2021 NFL Punt Touchbacks Leaders

A touchback punt sails into the end zone and gives the other team the ball at its own 20, wasting most of the distance. Ties go to the punter who punted more often from the opponent's side of the 50, where touchbacks are hardest to avoid.

Fewer is better. In 2021, Rigoberto Sanchez (1) topped NFL punters in punt touchbacks, ahead of Logan Cooke (1) and Johnny Hekker (1). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts).

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

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

All 2021 NFL punter rankings

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