2019 NFL Return Yards Allowed per Punt Leaders

Total return yards allowed divided by every punt that was not blocked, so a fair catch or an out-of-bounds punt counts as zero. College punts whose play text records no outcome are left out. It is the fairest single measure of how much a returner gets to work with.

Lowest comes first. Coverage teams share the credit. In 2019, Bryan Anger (1.2) topped NFL punters in return yards allowed per punt, ahead of Logan Cooke (1.7) and Sam Martin (1.7). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 2.9.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds/punt	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	1.2	45	46.5	44.5	24	53%	4%	36%	+5.6
2	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	1.7	75	46.8	44.5	25	33%	3%	35%	+16.3
3	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	1.7	76	45.3	41.8	31	41%	9%	29%	−1.0
4	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	1.8	75	45.3	42.1	30	40%	7%	40%	+12.2
5	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	1.9	49	44.3	40.3	21	43%	6%	29%	−6.0
6	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	2.0	71	46.1	42.3	29	41%	3%	25%	+0.2
7	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	2.0	80	41.9	37.7	34	43%	9%	33%	−13.6
8	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	2.2	81	44.9	41.3	36	44%	7%	22%	+11.4
9	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	2.4	64	46.2	41.3	28	44%	10%	29%	+0.6
10	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	2.5	52	44.9	41.6	23	44%	4%	25%	+11.4
11	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	2.5	62	45.2	42.6	24	39%	0%	39%	−10.6
12	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	2.8	60	46.2	43.1	29	48%	2%	35%	−0.6
13	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2.8	59	44.4	41.2	22	37%	2%	25%	+1.8
14	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	2.9	74	45.1	40.9	34	46%	7%	24%	+9.1
15	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	2.9	67	47.4	42.4	22	33%	8%	21%	+8.4
16	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	2.9	71	46.4	42.3	28	39%	6%	27%	+5.6
17	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	3.0	77	44.0	39.9	29	38%	5%	32%	−6.7
18	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	3.1	51	41.6	37.0	18	35%	4%	36%	−20.6
19	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	3.1	81	44.8	40.7	26	32%	3%	33%	−5.5
20	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	3.3	69	45.0	41.1	23	33%	3%	29%	+4.9
21	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	3.5	78	47.1	43.1	37	47%	3%	24%	+8.4
22	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	3.6	87	45.9	41.6	28	32%	3%	15%	+12.9
23	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	3.6	41	46.4	39.8	21	51%	10%	25%	−7.9
24	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	3.6	74	45.5	40.9	24	32%	5%	32%	−3.1
25	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3.9	57	43.2	38.3	19	33%	5%	32%	−7.3
26	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	4.0	78	44.4	39.4	29	37%	5%	27%	−8.2
27	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	4.5	79	49.6	44.1	30	38%	5%	24%	+8.2
28	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	4.6	62	47.8	41.2	21	34%	7%	25%	−7.1
29	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	4.7	67	46.0	39.4	33	49%	9%	30%	−5.7
30	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	5.3	48	47.0	40.9	17	35%	4%	17%	+0.4
31	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	6.5	75	46.0	38.7	25	33%	4%	21%	−7.9

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