2018 NFL Kickoff Points Added Leaders

Each kickoff's expected-points result compared with the league-average kickoff, added up over the season. Onside kicks are left out. It credits the kicker and the coverage team together.

Positive means he did better than an average kickoff. In 2018, Chris Boswell (+7.6) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Mike Badgley (+5.5) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (+4.7). 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	Points	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns
1	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	+7.6	82	62.2	62%	31
2	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	+5.5	54	61.7	17%	45
3	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	+4.7	92	63.6	63%	34
4	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	+4.6	68	64.3	50%	34
5	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	+3.8	75	64.6	76%	18
6	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	+2.9	52	62.6	69%	16
7	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	+2.9	70	63.3	60%	28
8	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	+2.5	31	63.6	45%	17
9	Jason Myers	New York Jets	+2.5	82	64.1	73%	22
10	Caleb Sturgis	Los Angeles Chargers	+2.4	34	64.6	53%	16
11	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	+2.3	63	62.0	48%	33
12	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	+1.8	109	64.1	66%	35
13	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	+1.2	81	62.8	63%	28
14	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	+1.0	78	63.6	58%	32
15	Greg Joseph	Cleveland Browns	+0.4	68	63.7	69%	20
16	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	+0.2	101	64.4	63%	37
17	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	+0.1	65	63.0	54%	30
18	Sebastian Janikowski	Seattle Seahawks	−0.4	72	64.2	58%	30
19	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	−0.4	81	64.1	70%	24
20	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	−0.8	92	62.5	63%	33
21	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	−1.0	69	64.2	81%	13
22	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	−1.0	86	63.0	69%	27
23	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	−1.1	87	63.8	59%	36
24	Cody Parkey	Chicago Bears	−1.3	88	63.8	74%	22
25	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	−1.6	61	64.4	77%	14
26	Chandler Catanzaro	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−1.9	65	63.4	80%	13
27	Cairo Santos	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−2.5	48	61.6	40%	29
28	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	−3.0	80	64.2	51%	39
29	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	−3.2	53	62.8	55%	23
30	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	−3.4	77	64.5	68%	25
31	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	−4.9	77	64.7	68%	25
32	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	−5.2	69	63.5	80%	13
33	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	−7.1	70	63.8	66%	24
34	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	−11.9	95	60.9	55%	43

All 2018 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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