2020 NFL Return Yards Allowed per Punt Leaders

Total return yards allowed divided by every punt that was not blocked, so a fair catch or an out-of-bounds punt counts as zero. College punts whose play text records no outcome are left out. It is the fairest single measure of how much a returner gets to work with.

Lowest comes first. Coverage teams share the credit. In 2020, Thomas Morstead (0.7) topped NFL punters in return yards allowed per punt, ahead of Jake Bailey (1.3) and Sam Koch (1.6). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 3.4.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds/punt	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	0.7	62	43.1	41.7	23	37%	3%	47%	+1.5
2	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	1.3	55	48.7	45.6	31	56%	9%	33%	+16.8
3	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	1.6	51	44.5	42.5	22	43%	2%	39%	+10.2
4	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	2.0	59	49.1	44.8	26	44%	12%	29%	+3.0
5	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	2.3	52	45.0	40.4	20	38%	12%	35%	−1.2
6	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	2.4	54	46.4	41.8	19	35%	11%	39%	+2.2
7	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	2.4	71	47.2	42.8	19	27%	10%	23%	+7.9
8	Sterling Hofrichter	Atlanta Falcons	2.5	56	42.5	39.3	17	30%	4%	34%	−7.8
9	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	2.6	56	47.7	43.2	19	34%	9%	20%	+7.3
10	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	2.7	37	45.8	41.5	22	59%	8%	30%	+7.7
11	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	2.8	67	46.9	41.6	25	37%	9%	42%	+3.9
12	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	2.9	73	48.0	44.3	23	32%	4%	34%	+19.0
13	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	3.0	44	44.1	40.1	20	45%	5%	36%	+3.8
14	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3.3	61	49.6	44.4	32	52%	10%	21%	+13.3
15	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	3.4	43	46.2	40.0	18	42%	10%	24%	−6.7
16	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	3.4	41	50.8	44.0	18	44%	17%	15%	+7.5
17	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	3.5	58	44.8	39.6	21	36%	9%	34%	+10.6
18	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	3.5	66	46.8	41.4	19	29%	6%	20%	+7.6
19	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	3.6	66	44.8	38.8	28	42%	9%	28%	+5.2
20	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	3.9	72	46.7	40.6	26	36%	8%	18%	+3.8
21	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	4.1	45	46.3	40.4	21	47%	9%	36%	+8.1
22	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	4.2	57	45.8	40.5	23	40%	5%	39%	+5.1
23	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4.3	55	45.2	40.2	19	35%	4%	27%	−5.1
24	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	4.4	69	45.6	39.2	28	41%	7%	29%	−20.6
25	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	4.4	68	44.7	39.8	26	38%	3%	32%	−5.8
26	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	4.5	51	44.0	38.3	14	27%	6%	29%	−6.5
27	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	4.6	64	45.7	39.5	28	44%	8%	34%	−0.9
28	Braden Mann	New York Jets	5.4	82	43.9	37.2	19	23%	6%	24%	−22.2
29	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	5.9	56	45.1	36.7	11	20%	6%	20%	−11.7
30	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	6.3	47	45.5	37.0	15	32%	7%	22%	−16.1
31	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	9.9	60	46.8	34.1	12	20%	5%	14%	−37.5

All 2020 NFL punter rankings

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