2021 NFL Onside Kicks Attempted Leaders

Onside kicks are short kickoffs meant to be recovered by the kicking team. Teams try them when behind late.

Only specialists with at least one appear. In 2021, Austin Seibert (6) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Matt Prater (5) and Riley Dixon (4). 29 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 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	6	20	63.1	25%	15	+4.5
2	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	5	91	64.9	80%	18	+0.3
3	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	4	1	51.0	0%	1	−0.2
4	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	3	87	61.8	54%	39	+0.3
5	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	3	99	62.3	66%	31	+0.4
6	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	2	76	65.1	82%	14	−17.3
7	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	2	69	64.0	49%	35	+3.0
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	2	42	61.8	38%	25	+2.4
9	Brett Maher	New Orleans Saints	2	35	63.7	51%	17	+1.6
10	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	2	98	64.0	72%	27	+7.3
11	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	2	94	64.4	65%	33	−5.4
12	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	2	81	62.2	38%	49	+13.0
13	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	2	43	63.0	63%	16	−0.7
14	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2	93	64.0	51%	46	+13.1
15	Braden Mann	New York Jets	1	22	64.8	91%	2	−0.7
16	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	89	64.2	80%	17	−8.3
17	Brian Johnson	New Orleans Saints	1	34	62.7	47%	18	+0.3
18	Chase McLaughlin	Cleveland Browns	1	68	63.8	46%	37	+6.4
19	Chris Blewitt	Washington Commanders	1	5	65.0	100%	0	−0.2
20	Elliott Fry	Kansas City Chiefs	1	11	62.7	55%	5	+0.6
21	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	1	93	64.4	82%	17	−0.6
22	Greg Zuerlein	Dallas Cowboys	1	99	64.4	81%	18	−7.2
23	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	1	34	64.6	56%	15	+0.1
24	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	1	77	63.7	73%	20	+2.6
25	Josh Lambo	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	9	65.1	78%	2	+0.2
26	Matthew Wright	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	30	62.1	17%	25	−11.3
27	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	1	53	63.2	40%	32	−5.3
28	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	1	98	62.5	57%	40	+12.1
29	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	1	55	62.9	53%	25	+4.6

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Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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