2022 NFL Onside Kicks Attempted Leaders

Onside kicks are short kickoffs meant to be recovered by the kicking team. Teams try them when behind late.

Only specialists with at least one appear. In 2022, Graham Gano (5) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Ka'imi Fairbairn (5) and Wil Lutz (4). 27 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	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Graham Gano	New York Giants	5	79	64.0	63%	29	+0.9
2	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	5	70	64.4	47%	37	+26.5
3	Wil Lutz	New Orleans Saints	4	71	63.4	68%	23	−2.5
4	Braden Mann	New York Jets	3	14	59.1	79%	3	−2.6
5	Cade York	Cleveland Browns	3	78	63.9	64%	28	+1.9
6	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	3	87	63.0	66%	29	+1.6
7	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	75	63.9	53%	34	−2.1
8	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	3	85	64.1	72%	24	−9.5
9	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	3	74	64.6	81%	14	+1.3
10	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	2	71	64.2	72%	20	+2.5
11	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	2	47	64.4	60%	18	−2.0
12	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	2	91	64.0	59%	37	+5.3
13	Michael Badgley	Detroit Lions	2	1	47.0	0%	1	+0.3
14	Riley Patterson	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	87	62.1	51%	41	+1.7
15	Austin Seibert	Detroit Lions	1	17	63.6	18%	14	+2.4
16	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	49	61.9	43%	27	−0.2
17	Dominik Eberle	Detroit Lions	1	6	58.3	83%	0	−0.8
18	Dustin Hopkins	Los Angeles Chargers	1	18	64.8	94%	1	−0.5
19	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	1	81	62.3	57%	33	+5.6
20	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	1	89	62.5	57%	37	−2.3
21	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	1	88	64.0	61%	34	−8.7
22	Mason Crosby	Green Bay Packers	1	73	61.5	21%	58	−1.7
23	Matt Gay	Los Angeles Rams	1	76	63.6	80%	15	−4.2
24	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	1	48	64.3	71%	14	+0.3
25	Matthew Wright	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	35	63.6	43%	20	+1.3
26	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	1	32	59.9	9%	28	−16.8
27	Taylor Bertolet	Los Angeles Chargers	1	10	62.0	50%	5	+0.1

All 2022 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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