2016 NFL Onside Kicks Attempted Leaders

Onside kicks are short kickoffs meant to be recovered by the kicking team. Teams try them when behind late.

Only specialists with at least one appear. In 2016, Brandon McManus (4) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Connor Barth (4) and Nick Novak (4). 30 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	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	4	76	63.3	67%	24	+0.3
2	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	4	61	64.4	43%	35	+4.5
3	Nick Novak	Houston Texans	4	70	62.7	33%	46	−7.5
4	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	4	89	63.5	55%	40	−2.2
5	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	4	73	63.4	82%	13	−6.3
6	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	3	54	63.7	63%	19	+0.1
7	Caleb Sturgis	Philadelphia Eagles	3	84	64.3	55%	38	+8.8
8	Dan Carpenter	Buffalo Bills	3	67	61.5	42%	39	−0.9
9	Roberto Aguayo	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	76	65.3	68%	24	−0.3
10	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	3	79	63.9	73%	20	−4.5
11	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	3	75	63.9	69%	22	+0.6
12	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	2	36	64.9	53%	17	+0.8
13	Cairo Santos	Kansas City Chiefs	2	84	63.4	57%	35	+6.8
14	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	2	81	64.1	64%	29	+1.8
15	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	79	62.5	63%	26	−7.2
16	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	2	90	64.0	72%	25	−6.3
17	Josh Lambo	Los Angeles Chargers	2	89	63.7	75%	20	−6.2
18	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	2	88	63.5	53%	41	−13.2
19	Phil Dawson	San Francisco 49ers	2	39	58.5	10%	34	+10.0
20	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	1	88	64.4	56%	39	+3.7
21	Andrew Franks	Miami Dolphins	1	73	64.4	58%	31	+1.3
22	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings	1	40	63.9	48%	21	−5.7
23	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	1	90	64.7	63%	33	+2.1
24	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	1	85	64.6	74%	22	+3.7
25	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	1	58	64.6	62%	22	+4.5
26	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	1	80	62.8	65%	27	+2.6
27	Mike Nugent	Cincinnati Bengals	1	62	63.9	45%	34	+3.1
28	Nick Folk	New York Jets	1	70	63.0	56%	31	+2.8
29	Robbie Gould	New York Giants	1	42	63.4	45%	22	−3.8
30	Stephen Hauschka	Seattle Seahawks	1	85	64.3	64%	31	−3.4

All 2016 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

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