spencer Shrader | 2023 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 22 |
| 9 | Blake Grupe | 2022 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 19 |
| 10 | Mitch Jeter | 2024 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 21 |
| 11 | Spencer Porath | 2026 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 11 |
| 12 | Carl Gioia | 2005–2006 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 14 |
| 13 | Noah Burnette | 2025 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 6 |
| 14 | Zac Yoakam | 2022–2024 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| 15 | Erik Schmidt | 2025 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 16 | Marcello Diomede | 2023–2025 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Also at Notre Dame: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.