Brandon Aubrey is no longer just one of the best stories on the Cowboys roster. He’s become one of the biggest bets in the entire league.
That’s why he checks in at No. 7 on the list of the top 10 Dallas Cowboys for the 2026 season, and the expectations around him are only getting louder after a record-setting four-year, $28 million deal. That contract leads all kickers in total value, annual average, and guaranteed money.
Aubrey’s route to the NFL still sounds almost unreal. He was a former soccer player who got nudged into kicking by his wife while the two were watching a football game on the couch. From there, the climb moved fast: field goals at a local high school field, a coach, the USFL, the Cowboys, and then an NFL contract in just a few years.
Now the underdog label has been replaced by pressure.
Last season, Aubrey kept showing exactly why Dallas trusts him from deep range. He finished 36-for-42 on field goals and 47-for-48 on extra points, with his leg once again stretching defenses and making the Cowboys feel nearly automatic once they crossed midfield.
The long-range numbers were especially eye-catching. Aubrey hit 11 field goals from 50 yards or more, including three tries from beyond 60 yards.
He remains the NFL’s all-time leader in 60-yard makes with six. He also missed only one extra point all year.
The raw field goal percentage - 85.7% - ranked 14th among kickers, but that number doesn’t tell the whole story. Aubrey attempted more 50-plus-yard field goals than any other kicker in the league, and five of his misses came from that distance.
Another miss came from 60-plus. Inside 50, he was perfect.
He also delivered when the moment demanded it, drilling game-winners against the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles.
The projection for 2026 is even more ambitious: 40-for-45 on field goals and 50-for-50 on extra points. The belief here is that Aubrey will keep climbing, improve both percentages, and set a new mark with four 60-yard field goals in a single season.
If that happens, it would push him toward a fourth Pro Bowl nod and a second first-team All-Pro selection after another standout year.
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