2021 NFL Punt Touchback Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts that sailed into the end zone. A touchback costs 20 yards in net average and hands the other team the ball at its own 20, so punters try to avoid them, especially from midfield.

Lowest comes first. A punter who rarely kicks from the opponent's side of the field has few chances to touch back, so ties go to the punter with more of those punts. In 2021, Logan Cooke (1.6%) topped NFL punters in punt touchback percentage, ahead of Rigoberto Sanchez (1.7%) and Johnny Hekker (2.0%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 5.6%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	TB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	FC %	Points
1	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	1.6%	65	47.3	43.6	28	43%	41%	+5.8
2	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	1.7%	59	44.5	39.7	24	41%	25%	+4.4
3	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	2.0%	51	44.2	42.6	23	45%	49%	+2.3
4	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	2.1%	47	44.8	40.4	18	38%	23%	−4.7
5	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	2.4%	42	43.9	39.5	15	36%	29%	+5.1
6	Braden Mann	New York Jets	2.4%	42	45.7	40.6	14	33%	15%	−1.4
7	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3.6%	56	42.5	38.9	23	41%	30%	−1.8
8	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	3.8%	79	46.5	40.8	26	33%	19%	−13.7
9	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	4.3%	70	42.6	38.0	25	36%	27%	−10.7
10	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	4.3%	47	45.5	36.8	11	23%	11%	−14.8
11	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	4.4%	45	47.2	42.0	18	40%	38%	+2.6
12	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	4.5%	67	46.0	42.8	28	42%	36%	+12.6
13	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	4.5%	88	46.7	41.7	37	42%	25%	+12.9
14	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	4.8%	83	47.7	42.0	29	35%	22%	−0.1
15	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	5.3%	39	47.9	40.5	8	21%	24%	−9.1
16	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	5.5%	55	43.9	38.7	17	31%	22%	−6.7
17	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	5.6%	71	44.4	40.0	26	37%	23%	+3.1
18	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	6.2%	65	48.4	44.6	24	37%	37%	+9.8
19	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	6.3%	49	44.5	38.3	13	27%	21%	−14.4
20	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	6.4%	78	44.7	40.1	31	40%	35%	+3.8
21	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	7.5%	53	46.5	40.0	18	34%	23%	+13.5
22	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	8.1%	62	46.2	38.5	19	31%	21%	−1.4
23	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	8.1%	74	44.4	39.5	24	32%	20%	−8.1
24	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	8.8%	57	45.0	40.5	21	37%	26%	+12.7
25	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	9.1%	66	46.4	41.0	22	33%	23%	−0.3
26	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	9.8%	51	49.0	41.9	12	24%	16%	−3.0
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	10.8%	65	49.2	42.3	17	26%	15%	−1.3
28	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	10.8%	37	47.2	43.3	20	54%	24%	+17.0
29	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	10.9%	64	50.0	42.5	28	44%	27%	+7.3
30	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	11.7%	61	48.4	41.4	22	36%	23%	+3.3
31	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	12.0%	83	46.9	41.7	40	48%	27%	+8.4
32	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	12.2%	52	47.3	39.6	23	44%	27%	−9.0
33	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	13.5%	53	42.9	37.6	18	34%	21%	−2.0

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