2016 NFL Punt Touchback Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts that sailed into the end zone. A touchback costs 20 yards in net average and hands the other team the ball at its own 20, so punters try to avoid them, especially from midfield.

Lowest comes first. A punter who rarely kicks from the opponent's side of the field has few chances to touch back, so ties go to the punter with more of those punts. In 2016, Drew Butler (0.0%) topped NFL punters in punt touchback percentage, ahead of Johnny Hekker (1.0%) and Matt Bosher (2.3%). 34 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 6.5%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	TB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	FC %	Points
1	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	0.0%	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	25%	−10.9
2	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	1.0%	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	41%	+32.5
3	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2.3%	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	36%	+1.6
4	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	2.4%	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	28%	+1.7
5	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	4.0%	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	41%	−7.1
6	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	4.0%	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	11%	−13.9
7	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	4.1%	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	38%	−3.6
8	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	4.2%	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	18%	−11.4
9	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	4.2%	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	31%	−6.7
10	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	4.4%	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	25%	+0.1
11	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	4.8%	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	23%	+7.1
12	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	5.2%	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	35%	−0.7
13	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	5.3%	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	29%	−22.2
14	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	5.6%	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	29%	−1.8
15	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	5.6%	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	17%	+3.1
16	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	5.9%	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	53%	−3.2
17	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	6.3%	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	18%	+2.2
18	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	6.7%	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	28%	+6.2
19	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	6.9%	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	29%	−6.6
20	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	6.9%	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	26%	+15.0
21	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7.1%	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	41%	+19.3
22	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	7.1%	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	32%	−9.6
23	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	7.4%	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	46%	−7.9
24	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	8.2%	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	14%	−5.7
25	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	8.5%	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	17%	−5.1
26	Brad Wing	New York Giants	8.6%	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	17%	+9.9
27	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	8.8%	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	12%	−1.7
28	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	9.5%	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	24%	+3.5
29	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	10.3%	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	26%	−8.6
30	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	10.4%	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	25%	+1.4
31	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	11.1%	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	19%	+13.9
32	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	11.1%	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	19%	+1.4
33	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	11.8%	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	36%	+14.0
34	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	16.4%	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	31%	+3.4

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