Brandon Aubrey

Career StatsC+

Year	Team	GP	FG%
Career		51	88.2%
2025		17	85.7%
2024		17	85.1%
2023		17	94.7%

Updated Jun 12, 2026

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Performance versus salary tier earns Brandon Aubrey a C+ Contract Value Index, with cap structure shaping the verdict. Aubrey's 2025 season production—1 tackle across 17 games—offers minimal statistical footprint, which is typical for the kicker position; the C+ performance grade reflects consistency and reliability rather than counting-stat dominance, a distinction the market increasingly recognizes as the salary floor for elite specialists rises. At $7 million AAV on a four-year deal, Aubrey now sits at the summit of kicker compensation, a tier historically reserved for players with sustained accuracy and clutch-moment performance over multiple seasons. At 31 and in his third year as a pro, Aubrey occupies the sweet spot of a specialist: proven enough to command premium dollars, yet with enough runway remaining to justify long-term investment without excessive age-related risk. The media narrative surrounding this extension—framed as a historic move signaling organizational confidence—aligns with the CVI verdict: the Cowboys are paying for established reliability in a position where consistency directly impacts win-loss margins, even if the performance grade itself remains modest. Over four years, the structure locks in predictable special-teams anchor, though the franchise is assuming that Aubrey's accuracy and pressure-moment execution will sustain the elite tier he's now occupying financially.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Brandon's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Brandon Aubrey entered the NFL as an undrafted specialist and quickly established himself as one of Dallas's most reliable weapons in the kicking game. Through 51 career games, the 31-year-old has earned a C+ overall grade, sitting squarely in the middle tier of NFL placekickers. His 2023 breakout — graded A+ — remains the defining proof of concept that elite-level production is within his range. The concern heading into 2026 is a troubling two-season regression, sliding from a C- in 2024 to another C- in 2025. His current field goal accuracy sits at 85.7%, essentially matching the NFL average of 85.0% but falling well short of the elite threshold of 93.0% set by kickers like Evan McPherson and Tyler Bass in their best seasons. Aubrey is no longer operating as a difference-maker — he's become a replacement-level specialist who needs to recapture that 2023 form to justify a long-term roster spot. The trajectory here is the most pressing storyline entering next season. A kicker who graded out at A+ just two years ago clearly possesses the mechanical foundation to perform at a high level. If Aubrey can close the gap between his current 85.7% accuracy and the elite 93.0% benchmark, he has the ceiling to re-emerge as one of the NFC's better specialists — but another C-range season in Dallas could put his future with the organization in serious jeopardy.

How Brandon Compares at the Position

Brandon Aubrey ranks 13th of 39 graded pks by performance. That slots Brandon between Spencer Shrader (C+) just ahead and Jason Sanders (C+) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

How the public sees Brandon Aubrey shakes out to an A sentiment grade in the rolling 14-day window. The narrative driving that enthusiasm is straightforward and universal: media outlets across the spectrum, including NFL Network, have framed Aubrey as a nearly flawless specialist whom the Cowboys wisely secured with a historic four-year, $28 million extension averaging $7 million per season—the highest-paid kicker in NFL history. That public celebration does outpace his current C+ performance grade, a distinction worth noting since kickers generate limited statistical footprint in traditional metrics; the enthusiasm reflects media confidence in his consistency and accuracy rather than counting-stat dominance. The recent transaction wave adding George Pickens, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and other skill-position depth has actually *reinforced* rather than undermined the Aubrey narrative—the Cowboys are being perceived as a franchise willing to lock up both premium talent and foundational reliability, which feeds the broader story of organizational confidence heading into 2026. The sentiment sits at a confident, celebratory high right now, with the record-breaking deal itself becoming the story rather than any lingering question about whether a kicker merits that investment; heading into the regular season in 91 days, Aubrey carries momentum as one of the most positively perceived specialists in the league.