2016 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2016, Johnny Hekker (51) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Dustin Colquitt (38) and Bryan Anger (37). 35 punters qualify.

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

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

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