2019 NFL Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank) Leaders
STOP (Saved Touchbacks Over Projection) is FootballKickingStats.com's touchback rating: how many touchbacks a punter avoided. Every punt gets an expected touchback chance: how often that season's punts from the same 5-yard stretch of the field went into the end zone. Add those chances up over a punter's season and subtract his real touchbacks. A punter who kicks often from midfield and keeps the ball out of the end zone climbs; one who punts from deep in his own end has few chances to gain or lose.
Higher is better. A STOP of +2.0 means two fewer touchbacks than an average punter would have had from the same spots. A short punt also avoids a touchback, so read it with net average. Blocked punts are left out. In 2019, Britton Colquitt (+3.1) led NFL punters in touchbacks avoided (STOP rank), ahead of Thomas Morstead (+2.4) and Brett Kern (+2.4). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had +0.2.
Final 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | STOP | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britton Colquitt | Minnesota Vikings | +3.1 | 62 | 45.2 | 42.6 | 24 | 39% | 0% | 39% | −10.6 |
| 2 | Thomas Morstead | New Orleans Saints | +2.4 | 60 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 29 | 48% | 2% | 35% | −0.6 |
| 3 | Brett Kern | Tennessee Titans | +2.4 | 78 | 47.1 | 43.1 | 37 | 47% | 3% | 24% | +8.4 |
| 4 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Indianapolis Colts | +2.0 | 59 | 44.4 | 41.2 | 22 | 37% | 2% | 25% | +1.8 |
| 5 | Pat O'Donnell | Chicago Bears | +1.7 | 81 | 44.8 | 40.7 | 26 | 32% | 3% | 33% | −5.5 |
| 6 | Riley Dixon | New York Giants | +1.6 | 71 | 46.1 | 42.3 | 29 | 41% | 3% | 25% | +0.2 |
| 7 | Matt Haack | Miami Dolphins | +1.4 | 69 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 23 | 33% | 3% | 29% | +4.9 |
| 8 | Logan Cooke | Jacksonville Jaguars | +1.2 | 75 | 46.8 | 44.5 | 25 | 33% | 3% | 35% | +16.3 |
| 9 | Bryan Anger | Houston Texans | +1.0 | 45 | 46.5 | 44.5 | 24 | 53% | 4% | 36% | +5.6 |
| 10 | Chris Jones | Dallas Cowboys | +0.8 | 51 | 41.6 | 37.0 | 18 | 35% | 4% | 36% | −20.6 |
| 11 | Michael Palardy | Carolina Panthers | +0.8 | 75 | 46.0 | 38.7 | 25 | 33% | 4% | 21% | −7.9 |
| 12 | Lac Edwards | New York Jets | +0.7 | 87 | 45.9 | 41.6 | 28 | 32% | 3% | 15% | +12.9 |
| 13 | Mitch Wishnowsky | San Francisco 49ers | +0.6 | 52 | 44.9 | 41.6 | 23 | 44% | 4% | 25% | +11.4 |
| 14 | Ty Long | Los Angeles Chargers | +0.5 | 48 | 47.0 | 40.9 | 17 | 35% | 4% | 17% | +0.4 |
| 15 | Bradley Pinion | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +0.3 | 57 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 19 | 33% | 5% | 32% | −7.3 |
| 16 | J.K. Scott | Green Bay Packers | +0.2 | 77 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 29 | 38% | 5% | 32% | −6.7 |
| 17 | Cameron Johnston | Philadelphia Eagles | +0.1 | 71 | 46.4 | 42.3 | 28 | 39% | 6% | 27% | +5.6 |
| 18 | Colby Wadman | Denver Broncos | +0.1 | 78 | 44.4 | 39.4 | 29 | 37% | 5% | 27% | −8.2 |
| 19 | Jordan Berry | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.0 | 74 | 45.5 | 40.9 | 24 | 32% | 5% | 32% | −3.1 |
| 20 | Dustin Colquitt | Kansas City Chiefs | −0.2 | 49 | 44.3 | 40.3 | 21 | 43% | 6% | 29% | −6.0 |
| 21 | Michael Dickson | Seattle Seahawks | −0.4 | 74 | 45.1 | 40.9 | 34 | 46% | 7% | 24% | +9.1 |
| 22 | Jake Bailey | New England Patriots | −0.4 | 81 | 44.9 | 41.3 | 36 | 44% | 7% | 22% | +11.4 |
| 23 | A.J. Cole | Las Vegas Raiders | −0.9 | 67 | 46.0 | 39.4 | 33 | 49% | 9% | 30% | −5.7 |
| 24 | Tress Way | Washington Commanders | −0.9 | 79 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 30 | 38% | 5% | 24% | +8.2 |
| 25 | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati Bengals | −0.9 | 75 | 45.3 | 42.1 | 30 | 40% | 7% | 40% | +12.2 |
| 26 | Andy Lee | Arizona Cardinals | −1.2 | 62 | 47.8 | 41.2 | 21 | 34% | 7% | 25% | −7.1 |
| 27 | Sam Koch | Baltimore Ravens | −1.4 | 41 | 46.4 | 39.8 | 21 | 51% | 10% | 25% | −7.9 |
| 28 | Corey Bojorquez | Buffalo Bills | −1.9 | 80 | 41.9 | 37.7 | 34 | 43% | 9% | 33% | −13.6 |
| 29 | Johnny Hekker | Los Angeles Rams | −2.0 | 67 | 47.4 | 42.4 | 22 | 33% | 8% | 21% | +8.4 |
| 30 | Sam Martin | Detroit Lions | −2.1 | 76 | 45.3 | 41.8 | 31 | 41% | 9% | 29% | −1.0 |
| 31 | Jamie Gillan | Cleveland Browns | −2.6 | 64 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 28 | 44% | 10% | 29% | +0.6 |
Touchbacks Avoided (STOP Rank) in other seasons: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016
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