2019 NFL Punt Return Yards Allowed Leaders

Total yards the receiving team gained on returns of a punter's kicks. It combines the punter's placement and the coverage team's tackling.

Lower is better, but more returns means more yards. In 2019, Michael Palardy (487) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Tress Way (354) and A.J. Cole (318). 37 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	487	75	46.0	38.7	25	33%	4%	21%	−7.9
2	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	354	79	49.6	44.1	30	38%	5%	24%	+8.2
3	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	318	67	46.0	39.4	33	49%	9%	30%	−5.7
4	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	314	78	44.4	39.4	29	37%	5%	27%	−8.2
5	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	309	87	45.9	41.6	28	32%	3%	15%	+12.9
6	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	278	62	47.8	41.2	21	34%	7%	25%	−7.1
7	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	273	78	47.1	43.1	37	47%	3%	24%	+8.4
8	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	265	74	45.5	40.9	24	32%	5%	32%	−3.1
9	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	252	48	47.0	40.9	17	35%	4%	17%	+0.4
10	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	247	81	44.8	40.7	26	32%	3%	33%	−5.5
11	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	233	77	44.0	39.9	29	38%	5%	32%	−6.7
12	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	229	69	45.0	41.1	23	33%	3%	29%	+4.9
13	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	222	57	43.2	38.3	19	33%	5%	32%	−7.3
14	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	213	74	45.1	40.9	34	46%	7%	24%	+9.1
15	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	207	71	46.4	42.3	28	39%	6%	27%	+5.6
16	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	190	67	47.4	42.4	22	33%	8%	21%	+8.4
17	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	175	81	44.9	41.3	36	44%	7%	22%	+11.4
18	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	166	59	44.4	41.2	22	37%	2%	25%	+1.8
19	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	166	60	46.2	43.1	29	48%	2%	35%	−0.6
20	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	158	62	45.2	42.6	24	39%	0%	39%	−10.6
21	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	157	80	41.9	37.7	34	43%	9%	33%	−13.6
22	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	154	51	41.6	37.0	18	35%	4%	36%	−20.6
23	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	151	64	46.2	41.3	28	44%	10%	29%	+0.6
24	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	143	41	46.4	39.8	21	51%	10%	25%	−7.9
25	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	136	75	45.3	42.1	30	40%	7%	40%	+12.2
26	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	136	71	46.1	42.3	29	41%	3%	25%	+0.2
27	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	131	52	44.9	41.6	23	44%	4%	25%	+11.4
28	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	130	76	45.3	41.8	31	41%	9%	29%	−1.0
29	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	127	75	46.8	44.5	25	33%	3%	35%	+16.3
30	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	89	49	44.3	40.3	21	43%	6%	29%	−6.0
31	Ryan Allen	Atlanta Falcons	62	28	41.9	37.5	14	50%	11%	29%	+0.4
32	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	53	45	46.5	44.5	24	53%	4%	36%	+5.6
33	Kasey Redfern	Atlanta Falcons	39	9	41.2	36.9	3	33%	0%	33%	−3.1
34	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	29	11	43.5	40.9	2	18%	0%	27%	−3.0
35	Matt Wile	Atlanta Falcons	22	6	48.3	44.7	3	50%	0%	0%	+7.6
36	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	10	10	41.9	36.7	2	20%	0%	78%	−5.4
37	Ryan Winslow	Arizona Cardinals	6	6	48.5	44.2	2	33%	17%	0%	+1.3

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