2017 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 2017, Stephen Hauschka (6) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Brandon McManus (6) and Cody Parkey (5). 26 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 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	6	70	61.2	53%	33	−3.1
2	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	6	66	62.3	68%	21	−8.1
3	Cody Parkey	Miami Dolphins	5	62	63.8	45%	34	+5.8
4	Chandler Catanzaro	New York Jets	4	67	64.0	67%	22	+1.3
5	Zane Gonzalez	Cleveland Browns	4	52	62.4	63%	19	−6.9
6	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	55	59.8	40%	33	−1.5
7	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	3	91	65.3	64%	32	+0.8
8	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	2	68	62.0	53%	32	−2.9
9	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	2	2	37.5	0%	2	−0.1
10	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	2	60	62.2	43%	32	+0.7
11	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	2	88	63.4	63%	33	+0.2
12	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2	82	64.4	60%	33	−4.4
13	Nick Rose	Washington Commanders	2	45	64.9	71%	13	+1.3
14	Patrick Murray	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	57	62.6	25%	43	−1.4
15	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	2	75	61.4	47%	40	+1.9
16	Giorgio Tavecchio	Las Vegas Raiders	1	63	64.2	76%	15	+0.9
17	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	1	83	62.7	51%	40	−0.5
18	Blair Walsh	Seattle Seahawks	1	77	62.7	51%	37	+9.0
19	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	1	82	64.6	85%	12	−3.6
20	Jason Myers	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	34	61.9	76%	7	−8.4
21	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	1	74	63.6	66%	25	+1.0
22	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	1	16	60.5	38%	10	+3.2
23	Nick Folk	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	17	65.1	76%	4	+2.0
24	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	1	69	63.3	67%	23	−0.4
25	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	1	79	64.6	59%	32	+1.3
26	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	1	98	63.5	41%	58	+9.2

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Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016

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