2023 NFL Kickoff Points Added Leaders

Each kickoff's expected-points result compared with the league-average kickoff, added up over the season. Onside kicks are left out. It credits the kicker and the coverage team together.

Positive means he did better than an average kickoff. In 2023, Nick Folk (+9.1) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points added, ahead of Chad Ryland (+8.7) and Jack Fox (+7.1). 31 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had +0.1.

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

All 2023 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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