2025 NFL Kickoffs Out of Bounds Leaders

A kickoff out of bounds is a penalty and gives the receiving team the ball at the spot or at its 40, so it is a mistake.

Only specialists with at least one appear; fewer is better. In 2025, Tyler Loop (4) led NFL kickoff specialists in kickoffs out of bounds, ahead of Joey Slye (4) and Jake Bates (3). 23 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	OOB	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Tyler Loop	Baltimore Ravens	4	93	57.1	11%	79	−1.0
2	Joey Slye	Tennessee Titans	4	67	60.4	25%	46	+2.2
3	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	3	98	60.7	17%	78	−0.1
4	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	2	100	59.9	17%	81	−2.7
5	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	2	96	61.6	39%	57	+2.7
6	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	2	90	61.2	18%	72	−2.8
7	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	2	88	62.0	24%	65	−2.2
8	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	2	79	60.7	23%	59	−1.0
9	Matt Gay	Washington Commanders	2	55	60.5	24%	40	+6.9
10	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	1	103	61.1	17%	84	+25.7
11	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	86	60.3	8%	78	+11.0
12	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	1	86	61.1	15%	72	+5.1
13	Matt Prater	Buffalo Bills	1	84	60.6	13%	72	−3.5
14	Will Reichard	Minnesota Vikings	1	82	60.8	18%	66	−0.9
15	Eddy Pineiro	San Francisco 49ers	1	79	60.8	20%	62	−1.1
16	Riley Patterson	Miami Dolphins	1	77	60.4	18%	62	−0.9
17	Brandon McManus	Green Bay Packers	1	69	62.3	22%	53	+2.0
18	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	1	43	59.3	9%	38	−0.9
19	Jake Moody	Washington Commanders	1	42	60.8	24%	31	+5.8
20	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	1	38	58.5	13%	32	+3.8
21	Zane Gonzalez	Atlanta Falcons	1	38	59.2	32%	25	−11.4
22	Ben Sauls	New York Giants	1	10	59.3	50%	4	−1.1
23	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	1	6	55.7	33%	3	0.0

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Kickoffs Out of Bounds in other seasons: 2026 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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