2018 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 2018, Sam Martin (6) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Aldrick Rosas (4) and Brandon McManus (4). 28 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 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	6	68	64.3	50%	34	+4.6
2	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	4	81	62.8	63%	28	+1.2
3	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	4	70	63.3	60%	28	+2.9
4	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	4	65	63.0	54%	30	+0.1
5	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	3	80	64.2	51%	39	−3.0
6	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	3	63	62.0	48%	33	+2.3
7	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	2	52	62.6	69%	16	+2.9
8	Cairo Santos	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	48	61.6	40%	29	−2.5
9	Greg Joseph	Cleveland Browns	2	68	63.7	69%	20	+0.4
10	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2	87	63.8	59%	36	−1.1
11	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2	86	63.0	69%	27	−1.0
12	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	2	2	40.5	0%	2	0.0
13	Sebastian Janikowski	Seattle Seahawks	2	72	64.2	58%	30	−0.4
14	Cody Parkey	Chicago Bears	1	88	63.8	74%	22	−1.3
15	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	1	53	62.8	55%	23	−3.2
16	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	1	69	64.2	81%	13	−1.0
17	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	1	61	64.4	77%	14	−1.6
18	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	1	109	64.1	66%	35	+1.8
19	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	1	81	64.1	70%	24	−0.4
20	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	1	69	63.5	80%	13	−5.2
21	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	1	92	62.5	63%	33	−0.8
22	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	1	92	63.6	63%	34	+4.7
23	Matt McCrane	Las Vegas Raiders	1	20	61.9	25%	15	+3.0
24	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	1	8	49.0	0%	7	−0.4
25	Mike Nugent	Las Vegas Raiders	1	13	65.1	46%	7	−0.3
26	Phil Dawson	Arizona Cardinals	1	31	63.6	45%	17	+2.5
27	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	1	78	63.6	58%	32	+1.0
28	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	1	70	63.8	66%	24	−7.1

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Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016

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