2017 NFL Punt Touchback Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts that sailed into the end zone. A touchback costs 20 yards in net average and hands the other team the ball at its own 20, so punters try to avoid them, especially from midfield.

Lowest comes first. A punter who rarely kicks from the opponent's side of the field has few chances to touch back, so ties go to the punter with more of those punts. In 2017, Ryan Quigley (0.0%) topped NFL punters in punt touchback percentage, ahead of Bradley Pinion (1.3%) and Britton Colquitt (2.5%). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 6.1%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	TB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	FC %	Points
1	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	0.0%	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	46%	−7.1
2	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	1.3%	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	31%	+7.6
3	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	2.5%	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	16%	−6.3
4	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	2.8%	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	34%	−3.4
5	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	3.1%	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	38%	−1.7
6	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	3.3%	60	47.0	42.2	26	43%	30%	−0.7
7	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3.4%	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	26%	−12.1
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	3.6%	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	21%	+0.7
9	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	3.6%	85	44.8	42.6	28	33%	32%	+12.6
10	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	3.8%	53	44.9	40.8	19	36%	42%	−4.8
11	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	4.1%	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	32%	−10.1
12	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	4.3%	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	24%	−10.4
13	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	5.2%	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	24%	+7.8
14	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	5.4%	92	49.0	41.3	32	35%	24%	−1.2
15	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	5.6%	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	30%	+1.3
16	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	6.0%	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	24%	+7.8
17	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	6.2%	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	18%	+11.3
18	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	6.5%	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	21%	−4.3
19	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	6.7%	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	12%	+15.6
20	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	6.9%	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	17%	+2.3
21	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	7.2%	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	31%	−12.4
22	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	7.5%	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	21%	+0.2
23	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	7.6%	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	30%	+14.2
24	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	7.6%	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	20%	+6.3
25	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7.7%	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	32%	+8.9
26	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	7.7%	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	34%	+11.6
27	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	8.7%	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	22%	+22.4
28	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	9.1%	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	15%	−5.7
29	Brad Wing	New York Giants	9.5%	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	21%	−36.2
30	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	10.3%	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	29%	−10.8
31	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	12.2%	74	48.1	41.3	27	36%	8%	+2.8
32	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	14.6%	41	43.4	37.6	13	32%	29%	−9.4

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