2019 NFL Kickoff Touchbacks Leaders

Kickoffs that reached the end zone and were kept there, giving the receiving team the ball at its own 25, 30 or 35, depending on the league and the rule that season. A touchback avoids a return but gives up field position.

More is better under this season's rules: a touchback ends the play with no return. Read with touchback percentage. In 2019, Bradley Pinion (88) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff touchbacks, ahead of Wil Lutz (74) and Joey Slye (66). 48 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	TB	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	88	97	65.0	91%	9	−4.8
2	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	74	94	64.7	79%	20	−10.4
3	Joey Slye	Carolina Panthers	66	69	65.0	96%	3	−2.5
4	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	66	86	64.8	77%	20	+2.3
5	Greg Zuerlein	Los Angeles Rams	64	83	63.6	77%	17	−9.0
6	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	60	79	64.6	76%	19	−3.9
7	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	60	97	63.4	62%	37	+8.4
8	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	59	84	63.1	70%	25	−4.1
9	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	57	105	63.0	54%	48	−5.3
10	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	55	72	64.4	76%	17	+0.2
11	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	52	79	63.7	66%	27	−6.3
12	Aldrick Rosas	New York Giants	50	70	63.1	71%	19	+1.1
13	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	49	67	63.7	73%	18	−4.9
14	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	49	80	62.9	61%	30	−1.6
15	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	49	96	63.6	51%	46	+0.8
16	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	48	65	64.6	74%	17	+1.2
17	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	46	66	64.0	70%	19	+2.6
18	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	45	83	63.1	54%	36	+4.1
19	Stephen Hauschka	Buffalo Bills	42	71	63.4	59%	29	−5.5
20	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	42	80	63.6	53%	38	+10.4
21	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	38	63	62.6	60%	23	+1.2
22	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	38	70	64.0	54%	32	+5.9
23	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	36	65	63.3	55%	28	−1.7
24	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	72	63.2	43%	41	−1.0
25	Austin Seibert	Cleveland Browns	30	75	63.4	40%	44	+10.3
26	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	29	59	63.2	49%	30	+4.0
27	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	28	46	64.4	61%	18	−5.4
28	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	27	47	63.9	57%	20	+19.4
29	Eddy Pineiro	Chicago Bears	26	50	62.5	52%	22	−1.5
30	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	23	35	63.6	66%	12	+1.8
31	Stephen Gostkowski	New England Patriots	21	26	64.9	81%	5	−3.0
32	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	17	61	61.0	28%	43	+6.7
33	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	36	63.9	44%	20	−0.3
34	Kai Forbath	Dallas Cowboys	15	23	59.8	65%	6	−2.9
35	Cairo Santos	Tennessee Titans	12	21	63.8	57%	9	+1.4
36	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	10	15	64.1	67%	5	−6.3
37	Cody Parkey	Tennessee Titans	9	12	62.8	75%	3	−0.2
38	Kasey Redfern	Atlanta Falcons	9	12	65.2	75%	3	−0.8
39	Ryan Santoso	Tennessee Titans	9	16	63.2	56%	7	−1.5
40	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	8	19	60.2	42%	11	−9.4
41	Matt Wile	Atlanta Falcons	7	11	57.5	64%	2	−2.2
42	Chase McLaughlin	Los Angeles Chargers	7	16	65.4	44%	9	+2.4
43	Greg Joseph	Tennessee Titans	6	11	62.6	55%	5	−4.5
44	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	4	5	61.8	80%	1	−0.4
45	Kaare Vedvik	New York Jets	3	3	65.0	100%	0	−0.1
46	Ryan Succop	Tennessee Titans	3	16	62.9	19%	13	+7.1
47	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	1	1	65.0	100%	0	+0.3
48	Mike Badgley	Los Angeles Chargers	1	11	60.5	9%	10	+0.2

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