2016 NFL Punt Points Added Leaders

Each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot on the field, added up over the season. It puts distance, placement, coverage and returns on one scale.

Positive means he gained more than an average punter would from the same spots. In 2016, Johnny Hekker (+32.5) led NFL punters in punt points added, ahead of Bryan Anger (+19.3) and Ryan Allen (+15.0). 34 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had −0.3.

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

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

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