2020 NFL Punting Yards Leaders

Total gross yards from the line of scrimmage to where each punt was caught or came to rest, before returns.

Volume stat: more punts means more yards. In 2020, Braden Mann (3598) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Tress Way (3504) and Kevin Huber (3350). 40 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Braden Mann	New York Jets	3598	82	43.9	37.2	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
2	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	3504	73	48.0	44.3	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
3	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3350	71	47.2	42.8	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
4	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	3318	72	46.7	40.6	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
5	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	3099	69	45.6	39.2	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
6	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	3093	67	46.9	41.6	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
7	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	3040	68	44.7	39.8	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
8	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	3040	66	46.8	41.4	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6
9	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3028	61	49.6	44.4	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
10	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	2924	64	45.7	39.5	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
11	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	2911	66	44.8	38.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
12	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	2897	59	49.1	44.8	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
13	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	2678	55	48.7	45.6	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
14	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	2674	62	43.1	41.7	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
15	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	2669	60	46.8	34.1	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5
16	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	2669	56	47.7	43.2	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
17	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	2609	57	45.8	40.5	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
18	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	2600	58	44.8	39.6	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
19	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	2505	54	46.4	41.8	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
20	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2486	55	45.2	40.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
21	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	2435	56	45.1	36.7	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
22	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	2381	56	42.5	39.3	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
23	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	2339	52	45.0	40.4	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
24	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	2268	51	44.5	42.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
25	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	2244	51	44.0	38.3	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
26	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	2092	47	45.5	37.0	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
27	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	2082	45	46.3	40.4	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
28	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	2082	41	50.8	44.0	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
29	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	1940	43	46.2	40.0	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
30	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	1939	44	44.1	40.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
31	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	1695	37	45.8	41.5	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
32	Hunter Niswander	Dallas Cowboys	1228	26	47.2	42.0	10	38%	8%	54%	+4.0
33	Dustin Colquitt	Pittsburgh Steelers	1133	26	43.6	38.1	8	31%	8%	31%	−5.0
34	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	1022	24	42.6	40.2	5	21%	4%	63%	−1.5
35	Ryan Allen	Indianapolis Colts	680	14	48.6	38.6	2	14%	14%	0%	−0.6
36	Trevor Daniel	Tennessee Titans	157	5	39.3	30.0	0	0%	0%	50%	−6.6
37	Aldrick Rosas	Jacksonville Jaguars	110	3	36.7	29.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−2.4
38	Johnny Townsend	Baltimore Ravens	100	2	50.0	37.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.3
39	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	77	2	38.5	38.5	1	50%	0%	0%	−0.9
40	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	26	1	26.0	26.0	1	100%	0%	0%	+0.4

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