An undrafted find out of Rice, Chris Boswell has become the most accurate and highest-paid kicker in Pittsburgh Steelers history.
Chris Boswell signed with the Steelers a month into the 2015 season after going undrafted out of Rice, and more than a decade later he sits second on the franchise's all-time scoring list. The two-time Pro Bowler cashed in on his consistency with a five-year extension that made him one of the highest-paid kickers in NFL history.
Path to the league
Boswell played his college football at Rice and went unselected in the 2015 NFL Draft. Pittsburgh signed him as a free agent in October 2015 after cycling through other kickers early that season, and he has held the job ever since.
Career highlights
Over his first eleven seasons, Boswell connected on 299 of 341 field goal attempts (87.7%) and 353 of 369 extra points, totaling 1,250 career points, second in Steelers franchise history. He earned First-Team All-Pro honors in 2024 and has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week multiple times. The Steelers signed him to a five-year, $7 million-per-year extension that tied him with Brandon Aubrey for the richest kicker contract in NFL history.
2025 season recap
Boswell made his second career Pro Bowl in 2025, going 27-for-32 on field goals (84.4%), including 9-of-11 from 50-plus yards, and 42-of-43 on extra points across 17 games. It was another steady, high-volume season that cemented his standing as one of the league's premier kickers.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Chris Boswell
- Pro Football Reference: Chris Boswell
Statistics
2025 season and career▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | steelers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| 2023 | steelers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| 2022 | steelers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| 2021 | steelers | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| 2018 | steelers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | - |
▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | steelers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | steelers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | steelers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | steelers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | steelers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | steelers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | steelers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Place Kicker
- Group
- specialTeam
- College
- Rice
- Hometown
- Keller, TX, USA
- Age
- 35
- Status
- active
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