Illegal Use of Hands

Definition

Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.

Outcome

10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense

2024 Stats

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
C.Omenihu	Kansas City	DL	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	1	0	0	0
T.Jenkins	Chicago	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Porter	Pittsburgh	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	1
J.Baker	Tennessee	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
N.Smith	Philadelphia	LB	21	1	0.05	5	0.24	0	1	0	0
Z.Smith	Detroit	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	1	0
M.McCrary-Ball	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Butler	Las Vegas	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
M.Brown	Jacksonville	DB	17	2	0.12	9	0.53	0	2	0	0
R.Douglas	Buffalo	DB	20	1	0.05	4	0.20	0	1	0	0
W.McDonald	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
B.St-Juste	Washington	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
O.Oweh	Baltimore	LB	19	2	0.11	8	0.42	0	2	0	0
J.Simmons	Tennessee	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
P.Surtain	Denver	DB	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	1	1	0	0
C.Hart	LA Chargers	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
B.Brandel	Minnesota	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
C.Trice	Pittsburgh	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
A.Muhammad	Detroit	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Brunskill	Tennessee	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
D.Williams	LA Rams	T	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Richardson	Las Vegas	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Smith	Tampa Bay	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
K.Enagbare	Green Bay	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
J.McMillian	Denver	DB	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	0	1	0	0
V.Lowe	New England	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Reed	N.Y. Jets	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1	0
C.Valentine	Green Bay	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Dj.Johnson	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	1	0
A.Robinson	Carolina	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Williams	Kansas City	DB	20	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Echols	N.Y. Jets	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Ojabo	Baltimore	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
Ja.Matthews	Atlanta	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	1	0
D.Jackson	Pittsburgh	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
C.Ferrell	Washington	DL	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
B.Young	LA Rams	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
J.Johnson	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Clowney	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
W.Morris	Kansas City	OL	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	1	0	1	0
T.Stevenson	Chicago	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Howard	Houston	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
A.Billings	Chicago	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Flowers	Indianapolis	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Bullard	Minnesota	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
A.Taylor	New Orleans	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
R.Walker	Green Bay	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
I.Ekwonu	Carolina	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
M.Davenport	Detroit	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
A.Vorhees	Baltimore	OL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
L.Floyd	San Francisco	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Lenoir	San Francisco	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Lindstrom	Atlanta	OL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
C.Conner	Kansas City	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
C.Taylor-Britt	Cincinnati	DB	17	2	0.12	8	0.47	2	0	0	0
D.Hill	Cincinnati	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Greenard	Minnesota	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Muasau	N.Y. Giants	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
L.Joseph	Dallas	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
E.Jenkins	Green Bay	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
K.Nixon	Green Bay	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
E.Murray	Houston	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
M.Edwards	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
R.Blankenship	Philadelphia	DB	21	1	0.05	5	0.24	1	0	0	0
Q.Lake	LA Rams	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
K.Hergel	New Orleans	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
N.Landman	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Bitonio	Cleveland	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
M.Emerson	Cleveland	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Ji.Ward	Minnesota	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
T.Simpson	Baltimore	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
T.Walker	Jacksonville	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
M.Jones	New England	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
Z.Harrison	Atlanta	DL	17	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
A.Key	Tennessee	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
R.Robertson-Harris	Seattle	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Lewis	Carolina	DT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Campbell	Jacksonville	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
E.Anderson	San Francisco	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Brownlee	Tennessee	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
A.Gardner	N.Y. Jets	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Q.Mitchell	Philadelphia	DB	21	1	0.05	5	0.24	0	1	0	0
D.Hunter	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
T.Jones	Baltimore	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
B.Mafe	Seattle	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
K.Fulton	LA Chargers	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Taylor	Kansas City	OL	20	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Davis	Indianapolis	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Q.Nelson	Indianapolis	OL	17	1	0.06	8	0.47	1	0	0	0
K.Kohou	Miami	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Strnad	Denver	LB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Totals			1628	72		412		33	39	23	7