2019 NFL Average Kickoff Return Allowed Leaders

Return yards divided by returns. It shows how well his kicks and coverage contain returners.

Lower is better. Only specialists with enough returns are ranked. In 2019, Aldrick Rosas (18.5) topped NFL kickoff specialists in average kickoff return allowed, ahead of Ka'imi Fairbairn (18.7) and Josh Lambo (19.3). 33 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 10 returns). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 22.4.

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 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Avg ret	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	18.5	70	63.1	71%	19	+1.1
2	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	18.7	80	63.6	53%	38	+10.4
3	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	19.3	35	63.6	66%	12	+1.8
4	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	19.5	63	62.6	60%	23	+1.2
5	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	19.6	97	63.4	62%	37	+8.4
6	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	19.8	59	63.2	49%	30	+4.0
7	Austin Seibert	Cleveland Browns	20.4	75	63.4	40%	44	+10.3
8	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	20.4	47	63.9	57%	20	+19.4
9	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	20.6	83	63.1	54%	36	+4.1
10	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	21.1	66	64.0	70%	19	+2.6
11	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	21.3	84	63.1	70%	25	−4.1
12	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	21.5	105	63.0	54%	48	−5.3
13	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	21.6	61	61.0	28%	43	+6.7
14	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	21.7	11	60.5	9%	10	+0.2
15	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	22.0	70	64.0	54%	32	+5.9
16	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	22.1	72	63.2	43%	41	−1.0
17	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	22.4	96	63.6	51%	46	+0.8
18	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	22.9	36	63.9	44%	20	−0.3
19	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	23.0	16	62.9	19%	13	+7.1
20	Eddy Pineiro	Chicago Bears	23.2	50	62.5	52%	22	−1.5
21	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	23.4	80	62.9	61%	30	−1.6
22	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	23.5	71	63.4	59%	29	−5.5
23	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	23.8	79	63.7	66%	27	−6.3
24	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	24.0	65	63.3	55%	28	−1.7
25	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	24.2	67	63.7	73%	18	−4.9
26	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	24.7	79	64.6	76%	19	−3.9
27	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	25.6	86	64.8	77%	20	+2.3
28	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	25.8	65	64.6	74%	17	+1.2
29	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	26.6	46	64.4	61%	18	−5.4
30	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	26.8	72	64.4	76%	17	+0.2
31	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	27.5	83	63.6	77%	17	−9.0
32	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	27.7	94	64.7	79%	20	−10.4
33	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	32.5	19	60.2	42%	11	−9.4

All 2019 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

Average Kickoff Return Allowed in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016

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