2020 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 2020, Jake Bailey (16.7) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Michael Dickson (19.1) and Brett Kern (20.2). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 24.0.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	16.7	55	48.7	45.6	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
2	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	19.1	61	49.6	44.4	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
3	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	20.2	37	45.8	41.5	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
4	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	20.4	59	49.1	44.8	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
5	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	20.6	44	44.1	40.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
6	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	21.6	52	45.0	40.4	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
7	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	21.7	43	46.2	40.0	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	21.9	51	44.5	42.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
9	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	22.2	56	47.7	43.2	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
10	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	22.4	54	46.4	41.8	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
11	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	22.8	41	50.8	44.0	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
12	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	22.9	67	46.9	41.6	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
13	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	23.3	66	44.8	38.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
14	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	23.5	69	45.6	39.2	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
15	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	23.9	62	43.1	41.7	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
16	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	24.0	45	46.3	40.4	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
17	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	24.2	58	44.8	39.6	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
18	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	24.5	73	48.0	44.3	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
19	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	25.1	66	46.8	41.4	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6
20	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	25.1	64	45.7	39.5	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
21	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	25.1	68	44.7	39.8	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
22	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	25.1	57	45.8	40.5	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
23	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	25.8	72	46.7	40.6	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
24	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	25.9	55	45.2	40.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
25	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	26.2	71	47.2	42.8	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
26	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	26.7	51	44.0	38.3	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
27	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	27.4	56	42.5	39.3	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
28	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	28.6	47	45.5	37.0	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
29	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	29.1	56	45.1	36.7	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
30	Braden Mann	New York Jets	30.5	82	43.9	37.2	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
31	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	33.0	60	46.8	34.1	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5

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