2017 NFL Punt Points Added Leaders

Each punt's expected-points result compared with an average punt from the same spot on the field, added up over the season. It puts distance, placement, coverage and returns on one scale.

Positive means he gained more than an average punter would from the same spots. In 2017, Marquette King (+22.4) led NFL punters in punt points added, ahead of Brett Kern (+15.6) and Chris Jones (+14.2). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had −0.3.

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

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

All 2017 NFL punter rankings

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