2021 NFL Inside the 20 Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts that end inside the opponent's 20-yard line. It removes volume from the comparison.

Field position matters: punters who punt from midfield have more chances than those punting from their own end. In 2021, Tommy Townsend (54.1%) led NFL punters in inside the 20 percentage, ahead of Michael Dickson (48.2%) and Johnny Hekker (45.1%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 36.1%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	In 20 %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	54.1%	37	47.2	43.3	20	11%	24%	+17.0
2	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	48.2%	83	46.9	41.7	40	12%	27%	+8.4
3	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	45.1%	51	44.2	42.6	23	2%	49%	+2.3
4	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	44.2%	52	47.3	39.6	23	12%	27%	−9.0
5	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	43.8%	64	50.0	42.5	28	11%	27%	+7.3
6	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	43.1%	65	47.3	43.6	28	2%	41%	+5.8
7	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	42.0%	88	46.7	41.7	37	5%	25%	+12.9
8	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	41.8%	67	46.0	42.8	28	4%	36%	+12.6
9	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	41.1%	56	42.5	38.9	23	4%	30%	−1.8
10	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	40.7%	59	44.5	39.7	24	2%	25%	+4.4
11	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	40.0%	45	47.2	42.0	18	4%	38%	+2.6
12	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	39.7%	78	44.7	40.1	31	6%	35%	+3.8
13	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	38.3%	47	44.8	40.4	18	2%	23%	−4.7
14	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	36.9%	65	48.4	44.6	24	6%	37%	+9.8
15	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	36.8%	57	45.0	40.5	21	9%	26%	+12.7
16	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	36.6%	71	44.4	40.0	26	6%	23%	+3.1
17	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	36.1%	61	48.4	41.4	22	12%	23%	+3.3
18	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	35.7%	70	42.6	38.0	25	4%	27%	−10.7
19	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	35.7%	42	43.9	39.5	15	2%	29%	+5.1
20	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	34.9%	83	47.7	42.0	29	5%	22%	−0.1
21	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	34.0%	53	46.5	40.0	18	8%	23%	+13.5
22	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	34.0%	53	42.9	37.6	18	13%	21%	−2.0
23	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	33.3%	66	46.4	41.0	22	9%	23%	−0.3
24	Braden Mann	New York Jets	33.3%	42	45.7	40.6	14	2%	15%	−1.4
25	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	32.9%	79	46.5	40.8	26	4%	19%	−13.7
26	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	32.4%	74	44.4	39.5	24	8%	20%	−8.1
27	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	30.9%	55	43.9	38.7	17	5%	22%	−6.7
28	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	30.6%	62	46.2	38.5	19	8%	21%	−1.4
29	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	26.5%	49	44.5	38.3	13	6%	21%	−14.4
30	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	26.2%	65	49.2	42.3	17	11%	15%	−1.3
31	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	23.5%	51	49.0	41.9	12	10%	16%	−3.0
32	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	23.4%	47	45.5	36.8	11	4%	11%	−14.8
33	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	20.5%	39	47.9	40.5	8	5%	24%	−9.1

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