2022 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2022, Johnny Hekker (39) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Tress Way (37) and Cameron Johnston (37). 35 punters qualify.

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

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

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