2024 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 2024, Jake Bates (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Justin Tucker (0.0%) and Cameron Dicker (0.0%). 37 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 0.0%.

NFL rule in 2024: a kickoff touchback started the receiving team at its 30, so kickers began aiming short of the goal line and fewer touchbacks was better. Kickoff Points Added accounts for the rule, so it is the fair way to compare kickoff specialists across leagues and seasons.

Final 2024 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	0.0%	108	65.1	79%	23	−1.0
2	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	0.0%	94	64.5	72%	26	−0.5
3	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	0.0%	93	64.0	70%	28	−4.1
4	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	0.0%	86	64.2	53%	40	−4.5
5	Matt Gay	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	81	65.1	84%	13	−6.7
6	Blake Grupe	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	78	63.8	27%	57	+6.8
7	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	0.0%	78	65.1	85%	12	−2.3
8	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	0.0%	75	64.7	87%	10	+2.1
9	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	0.0%	75	64.0	68%	24	+1.8
10	Eddy Pineiro	Carolina Panthers	0.0%	72	61.9	44%	40	+1.3
11	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	0.0%	69	64.5	55%	31	+1.5
12	Joey Slye	New England Patriots	0.0%	68	63.6	68%	22	+5.8
13	Chad Ryland	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	67	65.3	81%	13	0.0
14	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	0.0%	67	64.6	81%	13	+1.0
15	Jake Moody	San Francisco 49ers	0.0%	67	63.3	73%	18	−1.6
16	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	62	64.3	79%	13	−0.3
17	Dustin Hopkins	Cleveland Browns	0.0%	61	64.0	59%	25	+5.0
18	Brandon McManus	Green Bay Packers	0.0%	60	64.3	45%	33	0.0
19	Austin Seibert	Washington Commanders	0.0%	58	63.0	24%	44	−2.5
20	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	0.0%	57	64.1	65%	20	−0.8
21	Trenton Gill	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.0%	46	63.8	83%	8	−2.6
22	Brayden Narveson	Green Bay Packers	0.0%	38	64.3	47%	20	+1.5
23	Greg Joseph	New York Giants	0.0%	38	63.5	63%	14	−2.3
24	Graham Gano	New York Giants	0.0%	35	64.0	69%	11	+0.2
25	Greg Zuerlein	New York Jets	0.0%	33	64.2	85%	5	+1.1
26	Zane Gonzalez	Washington Commanders	0.0%	32	62.9	31%	22	+8.2
27	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	1.0%	102	63.8	74%	26	−5.3
28	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	1.1%	93	64.5	75%	22	0.0
29	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	1.1%	90	63.5	54%	40	−6.9
30	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	1.2%	86	63.5	66%	28	−5.2
31	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	1.2%	85	62.5	51%	41	−0.4
32	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	1.2%	84	64.3	79%	17	−1.3
33	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	1.3%	75	64.1	76%	17	+1.0
34	Will Reichard	Minnesota Vikings	1.4%	74	63.8	84%	11	+2.4
35	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	2.3%	86	62.9	49%	42	+2.8
36	Anders Carlson	New York Jets	2.8%	36	62.4	36%	22	+13.5
37	Cade York	Cincinnati Bengals	3.2%	31	61.9	68%	9	−0.1

All 2024 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

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