2022 NFL Kickoff Touchbacks Leaders

Kickoffs that reached the end zone and were kept there, giving the receiving team the ball at its own 25, 30 or 35, depending on the league and the rule that season. A touchback avoids a return but gives up field position.

More is better under this season's rules: a touchback ends the play with no return. Read with touchback percentage. In 2022, Brett Maher (78) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff touchbacks, ahead of Jake Elliott (63) and Matt Gay (61). 48 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	TB	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Brett Maher	Dallas Cowboys	78	100	64.7	78%	21	+0.5
2	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	63	92	64.1	68%	29	−1.2
3	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	61	76	63.6	80%	15	−4.2
4	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	61	85	64.1	72%	24	−9.5
5	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	60	74	64.6	81%	14	+1.3
6	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	60	86	63.4	70%	26	−1.7
7	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	59	80	64.3	74%	21	−0.7
8	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	57	87	63.0	66%	29	+1.6
9	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	54	88	64.0	61%	34	−8.7
10	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	54	91	64.0	59%	37	+5.3
11	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	51	71	64.2	72%	20	+2.5
12	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	51	89	62.5	57%	37	−2.3
13	Cade York	Cleveland Browns	50	78	63.9	64%	28	+1.9
14	Graham Gano	New York Giants	50	79	64.0	63%	29	+0.9
15	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	48	71	63.4	68%	23	−2.5
16	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	47	56	64.1	84%	9	−1.1
17	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	47	95	62.6	49%	47	+0.2
18	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	46	55	64.0	84%	9	+1.2
19	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	46	66	63.7	70%	20	0.0
20	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	46	81	62.3	57%	33	+5.6
21	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	44	68	64.4	65%	24	+3.2
22	Riley Patterson	Jacksonville Jaguars	44	87	62.1	51%	41	+1.7
23	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	43	92	61.9	47%	47	+9.6
24	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	40	75	63.9	53%	34	−2.1
25	Chase McLaughlin	Indianapolis Colts	39	73	64.1	53%	34	+5.0
26	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	34	48	64.3	71%	14	+0.3
27	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	33	70	64.4	47%	37	+26.5
28	Randy Bullock	Tennessee Titans	31	56	63.2	55%	25	+3.4
29	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	28	46	64.1	61%	18	+1.9
30	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	28	47	64.4	60%	18	−2.0
31	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	21	49	61.9	43%	27	−0.2
32	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	17	18	64.8	94%	1	−0.5
33	Rodrigo Blankenship	Arizona Cardinals	17	20	61.3	85%	1	−1.5
34	Matthew Wright	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	35	63.6	43%	20	+1.3
35	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	15	73	61.5	21%	58	−1.7
36	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	13	27	64.6	48%	14	+1.7
37	Matt Ammendola	Kansas City Chiefs	12	16	63.9	75%	4	−2.9
38	Braden Mann	New York Jets	11	14	59.1	79%	3	−2.6
39	Dominik Eberle	Detroit Lions	5	6	58.3	83%	0	−0.8
40	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	5	6	64.5	83%	1	−0.3
41	Justin Reid	Kansas City Chiefs	5	7	63.6	71%	2	−1.6
42	Taylor Bertolet	Los Angeles Chargers	5	10	62.0	50%	5	+0.1
43	Caleb Shudak	Tennessee Titans	4	5	63.0	80%	1	+0.1
44	Tristan Vizcaino	Arizona Cardinals	4	12	61.7	33%	8	+0.5
45	Ramiz Ahmed	Green Bay Packers	3	6	61.7	50%	3	−0.6
46	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	3	17	63.6	18%	14	+2.4
47	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	3	32	59.9	9%	28	−16.8
48	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	2	3	60.0	67%	1	−0.1

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