2022 NFL Kickoff Return Yards Allowed Leaders

Total return yards gained against a specialist's kickoffs. It reflects his kick and his coverage team.

Lower is better, but volume matters. In 2022, Mason Crosby (1350) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff return yards allowed, ahead of Robbie Gould (1040) and Tyler Bass (937). 59 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 2022 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	1350	73	61.5	21%	58	−1.7
2	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	1040	95	62.6	49%	47	+0.2
3	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	937	92	61.9	47%	47	+9.6
4	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	890	88	64.0	61%	34	−8.7
5	Riley Patterson	Jacksonville Jaguars	882	87	62.1	51%	41	+1.7
6	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	878	75	63.9	53%	34	−2.1
7	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	823	32	59.9	9%	28	−16.8
8	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	792	89	62.5	57%	37	−2.3
9	Chase McLaughlin	Indianapolis Colts	783	73	64.1	53%	34	+5.0
10	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	780	91	64.0	59%	37	+5.3
11	Graham Gano	New York Giants	751	79	64.0	63%	29	+0.9
12	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	738	81	62.3	57%	33	+5.6
13	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	736	92	64.1	68%	29	−1.2
14	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	703	70	64.4	47%	37	+26.5
15	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	665	85	64.1	72%	24	−9.5
16	Cade York	Cleveland Browns	598	78	63.9	64%	28	+1.9
17	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	588	49	61.9	43%	27	−0.2
18	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	582	87	63.0	66%	29	+1.6
19	Matthew Wright	Pittsburgh Steelers	564	35	63.6	43%	20	+1.3
20	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	552	86	63.4	70%	26	−1.7
21	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	535	68	64.4	65%	24	+3.2
22	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	520	71	63.4	68%	23	−2.5
23	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	516	56	63.2	55%	25	+3.4
24	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	509	100	64.7	78%	21	+0.5
25	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	503	47	64.4	60%	18	−2.0
26	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	471	80	64.3	74%	21	−0.7
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	451	66	63.7	70%	20	0.0
28	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	438	71	64.2	72%	20	+2.5
29	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	389	46	64.1	61%	18	+1.9
30	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	345	76	63.6	80%	15	−4.2
31	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	335	48	64.3	71%	14	+0.3
32	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	320	27	64.6	48%	14	+1.7
33	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	298	74	64.6	81%	14	+1.3
34	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	281	17	63.6	18%	14	+2.4
35	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	220	56	64.1	84%	9	−1.1
36	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	177	55	64.0	84%	9	+1.2
37	Tristan Vizcaino	Arizona Cardinals	153	12	61.7	33%	8	+0.5
38	Taylor Bertolet	Los Angeles Chargers	109	10	62.0	50%	5	+0.1
39	Josh Lambo	Tennessee Titans	108	5	61.4	0%	5	+0.8
40	Matt Ammendola	Kansas City Chiefs	100	16	63.9	75%	4	−2.9
41	Justin Reid	Kansas City Chiefs	68	7	63.6	71%	2	−1.6
42	Nick Sciba	Pittsburgh Steelers	67	4	52.8	0%	3	−0.8
43	Ramiz Ahmed	Green Bay Packers	65	6	61.7	50%	3	−0.6
44	Thomas Morstead	Miami Dolphins	59	2	73.5	0%	2	−1.4
45	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	57	4	60.0	0%	4	+0.4
46	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	52	1	63.0	0%	1	−2.6
47	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	50	1	79.0	0%	1	−1.5
48	Eno Benjamin	Arizona Cardinals	34	3	52.7	0%	3	+0.2
49	Braden Mann	New York Jets	31	14	59.1	79%	3	−2.6
50	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	29	1	70.0	0%	1	−0.9
51	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	26	6	64.5	83%	1	−0.3
52	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	24	18	64.8	94%	1	−0.5
53	Rodrigo Blankenship	Arizona Cardinals	23	20	61.3	85%	1	−1.5
54	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	20	1	63.0	0%	1	−0.7
55	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	18	1	57.0	0%	1	−0.1
56	Caleb Shudak	Tennessee Titans	14	5	63.0	80%	1	+0.1
57	Michael Badgley	Detroit Lions	14	1	47.0	0%	1	+0.3
58	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	14	1	65.0	0%	1	−0.3
59	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	10	3	60.0	67%	1	−0.1

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