Jake

Moody

It’s an interesting move after Tyler Loop, the team’s Week 1 starter, struggled in training camp and during the preseason. The journeyman Moody was most recently cut by the Commanders and would only be activated to the 53-man roster if Loop’s struggles continue into the regular season. Last year with Washington, Moody went 10-for-11 while going 2-for-2 on distances of 50-plus yards.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz was the first to report the move. The former 49er was signed to a one-year deal earlier this offseason after a brief stint with Washington, in which he went 10-for-11 while going 2-for-2 on distances of 50-plus yards. Moody had been in a kicking competition with rookie UDFA Drew Stevens, who has outperformed Moody in camp. Moody was a third-round pick by the Niners in 2023 and has converted 78 percent of his field goals in his career and is 107-for-110 on his extra point tries.

Just days after the team opted not to tender Moody as a restricted free agent, they have now re-signed him for next season before the start of free agency kicks off next year. Moody was 18-of-20 on field goal attempts last season for the Bears and Commanders after going 1-for-3 in Week 1 for the 49ers. The former third-round pick only attempted two field goals from 50-plus yards last season, and will likely find himself in a kicking competition later this summer.

The 2023 third-rounder became a vagabond in 2025, playing for the 49ers, Bears, and Commanders. He’ll likely get another crack to win a starting job again in 2026 somewhere. He was 18-of-20 on field goal attempts for the Bears and Commanders after a Week 1 hail of misses had him released in San Francisco.

Moody missed a chip shot 24-yard field goal in Week 18, but subsequently made a 56-yard field goal later. He spent the 2025 season bouncing between the 49ers, Bears, and Commanders. The 49ers cut him after missing a pair of field goals in Week 1, after which he signed to the Bears’ practice squad. The Commanders signed him off the Bears’ practice squad after he made eight field goals in two games for Chicago. Moody spent the final six games of the season with the Commanders; it remains to be seen if he will return to Washington or sign elsewhere for next season.

A former third-round pick of the Niners back in 2023, Moody was waived by the 49ers for missing two kicks in Week 1’s win over the 49ers. The third-year kicker missed a whopping 10 kicks last season, but has gone 8-for-9 on his attempts in two games with the Bears, although he notably hasn’t attempted a field goal from 50-plus yards this season. Moody replaces Matt Gay, whose struggles primarily came from distances of 50-plus yards. If the goal is to find a kicker with more range, it seems unlikely that Moody will prove to be the difference-maker the Commanders are looking for. For his career, Moody is 6-for-12 on attempts from 50-plus yards.

He did get in full practices each of the last two days, which would seem to be an indication that the veteran kicker will be back against Baltimore. If not, Jake Moody will get another practice squad elevation and kick for the Bears in Week 8.

It’s another Jake Moody week, for those of you in two-kicker leagues or contemplating a stream against the Saints.

The decision to elevate Moody suggests Santos will be inactive for Monday night’s game against the Commanders, although fantasy managers will want to check inactives 90 minutes before kickoff to confirm. Moody converted 1-of-3 field goal attempts this season and was cut by the 49ers after Week 1. A career 74.2 percent kicker, fantasy managers counting on Santos can pivot to Moody in a pinch if Santos is ultimately ruled out.

Moody was waived by the 49ers after missing two field goals in San Francisco’s Week 1 win over the Seahawks. He will now provide some much-needed competition for Cairo Santos, who missed one of his two field goal tries in Week 1.