2016 NFL Kickoffs Leaders

Kickoffs excluding onside kicks. The number depends on how many times his team scored and how often it received.

Volume, not quality. In 2016, Matt Bosher (105) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoffs, ahead of Stephen Gostkowski (94) and Dustin Hopkins (90). 54 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	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	105	64.6	62%	40	+6.5
2	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	94	63.0	55%	41	+16.7
3	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	90	64.0	72%	25	−6.3
4	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	90	64.7	63%	33	+2.1
5	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	89	63.7	75%	20	−6.2
6	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	89	63.5	55%	40	−2.2
7	Sebastian Janikowski	Las Vegas Raiders	89	63.3	48%	46	+10.3
8	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	88	64.4	56%	39	+3.7
9	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	88	63.5	53%	41	−13.2
10	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	85	64.6	74%	22	+3.7
11	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	85	64.3	64%	31	−3.4
12	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	84	63.4	57%	35	+6.8
13	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	84	64.3	55%	38	+8.8
14	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	81	64.1	64%	29	+1.8
15	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	80	62.8	65%	27	+2.6
16	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	79	63.9	73%	20	−4.5
17	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	79	62.5	63%	26	−7.2
18	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	76	65.3	68%	24	−0.3
19	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	76	63.3	67%	24	+0.3
20	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	75	63.9	69%	22	+0.6
21	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	73	63.4	82%	13	−6.3
22	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	73	64.4	58%	31	+1.3
23	Nick Folk	New York Jets	70	63.0	56%	31	+2.8
24	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	70	62.7	33%	46	−7.5
25	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	67	61.5	42%	39	−0.9
26	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	62	63.9	45%	34	+3.1
27	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	61	64.4	43%	35	+4.5
28	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	58	64.6	62%	22	+4.5
29	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	54	63.7	63%	19	+0.1
30	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	42	63.4	45%	22	−3.8
31	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	40	63.9	48%	21	−5.7
32	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	39	58.5	10%	34	+10.0
33	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	36	64.9	53%	17	+0.8
34	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	31	63.1	65%	10	−0.8
35	Josh Brown	New York Giants	24	60.5	63%	8	−2.4
36	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	23	63.0	61%	9	−3.0
37	Jordan Gay	Buffalo Bills	14	62.5	50%	7	+0.3
38	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	7	65.0	100%	0	−0.5
39	Patrick Murray	Cleveland Browns	7	66.1	57%	3	−1.8
40	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	2	58.0	50%	1	−0.4
41	Brian Peters	Houston Texans	2	61.5	0%	2	+0.6
42	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	2	62.5	0%	2	−1.0
43	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	48.5	0%	1	−1.9
44	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	2	50.0	0%	2	−2.3
45	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	1	71.0	0%	1	−0.1
46	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	54.0	0%	1	−0.6
47	Brad Wing	New York Giants	1	67.0	0%	1	−0.8
48	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	1	59.0	0%	1	+0.3
49	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	1	45.0	0%	1	−3.8
50	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	1	60.0	0%	1	−0.9
51	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	1	65.0	0%	1	−0.2
52	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	1	64.0	0%	1	−0.6
53	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	1	51.0	0%	1	−0.8
54	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	1	65.0	0%	1	−0.6

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