2016 NFL Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2016, Bryan Anger (20.4) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Dustin Colquitt (21.0) and Andy Lee (22.0). 34 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 25.4.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20.4	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	7%	41%	+19.3
2	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	21.0	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	12%	36%	+14.0
3	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	22.0	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	11%	19%	+1.4
4	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	22.2	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	1%	41%	+32.5
5	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	22.4	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	11%	19%	+13.9
6	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	22.5	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	16%	31%	+3.4
7	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	22.8	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	6%	53%	−3.2
8	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	23.9	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	7%	26%	+15.0
9	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	24.2	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	6%	18%	+2.2
10	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	24.2	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	4%	38%	−3.6
11	Brad Wing	New York Giants	24.3	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	9%	17%	+9.9
12	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	24.6	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	2%	36%	+1.6
13	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	24.7	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	5%	23%	+7.1
14	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	24.7	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	6%	17%	+3.1
15	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	24.8	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	8%	14%	−5.7
16	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	24.9	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	5%	35%	−0.7
17	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	25.3	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	7%	29%	−6.6
18	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	25.6	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	10%	24%	+3.5
19	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	25.7	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	4%	31%	−6.7
20	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	25.7	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	4%	25%	+0.1
21	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	25.8	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	10%	26%	−8.6
22	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	26.0	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	9%	12%	−1.7
23	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	26.0	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	7%	46%	−7.9
24	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	26.1	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	6%	29%	−1.8
25	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	26.3	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	4%	18%	−11.4
26	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	26.8	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	10%	25%	+1.4
27	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	26.9	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	7%	28%	+6.2
28	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	26.9	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	7%	32%	−9.6
29	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	27.0	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	5%	29%	−22.2
30	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	27.7	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	4%	41%	−7.1
31	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	27.9	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	8%	17%	−5.1
32	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	28.4	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	4%	11%	−13.9
33	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	30.8	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	2%	28%	+1.7
34	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	31.8	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	0%	25%	−10.9

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