2021 NFL 50+ Yard Punt Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts (blocked ones excluded) that went at least 50 yards. It removes volume from the comparison.

A strong leg, not a guarantee of good field position. In 2021, Bryan Anger (52.3%) led NFL punters in 50+ yard punt percentage, ahead of Andy Lee (49.0%) and Lachlan Edwards (47.4%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 36.4%.

Final 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	50+ %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	52.3%	65	48.4	44.6	24	37%	6%	37%	+9.8
2	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	49.0%	51	49.0	41.9	12	24%	10%	16%	−3.0
3	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	47.4%	39	47.9	40.5	8	21%	5%	24%	−9.1
4	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	46.7%	61	48.4	41.4	22	36%	12%	23%	+3.3
5	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	46.2%	65	49.2	42.3	17	26%	11%	15%	−1.3
6	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	45.3%	64	50.0	42.5	28	44%	11%	27%	+7.3
7	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	43.2%	37	47.2	43.3	20	54%	11%	24%	+17.0
8	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	41.0%	83	46.9	41.7	40	48%	12%	27%	+8.4
9	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	40.0%	45	47.2	42.0	18	40%	4%	38%	+2.6
10	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	39.8%	88	46.7	41.7	37	42%	5%	25%	+12.9
11	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	39.6%	49	44.5	38.3	13	27%	6%	21%	−14.4
12	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	39.1%	65	47.3	43.6	28	43%	2%	41%	+5.8
13	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	38.6%	83	47.7	42.0	29	35%	5%	22%	−0.1
14	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	37.7%	53	46.5	40.0	18	34%	8%	23%	+13.5
15	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	37.0%	47	45.5	36.8	11	23%	4%	11%	−14.8
16	Braden Mann	New York Jets	36.6%	42	45.7	40.6	14	33%	2%	15%	−1.4
17	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	36.4%	66	46.4	41.0	22	33%	9%	23%	−0.3
18	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	35.5%	62	46.2	38.5	19	31%	8%	21%	−1.4
19	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	35.1%	74	44.4	39.5	24	32%	8%	20%	−8.1
20	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	34.6%	79	46.5	40.8	26	33%	4%	19%	−13.7
21	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	34.3%	67	46.0	42.8	28	42%	4%	36%	+12.6
22	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	31.0%	42	43.9	39.5	15	36%	2%	29%	+5.1
23	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	30.6%	52	47.3	39.6	23	44%	12%	27%	−9.0
24	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	29.5%	78	44.7	40.1	31	40%	6%	35%	+3.8
25	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	29.4%	51	44.2	42.6	23	45%	2%	49%	+2.3
26	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	28.1%	57	45.0	40.5	21	37%	9%	26%	+12.7
27	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	25.5%	47	44.8	40.4	18	38%	2%	23%	−4.7
28	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	23.9%	71	44.4	40.0	26	37%	6%	23%	+3.1
29	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	23.6%	55	43.9	38.7	17	31%	5%	22%	−6.7
30	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	23.1%	53	42.9	37.6	18	34%	13%	21%	−2.0
31	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	22.0%	59	44.5	39.7	24	41%	2%	25%	+4.4
32	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	21.4%	70	42.6	38.0	25	36%	4%	27%	−10.7
33	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19.6%	56	42.5	38.9	23	41%	4%	30%	−1.8

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