2019 NFL Fair Catch Percentage Leaders
The share of a punter's punts that the returner fair caught instead of running back. Public play-by-play does not record hang time, so the fair-catch rate is the best available stand-in: a punt that hangs long enough for the coverage team to arrive leaves the returner no choice but to wave for a fair catch.
Higher usually means better hang time, though a returner who is no threat also calls for more fair catches. College punts whose play text does not say how they ended are left out of the count. In 2019, Kevin Huber (40.0%) led NFL punters in fair catch percentage, ahead of Britton Colquitt (38.7%) and Chris Jones (36.0%). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 28.6%.
Final 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | FC % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati Bengals | 40.0% | 75 | 45.3 | 42.1 | 30 | 40% | 7% | +12.2 |
| 2 | Britton Colquitt | Minnesota Vikings | 38.7% | 62 | 45.2 | 42.6 | 24 | 39% | 0% | −10.6 |
| 3 | Chris Jones | Dallas Cowboys | 36.0% | 51 | 41.6 | 37.0 | 18 | 35% | 4% | −20.6 |
| 4 | Bryan Anger | Houston Texans | 35.6% | 45 | 46.5 | 44.5 | 24 | 53% | 4% | +5.6 |
| 5 | Thomas Morstead | New Orleans Saints | 35.0% | 60 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 29 | 48% | 2% | −0.6 |
| 6 | Logan Cooke | Jacksonville Jaguars | 34.7% | 75 | 46.8 | 44.5 | 25 | 33% | 3% | +16.3 |
| 7 | Corey Bojorquez | Buffalo Bills | 32.9% | 80 | 41.9 | 37.7 | 34 | 43% | 9% | −13.6 |
| 8 | Pat O'Donnell | Chicago Bears | 32.5% | 81 | 44.8 | 40.7 | 26 | 32% | 3% | −5.5 |
| 9 | J.K. Scott | Green Bay Packers | 32.5% | 77 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 29 | 38% | 5% | −6.7 |
| 10 | Jordan Berry | Pittsburgh Steelers | 32.4% | 74 | 45.5 | 40.9 | 24 | 32% | 5% | −3.1 |
| 11 | Bradley Pinion | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31.6% | 57 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 19 | 33% | 5% | −7.3 |
| 12 | A.J. Cole | Las Vegas Raiders | 29.9% | 67 | 46.0 | 39.4 | 33 | 49% | 9% | −5.7 |
| 13 | Dustin Colquitt | Kansas City Chiefs | 29.2% | 49 | 44.3 | 40.3 | 21 | 43% | 6% | −6.0 |
| 14 | Matt Haack | Miami Dolphins | 29.0% | 69 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 23 | 33% | 3% | +4.9 |
| 15 | Sam Martin | Detroit Lions | 28.9% | 76 | 45.3 | 41.8 | 31 | 41% | 9% | −1.0 |
| 16 | Jamie Gillan | Cleveland Browns | 28.6% | 64 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 28 | 44% | 10% | +0.6 |
| 17 | Colby Wadman | Denver Broncos | 26.9% | 78 | 44.4 | 39.4 | 29 | 37% | 5% | −8.2 |
| 18 | Cameron Johnston | Philadelphia Eagles | 26.8% | 71 | 46.4 | 42.3 | 28 | 39% | 6% | +5.6 |
| 19 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Indianapolis Colts | 25.4% | 59 | 44.4 | 41.2 | 22 | 37% | 2% | +1.8 |
| 20 | Mitch Wishnowsky | San Francisco 49ers | 25.0% | 52 | 44.9 | 41.6 | 23 | 44% | 4% | +11.4 |
| 21 | Sam Koch | Baltimore Ravens | 25.0% | 41 | 46.4 | 39.8 | 21 | 51% | 10% | −7.9 |
| 22 | Riley Dixon | New York Giants | 24.6% | 71 | 46.1 | 42.3 | 29 | 41% | 3% | +0.2 |
| 23 | Andy Lee | Arizona Cardinals | 24.6% | 62 | 47.8 | 41.2 | 21 | 34% | 7% | −7.1 |
| 24 | Brett Kern | Tennessee Titans | 24.4% | 78 | 47.1 | 43.1 | 37 | 47% | 3% | +8.4 |
| 25 | Michael Dickson | Seattle Seahawks | 24.3% | 74 | 45.1 | 40.9 | 34 | 46% | 7% | +9.1 |
| 26 | Tress Way | Washington Commanders | 24.1% | 79 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 30 | 38% | 5% | +8.2 |
| 27 | Jake Bailey | New England Patriots | 22.2% | 81 | 44.9 | 41.3 | 36 | 44% | 7% | +11.4 |
| 28 | Michael Palardy | Carolina Panthers | 21.3% | 75 | 46.0 | 38.7 | 25 | 33% | 4% | −7.9 |
| 29 | Johnny Hekker | Los Angeles Rams | 21.2% | 67 | 47.4 | 42.4 | 22 | 33% | 8% | +8.4 |
| 30 | Ty Long | Los Angeles Chargers | 16.7% | 48 | 47.0 | 40.9 | 17 | 35% | 4% | +0.4 |
| 31 | Lac Edwards | New York Jets | 14.9% | 87 | 45.9 | 41.6 | 28 | 32% | 3% | +12.9 |
Fair Catch Percentage in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016
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