2021 NFL Punts Downed Percentage Leaders

The share of punts a member of the kicking team stopped or touched before they could roll into the end zone. It is a control and coverage stat as much as a leg stat.

Downed punts are rare, so one or two change the percentage. In 2021, Riley Dixon (23.0%) led NFL punters in punts downed percentage, ahead of Braden Mann (22.0%) and Arryn Siposs (18.2%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 13.2%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Downed %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	23.0%	74	44.4	39.5	24	32%	8%	20%	−8.1
2	Braden Mann	New York Jets	22.0%	42	45.7	40.6	14	33%	2%	15%	−1.4
3	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	18.2%	55	43.9	38.7	17	31%	5%	22%	−6.7
4	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	17.5%	57	45.0	40.5	21	37%	9%	26%	+12.7
5	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	17.3%	53	42.9	37.6	18	34%	13%	21%	−2.0
6	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	16.9%	65	49.2	42.3	17	26%	11%	15%	−1.3
7	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	15.7%	51	44.2	42.6	23	45%	2%	49%	+2.3
8	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	15.7%	83	46.9	41.7	40	48%	12%	27%	+8.4
9	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	15.4%	78	44.7	40.1	31	40%	6%	35%	+3.8
10	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	14.9%	47	44.8	40.4	18	38%	2%	23%	−4.7
11	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14.3%	56	42.5	38.9	23	41%	4%	30%	−1.8
12	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	14.1%	71	44.4	40.0	26	37%	6%	23%	+3.1
13	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	13.6%	59	44.5	39.7	24	41%	2%	25%	+4.4
14	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	13.5%	37	47.2	43.3	20	54%	11%	24%	+17.0
15	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	13.3%	61	48.4	41.4	22	36%	12%	23%	+3.3
16	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	13.3%	83	47.7	42.0	29	35%	5%	22%	−0.1
17	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	13.2%	53	46.5	40.0	18	34%	8%	23%	+13.5
18	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	12.8%	79	46.5	40.8	26	33%	4%	19%	−13.7
19	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	12.5%	65	47.3	43.6	28	43%	2%	41%	+5.8
20	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	12.2%	52	47.3	39.6	23	44%	12%	27%	−9.0
21	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	11.4%	88	46.7	41.7	37	42%	5%	25%	+12.9
22	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	11.3%	62	46.2	38.5	19	31%	8%	21%	−1.4
23	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	10.8%	65	48.4	44.6	24	37%	6%	37%	+9.8
24	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	10.6%	66	46.4	41.0	22	33%	9%	23%	−0.3
25	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	10.4%	67	46.0	42.8	28	42%	4%	36%	+12.6
26	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	10.4%	49	44.5	38.3	13	27%	6%	21%	−14.4
27	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	9.8%	51	49.0	41.9	12	24%	10%	16%	−3.0
28	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	8.9%	45	47.2	42.0	18	40%	4%	38%	+2.6
29	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	8.7%	47	45.5	36.8	11	23%	4%	11%	−14.8
30	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	8.6%	70	42.6	38.0	25	36%	4%	27%	−10.7
31	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	7.8%	64	50.0	42.5	28	44%	11%	27%	+7.3
32	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	7.1%	42	43.9	39.5	15	36%	2%	29%	+5.1
33	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	5.3%	39	47.9	40.5	8	21%	5%	24%	−9.1

All 2021 NFL punter rankings

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