2016 NFL Kickoff Points Added Leaders

Each kickoff's expected-points result compared with the league-average kickoff, added up over the season. Onside kicks are left out. It credits the kicker and the coverage team together.

Positive means he did better than an average kickoff. In 2016, Stephen Gostkowski (+16.7) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Sebastian Janikowski (+10.3) and Phil Dawson (+10.0). 34 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +0.7.

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

All 2016 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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