2020 NFL Kickoff Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of kickoffs that crossed a sideline before anyone touched them. It is a penalty and gives the receiving team good field position.

Lowest comes first. Most specialists are at or near zero. In 2020, Tyler Bass (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Justin Tucker (0.0%) and Daniel Carlson (0.0%). 33 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 0.0%.

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 2020 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	0.0%	101	64.0	70%	30	+7.1
2	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	0.0%	95	64.1	68%	30	+4.6
3	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	0.0%	93	64.0	66%	32	+4.2
4	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	92	64.3	77%	21	+6.0
5	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	0.0%	90	64.0	58%	38	+11.1
6	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	0.0%	87	63.7	69%	27	+0.5
7	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	0.0%	83	62.8	51%	41	+3.6
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	0.0%	83	64.0	63%	31	+5.9
9	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	0.0%	80	64.7	61%	31	+2.5
10	Dan Bailey	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	78	62.7	68%	25	−10.1
11	Joey Slye	Carolina Panthers	0.0%	78	65.0	91%	7	+0.8
12	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	76	63.1	43%	43	+11.8
13	Dustin Hopkins	Washington Commanders	0.0%	74	64.3	88%	9	−4.9
14	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	0.0%	71	64.4	59%	29	+3.8
15	Graham Gano	New York Giants	0.0%	70	61.8	43%	40	−5.8
16	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	0.0%	70	63.8	66%	24	+1.0
17	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	0.0%	69	64.9	78%	15	−6.1
18	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	0.0%	65	64.8	65%	23	−1.6
19	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	0.0%	64	64.6	44%	36	+1.7
20	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	64	64.2	56%	28	+7.6
21	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1.0%	100	64.8	85%	14	−9.3
22	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	1.1%	87	63.0	74%	22	+5.7
23	Stephen Gostkowski	Tennessee Titans	1.2%	84	63.4	61%	32	+2.9
24	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	1.2%	82	63.9	59%	33	−5.9
25	Cody Parkey	Cleveland Browns	1.2%	81	63.5	56%	35	−7.3
26	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	1.4%	73	63.3	60%	28	+1.2
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	1.7%	58	62.9	33%	38	+2.3
28	Randy Bullock	Cincinnati Bengals	1.8%	57	63.3	75%	13	+0.3
29	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	2.1%	95	63.4	76%	21	−7.1
30	Sam Sloman	Los Angeles Rams	2.3%	44	63.4	55%	19	−0.5
31	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	2.9%	35	63.8	80%	6	−3.2
32	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	3.2%	31	63.3	58%	12	+0.1
33	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	4.4%	45	61.6	56%	18	+0.2

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