2020 NFL Punts Downed Percentage Leaders

The share of punts a member of the kicking team stopped or touched before they could roll into the end zone. It is a control and coverage stat as much as a leg stat.

Downed punts are rare, so one or two change the percentage. In 2020, Jake Bailey (27.3%) led NFL punters in punts downed percentage, ahead of Logan Cooke (23.2%) and Matt Haack (22.1%). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 12.2%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Downed %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	27.3%	55	48.7	45.6	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
2	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	23.2%	56	47.7	43.2	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
3	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	22.1%	68	44.7	39.8	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
4	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	21.5%	66	44.8	38.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
5	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	21.1%	71	47.2	42.8	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
6	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	16.9%	59	49.1	44.8	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
7	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	15.6%	64	45.7	39.5	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
8	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	15.5%	58	44.8	39.6	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
9	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	15.2%	47	45.5	37.0	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
10	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	14.3%	43	46.2	40.0	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
11	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	13.6%	44	44.1	40.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
12	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	13.5%	37	45.8	41.5	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
13	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	13.2%	69	45.6	39.2	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
14	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	13.1%	61	49.6	44.4	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
15	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	12.3%	73	48.0	44.3	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
16	Braden Mann	New York Jets	12.2%	82	43.9	37.2	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
17	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	11.1%	56	45.1	36.7	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
18	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	11.1%	45	46.3	40.4	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
19	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10.9%	55	45.2	40.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
20	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	9.8%	51	44.5	42.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
21	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	9.8%	41	50.8	44.0	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
22	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	9.6%	52	45.0	40.4	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
23	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	8.9%	56	42.5	39.3	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
24	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	8.1%	62	43.1	41.7	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
25	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	7.8%	51	44.0	38.3	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
26	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	7.6%	67	46.9	41.6	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
27	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	7.4%	54	46.4	41.8	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
28	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	7.0%	72	46.7	40.6	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
29	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	7.0%	60	46.8	34.1	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5
30	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	7.0%	57	45.8	40.5	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
31	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	6.2%	66	46.8	41.4	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6

All 2020 NFL punter rankings

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