2023 NFL Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2023, A.J. Cole (20.5) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Mitch Wishnowsky (20.5) and Logan Cooke (20.6). 33 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 24.8.

Final 2023 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	20.5	75	50.4	45.1	34	45%	8%	27%	+3.2
2	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	20.5	52	47.7	42.7	26	50%	4%	25%	+6.7
3	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	20.6	61	47.4	43.8	29	48%	7%	36%	+17.4
4	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	21.1	54	53.1	43.9	28	52%	19%	13%	+2.9
5	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	22.6	57	46.4	41.7	26	46%	9%	35%	−8.4
6	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	23.0	67	47.8	39.2	28	42%	8%	26%	+12.2
7	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	23.0	66	50.0	44.1	25	38%	12%	18%	+4.3
8	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	23.1	51	45.8	39.9	24	47%	6%	33%	−1.9
9	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	23.2	66	47.7	44.0	30	45%	5%	38%	+6.2
10	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	24.0	75	46.3	42.3	30	40%	5%	41%	+0.3
11	Lou Hedley	New Orleans Saints	24.2	75	43.0	39.7	31	41%	5%	32%	−8.8
12	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	24.3	79	46.3	42.3	27	34%	8%	34%	+8.5
13	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	24.4	87	49.4	42.5	31	36%	10%	18%	+10.2
14	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	24.6	99	48.8	41.8	36	36%	8%	28%	+10.9
15	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	24.6	57	46.2	39.7	18	32%	9%	39%	−2.4
16	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	24.7	59	47.1	41.8	20	34%	8%	34%	−2.5
17	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	24.8	44	49.8	43.9	15	34%	2%	11%	+0.3
18	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	24.8	44	51.4	44.9	17	39%	5%	30%	+1.6
19	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	24.9	95	46.0	42.3	35	37%	4%	38%	+6.2
20	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	24.9	59	48.7	41.9	16	27%	12%	27%	−4.3
21	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	25.0	53	45.7	40.7	20	38%	6%	36%	+7.5
22	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	25.1	69	48.3	42.3	21	30%	0%	19%	−8.1
23	Ty Zentner	Tennessee Titans	25.5	38	44.9	40.4	10	26%	11%	42%	−3.2
24	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	25.5	78	43.8	39.2	30	38%	8%	33%	−17.4
25	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	25.6	77	50.1	41.8	26	34%	12%	13%	−3.4
26	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	25.8	75	46.0	40.7	30	40%	3%	34%	−6.7
27	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	26.4	98	46.9	40.8	38	39%	8%	24%	−11.6
28	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	26.4	75	47.0	41.5	27	36%	4%	32%	−2.4
29	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	26.6	82	46.8	43.0	25	30%	6%	32%	+10.0
30	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	27.0	67	46.1	38.0	18	27%	12%	19%	−19.0
31	Brad Robbins	Cincinnati Bengals	27.7	76	44.3	40.3	20	26%	7%	34%	−2.4
32	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	27.9	64	49.2	38.5	20	31%	11%	19%	−22.4
33	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	28.8	51	50.6	43.6	11	22%	4%	18%	+14.5

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