2018 NFL Punts Out of Bounds Leaders

A punt out of bounds cannot be returned and stops the clock. Punters aim for the sideline near the opponent's end zone.

Some are chosen, some are mistakes. In 2018, Brett Kern (15) led NFL punters in punts out of bounds, ahead of Michael Dickson (14) and Logan Cooke (13). 36 punters qualify.

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

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

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