2025 NFL Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs Leaders

Kickoff points added divided by kickoffs, times 100. It compares specialists with different workloads fairly.

Only specialists with enough kickoffs are ranked. In 2025, Joshua Karty (+26.6) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff points per 100 kickoffs, ahead of Jason Myers (+24.9) and Ryan Fitzgerald (+16.6). 36 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 30 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had −1.1.

NFL rule since 2025: a kickoff touchback starts the receiving team at its 35, so kickers aim for the landing zone short of the goal line and fewer touchbacks is better. Kickoff Points Added accounts for the rule, so it is the fair way to compare kickoff specialists across leagues and seasons.

Final 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Pts/100	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Joshua Karty	Los Angeles Rams	+26.6	36	59.5	31%	25	+9.6
2	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	+24.9	103	61.1	17%	84	+25.7
3	Ryan Fitzgerald	Carolina Panthers	+16.6	71	58.6	14%	61	+11.8
4	Jake Moody	Washington Commanders	+13.9	42	60.8	24%	31	+5.8
5	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	+12.7	86	60.3	8%	78	+11.0
6	Matt Gay	Washington Commanders	+12.5	55	60.5	24%	40	+6.9
7	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	+10.0	38	58.5	13%	32	+3.8
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	+7.1	86	62.8	26%	64	+6.1
9	Mike Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	+7.0	45	59.0	2%	44	+3.1
10	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	+6.0	86	61.1	15%	72	+5.1
11	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	+5.0	81	60.1	16%	68	+4.0
12	Joey Slye	Tennessee Titans	+3.3	67	60.4	25%	46	+2.2
13	Brandon McManus	Green Bay Packers	+2.9	69	62.3	22%	53	+2.0
14	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	+2.8	96	61.6	39%	57	+2.7
15	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	+0.3	86	62.0	13%	75	+0.3
16	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	−0.1	98	60.7	17%	78	−0.1
17	Will Reichard	Minnesota Vikings	−1.1	82	60.8	18%	66	−0.9
18	Tyler Loop	Baltimore Ravens	−1.1	93	57.1	11%	79	−1.0
19	Riley Patterson	Miami Dolphins	−1.2	77	60.4	18%	62	−0.9
20	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	−1.2	79	60.7	23%	59	−1.0
21	Eddy Pineiro	San Francisco 49ers	−1.4	79	60.8	20%	62	−1.1
22	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	−2.1	43	59.3	9%	38	−0.9
23	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	−2.5	88	62.0	24%	65	−2.2
24	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	−2.7	100	59.9	17%	81	−2.7
25	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	−3.1	90	61.2	18%	72	−2.8
26	Matt Prater	Buffalo Bills	−4.2	84	60.6	13%	72	−3.5
27	Andy Borregales	New England Patriots	−6.0	95	60.5	26%	70	−5.7
28	Blake Grupe	New Orleans Saints	−6.1	70	60.9	14%	60	−4.3
29	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	−7.2	61	64.2	75%	15	−4.4
30	Andre Szmyt	Cleveland Browns	−8.0	65	61.0	20%	52	−5.2
31	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	−12.1	40	62.8	25%	30	−4.9
32	Charlie Smyth	New Orleans Saints	−12.3	31	61.2	52%	15	−3.8
33	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	−13.3	60	60.6	18%	49	−8.0
34	Chad Ryland	Arizona Cardinals	−15.4	79	60.7	25%	59	−12.2
35	Chase McLaughlin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	−16.9	82	61.3	26%	61	−13.9
36	Zane Gonzalez	Atlanta Falcons	−30.1	38	59.2	32%	25	−11.4

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Kickoff Points per 100 Kickoffs in other seasons: 2026 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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