2019 NFL Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2019, Bryan Anger (18.7) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Jake Bailey (21.2) and A.J. Cole (21.6). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 24.7.

Final 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	18.7	45	46.5	44.5	24	53%	4%	36%	+5.6
2	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	21.2	81	44.9	41.3	36	44%	7%	22%	+11.4
3	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	21.6	67	46.0	39.4	33	49%	9%	30%	−5.7
4	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	21.6	76	45.3	41.8	31	41%	9%	29%	−1.0
5	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	21.8	41	46.4	39.8	21	51%	10%	25%	−7.9
6	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	21.9	60	46.2	43.1	29	48%	2%	35%	−0.6
7	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	22.4	49	44.3	40.3	21	43%	6%	29%	−6.0
8	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	22.4	78	47.1	43.1	37	47%	3%	24%	+8.4
9	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	22.6	62	45.2	42.6	24	39%	0%	39%	−10.6
10	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	23.1	71	46.4	42.3	28	39%	6%	27%	+5.6
11	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	23.3	71	46.1	42.3	29	41%	3%	25%	+0.2
12	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	23.5	74	45.1	40.9	34	46%	7%	24%	+9.1
13	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	23.7	64	46.2	41.3	28	44%	10%	29%	+0.6
14	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	24.3	74	45.5	40.9	24	32%	5%	32%	−3.1
15	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	24.6	75	45.3	42.1	30	40%	7%	40%	+12.2
16	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	24.7	80	41.9	37.7	34	43%	9%	33%	−13.6
17	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	25.2	67	47.4	42.4	22	33%	8%	21%	+8.4
18	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	25.3	75	46.8	44.5	25	33%	3%	35%	+16.3
19	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	25.3	59	44.4	41.2	22	37%	2%	25%	+1.8
20	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	25.3	48	47.0	40.9	17	35%	4%	17%	+0.4
21	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	25.6	52	44.9	41.6	23	44%	4%	25%	+11.4
22	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	25.9	69	45.0	41.1	23	33%	3%	29%	+4.9
23	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	26.0	77	44.0	39.9	29	38%	5%	32%	−6.7
24	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	26.2	79	49.6	44.1	30	38%	5%	24%	+8.2
25	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	26.5	81	44.8	40.7	26	32%	3%	33%	−5.5
26	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	26.5	62	47.8	41.2	21	34%	7%	25%	−7.1
27	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	26.7	57	43.2	38.3	19	33%	5%	32%	−7.3
28	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	27.1	51	41.6	37.0	18	35%	4%	36%	−20.6
29	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	27.2	75	46.0	38.7	25	33%	4%	21%	−7.9
30	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	28.1	78	44.4	39.4	29	37%	5%	27%	−8.2
31	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	28.8	87	45.9	41.6	28	32%	3%	15%	+12.9

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