2021 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 2021, Rigoberto Sanchez (+13.1) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Jason Myers (+13.0) and Tyler Bass (+12.1). 34 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +0.3.

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

All 2021 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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