2023 NFL Kickoff Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of kickoffs that crossed a sideline before anyone touched them. It is a penalty and gives the receiving team good field position.

Lowest comes first. Most specialists are at or near zero. In 2023, Justin Tucker (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Tyler Bass (0.0%) and Matt Gay (0.0%). 31 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 0.0%.

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 2023 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	0.0%	99	64.4	81%	19	−1.4
2	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	0.0%	94	63.2	56%	41	+4.5
3	Matt Gay	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	92	64.1	78%	20	−4.2
4	Blake Grupe	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	90	64.7	84%	14	+4.5
5	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	0.0%	90	64.8	81%	17	−6.1
6	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	0.0%	88	64.6	85%	13	−12.3
7	Brandon McManus	Jacksonville Jaguars	0.0%	84	64.3	77%	19	−4.2
8	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	84	65.3	87%	11	−0.6
9	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	0.0%	84	64.5	68%	27	+7.1
10	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	0.0%	82	64.5	89%	9	−4.0
11	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.0%	81	63.1	64%	29	+1.4
12	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	0.0%	80	64.4	85%	12	+1.0
13	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	0.0%	80	64.3	79%	17	+3.3
14	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	0.0%	78	65.2	91%	7	+0.5
15	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	0.0%	77	64.4	62%	29	+2.4
16	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	0.0%	76	63.6	72%	21	−7.1
17	Dustin Hopkins	Cleveland Browns	0.0%	76	63.5	66%	26	−3.4
18	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	0.0%	74	65.0	81%	14	+4.8
19	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	74	64.6	89%	8	0.0
20	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	0.0%	69	64.9	93%	5	−1.4
21	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	0.0%	64	64.8	91%	6	+0.5
22	Chad Ryland	New England Patriots	0.0%	60	63.6	65%	21	+8.7
23	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	0.0%	60	64.2	53%	28	+9.1
24	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	0.0%	56	64.3	66%	19	+0.5
25	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	0.9%	109	64.5	91%	9	−2.8
26	Anders Carlson	Green Bay Packers	1.2%	85	63.8	44%	47	+2.5
27	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	1.2%	85	63.4	65%	29	+0.1
28	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	1.3%	79	64.5	84%	12	−2.2
29	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	1.3%	78	64.5	78%	16	+0.2
30	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	1.9%	54	64.3	67%	17	−0.7
31	Jake Moody	San Francisco 49ers	2.2%	90	62.5	60%	34	−2.9

All 2023 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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