2024 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 2024, Daniel Carlson (5) led NFL kickoff specialists in onside kicks attempted, ahead of Brandon Aubrey (3) and Evan McPherson (3). 27 kickoff specialists qualify.

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	Onside	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	5	75	64.0	68%	24	+1.8
2	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	3	85	62.5	51%	41	−0.4
3	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	3	67	64.6	81%	13	+1.0
4	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	2	69	64.5	55%	31	+1.5
5	Chase McLaughlin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	5	65.0	100%	0	−0.1
6	Austin Seibert	Washington Commanders	2	58	63.0	24%	44	−2.5
7	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	2	108	65.1	79%	23	−1.0
8	Jason Sanders	Miami Dolphins	2	84	64.3	79%	17	−1.3
9	Joey Slye	New England Patriots	2	68	63.6	68%	22	+5.8
10	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	2	86	62.9	49%	42	+2.8
11	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	2	1	66.0	0%	1	+0.2
12	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	2	93	64.5	75%	22	0.0
13	Brandon McManus	Green Bay Packers	1	60	64.3	45%	33	0.0
14	Cade York	Cincinnati Bengals	1	31	61.9	68%	9	−0.1
15	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	75	64.7	87%	10	+2.1
16	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	1	93	64.0	70%	28	−4.1
17	Dustin Hopkins	Cleveland Browns	1	61	64.0	59%	25	+5.0
18	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	1	78	65.1	85%	12	−2.3
19	Jake Moody	San Francisco 49ers	1	67	63.3	73%	18	−1.6
20	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	1	3	57.3	0%	3	−0.7
21	Joshua Karty	Los Angeles Rams	1	6	65.2	83%	1	−0.5
22	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	1	94	64.5	72%	26	−0.5
23	Matt Gay	Indianapolis Colts	1	81	65.1	84%	13	−6.7
24	Matthew Wright	Kansas City Chiefs	1	20	61.7	15%	16	−2.6
25	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	1	57	64.1	65%	20	−0.8
26	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	1	102	63.8	74%	26	−5.3
27	Zane Gonzalez	Washington Commanders	1	32	62.9	31%	22	+8.2

All 2024 NFL kickoff specialist rankings

Onside Kicks Attempted in other seasons: 2026 2025 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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