2018 NFL Punts Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of punts that crossed a sideline. A punt out of bounds cannot be returned and stops the clock, and it is what a punter wants when he is aiming for the corner.

Some are chosen and some are mistakes, and the record cannot tell which. In 2018, Johnny Hekker (27.9%) led NFL punters in punts out of bounds percentage, ahead of Thomas Morstead (20.9%) and Brett Kern (20.3%). 32 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 8.7%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	27.9%	43	46.3	43.0	21	49%	5%	16%	+3.8
2	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	20.9%	43	46.4	43.2	15	35%	9%	35%	−2.7
3	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	20.3%	75	47.1	41.7	39	52%	4%	22%	+11.5
4	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	17.9%	79	48.2	42.5	28	35%	6%	13%	+7.6
5	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	17.2%	64	45.1	39.5	21	33%	8%	13%	−5.1
6	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	15.1%	86	45.0	41.3	37	43%	8%	21%	+12.0
7	Donnie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers	12.8%	47	42.3	38.0	15	32%	6%	28%	−4.0
8	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	12.7%	71	45.4	41.5	20	28%	7%	23%	+10.0
9	Matt Wile	Minnesota Vikings	12.5%	73	45.2	41.5	27	37%	3%	26%	+4.9
10	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	12.3%	65	44.7	37.9	22	34%	11%	28%	0.0
11	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	12.2%	82	45.9	40.8	23	28%	6%	18%	−1.8
12	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	11.7%	61	47.4	39.8	27	44%	8%	17%	+0.7
13	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	10.3%	88	44.6	38.4	35	40%	7%	29%	+4.8
14	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	10.3%	69	43.7	39.1	22	32%	6%	41%	−2.6
15	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	9.5%	63	43.7	38.8	28	44%	6%	40%	−6.8
16	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	8.9%	46	45.1	39.4	22	48%	9%	20%	−6.7
17	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	8.4%	85	45.4	38.2	32	38%	7%	27%	−8.8
18	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	8.1%	74	43.7	39.1	36	49%	7%	31%	+8.3
19	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	7.4%	94	48.6	42.6	32	34%	7%	26%	+4.4
20	Johnny Townsend	Las Vegas Raiders	7.1%	70	43.2	38.3	17	24%	7%	31%	−9.9
21	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	6.6%	61	45.2	41.0	24	39%	7%	39%	+11.9
22	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	5.6%	72	44.7	38.8	19	26%	13%	38%	−5.4
23	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5.3%	58	45.0	38.9	15	26%	7%	28%	+3.0
24	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	5.3%	57	46.1	42.7	24	42%	9%	32%	+6.6
25	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	5.0%	62	45.5	40.1	22	35%	5%	35%	−7.3
26	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	5.0%	60	44.5	39.6	17	28%	3%	27%	−14.1
27	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	4.1%	74	44.7	39.2	32	43%	5%	34%	−9.1
28	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	3.8%	79	45.3	41.5	41	52%	0%	33%	+11.1
29	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	3.3%	61	48.1	42.7	24	39%	11%	26%	+12.1
30	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	3.2%	63	45.0	39.7	28	44%	11%	32%	−4.5
31	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	2.8%	72	43.9	39.4	29	40%	4%	34%	−0.2
32	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	2.2%	45	44.9	40.5	21	47%	11%	27%	+11.9

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