2021 NFL Punts Downed Leaders

A downed punt is one a member of the kicking team stops or touches to keep it from rolling into the end zone.

It is a coverage and control stat as much as a leg stat. In 2021, Riley Dixon (17) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Michael Dickson (13) and Michael Palardy (12). 40 punters qualify.

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

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