Before 2011, Richie Cunningham had the best field-goal percentage by a rookie, hitting 91.9 percent in 1997.
Interpreted as:
highest NFL rookie season field goals percentage with a minimum of 1 field-goal attempt per team game made before 2011| NAME | FG% | SEASON | TM | GP | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | XP% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Cunningham | 91.9 | 1997 |  DAL | 16 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 100.0 |
| 2 | | J. Reed | 89.5 | 2002 |  PIT | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 90.9 |
| 3 | | R. Lindell | 88.2 | 2000 |  SEA | 12 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 |
| 4 | | R. Ruzek | 88.0 | 1987 | DAL | 12 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 |
| 5 | | M. Vanderjagt | 87.1 | 1998 |  IND | 14 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 |
| 6 | | R. Succop | 86.2 | 2009 |  KC | 16 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 |
| 7 | | K. Brown | 86.2 | 1999 | PIT | 16 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 96.8 |
| 8 | | R. Allegre | 85.7 | 1983 |  BAL | 16 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 91.7 |
| 9 | | S. Christie | 85.2 | 1990 |  TB | 16 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 |
| 10 | | R. Karlis | 84.6 | 1982 |  DEN | 9 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 93.8 |
| 11 | | M. Gramatica | 84.4 | 1999 | TB | 16 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 |
| 12 | | D. Carpenter | 84.0 | 2008 |  MIA | 16 | 25 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 |
| 13 | | N. Folk | 83.9 | 2007 | DAL | 16 | 31 | 26 | 53 | 53 | 100.0 |
| 14 | | K. Butler | 83.8 | 1985 |  CHI | 16 | 37 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 100.0 |
| 15 | | A. Haji-Sheikh | 83.3 | 1983 |  NYG | 16 | 42 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 95.7 |
| 16 | | G. Anderson | 83.3 | 1982 | PIT | 9 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 |
| 17 | | D. Treadwell | 81.8 | 1989 | DEN | 16 | 33 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 97.5 |
| 18 | | F. Reveiz | 81.5 | 1985 | MIA | 16 | 27 | 22 | 52 | 50 | 96.2 |
| 19 | | M. Bryant | 81.3 | 2002 | NYG | 16 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 93.8 |
| 20 | | S. Blanton | 81.3 | 1996 |  WAS | 16 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 |
| 21 | | T. Mazzetti | 81.3 | 1978 |  ATL | 10 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 |
| 22 | | P. McFadden | 81.1 | 1984 |  PHI | 16 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 96.3 |
| 23 | | J. Hanson | 80.8 | 1992 |  DET | 16 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 |
| 24 | | J. Kasay | 80.6 | 1991 | SEA | 16 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 96.4 |
| 25 | | N. Kaeding | 80.0 | 2004 |  SD | 16 | 25 | 20 | 55 | 54 | 98.2 |
StatMuse has season-level data for FGA/TG and field-goal percentage going back to the 1938 season.
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