2018 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 2018, Mike Badgley (+10.1) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Chris Boswell (+9.3) and Phil Dawson (+8.1). 34 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 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	+10.1	54	61.7	17%	45	+5.5
2	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	+9.3	82	62.2	62%	31	+7.6
3	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	+8.1	31	63.6	45%	17	+2.5
4	Caleb Sturgis	Los Angeles Chargers	+7.0	34	64.6	53%	16	+2.4
5	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	+6.8	68	64.3	50%	34	+4.6
6	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	+5.6	52	62.6	69%	16	+2.9
7	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	+5.1	75	64.6	76%	18	+3.8
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	+5.1	92	63.6	63%	34	+4.7
9	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	+4.1	70	63.3	60%	28	+2.9
10	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	+3.6	63	62.0	48%	33	+2.3
11	Jason Myers	New York Jets	+3.0	82	64.1	73%	22	+2.5
12	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	+1.6	109	64.1	66%	35	+1.8
13	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	+1.5	81	62.8	63%	28	+1.2
14	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	+1.3	78	63.6	58%	32	+1.0
15	Greg Joseph	Cleveland Browns	+0.6	68	63.7	69%	20	+0.4
16	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	+0.2	101	64.4	63%	37	+0.2
17	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	+0.2	65	63.0	54%	30	+0.1
18	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	−0.5	81	64.1	70%	24	−0.4
19	Sebastian Janikowski	Seattle Seahawks	−0.6	72	64.2	58%	30	−0.4
20	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	−0.8	92	62.5	63%	33	−0.8
21	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	−1.2	86	63.0	69%	27	−1.0
22	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	−1.3	87	63.8	59%	36	−1.1
23	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	−1.4	69	64.2	81%	13	−1.0
24	Cody Parkey	Chicago Bears	−1.5	88	63.8	74%	22	−1.3
25	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	−2.6	61	64.4	77%	14	−1.6
26	Chandler Catanzaro	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−2.9	65	63.4	80%	13	−1.9
27	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	−3.7	80	64.2	51%	39	−3.0
28	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	−4.5	77	64.5	68%	25	−3.4
29	Cairo Santos	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−5.2	48	61.6	40%	29	−2.5
30	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	−6.0	53	62.8	55%	23	−3.2
31	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	−6.4	77	64.7	68%	25	−4.9
32	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	−7.6	69	63.5	80%	13	−5.2
33	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	−10.1	70	63.8	66%	24	−7.1
34	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	−12.5	95	60.9	55%	43	−11.9

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