2021 NFL Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs Leaders

Kickoff points added divided by kickoffs, times 100. It compares specialists with different workloads fairly.

Only specialists with enough kickoffs are ranked. In 2021, Jason Myers (+16.1) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Rigoberto Sanchez (+14.1) and Tyler Bass (+12.3). 34 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +0.4.

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 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	+16.1	81	62.2	38%	49	+13.0
2	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	+14.1	93	64.0	51%	46	+13.1
3	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	+12.3	98	62.5	57%	40	+12.1
4	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	+9.9	89	63.8	56%	39	+8.8
5	Chase McLaughlin	Cleveland Browns	+9.3	68	63.8	46%	37	+6.4
6	Graham Gano	New York Giants	+9.2	64	61.5	42%	36	+5.9
7	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	+8.3	55	62.9	53%	25	+4.6
8	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	+7.5	98	64.0	72%	27	+7.3
9	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	+6.6	93	62.6	44%	49	+6.1
10	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	+5.7	42	61.8	38%	25	+2.4
11	Brett Maher	New Orleans Saints	+4.5	35	63.7	51%	17	+1.6
12	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	+4.4	69	64.0	49%	35	+3.0
13	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	+3.4	77	63.7	73%	20	+2.6
14	Tristan Vizcaino	Los Angeles Chargers	+1.7	31	64.4	42%	18	+0.5
15	Brian Johnson	New Orleans Saints	+1.0	34	62.7	47%	18	+0.3
16	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	+0.5	91	63.5	60%	35	+0.5
17	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	+0.4	99	62.3	66%	31	+0.4
18	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	+0.4	87	61.8	54%	39	+0.3
19	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	+0.3	91	64.9	80%	18	+0.3
20	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	+0.3	34	64.6	56%	15	+0.1
21	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	−0.7	93	63.0	66%	32	−0.6
22	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	−0.7	93	64.4	82%	17	−0.6
23	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	−1.7	43	63.0	63%	16	−0.7
24	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	−2.9	86	63.1	47%	45	−2.5
25	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	−3.1	58	63.6	64%	21	−1.8
26	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	−3.6	87	63.5	61%	33	−3.2
27	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	−4.7	94	63.8	46%	50	−4.4
28	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	−5.7	94	64.4	65%	33	−5.4
29	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	−7.2	99	64.4	81%	18	−7.2
30	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−9.4	89	64.2	80%	17	−8.3
31	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	−9.9	53	63.2	40%	32	−5.3
32	Zane Gonzalez	Carolina Panthers	−12.3	55	64.9	64%	20	−6.7
33	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	−22.8	76	65.1	82%	14	−17.3
34	Matthew Wright	Jacksonville Jaguars	−37.6	30	62.1	17%	25	−11.3

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Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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