2017 NFL Punt Touchbacks Leaders

A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.

Fewer is better. In 2017, Ryan Quigley (0) topped NFL punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Bradley Pinion (1) and Jordan Berry (2). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).

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

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

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