Jason Sanders

New York Jets
Place Kicker #7

Personal

Age	30
Birthdate	November 16, 1995
Height	5'11"
Weight	195 lb

Draft

College	New Mexico
Year	2018
Pick	Round: 7, Overall: 229
Team	MIA

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Attempts	Field Goals	Extra Points
1.35	1.21	1.64

You can see where those projections compare to other PKs in our Place Kicker Rankings.

Player News

Jason Sanders: Jason Sanders to Kick for the Jets on Sunday

Kicker Jason Sanders, who is on the practice squad, will make the start for the New York Jets in Sunday's Week 1 season opener against the Tennessee Titans over Blake Grupe in a mild surprise, head coach Aaron Glenn told Rich Cimini of ESPN. Sanders initially won a training camp kicking battle over Cade York for the Jets' placekicker job, but New York decided to bring in Grupe for added competition, and it looked like Grupe had taken the job after Sanders was moved to the practice squad. The 30-year-old Sanders was injured and did not play at all in 2025. The former seventh-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2018 from New Mexico is an 84.6% kicker on his 221 total field-goal attempts in his seven seasons with the Dolphins, making 33 of his 48 attempts from 50-plus yards. In his most recent season in 2024 in Miami, Sanders went 37-for-41 on field-goal attempts (90.2%) and 26-for-28 on his extra points in 17 games. For now, he has the job in New York over Grupe, but any little slip-up and the Jets could give Grupe a shot. Fantasy managers should avoid the kicking situation in the Big Apple.

Sep. 11, 2026 8:10 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Kicking
YEAR	TM	GM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EPM	EPA	EP%
2018	MIA	16	18	20	90.0	35	36	97.2
2019	MIA	16	23	30	76.7	29	30	96.7
2020	MIA	16	36	39	92.3	36	36	100.0
2021	MIA	16	21	29	72.4	31	32	96.9
2022	MIA	16	23	29	79.3	41	44	93.2
2023	MIA	16	24	28	85.7	56	57	98.2
2024	MIA	16	35	39	89.7	24	26	92.3