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
M.Epps	Philadelphia	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
A.Jackson	LA Rams	OL	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	0	1	0	0
N.Wright	Chicago	DB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	1	0
D.Wise	Washington	DL	17	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
E.Saubert	Seattle	TE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
T.Woolen	Seattle	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Stingley	Houston	DB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	0	0
D.Odeyingbo	Chicago	DL	19	1	0.05	1	0.05	1	0	0	0
N.Allegretti	Washington	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
F.Diggs	New Orleans	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
K.McKinstry	New Orleans	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.Horton	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
B.Hill	Cincinnati	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Okudah	Minnesota	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
N.Herbig	Pittsburgh	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
K.White	Tennessee	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
L.Tunsil	Washington	OL	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	1	0	0	0
J.Jobe	Seattle	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
S.Williams	Dallas	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Burke	Arizona	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
S.Thompson	Buffalo	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
M.Edwards	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
Y.Diaby	Tampa Bay	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
Ja.Phillips	Miami	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
T.Hendrickson	Cincinnati	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
C.West	San Francisco	DL	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Williams	San Francisco	DL	19	1	0.05	4	0.21	0	1	0	0
M.Butler	Miami	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
L.Borom	Miami	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Peppers	Pittsburgh	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
Ca.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	1	0
D.Lenoir	San Francisco	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
K.Nixon	Green Bay	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	1	0
C.Lucas	Cleveland	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Tart	LA Chargers	DL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
W.Johnson	Arizona	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
Z.Tom	Green Bay	OL	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Chaisson	New England	LB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	1	0	0	0
Ja.Horn	Carolina	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Stevenson	Chicago	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Edoga	Jacksonville	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
B.Murphy	Minnesota	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
E.Forbes	LA Rams	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	1	0	1	0
T.Moehrig	Carolina	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Autry	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
K.Suamataia	Kansas City	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Eluemunor	N.Y. Giants	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
F.Johnson	Philadelphia	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
E.Speed	Houston	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
J.Ward	Tennessee	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Ferguson	Dallas	TE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Orhorhoro	Atlanta	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.Hill	Cincinnati	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
L.Ogunjobi	Buffalo	DL	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Hamilton	Baltimore	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
N.Williams	Kansas City	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.Tillman	Denver	LB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Brown	Carolina	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
L.Ray	Carolina	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
A.Robinson	Carolina	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
J.Williams	New Orleans	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
A.Ersery	Houston	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
J.Edwards	Indianapolis	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Robertson-Harris	N.Y. Giants	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
M.Dickerson	Jacksonville	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
Q.Riley	New Orleans	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Moore	Tennessee	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Gardner-Johnson	Chicago	DB	19	1	0.05	4	0.21	0	1	0	0
G.Dexter	Chicago	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
R.Harrison	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
T.Lewis	Indianapolis	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
T.Taimani	Minnesota	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
Totals			1288	60		339		33	27	17	1