2020 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 2020, Ty Long (564) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Braden Mann (446) and Britton Colquitt (321). 38 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	564	60	46.8	34.1	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5
2	Braden Mann	New York Jets	446	82	43.9	37.2	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
3	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	321	56	45.1	36.7	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
4	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	297	68	44.7	39.8	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
5	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	297	69	45.6	39.2	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
6	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	294	64	45.7	39.5	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
7	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	291	47	45.5	37.0	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
8	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	274	72	46.7	40.6	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
9	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	242	57	45.8	40.5	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
10	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	236	55	45.2	40.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
11	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	232	66	44.8	38.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
12	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	229	51	44.0	38.3	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
13	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	226	66	46.8	41.4	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6
14	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	209	73	48.0	44.3	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
15	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	201	58	44.8	39.6	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
16	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	199	61	49.6	44.4	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
17	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	184	45	46.3	40.4	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
18	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	183	67	46.9	41.6	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
19	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	170	71	47.2	42.8	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
20	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	148	56	47.7	43.2	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
21	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	142	56	42.5	39.3	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
22	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	141	43	46.2	40.0	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
23	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	138	41	50.8	44.0	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
24	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	133	44	44.1	40.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
25	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	128	54	46.4	41.8	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
26	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	119	52	45.0	40.4	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	116	59	49.1	44.8	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
28	Dustin Colquitt	Pittsburgh Steelers	103	26	43.6	38.1	8	31%	8%	31%	−5.0
29	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	100	37	45.8	41.5	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
30	Ryan Allen	Indianapolis Colts	100	14	48.6	38.6	2	14%	14%	0%	−0.6
31	Hunter Niswander	Dallas Cowboys	95	26	47.2	42.0	10	38%	8%	54%	+4.0
32	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	82	51	44.5	42.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
33	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	71	55	48.7	45.6	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
34	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	46	62	43.1	41.7	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
35	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	37	24	42.6	40.2	5	21%	4%	63%	−1.5
36	Johnny Townsend	Baltimore Ravens	26	2	50.0	37.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.3
37	Aldrick Rosas	Jacksonville Jaguars	23	3	36.7	29.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−2.4
38	Trevor Daniel	Tennessee Titans	7	5	39.3	30.0	0	0%	0%	50%	−6.6

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