Background and career
Harrison Butker (born July 14, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft. With an 87.3% career field goal percentage, Butker is the fifth most accurate kicker in NFL history. He led the NFL in scoring in 2019, and has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs.
Butker was born on July 14, 1995, to Harrison Butker Sr. and Elizabeth Keller Butker, and was raised in Decatur, Georgia. He has an older sister. Butker's maternal grandfather, James W. Keller, held faculty positions in oncology at Emory University for 28 years. His mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, has been a clinical medical physicist at Emory since 1988. Butker went to The Westminster Schools, where he played on the football team after picking up the sport as a sophomore. Butker broke the school record (at the time) for a field goal of 53 yards. He was a three-sport athlete in basketball, football, and soccer, winning three state championships in soccer. Butker was also a tuba player for the school's symphonic band.
Before pursuing football, Butker played soccer at Georgia Tech. Butker played at Georgia Tech from 2013 through 2016 under head coach Paul Johnson. Butker is the all-time leading scorer in school history and was a captain of the team for his senior season. In his collegiate career, Butker converted 208-of-210 extra point attempts and 43-of-60 field goal attempts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering.
The Carolina Panthers selected Butker in the seventh round (233rd overall) in the 2017 NFL draft. On May 5, 2017, he signed a four-year, $2.48 million contract that included a signing bonus of $83,112. Butker was waived on September 13, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
On September 26, 2017, Butker was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Panthers' practice squad. Butker made his debut during a Week 4 29–20 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football. Butker missed his first career field goal attempt of 46 yards, but made his next three attempts, including the game-winner. In the next game against the Houston Texans, Butker made all five of his field goal attempts during the 42–34 road victory. Three weeks later against the Denver Broncos, he converted five field goals in the 29–19 victory, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. For the month of October, he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month. During a Week 16 29–13 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Butker converted five field goals, earning him his second AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award. Butker finished his rookie season converting 28 extra point attempts and 38-of-42 field goal attempts. Butker was named as an alternate to the 2018 Pro Bowl. He finished the season tied for fourth in scoring with Chris Boswell with 142 points.
During a Week 2 42–37 road victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Butker converted a career-high six extra points. He finished his second professional season converting 65 of 69 extra point attempts and 24-of-27 field goal attempts.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
