2022 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 2022, Ka'imi Fairbairn (+26.5) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Tyler Bass (+9.6) and Eddy Pineiro (+5.6). 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 2022 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

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

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