Wil Lutz

Career StatsC+

Year	Team	GP	FG%
Career		67	86.1%
2025		17	87.5%
2024		17	91.2%
2023		17	88.2%
2022		17	74.2%
2020

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Denver Broncos got a B- Contract Value Index out of the Wil Lutz signing because the guaranteed money matches the production tier. At $5.4M AAV over three years, Lutz is priced fairly for an established veteran kicker whose on-field output aligns with his contract expectations—neither a bargain nor an overpay in a position where the margin between reliability and liability is measured in inches. His 2025 season across 17 games reflects a mixed performance profile: a 98-consecutive extra-point streak and AFC Special Teams Player of the Week recognition after a win over the Chiefs demonstrate genuine value, yet high-profile misses including a 42-yard field goal wide right and a blocked kick have introduced real questions about consistency at a stage in his career where decline risk is material. At 31 and in his ninth season, Lutz occupies the classic veteran kicker archetype—serviceable when execution is clean, increasingly scrutinized when it isn't, with the margin for error shrinking as age compounds pressure. The recent media narrative settles into an uncomfortable middle ground: he is neither secure nor expendable, and his early-season performance in 2026 will likely determine whether Sean Payton views him as a roster fixture or liability. A three-year commitment at this price point is reasonable for a placeholder at the position, but it leaves little room for regression, making Lutz's 2026 campaign a de facto audition masked as job security.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

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

Performance Analysis

Wil Lutz delivers production that earns a C+ performance grade against PK comps. At 31 and in his ninth season, Lutz enters 2026 as an established veteran whose value proposition hinges on consistency rather than explosive output—and recent events have muddied that narrative considerably. His 98-consecutive extra-point streak stands as his most reliable credential, a showcase of precision in the most routine aspect of kicking, yet high-profile misses including a 42-yard field goal wide right and a blocked kick have introduced genuine doubts about his ability to execute in high-leverage situations where margin for error is non-existent. Playing in all 17 games last season, Lutz carried a full workload for Denver, but the quality of that work has come under public scrutiny, with the blocked-kick incident spawning unwanted distraction over alignment and responsibility rather than simple execution. The mediaframing is clear: he's a serviceable but increasingly scrutinized veteran whose job security entering 2026 hinges on whether early-season performance can silence the growing questions about his consistency—a precarious position for any kicker, where trust erodes quickly and is rebuilt slowly. Absent a sharp rebound in the opening weeks, Denver's recent special teams additions signal the organization's willingness to explore alternatives if Lutz's reliability streak continues to fracture.

How Wil Compares at the Position

Wil Lutz ranks 11th of 39 graded pks by performance. That slots Wil between Chase Mclaughlin (B-) just ahead and Will Reichard (C+) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Denver Broncos fans and writers have settled into a C+ sentiment grade on Wil Lutz. The narrative around the 31-year-old kicker is defined by a sharp divide: his 98-consecutive extra-point streak and AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor after the Chiefs win have positioned him as a reliable veteran, yet a pair of high-profile misses—a 42-yard field goal wide right and a blocked kick—have opened questions about consistency at a position where there is no margin for error. The public back-and-forth over the blocking scheme on the failed attempt added unwanted distraction and subtly undermined confidence in Denver's special teams cohesion, complicating what should have been a straightforward job-security narrative. His performance grade of C+ aligns with the sentiment, suggesting that media and fan perception tracks closely with his actual on-field output rather than abstract speculation. With Sean Payton arriving as head coach and Denver sitting atop the AFC at 14-3, Lutz enters 2026 as a serviceable but increasingly scrutinized veteran whose early-season performance will determine whether he remains a fixture or becomes a liability in a championship-contention window.