2021 NFL Punting Yards Leaders

Total gross yards from the line of scrimmage to where each punt was caught or came to rest, before returns.

Volume stat: more punts means more yards. In 2021, Cameron Johnston (4108) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Blake Gillikin (3956) and Michael Dickson (3895). 46 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	4108	88	46.7	41.7	37	42%	5%	25%	+12.9
2	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	3956	83	47.7	42.0	29	35%	5%	22%	−0.1
3	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3895	83	46.9	41.7	40	48%	12%	27%	+8.4
4	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	3624	79	46.5	40.8	26	33%	4%	19%	−13.7
5	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	3489	78	44.7	40.1	31	40%	6%	35%	+3.8
6	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	3283	74	44.4	39.5	24	32%	8%	20%	−8.1
7	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	3202	64	50.0	42.5	28	44%	11%	27%	+7.3
8	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	3198	65	49.2	42.3	17	26%	11%	15%	−1.3
9	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	3149	71	44.4	40.0	26	37%	6%	23%	+3.1
10	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	3143	65	48.4	44.6	24	37%	6%	37%	+9.8
11	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	3083	67	46.0	42.8	28	42%	4%	36%	+12.6
12	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3064	66	46.4	41.0	22	33%	9%	23%	−0.3
13	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	3026	65	47.3	43.6	28	43%	2%	41%	+5.8
14	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	2982	70	42.6	38.0	25	36%	4%	27%	−10.7
15	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	2901	61	48.4	41.4	22	36%	12%	23%	+3.3
16	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	2865	62	46.2	38.5	19	31%	8%	21%	−1.4
17	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2627	59	44.5	39.7	24	41%	2%	25%	+4.4
18	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	2566	57	45.0	40.5	21	37%	9%	26%	+12.7
19	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	2501	51	49.0	41.9	12	24%	10%	16%	−3.0
20	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	2467	53	46.5	40.0	18	34%	8%	23%	+13.5
21	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	2416	55	43.9	38.7	17	31%	5%	22%	−6.7
22	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2378	56	42.5	38.9	23	41%	4%	30%	−1.8
23	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	2316	52	47.3	39.6	23	44%	12%	27%	−9.0
24	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	2252	51	44.2	42.6	23	45%	2%	49%	+2.3
25	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	2230	53	42.9	37.6	18	34%	13%	21%	−2.0
26	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	2134	49	44.5	38.3	13	27%	6%	21%	−14.4
27	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	2123	45	47.2	42.0	18	40%	4%	38%	+2.6
28	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	2105	47	44.8	40.4	18	38%	2%	23%	−4.7
29	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	2091	47	45.5	36.8	11	23%	4%	11%	−14.8
30	Braden Mann	New York Jets	1875	42	45.7	40.6	14	33%	2%	15%	−1.4
31	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	1842	42	43.9	39.5	15	36%	2%	29%	+5.1
32	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	1821	39	47.9	40.5	8	21%	5%	24%	−9.1
33	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	1746	37	47.2	43.3	20	54%	11%	24%	+17.0
34	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	973	25	40.5	36.5	8	32%	4%	58%	−6.1
35	Cameron Nizialek	Atlanta Falcons	817	18	45.4	39.8	6	33%	11%	17%	−3.5
36	Ryan Winslow	Carolina Panthers	625	16	39.1	37.4	3	19%	0%	19%	+0.1
37	Johnny Townsend	Tennessee Titans	556	13	42.8	36.8	2	15%	8%	38%	−2.0
38	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	365	7	52.1	42.6	1	14%	14%	0%	−0.5
39	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	291	6	48.5	42.5	2	33%	0%	17%	+0.8
40	Sterling Hofrichter	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	227	6	37.8	34.2	3	50%	0%	67%	−2.4
41	J.K. Scott	Jacksonville Jaguars	159	4	39.8	39.8	0	0%	0%	100%	−1.2
42	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	90	2	45.0	45.0	1	50%	0%	50%	0.0
43	Younghoe Koo	Atlanta Falcons	70	2	35.0	35.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.3
44	Zane Gonzalez	Carolina Panthers	40	1	40.0	20.0	0	0%	100%	0%	−0.6
45	Tristan Vizcaino	Los Angeles Chargers	32	1	32.0	26.0	1	100%	0%	0%	−0.3
46	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	31	1	31.0	31.0	1	100%	0%	0%	+0.3

All 2021 NFL punter rankings

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