2016 NFL Kickoff Touchbacks Leaders

Kickoffs that reached the end zone and were kept there, giving the receiving team the ball at its own 25, 30 or 35, depending on the league and the rule that season. A touchback avoids a return but gives up field position.

More is better under this season's rules: a touchback ends the play with no return. Read with touchback percentage. In 2016, Josh Lambo (67) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff touchbacks, ahead of Dustin Hopkins (65) and Matt Bosher (65). 40 kickoff specialists qualify.

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	TB	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	67	89	63.7	75%	20	−6.2
2	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	65	90	64.0	72%	25	−6.3
3	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	65	105	64.6	62%	40	+6.5
4	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	63	85	64.6	74%	22	+3.7
5	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	60	73	63.4	82%	13	−6.3
6	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	58	79	63.9	73%	20	−4.5
7	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	57	90	64.7	63%	33	+2.1
8	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	54	85	64.3	64%	31	−3.4
9	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	52	75	63.9	69%	22	+0.6
10	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	52	76	65.3	68%	24	−0.3
11	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	52	80	62.8	65%	27	+2.6
12	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	52	81	64.1	64%	29	+1.8
13	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	52	94	63.0	55%	41	+16.7
14	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	51	76	63.3	67%	24	+0.3
15	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	50	79	62.5	63%	26	−7.2
16	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	49	88	64.4	56%	39	+3.7
17	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	49	89	63.5	55%	40	−2.2
18	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	48	84	63.4	57%	35	+6.8
19	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	47	88	63.5	53%	41	−13.2
20	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	46	84	64.3	55%	38	+8.8
21	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	43	89	63.3	48%	46	+10.3
22	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	42	73	64.4	58%	31	+1.3
23	Nick Folk	New York Jets	39	70	63.0	56%	31	+2.8
24	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	36	58	64.6	62%	22	+4.5
25	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	34	54	63.7	63%	19	+0.1
26	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	28	62	63.9	45%	34	+3.1
27	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	28	67	61.5	42%	39	−0.9
28	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	26	61	64.4	43%	35	+4.5
29	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	23	70	62.7	33%	46	−7.5
30	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	20	31	63.1	65%	10	−0.8
31	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	19	36	64.9	53%	17	+0.8
32	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	19	40	63.9	48%	21	−5.7
33	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	19	42	63.4	45%	22	−3.8
34	Josh Brown	New York Giants	15	24	60.5	63%	8	−2.4
35	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	14	23	63.0	61%	9	−3.0
36	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	7	7	65.0	100%	0	−0.5
37	Jordan Gay	Buffalo Bills	7	14	62.5	50%	7	+0.3
38	Patrick Murray	Cleveland Browns	4	7	66.1	57%	3	−1.8
39	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	4	39	58.5	10%	34	+10.0
40	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	1	2	58.0	50%	1	−0.4

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