2019 NFL Kickoff Return Yards Allowed Leaders

Total return yards gained against a specialist's kickoffs. It reflects his kick and his coverage team.

Lower is better, but volume matters. In 2019, Justin Tucker (1030) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff return yards allowed, ahead of Mitch Wishnowsky (1029) and Sam Martin (927). 59 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 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	1030	105	63.0	54%	48	−5.3
2	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	1029	96	63.6	51%	46	+0.8
3	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	927	61	61.0	28%	43	+6.7
4	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	905	72	63.2	43%	41	−1.0
5	Austin Seibert	Cleveland Browns	896	75	63.4	40%	44	+10.3
6	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	743	83	63.1	54%	36	+4.1
7	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	725	97	63.4	62%	37	+8.4
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	712	80	63.6	53%	38	+10.4
9	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	704	70	64.0	54%	32	+5.9
10	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	702	80	62.9	61%	30	−1.6
11	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	681	71	63.4	59%	29	−5.5
12	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	672	65	63.3	55%	28	−1.7
13	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	643	79	63.7	66%	27	−6.3
14	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	594	59	63.2	49%	30	+4.0
15	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	554	94	64.7	79%	20	−10.4
16	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	532	84	63.1	70%	25	−4.1
17	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	511	86	64.8	77%	20	+2.3
18	Eddy Pineiro	Chicago Bears	510	50	62.5	52%	22	−1.5
19	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	479	46	64.4	61%	18	−5.4
20	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	470	79	64.6	76%	19	−3.9
21	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	467	83	63.6	77%	17	−9.0
22	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	459	36	63.9	44%	20	−0.3
23	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	456	72	64.4	76%	17	+0.2
24	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	449	63	62.6	60%	23	+1.2
25	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	439	65	64.6	74%	17	+1.2
26	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	436	67	63.7	73%	18	−4.9
27	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	408	47	63.9	57%	20	+19.4
28	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	401	66	64.0	70%	19	+2.6
29	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	357	19	60.2	42%	11	−9.4
30	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	352	70	63.1	71%	19	+1.1
31	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	299	16	62.9	19%	13	+7.1
32	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	231	35	63.6	66%	12	+1.8
33	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	217	11	60.5	9%	10	+0.2
34	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	207	97	65.0	91%	9	−4.8
35	Cairo Santos	Tennessee Titans	201	21	63.8	57%	9	+1.4
36	Chase McLaughlin	Los Angeles Chargers	190	16	65.4	44%	9	+2.4
37	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	165	15	64.1	67%	5	−6.3
38	Greg Joseph	Tennessee Titans	162	11	62.6	55%	5	−4.5
39	Ryan Santoso	Tennessee Titans	160	16	63.2	56%	7	−1.5
40	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	153	26	64.9	81%	5	−3.0
41	Kai Forbath	Dallas Cowboys	141	23	59.8	65%	6	−2.9
42	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	125	5	60.8	0%	5	+3.6
43	Kasey Redfern	Atlanta Falcons	84	12	65.2	75%	3	−0.8
44	Joey Slye	Carolina Panthers	79	69	65.0	96%	3	−2.5
45	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	59	2	54.5	0%	2	−3.3
46	Cody Parkey	Tennessee Titans	55	12	62.8	75%	3	−0.2
47	Matt Wile	Atlanta Falcons	53	11	57.5	64%	2	−2.2
48	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	42	3	53.0	0%	3	−3.2
49	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	41	3	61.0	0%	3	+4.7
50	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	41	2	64.5	0%	2	−1.3
51	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	16	1	63.0	0%	1	−0.5
52	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	14	1	37.0	0%	1	0.0
53	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	13	1	73.0	0%	1	+0.1
54	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	13	5	61.8	80%	1	−0.4
55	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	12	1	46.0	0%	1	+0.5
56	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	10	1	50.0	0%	1	−1.0
57	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	9	1	49.0	0%	1	+1.0
58	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	9	1	52.0	0%	1	−0.7
59	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	5	1	41.0	0%	1	−0.3

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