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Chase McLaughlin Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #4

Kicker · 6' 0", 190 lbs · Cypress, TX · Age 30

Chase McLaughlin is a Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he scored 34 points.

KickerUndrafted8-yr veteran
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Chase McLaughlin
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #4 · Kicker
Chase McLaughlin
Season avg9 fg · 34 pts
Career avg155 fg · 658 pts
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
9fg
34pts
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Scouting report

Chase McLaughlin — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Kicker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Chase McLaughlin is a Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he scored 34 points.
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Field goals
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Extra pts
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Scoring
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Field goals
Elite · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Extra points
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Chase McLaughlin stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #315 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
45Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Chase McLaughlin — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Field goals
9 FGM
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Scoring
34 PTS
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Extra points
7 XPM
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The engine

How the model sees Chase McLaughlin

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
18
fg
9–28
21
xp
2–40
76
points
32–120
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the fg line vs last season
Last season 9 → projected 18 fg
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+11.2
Age curve
-1.8
Net vs last season+9.4 fg
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Chase McLaughlin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGFGMXPMPts
201946725
202034315
202116153681
2022163021111
2023172933120
2024173054144
2025173232128
2026 in progress · 4 games49734
Career94155193658
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
75off index
76def index
+17net
64%playoff odds
59roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Chase McLaughlin

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-04-09

The beginning

Chase McLaughlin is a Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 8th NFL season.

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Chase McLaughlin is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has made 155 field goals and scored 658 points.

Chapter

Most recently he scored 34 points on 9 field goals in 2026.

Where things stand

Where McLaughlin goes from here.

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McLaughlin's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
Cypress, TX
Age
30
Jersey
#4
Background

Chase McLaughlin is from Cypress, TX and is 30 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays kicker at 6' 0", 190 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has made 155 field goals and scored 658 points. McLaughlin is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Chase McLaughlin is a long-time starting kicker who has made 155 field goals and scored 658 points across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Scoring658 career points on 155 field goals and 193 extra points.
Best season144 points on 30 field goals in 2024.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability94 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Chase McLaughlin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Chase McLaughlin, answered.

What position does Chase McLaughlin play?
Chase McLaughlin is a Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When was Chase McLaughlin drafted?
Chase McLaughlin entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Chase McLaughlin played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Chase McLaughlin's career stats?
He has made 155 field goals and scored 658 points.
Chase McLaughlin career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2021
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk5 · Groin2025 Wk5 · Illness2024 Wk1 · Abdomen2021 Wk1 · right Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Chase McLaughlin head-to-head

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