2017 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2017, Sam Koch (40) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Chris Jones (34) and Tress Way (33). 35 punters qualify.

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

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

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