2016 NFL Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs Leaders

Kickoff points added divided by kickoffs, times 100. It compares specialists with different workloads fairly.

Only specialists with enough kickoffs are ranked. In 2016, Phil Dawson (+25.7) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Stephen Gostkowski (+17.8) and Sebastian Janikowski (+11.6). 34 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +1.3.

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	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	+25.7	39	58.5	10%	34	+10.0
2	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	+17.8	94	63.0	55%	41	+16.7
3	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	+11.6	89	63.3	48%	46	+10.3
4	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	+10.5	84	64.3	55%	38	+8.8
5	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	+8.1	84	63.4	57%	35	+6.8
6	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	+7.7	58	64.6	62%	22	+4.5
7	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	+7.5	61	64.4	43%	35	+4.5
8	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	+6.2	105	64.6	62%	40	+6.5
9	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	+5.0	62	63.9	45%	34	+3.1
10	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	+4.3	85	64.6	74%	22	+3.7
11	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	+4.2	88	64.4	56%	39	+3.7
12	Nick Folk	New York Jets	+4.0	70	63.0	56%	31	+2.8
13	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	+3.2	80	62.8	65%	27	+2.6
14	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	+2.3	90	64.7	63%	33	+2.1
15	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	+2.3	81	64.1	64%	29	+1.8
16	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	+2.2	36	64.9	53%	17	+0.8
17	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	+1.7	73	64.4	58%	31	+1.3
18	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	+0.9	75	63.9	69%	22	+0.6
19	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	+0.3	76	63.3	67%	24	+0.3
20	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	+0.1	54	63.7	63%	19	+0.1
21	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−0.4	76	65.3	68%	24	−0.3
22	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	−1.4	67	61.5	42%	39	−0.9
23	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	−2.4	89	63.5	55%	40	−2.2
24	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	−2.7	31	63.1	65%	10	−0.8
25	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	−4.0	85	64.3	64%	31	−3.4
26	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	−5.7	79	63.9	73%	20	−4.5
27	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	−7.0	89	63.7	75%	20	−6.2
28	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	−7.0	90	64.0	72%	25	−6.3
29	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	−8.6	73	63.4	82%	13	−6.3
30	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	−9.1	42	63.4	45%	22	−3.8
31	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	−9.1	79	62.5	63%	26	−7.2
32	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	−10.7	70	62.7	33%	46	−7.5
33	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	−14.2	40	63.9	48%	21	−5.7
34	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	−15.0	88	63.5	53%	41	−13.2

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