2016 NFL Punts Downed Leaders

A downed punt is one a member of the kicking team stops or touches to keep it from rolling into the end zone.

It is a coverage and control stat as much as a leg stat. In 2016, Brad Wing (20) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Matt Darr (15) and Brad Nortman (14). 36 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Downed	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Brad Wing	New York Giants	20	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	9%	17%	+9.9
2	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	15	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	6%	29%	−1.8
3	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	14	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	10%	25%	+1.4
4	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	14	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	4%	38%	−3.6
5	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	14	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	7%	26%	+15.0
6	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	13	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	11%	19%	+13.9
7	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	12	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	7%	28%	+6.2
8	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	11	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	4%	41%	−7.1
9	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	11	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	1%	41%	+32.5
10	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	11	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	4%	31%	−6.7
11	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	11	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	10%	24%	+3.5
12	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	10	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	6%	18%	+2.2
13	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	9	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	2%	28%	+1.7
14	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	7%	41%	+19.3
15	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	4%	25%	+0.1
16	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	8	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	10%	26%	−8.6
17	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	8	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	5%	29%	−22.2
18	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	8	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	9%	12%	−1.7
19	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	7	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	4%	11%	−13.9
20	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	7	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	5%	23%	+7.1
21	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	7	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	7%	32%	−9.6
22	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	7	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	11%	19%	+1.4
23	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	7	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	6%	17%	+3.1
24	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	6	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	5%	35%	−0.7
25	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	6	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	12%	36%	+14.0
26	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	6	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	8%	17%	−5.1
27	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	5	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	7%	46%	−7.9
28	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	5	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	7%	29%	−6.6
29	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	5	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	16%	31%	+3.4
30	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	5	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	2%	36%	+1.6
31	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	5	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	6%	53%	−3.2
32	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	4	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	8%	14%	−5.7
33	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	3	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	4%	18%	−11.4
34	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	2	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	0%	25%	−10.9
35	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	2	13	46.1	39.7	2	15%	0%	25%	−3.3
36	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	1	2	33.0	33.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.6

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