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

2025 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
D.Wise	Washington	DL	13	1	0.08	1	0.08	1	0	0	0
E.Saubert	Seattle	TE	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
T.Woolen	Seattle	DB	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Stingley	Houston	DB	13	2	0.15	10	0.77	1	1	0	0
D.Odeyingbo	Chicago	DL	13	1	0.08	1	0.08	1	0	0	0
N.Allegretti	Washington	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	0	1	0	0
F.Diggs	New Orleans	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
K.McKinstry	New Orleans	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
D.Horton	Houston	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
B.Hill	Cincinnati	DL	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Okudah	Minnesota	DB	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
N.Herbig	Pittsburgh	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
K.White	Tennessee	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
L.Tunsil	Washington	OL	13	1	0.08	9	0.69	1	0	0	0
J.Jobe	Seattle	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
S.Williams	Dallas	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
D.Burke	Arizona	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
S.Thompson	Buffalo	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
M.Edwards	Houston	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
Y.Diaby	Tampa Bay	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
Ja.Phillips	Miami	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
T.Hendrickson	Cincinnati	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
C.West	San Francisco	DL	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Williams	San Francisco	DL	13	1	0.08	4	0.31	0	1	0	0
M.Butler	Miami	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
L.Borom	Miami	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	1	0	0	0
J.Peppers	Pittsburgh	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
Ca.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	1	0
D.Lenoir	San Francisco	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
K.Nixon	Green Bay	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	1	0
C.Lucas	Cleveland	OL	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Tart	LA Chargers	DL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	1	0	0	0
W.Johnson	Arizona	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
N.Wright	Chicago	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	1	0
Z.Tom	Green Bay	OL	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Chaisson	New England	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
Ja.Horn	Carolina	DB	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Stevenson	Chicago	DB	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Edoga	Jacksonville	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	0	1	0	0
B.Murphy	Minnesota	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
E.Forbes	LA Rams	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	1	0
T.Moehrig	Carolina	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
D.Autry	Houston	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
K.Suamataia	Kansas City	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	0	1	0	0
J.Eluemunor	N.Y. Giants	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	0	1	0	0
F.Johnson	Philadelphia	OL	13	1	0.08	10	0.77	0	1	0	0
E.Speed	Houston	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
J.Ward	Tennessee	LB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
J.Ferguson	Dallas	TE	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Orhorhoro	Atlanta	DL	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	1	0	0	0
D.Hill	Cincinnati	DB	13	1	0.08	5	0.38	0	1	0	0
L.Ogunjobi	Buffalo	DL	13	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Totals			676	43		245		25	18	13	1