2026 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 2026, Tyler Bass (0.0%) topped NFL kickoff specialists in kickoff out of bounds percentage, ahead of Cairo Santos (0.0%) and Eddy Pineiro (0.0%). 33 kickoff specialists qualify (minimum 12 kickoffs). The median qualified kickoff specialist had 0.0%. This season is in progress (through Week 7), so the numbers change each week.

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.

Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Kickoffs	Avg dist	TB%	Returns	Points
1	Tyler Bass	Buffalo Bills	0.0%	41	60.8	7%	38	−0.1
2	Cairo Santos	Chicago Bears	0.0%	38	58.7	16%	32	+8.2
3	Eddy Pineiro	San Francisco 49ers	0.0%	34	61.4	18%	28	−1.8
4	Jason Myers	Seattle Seahawks	0.0%	34	61.1	21%	27	−2.3
5	Andy Borregales	New England Patriots	0.0%	33	60.3	9%	30	−2.1
6	Cam Little	Jacksonville Jaguars	0.0%	32	61.6	9%	29	−4.5
7	Chase McLaughlin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0.0%	32	61.3	6%	30	+6.5
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	0.0%	32	62.3	22%	25	−6.0
9	Ryan Fitzgerald	Carolina Panthers	0.0%	32	61.0	22%	25	+11.5
10	Chris Boswell	Pittsburgh Steelers	0.0%	31	62.2	16%	26	−5.1
11	Daniel Carlson	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	30	60.0	23%	23	+12.6
12	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	0.0%	30	61.5	13%	26	+3.4
13	Jake Bates	Detroit Lions	0.0%	30	61.2	13%	26	+2.2
14	Tyler Loop	Baltimore Ravens	0.0%	30	62.8	30%	21	−4.0
15	Dominic Zvada	New York Giants	0.0%	29	61.9	10%	26	+6.5
16	Evan McPherson	Cincinnati Bengals	0.0%	29	60.7	14%	25	+1.2
17	Nick Folk	Atlanta Falcons	0.0%	29	61.1	0%	29	−0.5
18	Trey Smack	Green Bay Packers	0.0%	29	60.9	14%	25	−6.1
19	Jason Sanders	New York Jets	0.0%	28	61.0	21%	22	+1.9
20	Andre Szmyt	Cleveland Browns	0.0%	27	60.6	15%	23	−1.7
21	Will Reichard	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	27	61.1	7%	25	+6.9
22	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	0.0%	23	60.5	9%	21	−1.0
23	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	23	59.5	9%	21	+2.5
24	Cameron Dicker	Los Angeles Chargers	0.0%	22	61.9	23%	17	−2.6
25	Riley Patterson	Miami Dolphins	0.0%	16	60.3	25%	12	−7.4
26	Spencer Shrader	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	14	61.2	14%	12	−0.2
27	Matt Gay	Las Vegas Raiders	3.2%	31	59.5	13%	26	−2.1
28	Drew Stevens	Washington Commanders	3.3%	30	60.7	17%	24	−3.5
29	Chad Ryland	Arizona Cardinals	3.6%	28	62.2	25%	20	−2.7
30	Wil Lutz	Denver Broncos	3.7%	27	58.7	7%	24	−1.2
31	Harrison Mevis	Los Angeles Rams	4.2%	24	60.0	17%	19	−4.2
32	Joey Slye	Tennessee Titans	5.0%	20	56.4	35%	12	−3.6
33	Brandon Aubrey	Dallas Cowboys	6.3%	32	56.9	16%	25	+5.3

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