2022 NFL Punt Return Yards Allowed Leaders

Total yards the receiving team gained on returns of a punter's kicks. It combines the punter's placement and the coverage team's tackling.

Lower is better, but more returns means more yards. In 2022, Ryan Stonehouse (636) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Cameron Johnston (401) and Jake Camarda (374). 35 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	636	90	53.1	44.0	30	33%	10%	12%	+12.9
2	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	401	88	48.1	42.6	37	42%	5%	25%	+4.4
3	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	374	79	48.8	41.6	22	28%	13%	27%	−6.4
4	Riley Dixon	Los Angeles Rams	372	73	48.4	40.8	19	26%	6%	20%	−16.2
5	Braden Mann	New York Jets	363	83	46.9	40.6	27	33%	10%	19%	−13.5
6	Corliss Waitman	Denver Broncos	362	96	46.6	41.5	30	31%	6%	30%	+7.9
7	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	337	68	47.1	40.3	18	26%	6%	24%	−16.5
8	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	319	61	48.5	41.0	23	38%	11%	15%	+5.6
9	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	313	52	48.6	41.4	14	27%	6%	17%	+0.3
10	Thomas Morstead	Miami Dolphins	312	61	46.4	40.6	28	46%	3%	25%	−1.4
11	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	293	74	47.4	42.5	32	43%	1%	30%	−3.6
12	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	281	67	46.0	40.3	20	30%	5%	30%	+3.0
13	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	277	75	46.8	40.1	26	35%	12%	32%	+2.6
14	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	274	59	48.9	43.6	26	44%	3%	27%	−0.8
15	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	258	68	48.4	42.8	27	40%	9%	34%	−1.2
16	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	250	62	45.9	41.2	23	37%	3%	35%	−3.7
17	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	237	77	46.4	41.5	32	42%	9%	32%	+2.2
18	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	231	81	48.5	44.1	39	48%	7%	38%	+4.8
19	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	219	83	46.8	43.0	37	45%	6%	31%	+20.5
20	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	207	66	48.5	44.4	22	33%	5%	18%	+18.4
21	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	203	58	49.3	43.8	24	41%	10%	17%	+9.5
22	Matt Haack	Indianapolis Colts	192	71	44.8	40.6	28	39%	4%	31%	−4.5
23	Pat O'Donnell	Green Bay Packers	190	54	44.5	38.9	24	44%	2%	35%	−10.3
24	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	176	53	50.4	45.6	22	42%	8%	30%	+5.4
25	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	161	45	45.6	39.6	16	36%	7%	25%	−2.6
26	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	160	31	43.2	37.4	9	29%	3%	42%	−11.4
27	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	153	61	43.9	39.7	32	52%	8%	28%	+3.2
28	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	152	37	42.1	35.3	12	32%	14%	22%	+3.0
29	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	149	57	45.9	40.5	26	46%	14%	35%	+7.2
30	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	145	46	47.7	41.3	16	35%	11%	29%	+8.3
31	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	137	69	44.5	41.1	20	29%	7%	32%	−7.1
32	Michael Palardy	New England Patriots	115	43	42.4	36.4	10	23%	12%	26%	−15.0
33	Drue Chrisman	Cincinnati Bengals	106	28	47.8	42.6	13	46%	7%	25%	−1.5
34	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	58	73	43.6	41.5	28	38%	7%	45%	−3.3
35	Brett Kern	Philadelphia Eagles	42	10	40.8	36.6	1	10%	0%	30%	−4.2

All 2022 NFL punter rankings

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