2016 NFL Punt Touchbacks Leaders

A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.

Fewer is better. In 2016, Drew Butler (0) topped NFL punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Johnny Hekker (1) and Matt Bosher (1). 34 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).

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

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

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