2017 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 2017, Mike Nugent (+16.3) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Sam Martin (+13.4) and Blair Walsh (+11.7). 35 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +0.2.

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 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Mike Nugent	Dallas Cowboys	+16.3	36	62.8	50%	18	+5.9
2	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	+13.4	50	64.8	50%	25	+6.7
3	Blair Walsh	Seattle Seahawks	+11.7	77	62.7	51%	37	+9.0
4	Dan Bailey	Dallas Cowboys	+9.6	56	64.4	57%	24	+5.4
5	Cody Parkey	Miami Dolphins	+9.4	62	63.8	45%	34	+5.8
6	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	+9.4	98	63.5	41%	58	+9.2
7	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	+6.0	40	64.3	73%	11	+2.4
8	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	+3.2	90	63.1	51%	43	+2.9
9	Nick Rose	Washington Commanders	+2.9	45	64.9	71%	13	+1.3
10	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	+2.6	75	61.4	47%	40	+1.9
11	Chandler Catanzaro	New York Jets	+1.9	67	64.0	67%	22	+1.3
12	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	+1.6	79	64.6	59%	32	+1.3
13	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	+1.4	74	63.6	66%	25	+1.0
14	Giorgio Tavecchio	Las Vegas Raiders	+1.4	63	64.2	76%	15	+0.9
15	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	+1.4	79	64.1	81%	14	+1.1
16	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	+1.1	60	62.2	43%	32	+0.7
17	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	+0.9	91	65.3	64%	32	+0.8
18	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	+0.2	88	63.4	63%	33	+0.2
19	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	−0.5	83	62.7	51%	40	−0.5
20	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	−0.7	69	63.3	67%	23	−0.4
21	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	−1.2	78	64.2	78%	17	−0.9
22	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	−2.0	95	63.9	77%	20	−1.9
23	Patrick Murray	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−2.5	57	62.6	25%	43	−1.4
24	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	−2.8	55	59.8	40%	33	−1.5
25	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	−3.7	65	62.6	46%	34	−2.4
26	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	−4.3	68	62.0	53%	32	−2.9
27	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	−4.4	70	61.2	53%	33	−3.1
28	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	−4.4	82	64.6	85%	12	−3.6
29	Kai Forbath	Minnesota Vikings	−4.8	88	63.5	50%	44	−4.2
30	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	−5.3	82	64.4	60%	33	−4.4
31	Nick Novak	Los Angeles Chargers	−6.0	34	59.5	26%	25	−2.1
32	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	−12.3	66	62.3	68%	21	−8.1
33	Zane Gonzalez	Cleveland Browns	−13.2	52	62.4	63%	19	−6.9
34	Connor Barth	Chicago Bears	−14.2	37	64.2	46%	20	−5.3
35	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	−24.7	34	61.9	76%	7	−8.4

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