2017 NFL Punts Downed Leaders

A downed punt is one a member of the kicking team stops or touches to keep it from rolling into the end zone.

It is a coverage and control stat as much as a leg stat. In 2017, Rigoberto Sanchez (19) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Matt Haack (17) and Brad Wing (16). 35 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Downed	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	19	85	44.8	42.6	28	33%	4%	32%	+12.6
2	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	17	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	6%	24%	+7.8
3	Brad Wing	New York Giants	16	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	9%	21%	−36.2
4	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	16	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	7%	21%	+0.2
5	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	15	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	3%	16%	−6.3
6	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	14	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	8%	30%	+14.2
7	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	13	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	9%	15%	−5.7
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	13	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	4%	21%	+0.7
9	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	13	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	5%	24%	+7.8
10	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	12	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	7%	21%	−4.3
11	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	12	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	3%	26%	−12.1
12	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	12	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	4%	32%	−10.1
13	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	10	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	4%	24%	−10.4
14	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	10	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	1%	31%	+7.6
15	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	10	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	6%	30%	+1.3
16	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	10	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	9%	22%	+22.4
17	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	9	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	7%	17%	+2.3
18	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	9	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	8%	20%	+6.3
19	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	9	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	8%	34%	+11.6
20	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	9	60	47.0	42.2	26	43%	3%	30%	−0.7
21	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	8	92	49.0	41.3	32	35%	5%	24%	−1.2
22	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	8	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	10%	29%	−10.8
23	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	8	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	3%	34%	−3.4
24	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	8	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	6%	18%	+11.3
25	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	7	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	7%	31%	−12.4
26	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	7	74	48.1	41.3	27	36%	12%	8%	+2.8
27	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	7	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	0%	46%	−7.1
28	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	8%	32%	+8.9
29	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	3%	38%	−1.7
30	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	5	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	7%	12%	+15.6
31	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	4	41	43.4	37.6	13	32%	15%	29%	−9.4
32	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	3	53	44.9	40.8	19	36%	4%	42%	−4.8
33	Jeff Locke	Detroit Lions	2	27	45.3	42.2	11	41%	0%	41%	−3.6
34	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	2	4	34.8	34.8	1	25%	0%	50%	−2.2
35	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	1	1	26.0	26.0	1	100%	0%	0%	−0.8

All 2017 NFL punter rankings

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