Over the past 10 seasons, Simple Kicking has consistently identified NFL-ready prospects with 80% accuracy.

Simple Kicking’s data is useful in selecting your next kicker and punter.

Over the past 10 seasons, Simple Kicking has consistently identified NFL-ready prospects with 80% accuracy.

Simple Kicking’s data is useful in selecting your next kicker and punter.

Would you rather draft a kicker based on highlights or hundreds (100s) of attempts?

Simple Kicking is different.

  1. We collect data on top prospects.
  2. We analyze thousands of kicks using motion tracking technology.
  3. Our proprietary ranking system predicts future success with a high degree of accuracy.

Simple Kicking delivers.

  1. The online portal breaks down data into a ranking compared to league averages.
  2. Each prospect is broken down by splits to identify tendencies.
  3. The consistency assessment is broken down by A, B, C, and X kicks.

Do traditional kicking stats tell the full story?

No.  The most widely accepted stat to measure a kicker’s performance is field goal percentage.  It fails to account the difficulty of the attempts. (Video)

Let the data paint the picture.

Many critical games are decided by a kick. This means kickers are needed to be on their best during the crunch time moments, and even more true late in the season.

Simple Kicking Data identifies the best prospects quicker using advanced metrics.

Evaluating kickers is difficult for NFL Teams because there’s 2 critical parts to the process.

  1. There is a long list of Free Agent targets which must be filtered down which can take months.
  2. There is only one spot available out of the top targets.

The entire process is fragmented.

A single Prospect attends up to 20 Combines and/or workouts, but there is no running total of his stats.

If a Prospect has previous NFL experience, teams are granted access to video footage. Then teams either host a workout for many players or they travel across the country for private workouts to evaluate the prospect in-person.

If fans crave in-season stats on their favorite players from their “home-town” teams, how much more do NFL executives want access to a prospect’s full and complete data before an in-person workout?

Discover kicker and punter stats to see who is the best Free Agent kicker available.

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    Would you rather draft a kicker based on highlights or hundreds (100s) of attempts?

    Simple Kicking is different.

    1. We collect data on top prospects.
    2. We analyze thousands of kicks using motion tracking technology.
    3. Our proprietary ranking system predicts future success with a high degree of accuracy.

    Simple Kicking delivers.

    1. The online portal breaks down data into a ranking compared to league averages.
    2. Each prospect is broken down by splits to identify tendencies.
    3. The consistency assessment is broken down by A, B, C, and X kicks.

    Do traditional kicking stats tell the full story?

    No.  The most widely accepted stat to measure a kicker’s performance is field goal percentage.  It fails to account the difficulty of the attempts. (Video)

    Let the data paint the picture.

    Many critical games are decided by a kick. This means kickers are needed to be on their best during the crunch time moments, and even more true late in the season.

    Simple Kicking Data identifies the best prospects quicker using advanced metrics.

    Simple Kicking Clients

    Traditional stats do not tell the full story, but our Advanced Metrics do.

    Measures the ability to make kicks. A high PAX indicates a top talent, 0 indicates the average, and a negative value represents below average.

    PAX converts the percentage of an attempt into an expectation expressed as points. Expected points are then compared to actual points scored.

    Measures the ability to make the ball through the center of the goal posts.

    The middle third is 9 feet wide, which is same as the Simple Kicking Skinny Posts (Pro-Posts and Go-Posts.) Denoted by the GREEN markings.

    Measurement to quantify precision.

    Measures the distance (in feet) from the center of the goal posts to the location in which the ball crossed the uprights.

    Measurement to quantify consistency under pressure.

    Kicks attempted in 4Q/OT, point differential +/- 10 points.

    Measures a kicker’s overall performance based on a scale of 1-100.

    A rating system that consolidates an athlete’s PAX, “$” Zone %, PROX, and CLUTCH.

    Simple Kicking estimates the return yards for each punt or kickoff.

    Extrapolates return yard if the kick was fielded in an actual NFL Game. Net is calculated based on the distance, hang time, and accuracy of each attempt.

    Measures the quality of each attempt.

    Each attempt is compared the the NFL punting average for distance, hang time, and accuracy.

    “A”: Exceeds average

    “B”: Equal to the average

    “C”: Below average

    “X”: Miss hit.

    Measures the operation time of handling the ball.

    It’s the same as “Hand to Foot.”

    Measures consistency for directional kicking/punting.

    A kick is considered accurate if it satisfies 2 conditions:

    1. The ball hits between the hash mark and the boundary
    2. It travels within 5 yards of the distance target and the 1 yard line.*

    *Kickoffs are considered accurate if they hit the endzone.

    Measures precision for directional punting.

    Measures the distance (in yards) between the boundary and the location of where the ball hits or is fielded.

    Measures a player’s ability to maximize field position.

    Based on the amount of available yards, the higher the number the better the player.

    Measures the time between when steps begin to the time the ball is kicked.

    Why were the best NFL Kickers undrafted?

    What does Justin Tucker, Adam Vinatieri, Robbie Gould, Jason Myers, and Graham Gano have in common?

    They are top 5 NFL kickers who went undrafted during the NFL Draft.

    Our process accurately identifies the prospects others deem unprepared to kick in the NFL. Specificially, our criteria has picked out the prospects who play 2 or more seasons in the NFL.

    Simple Kicking confirms feelings with facts.

    Our reports pre-screen prospects which saves time for teams.  It frees coaches and scouts to focus on the highest-rated prospects.

    Teams have much more knowledge prior to the in-person evaluation, giving confidence during and after the evaluation.

    Our process saves coaches hundreds of hours of data entry.

    The App tracks kicking data and generates reports.

    CASE STUDY: NFL TEAM MAKES HISTORIC SIGNING

    An NFL team faced a difficult personnel decision during training camp: sign an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent, and release it’s Pro Bowl Veteran.

    Using the App, the team tracked punts throughout camp. The data and the reports it created clearly identified the winner. The Rookie set an NFL record for most gross yards per punt in a single season, and now his jersey and cleats are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

    Our metrics determine the value of a kicker. It also estimates the cost differences between staying with a veteran or signing a free agent.

    Accepted by NFL Special Teams Coordinators.

    CASE STUDY: NFL TEAM MAKES HISTORIC SIGNING

    An NFL team faced a difficult personnel decision during training camp: sign an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent, and release it’s Pro Bowl Veteran.

    Using the App, the team tracked punts throughout camp. The data and the reports it created clearly identified the winner. The Rookie set an NFL record for most gross yards per punt in a single season, and now his jersey and cleats are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

    Our metrics determine the value of a kicker. It also estimates the cost differences between staying with a veteran or signing a free agent.

    Testimonials

    “The work you do for us is awesome.  You do a great job doing the things no one wants to do.”

    NFC Special Teams Coordinator, NFL

    “You are onto something here, especially with how you rank prospects to the active 32.”

    NFC Special Teams Coordinator, NFL

    “We wouldn’t have been able to convince the GM without the data.”

    AFC Special Teams Coordinator, NFL

    “I believe in your system which is why I am taking it with me wherever I go.”

    NFC Special Teams Coordinator, NFL

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