2018 NFL Punt Return Yards Allowed Leaders

Total yards the receiving team gained on returns of a punter's kicks. It combines the punter's placement and the coverage team's tackling.

Lower is better, but more returns means more yards. In 2018, Andy Lee (420) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Britton Colquitt (397) and Matt Haack (384). 37 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	420	94	48.6	42.6	32	34%	7%	26%	+4.4
2	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	397	85	45.4	38.2	32	38%	7%	27%	−8.8
3	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	384	88	44.6	38.4	35	40%	7%	29%	+4.8
4	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	332	74	44.7	39.2	32	43%	5%	34%	−9.1
5	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	318	82	45.9	40.8	23	28%	6%	18%	−1.8
6	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	315	61	47.4	39.8	27	44%	8%	17%	+0.7
7	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	304	79	48.2	42.5	28	35%	6%	13%	+7.6
8	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	303	79	45.3	41.5	41	52%	0%	33%	+11.1
9	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	301	65	44.7	37.9	22	34%	11%	28%	0.0
10	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	296	75	47.1	41.7	39	52%	4%	22%	+11.5
11	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	255	64	45.1	39.5	21	33%	8%	13%	−5.1
12	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	254	60	44.5	39.6	17	28%	3%	27%	−14.1
13	Johnny Townsend	Las Vegas Raiders	241	70	43.2	38.3	17	24%	7%	31%	−9.9
14	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	240	74	43.7	39.1	36	49%	7%	31%	+8.3
15	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	231	58	45.0	38.9	15	26%	7%	28%	+3.0
16	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	227	63	43.7	38.8	28	44%	6%	40%	−6.8
17	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	220	72	43.9	39.4	29	40%	4%	34%	−0.2
18	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	206	72	44.7	38.8	19	26%	13%	38%	−5.4
19	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	195	69	43.7	39.1	22	32%	6%	41%	−2.6
20	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	194	61	48.1	42.7	24	39%	11%	26%	+12.1
21	Matt Wile	Minnesota Vikings	188	73	45.2	41.5	27	37%	3%	26%	+4.9
22	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	184	86	45.0	41.3	37	43%	8%	21%	+12.0
23	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	184	62	45.5	40.1	22	35%	5%	35%	−7.3
24	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	181	61	45.2	41.0	24	39%	7%	39%	+11.9
25	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	177	71	45.4	41.5	20	28%	7%	23%	+10.0
26	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	150	63	45.0	39.7	28	44%	11%	32%	−4.5
27	Donnie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers	143	47	42.3	38.0	15	32%	6%	28%	−4.0
28	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	137	46	45.1	39.4	22	48%	9%	20%	−6.7
29	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	114	14	48.4	35.4	5	36%	8%	15%	−11.4
30	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	104	43	46.3	43.0	21	49%	5%	16%	+3.8
31	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	97	45	44.9	40.5	21	47%	11%	27%	+11.9
32	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	96	16	42.3	33.8	4	25%	13%	25%	−5.6
33	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	93	57	46.1	42.7	24	42%	9%	32%	+6.6
34	Marquette King	Denver Broncos	67	20	44.0	39.7	7	35%	5%	10%	−1.8
35	Matt Darr	Buffalo Bills	64	20	40.5	36.3	5	25%	5%	25%	−4.9
36	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	60	43	46.4	43.2	15	35%	9%	35%	−2.7
37	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	18	1	27.0	9.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.3

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