2022 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 2022, Mitch Wishnowsky (16) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Corliss Waitman (14) and Tress Way (13). 36 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Downed	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	16	61	43.9	39.7	32	52%	8%	28%	+3.2
2	Corliss Waitman	Denver Broncos	14	96	46.6	41.5	30	31%	6%	30%	+7.9
3	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	13	83	46.8	43.0	37	45%	6%	31%	+20.5
4	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	13	77	46.4	41.5	32	42%	9%	32%	+2.2
5	Braden Mann	New York Jets	12	83	46.9	40.6	27	33%	10%	19%	−13.5
6	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	11	88	48.1	42.6	37	42%	5%	25%	+4.4
7	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	69	44.5	41.1	20	29%	7%	32%	−7.1
8	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	11	61	48.5	41.0	23	38%	11%	15%	+5.6
9	Thomas Morstead	Miami Dolphins	11	61	46.4	40.6	28	46%	3%	25%	−1.4
10	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	10	90	53.1	44.0	30	33%	10%	12%	+12.9
11	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	10	81	48.5	44.1	39	48%	7%	38%	+4.8
12	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	10	73	43.6	41.5	28	38%	7%	45%	−3.3
13	Matt Haack	Indianapolis Colts	10	71	44.8	40.6	28	39%	4%	31%	−4.5
14	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	9	58	49.3	43.8	24	41%	10%	17%	+9.5
15	Pat O'Donnell	Green Bay Packers	9	54	44.5	38.9	24	44%	2%	35%	−10.3
16	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	8	67	46.0	40.3	20	30%	5%	30%	+3.0
17	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	8	66	48.5	44.4	22	33%	5%	18%	+18.4
18	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	8	59	48.9	43.6	26	44%	3%	27%	−0.8
19	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	8	53	50.4	45.6	22	42%	8%	30%	+5.4
20	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	79	48.8	41.6	22	28%	13%	27%	−6.4
21	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	7	62	45.9	41.2	23	37%	3%	35%	−3.7
22	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	7	52	48.6	41.4	14	27%	6%	17%	+0.3
23	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	7	45	45.6	39.6	16	36%	7%	25%	−2.6
24	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	6	75	46.8	40.1	26	35%	12%	32%	+2.6
25	Riley Dixon	Los Angeles Rams	6	73	48.4	40.8	19	26%	6%	20%	−16.2
26	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	6	68	47.1	40.3	18	26%	6%	24%	−16.5
27	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	6	68	48.4	42.8	27	40%	9%	34%	−1.2
28	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	5	74	47.4	42.5	32	43%	1%	30%	−3.6
29	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	5	46	47.7	41.3	16	35%	11%	29%	+8.3
30	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	4	57	45.9	40.5	26	46%	14%	35%	+7.2
31	Michael Palardy	New England Patriots	3	43	42.4	36.4	10	23%	12%	26%	−15.0
32	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	3	37	42.1	35.3	12	32%	14%	22%	+3.0
33	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3	31	43.2	37.4	9	29%	3%	42%	−11.4
34	Drue Chrisman	Cincinnati Bengals	1	28	47.8	42.6	13	46%	7%	25%	−1.5
35	Brett Kern	Philadelphia Eagles	1	10	40.8	36.6	1	10%	0%	30%	−4.2
36	Jake Elliott	Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	35.0	35.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−0.2

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