2018 NFL Fair Catches Forced Leaders

A fair catch means the returner gave up the chance to run. Punters who kick high and coverage teams who arrive quickly force more of them.

A sign of good hang time and coverage. In 2018, Bradley Pinion (28) led NFL punters in fair catches forced, ahead of J.K. Scott (27) and Tress Way (26). 36 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	FC	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	28	69	43.7	39.1	22	32%	6%	41%	−2.6
2	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	27	72	44.7	38.8	19	26%	13%	38%	−5.4
3	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	26	79	45.3	41.5	41	52%	0%	33%	+11.1
4	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	25	88	44.6	38.4	35	40%	7%	29%	+4.8
5	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	25	74	44.7	39.2	32	43%	5%	34%	−9.1
6	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	25	63	43.7	38.8	28	44%	6%	40%	−6.8
7	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	24	94	48.6	42.6	32	34%	7%	26%	+4.4
8	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	24	72	43.9	39.4	29	40%	4%	34%	−0.2
9	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	24	61	45.2	41.0	24	39%	7%	39%	+11.9
10	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	23	74	43.7	39.1	36	49%	7%	31%	+8.3
11	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	22	85	45.4	38.2	32	38%	7%	27%	−8.8
12	Johnny Townsend	Las Vegas Raiders	22	70	43.2	38.3	17	24%	7%	31%	−9.9
13	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	21	62	45.5	40.1	22	35%	5%	35%	−7.3
14	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	20	63	45.0	39.7	28	44%	11%	32%	−4.5
15	Matt Wile	Minnesota Vikings	19	73	45.2	41.5	27	37%	3%	26%	+4.9
16	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	18	86	45.0	41.3	37	43%	8%	21%	+12.0
17	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	18	65	44.7	37.9	22	34%	11%	28%	0.0
18	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	18	57	46.1	42.7	24	42%	9%	32%	+6.6
19	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	16	75	47.1	41.7	39	52%	4%	22%	+11.5
20	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	16	71	45.4	41.5	20	28%	7%	23%	+10.0
21	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	16	61	48.1	42.7	24	39%	11%	26%	+12.1
22	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	16	60	44.5	39.6	17	28%	3%	27%	−14.1
23	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	58	45.0	38.9	15	26%	7%	28%	+3.0
24	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	15	82	45.9	40.8	23	28%	6%	18%	−1.8
25	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	15	43	46.4	43.2	15	35%	9%	35%	−2.7
26	Donnie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers	13	47	42.3	38.0	15	32%	6%	28%	−4.0
27	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	12	45	44.9	40.5	21	47%	11%	27%	+11.9
28	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	10	79	48.2	42.5	28	35%	6%	13%	+7.6
29	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	10	61	47.4	39.8	27	44%	8%	17%	+0.7
30	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	9	46	45.1	39.4	22	48%	9%	20%	−6.7
31	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	8	64	45.1	39.5	21	33%	8%	13%	−5.1
32	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	7	43	46.3	43.0	21	49%	5%	16%	+3.8
33	Matt Darr	Buffalo Bills	5	20	40.5	36.3	5	25%	5%	25%	−4.9
34	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	4	16	42.3	33.8	4	25%	13%	25%	−5.6
35	Marquette King	Denver Broncos	2	20	44.0	39.7	7	35%	5%	10%	−1.8
36	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	2	14	48.4	35.4	5	36%	8%	15%	−11.4

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