2019 NFL Kickoff Returns Allowed Leaders

Kickoffs the receiving team brought out of the end zone. More returns mean more chances for a big return, but also more chances to be tackled short.

Compare with return yards allowed. In 2019, Justin Tucker (48) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff returns allowed, ahead of Mitch Wishnowsky (46) and Austin Seibert (44). 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	Returns	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Points
1	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	48	105	63.0	54%	−5.3
2	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	46	96	63.6	51%	+0.8
3	Austin Seibert	Cleveland Browns	44	75	63.4	40%	+10.3
4	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	43	61	61.0	28%	+6.7
5	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	41	72	63.2	43%	−1.0
6	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	38	80	63.6	53%	+10.4
7	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	37	97	63.4	62%	+8.4
8	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	36	83	63.1	54%	+4.1
9	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	32	70	64.0	54%	+5.9
10	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	30	80	62.9	61%	−1.6
11	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	30	59	63.2	49%	+4.0
12	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	29	71	63.4	59%	−5.5
13	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	28	65	63.3	55%	−1.7
14	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	27	79	63.7	66%	−6.3
15	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	25	84	63.1	70%	−4.1
16	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	23	63	62.6	60%	+1.2
17	Eddy Pineiro	Chicago Bears	22	50	62.5	52%	−1.5
18	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	20	94	64.7	79%	−10.4
19	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	20	86	64.8	77%	+2.3
20	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	20	47	63.9	57%	+19.4
21	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	20	36	63.9	44%	−0.3
22	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	19	79	64.6	76%	−3.9
23	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	19	70	63.1	71%	+1.1
24	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	19	66	64.0	70%	+2.6
25	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	18	67	63.7	73%	−4.9
26	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	18	46	64.4	61%	−5.4
27	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	17	83	63.6	77%	−9.0
28	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	17	72	64.4	76%	+0.2
29	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	17	65	64.6	74%	+1.2
30	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	13	16	62.9	19%	+7.1
31	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	12	35	63.6	66%	+1.8
32	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	11	19	60.2	42%	−9.4
33	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	10	11	60.5	9%	+0.2
34	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	97	65.0	91%	−4.8
35	Cairo Santos	Tennessee Titans	9	21	63.8	57%	+1.4
36	Chase McLaughlin	Los Angeles Chargers	9	16	65.4	44%	+2.4
37	Ryan Santoso	Tennessee Titans	7	16	63.2	56%	−1.5
38	Kai Forbath	Dallas Cowboys	6	23	59.8	65%	−2.9
39	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	5	26	64.9	81%	−3.0
40	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	5	15	64.1	67%	−6.3
41	Greg Joseph	Tennessee Titans	5	11	62.6	55%	−4.5
42	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	5	5	60.8	0%	+3.6
43	Joey Slye	Carolina Panthers	3	69	65.0	96%	−2.5
44	Cody Parkey	Tennessee Titans	3	12	62.8	75%	−0.2
45	Kasey Redfern	Atlanta Falcons	3	12	65.2	75%	−0.8
46	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	61.0	0%	+4.7
47	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	3	3	53.0	0%	−3.2
48	Matt Wile	Atlanta Falcons	2	11	57.5	64%	−2.2
49	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	2	2	64.5	0%	−1.3
50	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	2	2	54.5	0%	−3.3
51	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	1	5	61.8	80%	−0.4
52	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	1	1	63.0	0%	−0.5
53	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	1	1	73.0	0%	+0.1
54	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	1	1	50.0	0%	−1.0
55	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	1	1	49.0	0%	+1.0
56	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	1	1	41.0	0%	−0.3
57	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	1	1	52.0	0%	−0.7
58	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	1	1	37.0	0%	0.0
59	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	1	1	46.0	0%	+0.5

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