2020 NFL Kickoff Points Added Leaders

Each kickoff's expected-points result compared with the league-average kickoff, added up over the season. Onside kicks are left out. It credits the kicker and the coverage team together.

Positive means he did better than an average kickoff. In 2020, Rigoberto Sanchez (+11.8) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Jason Myers (+11.1) and Zane Gonzalez (+7.6). 33 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +1.0.

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

All 2020 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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