2025 NFL Kickoff Returns Allowed Leaders

Kickoffs the receiving team brought out of the end zone. More returns mean more chances for a big return, but also more chances to be tackled short.

Compare with return yards allowed. In 2025, Jason Myers (84) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff returns allowed, ahead of Brandon Aubrey (81) and Tyler Loop (79). 49 kickoff specialists qualify.

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	Returns	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Points
1	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	84	103	61.1	17%	+25.7
2	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	81	100	59.9	17%	−2.7
3	Tyler Loop	Baltimore Ravens	79	93	57.1	11%	−1.0
4	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	78	98	60.7	17%	−0.1
5	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	78	86	60.3	8%	+11.0
6	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	75	86	62.0	13%	+0.3
7	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	72	90	61.2	18%	−2.8
8	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	72	86	61.1	15%	+5.1
9	Matt Prater	Buffalo Bills	72	84	60.6	13%	−3.5
10	Andy Borregales	New England Patriots	70	95	60.5	26%	−5.7
11	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	68	81	60.1	16%	+4.0
12	Will Reichard	Minnesota Vikings	66	82	60.8	18%	−0.9
13	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	65	88	62.0	24%	−2.2
14	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	64	86	62.8	26%	+6.1
15	Eddy Pineiro	San Francisco 49ers	62	79	60.8	20%	−1.1
16	Riley Patterson	Miami Dolphins	62	77	60.4	18%	−0.9
17	Chase McLaughlin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	61	82	61.3	26%	−13.9
18	Ryan Fitzgerald	Carolina Panthers	61	71	58.6	14%	+11.8
19	Blake Grupe	New Orleans Saints	60	70	60.9	14%	−4.3
20	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	59	79	60.7	23%	−1.0
21	Chad Ryland	Arizona Cardinals	59	79	60.7	25%	−12.2
22	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	57	96	61.6	39%	+2.7
23	Brandon McManus	Green Bay Packers	53	69	62.3	22%	+2.0
24	Andre Szmyt	Cleveland Browns	52	65	61.0	20%	−5.2
25	Daniel Carlson	Las Vegas Raiders	49	60	60.6	18%	−8.0
26	Joey Slye	Tennessee Titans	46	67	60.4	25%	+2.2
27	Mike Badgley	Indianapolis Colts	44	45	59.0	2%	+3.1
28	Matt Gay	Washington Commanders	40	55	60.5	24%	+6.9
29	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	38	43	59.3	9%	−0.9
30	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	32	38	58.5	13%	+3.8
31	Jake Moody	Washington Commanders	31	42	60.8	24%	+5.8
32	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	30	40	62.8	25%	−4.9
33	Zane Gonzalez	Atlanta Falcons	25	38	59.2	32%	−11.4
34	Joshua Karty	Los Angeles Rams	25	36	59.5	31%	+9.6
35	Spencer Shrader	Indianapolis Colts	25	27	58.1	7%	−2.3
36	Younghoe Koo	New York Giants	22	25	60.4	12%	+1.5
37	Nick Folk	New York Jets	19	25	62.4	24%	−4.3
38	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	15	61	64.2	75%	−4.4
39	Charlie Smyth	New Orleans Saints	15	31	61.2	52%	−3.8
40	Matthew Wright	Houston Texans	12	14	61.5	14%	+2.5
41	Lucas Havrisik	Green Bay Packers	11	16	62.8	31%	−1.9
42	Graham Gano	New York Giants	11	11	60.3	0%	+1.5
43	Ben Sauls	New York Giants	4	10	59.3	50%	−1.1
44	Harrison Mevis	Los Angeles Rams	4	6	61.7	33%	−0.3
45	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	3	6	55.7	33%	0.0
46	Jude McAtamney	New York Giants	3	5	62.6	40%	−0.4
47	Mitch Wishnowsky	Buffalo Bills	3	3	58.3	0%	−2.0
48	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	2	2	61.0	0%	−0.4
49	Thomas Morstead	San Francisco 49ers	1	2	62.5	50%	−0.5

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