2023 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 2023, Brandon Aubrey (99) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff touchbacks, ahead of Justin Tucker (80) and Blake Grupe (76). 46 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 2023 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	TB	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	99	109	64.5	91%	9	−2.8
2	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	80	99	64.4	81%	19	−1.4
3	Blake Grupe	New Orleans Saints	76	90	64.7	84%	14	+4.5
4	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	75	88	64.6	85%	13	−12.3
5	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	73	82	64.5	89%	9	−4.0
6	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	73	84	65.3	87%	11	−0.6
7	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	73	90	64.8	81%	17	−6.1
8	Matt Gay	Indianapolis Colts	72	92	64.1	78%	20	−4.2
9	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	71	78	65.2	91%	7	+0.5
10	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	68	80	64.4	85%	12	+1.0
11	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	66	74	64.6	89%	8	0.0
12	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	66	79	64.5	84%	12	−2.2
13	Brandon McManus	Jacksonville Jaguars	65	84	64.3	77%	19	−4.2
14	Joey Slye	Washington Commanders	64	69	64.9	93%	5	−1.4
15	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	63	80	64.3	79%	17	+3.3
16	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	61	78	64.5	78%	16	+0.2
17	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	60	74	65.0	81%	14	+4.8
18	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	58	64	64.8	91%	6	+0.5
19	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	57	84	64.5	68%	27	+7.1
20	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	55	76	63.6	72%	21	−7.1
21	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	55	85	63.4	65%	29	+0.1
22	Jake Moody	San Francisco 49ers	54	90	62.5	60%	34	−2.9
23	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	53	94	63.2	56%	41	+4.5
24	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	52	81	63.1	64%	29	+1.4
25	Dustin Hopkins	Cleveland Browns	50	76	63.5	66%	26	−3.4
26	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	48	77	64.4	62%	29	+2.4
27	Chad Ryland	New England Patriots	39	60	63.6	65%	21	+8.7
28	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	37	56	64.3	66%	19	+0.5
29	Anders Carlson	Green Bay Packers	37	85	63.8	44%	47	+2.5
30	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	36	54	64.3	67%	17	−0.7
31	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	32	60	64.2	53%	28	+9.1
32	Graham Gano	New York Giants	23	28	65.0	82%	5	−0.9
33	Matt Ammendola	Houston Texans	16	22	63.7	73%	6	+0.9
34	Randy Bullock	New York Giants	13	20	61.6	65%	6	+5.3
35	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	11	13	61.1	85%	2	−1.8
36	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	8	10	64.7	80%	2	+0.8
37	Lucas Havrisik	Los Angeles Rams	7	8	65.5	88%	1	−1.6
38	Riley Patterson	Detroit Lions	7	16	63.2	44%	9	+7.4
39	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	4	7	64.4	57%	3	−1.4
40	Dare Ogunbowale	Houston Texans	3	6	55.2	50%	3	+0.2
41	Austin Seibert	New York Jets	2	3	58.7	67%	1	0.0
42	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	2	5	62.8	40%	3	−0.1
43	Ty Zentner	Tennessee Titans	2	10	64.0	20%	8	−1.2
44	Mason Crosby	New York Giants	2	16	60.8	13%	14	+6.9
45	Matthew Wright	Carolina Panthers	1	1	65.0	100%	0	0.0
46	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	80.0	100%	0	0.0

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