2022 NFL Fair Catches Forced Leaders

A fair catch means the returner gave up the chance to run. Punters who kick high and coverage teams who arrive quickly force more of them.

A sign of good hang time and coverage. In 2022, J.K. Scott (33) led NFL punters in fair catches forced, ahead of Johnny Hekker (31) and Corliss Waitman (29). 35 punters qualify.

Final 2022 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	FC	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	33	73	43.6	41.5	28	38%	7%	45%	−3.3
2	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	31	81	48.5	44.1	39	48%	7%	38%	+4.8
3	Corliss Waitman	Denver Broncos	29	96	46.6	41.5	30	31%	6%	30%	+7.9
4	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	26	83	46.8	43.0	37	45%	6%	31%	+20.5
5	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	25	77	46.4	41.5	32	42%	9%	32%	+2.2
6	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	24	75	46.8	40.1	26	35%	12%	32%	+2.6
7	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	23	68	48.4	42.8	27	40%	9%	34%	−1.2
8	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	22	88	48.1	42.6	37	42%	5%	25%	+4.4
9	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	22	74	47.4	42.5	32	43%	1%	30%	−3.6
10	Matt Haack	Indianapolis Colts	22	71	44.8	40.6	28	39%	4%	31%	−4.5
11	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	22	69	44.5	41.1	20	29%	7%	32%	−7.1
12	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	22	62	45.9	41.2	23	37%	3%	35%	−3.7
13	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	21	79	48.8	41.6	22	28%	13%	27%	−6.4
14	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	20	67	46.0	40.3	20	30%	5%	30%	+3.0
15	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	20	57	45.9	40.5	26	46%	14%	35%	+7.2
16	Pat O'Donnell	Green Bay Packers	18	54	44.5	38.9	24	44%	2%	35%	−10.3
17	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	17	61	43.9	39.7	32	52%	8%	28%	+3.2
18	Braden Mann	New York Jets	16	83	46.9	40.6	27	33%	10%	19%	−13.5
19	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	16	68	47.1	40.3	18	26%	6%	24%	−16.5
20	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	16	59	48.9	43.6	26	44%	3%	27%	−0.8
21	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	16	53	50.4	45.6	22	42%	8%	30%	+5.4
22	Thomas Morstead	Miami Dolphins	15	61	46.4	40.6	28	46%	3%	25%	−1.4
23	Riley Dixon	Los Angeles Rams	14	73	48.4	40.8	19	26%	6%	20%	−16.2
24	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	13	46	47.7	41.3	16	35%	11%	29%	+8.3
25	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	13	31	43.2	37.4	9	29%	3%	42%	−11.4
26	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	12	66	48.5	44.4	22	33%	5%	18%	+18.4
27	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	11	90	53.1	44.0	30	33%	10%	12%	+12.9
28	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	11	45	45.6	39.6	16	36%	7%	25%	−2.6
29	Michael Palardy	New England Patriots	11	43	42.4	36.4	10	23%	12%	26%	−15.0
30	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	10	58	49.3	43.8	24	41%	10%	17%	+9.5
31	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	9	61	48.5	41.0	23	38%	11%	15%	+5.6
32	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	9	52	48.6	41.4	14	27%	6%	17%	+0.3
33	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	8	37	42.1	35.3	12	32%	14%	22%	+3.0
34	Drue Chrisman	Cincinnati Bengals	7	28	47.8	42.6	13	46%	7%	25%	−1.5
35	Brett Kern	Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	40.8	36.6	1	10%	0%	30%	−4.2

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