2022 NFL Kickoff Returns Allowed Leaders

Kickoffs the receiving team brought out of the end zone. More returns mean more chances for a big return, but also more chances to be tackled short.

Compare with return yards allowed. In 2022, Mason Crosby (58) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff returns allowed, ahead of Robbie Gould (47) and Tyler Bass (47). 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	Returns	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Points
1	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	58	73	61.5	21%	−1.7
2	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	47	95	62.6	49%	+0.2
3	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	47	92	61.9	47%	+9.6
4	Riley Patterson	Jacksonville Jaguars	41	87	62.1	51%	+1.7
5	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	37	91	64.0	59%	+5.3
6	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	37	89	62.5	57%	−2.3
7	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	37	70	64.4	47%	+26.5
8	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	34	88	64.0	61%	−8.7
9	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	34	75	63.9	53%	−2.1
10	Chase McLaughlin	Indianapolis Colts	34	73	64.1	53%	+5.0
11	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	33	81	62.3	57%	+5.6
12	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	29	92	64.1	68%	−1.2
13	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	29	87	63.0	66%	+1.6
14	Graham Gano	New York Giants	29	79	64.0	63%	+0.9
15	Cade York	Cleveland Browns	28	78	63.9	64%	+1.9
16	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	28	32	59.9	9%	−16.8
17	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	49	61.9	43%	−0.2
18	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	26	86	63.4	70%	−1.7
19	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	25	56	63.2	55%	+3.4
20	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	24	85	64.1	72%	−9.5
21	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	24	68	64.4	65%	+3.2
22	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	23	71	63.4	68%	−2.5
23	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	21	100	64.7	78%	+0.5
24	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	21	80	64.3	74%	−0.7
25	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	20	71	64.2	72%	+2.5
26	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	20	66	63.7	70%	0.0
27	Matthew Wright	Pittsburgh Steelers	20	35	63.6	43%	+1.3
28	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	18	47	64.4	60%	−2.0
29	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	18	46	64.1	61%	+1.9
30	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	15	76	63.6	80%	−4.2
31	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	14	74	64.6	81%	+1.3
32	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	14	48	64.3	71%	+0.3
33	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	14	27	64.6	48%	+1.7
34	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	14	17	63.6	18%	+2.4
35	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	9	56	64.1	84%	−1.1
36	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	9	55	64.0	84%	+1.2
37	Tristan Vizcaino	Arizona Cardinals	8	12	61.7	33%	+0.5
38	Taylor Bertolet	Los Angeles Chargers	5	10	62.0	50%	+0.1
39	Josh Lambo	Tennessee Titans	5	5	61.4	0%	+0.8
40	Matt Ammendola	Kansas City Chiefs	4	16	63.9	75%	−2.9
41	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	4	4	60.0	0%	+0.4
42	Braden Mann	New York Jets	3	14	59.1	79%	−2.6
43	Ramiz Ahmed	Green Bay Packers	3	6	61.7	50%	−0.6
44	Nick Sciba	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	4	52.8	0%	−0.8
45	Eno Benjamin	Arizona Cardinals	3	3	52.7	0%	+0.2
46	Justin Reid	Kansas City Chiefs	2	7	63.6	71%	−1.6
47	Thomas Morstead	Miami Dolphins	2	2	73.5	0%	−1.4
48	Rodrigo Blankenship	Arizona Cardinals	1	20	61.3	85%	−1.5
49	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	1	18	64.8	94%	−0.5
50	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	1	6	64.5	83%	−0.3
51	Caleb Shudak	Tennessee Titans	1	5	63.0	80%	+0.1
52	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	1	3	60.0	67%	−0.1
53	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	70.0	0%	−0.9
54	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	1	1	79.0	0%	−1.5
55	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	1	1	57.0	0%	−0.1
56	Michael Badgley	Detroit Lions	1	1	47.0	0%	+0.3
57	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	1	1	65.0	0%	−0.3
58	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	1	1	63.0	0%	−0.7
59	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	1	1	63.0	0%	−2.6

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