2022 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 2022, Jake Elliott (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Jason Myers (0.0%) and Greg Joseph (0.0%). 34 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 2022 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	0.0%	92	64.1	68%	29	−1.2
2	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	0.0%	91	64.0	59%	37	+5.3
3	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	88	64.0	61%	34	−8.7
4	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	0.0%	86	63.4	70%	26	−1.7
5	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	0.0%	85	64.1	72%	24	−9.5
6	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	0.0%	80	64.3	74%	21	−0.7
7	Graham Gano	New York Giants	0.0%	79	64.0	63%	29	+0.9
8	Cade York	Cleveland Browns	0.0%	78	63.9	64%	28	+1.9
9	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	0.0%	76	63.6	80%	15	−4.2
10	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	0.0%	74	64.6	81%	14	+1.3
11	Chase McLaughlin	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	73	64.1	53%	34	+5.0
12	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	0.0%	73	61.5	21%	58	−1.7
13	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	0.0%	71	64.2	72%	20	+2.5
14	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	71	63.4	68%	23	−2.5
15	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	0.0%	70	64.4	47%	37	+26.5
16	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	68	64.4	65%	24	+3.2
17	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	0.0%	66	63.7	70%	20	0.0
18	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	0.0%	56	64.1	84%	9	−1.1
19	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	0.0%	56	63.2	55%	25	+3.4
20	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	0.0%	55	64.0	84%	9	+1.2
21	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	48	64.3	71%	14	+0.3
22	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	0.0%	46	64.1	61%	18	+1.9
23	Matthew Wright	Pittsburgh Steelers	0.0%	35	63.6	43%	20	+1.3
24	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	1.0%	100	64.7	78%	21	+0.5
25	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	1.1%	95	62.6	49%	47	+0.2
26	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	1.1%	89	62.5	57%	37	−2.3
27	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	1.1%	87	63.0	66%	29	+1.6
28	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1.3%	75	63.9	53%	34	−2.1
29	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	2.0%	49	61.9	43%	27	−0.2
30	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	2.1%	47	64.4	60%	18	−2.0
31	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	2.2%	92	61.9	47%	47	+9.6
32	Riley Patterson	Jacksonville Jaguars	2.3%	87	62.1	51%	41	+1.7
33	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	2.5%	81	62.3	57%	33	+5.6
34	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	3.1%	32	59.9	9%	28	−16.8

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