2021 NFL Punts Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of punts that crossed a sideline. A punt out of bounds cannot be returned and stops the clock, and it is what a punter wants when he is aiming for the corner.

Some are chosen and some are mistakes, and the record cannot tell which. In 2021, Braden Mann (22.0%) led NFL punters in punts out of bounds percentage, ahead of Pressley Harvin (21.4%) and Brett Kern (21.3%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 12.3%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Braden Mann	New York Jets	22.0%	42	45.7	40.6	14	33%	2%	15%	−1.4
2	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	21.4%	70	42.6	38.0	25	36%	4%	27%	−10.7
3	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	21.3%	47	44.8	40.4	18	38%	2%	23%	−4.7
4	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	18.8%	49	44.5	38.3	13	27%	6%	21%	−14.4
5	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	17.0%	53	46.5	40.0	18	34%	8%	23%	+13.5
6	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	16.7%	42	43.9	39.5	15	36%	2%	29%	+5.1
7	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	16.3%	52	47.3	39.6	23	44%	12%	27%	−9.0
8	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	15.7%	51	44.2	42.6	23	45%	2%	49%	+2.3
9	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	15.4%	53	42.9	37.6	18	34%	13%	21%	−2.0
10	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	15.2%	66	46.4	41.0	22	33%	9%	23%	−0.3
11	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14.3%	56	42.5	38.9	23	41%	4%	30%	−1.8
12	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	14.1%	79	46.5	40.8	26	33%	4%	19%	−13.7
13	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	14.1%	71	44.4	40.0	26	37%	6%	23%	+3.1
14	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	13.4%	67	46.0	42.8	28	42%	4%	36%	+12.6
15	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	13.0%	47	45.5	36.8	11	23%	4%	11%	−14.8
16	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	12.5%	65	47.3	43.6	28	43%	2%	41%	+5.8
17	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	12.3%	57	45.0	40.5	21	37%	9%	26%	+12.7
18	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	11.9%	59	44.5	39.7	24	41%	2%	25%	+4.4
19	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	10.9%	64	50.0	42.5	28	44%	11%	27%	+7.3
20	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	10.9%	55	43.9	38.7	17	31%	5%	22%	−6.7
21	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	10.8%	74	44.4	39.5	24	32%	8%	20%	−8.1
22	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	10.8%	37	47.2	43.3	20	54%	11%	24%	+17.0
23	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	8.4%	83	47.7	42.0	29	35%	5%	22%	−0.1
24	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	8.3%	61	48.4	41.4	22	36%	12%	23%	+3.3
25	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	8.0%	88	46.7	41.7	37	42%	5%	25%	+12.9
26	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	7.7%	65	48.4	44.6	24	37%	6%	37%	+9.8
27	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	7.2%	83	46.9	41.7	40	48%	12%	27%	+8.4
28	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	6.7%	45	47.2	42.0	18	40%	4%	38%	+2.6
29	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	5.9%	51	49.0	41.9	12	24%	10%	16%	−3.0
30	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	5.3%	39	47.9	40.5	8	21%	5%	24%	−9.1
31	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	5.1%	78	44.7	40.1	31	40%	6%	35%	+3.8
32	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	4.8%	62	46.2	38.5	19	31%	8%	21%	−1.4
33	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	3.1%	65	49.2	42.3	17	26%	11%	15%	−1.3

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