2020 NFL Net Punting Average Leaders

Net average subtracts return yards and 20 yards for every touchback from each punt, then divides by punts. It is the yardage a punt really gains for its team, so it is the standard measure of punting.

Higher is better. Coverage teams affect it as well as the punter. In 2020, Jake Bailey (45.6) led NFL punters in net punting average, ahead of Jack Fox (44.8) and Michael Dickson (44.4). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 40.4.

Final 2020 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Net	Punts	Avg	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	45.6	55	48.7	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
2	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	44.8	59	49.1	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
3	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	44.4	61	49.6	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
4	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	44.3	73	48.0	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
5	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	44.0	41	50.8	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
6	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	43.2	56	47.7	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
7	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	42.8	71	47.2	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	42.5	51	44.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
9	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	41.8	54	46.4	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
10	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	41.7	62	43.1	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
11	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	41.6	67	46.9	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
12	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	41.5	37	45.8	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
13	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	41.4	66	46.8	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6
14	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	40.6	72	46.7	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
15	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	40.5	57	45.8	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
16	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	40.4	45	46.3	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
17	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	40.4	52	45.0	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
18	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	40.2	55	45.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
19	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	40.1	44	44.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
20	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	40.0	43	46.2	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
21	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	39.8	68	44.7	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
22	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	39.6	58	44.8	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
23	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	39.5	64	45.7	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
24	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	39.3	56	42.5	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
25	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	39.2	69	45.6	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
26	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	38.8	66	44.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
27	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	38.3	51	44.0	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
28	Braden Mann	New York Jets	37.2	82	43.9	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
29	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	37.0	47	45.5	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
30	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	36.7	56	45.1	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
31	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	34.1	60	46.8	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5

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