2018 NFL Punt Touchbacks Leaders

A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.

Fewer is better. In 2018, Tress Way (0) topped NFL punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Matt Wile (2) and Johnny Hekker (2). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).

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

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

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