2016 NFL Kickoff Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of kickoffs that crossed a sideline before anyone touched them. It is a penalty and gives the receiving team good field position.

Lowest comes first. Most specialists are at or near zero. In 2016, Matt Bosher (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Dan Bailey (0.0%) and Dustin Hopkins (0.0%). 34 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 0.0%.

NFL rule from 2016 to 2023: a kickoff touchback started the receiving team at its 25 (from 2023 a fair catch inside the 25 did too), so a deep kick into the end zone was the safe, standard result. Kickoff Points Added accounts for the rule, so it is the fair way to compare kickoff specialists across leagues and seasons.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	0.0%	105	64.6	62%	40	+6.5
2	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	0.0%	90	64.7	63%	33	+2.1
3	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	0.0%	90	64.0	72%	25	−6.3
4	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	0.0%	89	63.3	48%	46	+10.3
5	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	89	63.5	55%	40	−2.2
6	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	0.0%	88	63.5	53%	41	−13.2
7	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	88	64.4	56%	39	+3.7
8	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	0.0%	85	64.6	74%	22	+3.7
9	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	0.0%	85	64.3	64%	31	−3.4
10	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	0.0%	84	64.3	55%	38	+8.8
11	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	81	64.1	64%	29	+1.8
12	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.0%	76	65.3	68%	24	−0.3
13	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	0.0%	73	64.4	58%	31	+1.3
14	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	0.0%	73	63.4	82%	13	−6.3
15	Nick Folk	New York Jets	0.0%	70	63.0	56%	31	+2.8
16	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	0.0%	67	61.5	42%	39	−0.9
17	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	0.0%	62	63.9	45%	34	+3.1
18	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	0.0%	61	64.4	43%	35	+4.5
19	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	0.0%	58	64.6	62%	22	+4.5
20	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	40	63.9	48%	21	−5.7
21	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	36	64.9	53%	17	+0.8
22	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	1.1%	94	63.0	55%	41	+16.7
23	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	1.2%	84	63.4	57%	35	+6.8
24	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	1.3%	80	62.8	65%	27	+2.6
25	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	1.3%	79	63.9	73%	20	−4.5
26	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	1.3%	76	63.3	67%	24	+0.3
27	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	1.3%	75	63.9	69%	22	+0.6
28	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	1.4%	70	62.7	33%	46	−7.5
29	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	1.9%	54	63.7	63%	19	+0.1
30	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	2.2%	89	63.7	75%	20	−6.2
31	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	2.4%	42	63.4	45%	22	−3.8
32	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	2.6%	39	58.5	10%	34	+10.0
33	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	3.2%	31	63.1	65%	10	−0.8
34	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	3.8%	79	62.5	63%	26	−7.2

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