2017 NFL Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2017, Chris Jones (20.3) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Marquette King (22.2) and Johnny Hekker (22.6). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 25.2.

Final 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	20.3	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	8%	30%	+14.2
2	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	22.2	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	9%	22%	+22.4
3	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	22.6	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	6%	18%	+11.3
4	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	22.6	74	48.1	41.3	27	36%	12%	8%	+2.8
5	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	22.9	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	8%	34%	+11.6
6	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	23.0	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	4%	21%	+0.7
7	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	23.6	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	3%	38%	−1.7
8	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	23.6	60	47.0	42.2	26	43%	3%	30%	−0.7
9	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	23.8	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	7%	12%	+15.6
10	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	23.9	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	0%	46%	−7.1
11	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	24.2	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	5%	24%	+7.8
12	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24.4	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	8%	32%	+8.9
13	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	24.5	85	44.8	42.6	28	33%	4%	32%	+12.6
14	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	24.8	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	10%	29%	−10.8
15	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	24.8	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	6%	30%	+1.3
16	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	24.9	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	6%	24%	+7.8
17	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	25.6	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	1%	31%	+7.6
18	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	25.9	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	7%	21%	+0.2
19	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	26.1	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	3%	26%	−12.1
20	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	26.2	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	8%	20%	+6.3
21	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	26.4	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	7%	31%	−12.4
22	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	26.4	41	43.4	37.6	13	32%	15%	29%	−9.4
23	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	26.4	53	44.9	40.8	19	36%	4%	42%	−4.8
24	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	26.5	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	9%	15%	−5.7
25	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	26.5	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	4%	24%	−10.4
26	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	26.9	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	7%	17%	+2.3
27	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	27.6	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	3%	16%	−6.3
28	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	27.6	92	49.0	41.3	32	35%	5%	24%	−1.2
29	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	28.4	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	7%	21%	−4.3
30	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	28.6	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	4%	32%	−10.1
31	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	28.9	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	3%	34%	−3.4
32	Brad Wing	New York Giants	29.4	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	9%	21%	−36.2

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