2018 NFL Average Punt Return Allowed Leaders

Return yards allowed divided by punts returned. It shows how well a punter and his coverage team contain returners.

Lower is better. Only punters with enough returns are ranked. In 2018, Rigoberto Sanchez (4.4) topped NFL punters in average punt return allowed, ahead of Logan Cooke (5.0) and Thomas Morstead (5.0). 32 punters qualify (minimum 10 returns). The median qualified punter had 8.3.

Final 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Avg ret	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	4.4	57	46.1	42.7	24	42%	9%	32%	+6.6
2	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	5.0	86	45.0	41.3	37	43%	8%	21%	+12.0
3	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	5.0	43	46.4	43.2	15	35%	9%	35%	−2.7
4	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	5.7	45	44.9	40.5	21	47%	11%	27%	+11.9
5	Matt Wile	Minnesota Vikings	6.1	73	45.2	41.5	27	37%	3%	26%	+4.9
6	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	6.3	61	48.1	42.7	24	39%	11%	26%	+12.1
7	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	6.6	71	45.4	41.5	20	28%	7%	23%	+10.0
8	Donnie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers	6.8	47	42.3	38.0	15	32%	6%	28%	−4.0
9	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	6.8	62	45.5	40.1	22	35%	5%	35%	−7.3
10	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	6.8	46	45.1	39.4	22	48%	9%	20%	−6.7
11	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	7.3	72	43.9	39.4	29	40%	4%	34%	−0.2
12	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	7.5	74	43.7	39.1	36	49%	7%	31%	+8.3
13	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	7.5	63	45.0	39.7	28	44%	11%	32%	−4.5
14	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	7.6	82	45.9	40.8	23	28%	6%	18%	−1.8
15	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	7.8	69	43.7	39.1	22	32%	6%	41%	−2.6
16	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	8.2	61	45.2	41.0	24	39%	7%	39%	+11.9
17	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	8.4	79	48.2	42.5	28	35%	6%	13%	+7.6
18	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	8.5	60	44.5	39.6	17	28%	3%	27%	−14.1
19	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8.6	58	45.0	38.9	15	26%	7%	28%	+3.0
20	Johnny Townsend	Las Vegas Raiders	8.6	70	43.2	38.3	17	24%	7%	31%	−9.9
21	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	8.7	43	46.3	43.0	21	49%	5%	16%	+3.8
22	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	9.0	75	47.1	41.7	39	52%	4%	22%	+11.5
23	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	9.5	94	48.6	42.6	32	34%	7%	26%	+4.4
24	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	9.8	79	45.3	41.5	41	52%	0%	33%	+11.1
25	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	10.2	61	47.4	39.8	27	44%	8%	17%	+0.7
26	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	10.2	64	45.1	39.5	21	33%	8%	13%	−5.1
27	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	10.3	72	44.7	38.8	19	26%	13%	38%	−5.4
28	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	10.4	88	44.6	38.4	35	40%	7%	29%	+4.8
29	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	10.7	85	45.4	38.2	32	38%	7%	27%	−8.8
30	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	11.1	65	44.7	37.9	22	34%	11%	28%	0.0
31	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	11.4	74	44.7	39.2	32	43%	5%	34%	−9.1
32	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	14.2	63	43.7	38.8	28	44%	6%	40%	−6.8

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