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Atlanta Falcons kicker Zane Gonzalez #45 poses for a headshot at Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia, on Monday, December 22, 2025. (Photo by Taylor McLaughlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Zane Gonzalez

K

#45

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 30

Weight: 202 lbs

College: Arizona State

2025 SEASON

  • FGA
    22
  • FGM
    19
  • PCT
    86.36
  • LNG
    56
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Kicking

YEAR TEAM G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ FGM FG ATT PCT
2025 Atlanta Falcons 9 0-0 1-1 3-4 8-8 7-9 0-0 19 22 86.4
2024 Washington Commanders 6 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-5 0-1 0-0 5 7 71.4
2021 Carolina Panthers 12 0-0 6-6 1-1 10-10 3-5 0-0 20 22 90.9
2020 Arizona Cardinals 12 0-0 4-4 2-2 8-13 2-3 0-0 16 22 72.7
2019 Arizona Cardinals 16 0-0 12-12 12-13 5-8 2-2 0-0 31 35 88.6
2018 Arizona Cardinals 5 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-4 0-0 7 9 77.8
2018 Cleveland Browns 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 5 40
2017 Cleveland Browns 16 0-0 5-5 4-6 4-6 2-3 0-0 15 20 75
TOTAL 78 0-0 29-29 27-31 41-54 18-28 0-0 115 142 81

Punting

YEAR TEAM G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
2025 Atlanta Falcons 9
2024 Washington Commanders 6
2021 Carolina Panthers 12 1 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 20
2020 Arizona Cardinals 12
2019 Arizona Cardinals 16 2 84 44 42 0 0 0 0 42
2018 Arizona Cardinals 5
2018 Cleveland Browns 2
2017 Cleveland Browns 16 1 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 16
TOTAL 78 4 140 44 35 0 0 0 0 9.8

Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2025 Atlanta Falcons 9
2024 Washington Commanders 6
2021 Carolina Panthers 12 1 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Arizona Cardinals 12
2019 Arizona Cardinals 16
2018 Arizona Cardinals 5
2018 Cleveland Browns 2
2017 Cleveland Browns 16
TOTAL 78 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER

  • Connected on a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter of Week 15, his fourth career game-winning field goal. 
  • Connected on all three of his field goal attempts, from 41, 54 and 56 yards in Week 12. The 56-yard field goal was one yard shy of his career long.
  • Became the second Falcons kicker to make two field goals of 54+ yards in a single game, joining Morten Andersen on Dec. 10, 1995, also vs. New Orleans in Week 12.
  • Made a 43-yard field goal in the third quarter and connected on both of his extra points in his Falcons debut.
  • Has played in 74 career games and made 107-of-133 field goal attempts (80.5%) and a long of 57. He has also connected on 157-of-164 extra point attempts (95.7) for a total of 478 points between stints with Cleveland (2018), Arizona (2019-20), Carolina (2021), Washington (2024) and Atlanta (2025).
  • Has made 100% of his field goal attempts from 20-29 yards (29-of-29).

COLLEGE

  • Played four seasons at Arizona State (2013-16), seeing action in 51 games and making 96-of-116 (82.8%) field goal attempts and 204-of-209 extra point attempts (97.6%) for 492 career points.
  • Was named a unanimous All-American his senior year.
  • Named a Lou Groza Award finalist after his senior season after claiming four Lou Groza Star of the Week honors, the most by any kicker in the country.
  • Is the all-time FBS career record holder for most field goals with 96.
  • Finished his career with 494 points surpassing the FBS record for points by a kicker.
  • Averaged an FBS record 9.7 points per game in his career.
  • Tied for third overall in the regular season 23 field goals made on 25 attempts his senior year.
  • Was First Team All-Pac-12 his freshman year.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Deer Park (Texas) HS, where he was perfect on his kicks, including 10-for-10 on field goals and 100-percent on extra points his senior year.
  • As a junior he connected on 16-for-18 field goals and again was 100-percent on extra points.
  • Won the Kohl's National Scholarship Camp with 28 points on field goals.
  • Named to the academic all-district team as a junior and senior.
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