2023 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 2023, Thomas Morstead (535) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Ethan Evans (495) and Jake Camarda (455). 39 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	535	99	48.8	41.8	36	36%	8%	28%	+10.9
2	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	495	64	49.2	38.5	20	31%	11%	19%	−22.4
3	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	455	77	50.1	41.8	26	34%	12%	13%	−3.4
4	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	439	98	46.9	40.8	38	39%	8%	24%	−11.6
5	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	433	67	47.8	39.2	28	42%	8%	26%	+12.2
6	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	420	87	49.4	42.5	31	36%	10%	18%	+10.2
7	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	381	67	46.1	38.0	18	27%	12%	19%	−19.0
8	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	360	69	48.3	42.3	21	30%	0%	19%	−8.1
9	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	353	75	47.0	41.5	27	36%	4%	32%	−2.4
10	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	318	51	50.6	43.6	11	22%	4%	18%	+14.5
11	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	283	75	50.4	45.1	34	45%	8%	27%	+3.2
12	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	271	75	46.0	40.7	30	40%	3%	34%	−6.7
13	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	270	95	46.0	42.3	35	37%	4%	38%	+6.2
14	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	270	57	46.2	39.7	18	32%	9%	39%	−2.4
15	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	260	59	48.7	41.9	16	27%	12%	27%	−4.3
16	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	247	44	51.4	44.9	17	39%	5%	30%	+1.6
17	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	243	54	53.1	43.9	28	52%	19%	13%	+2.9
18	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	242	78	43.8	39.2	30	38%	8%	33%	−17.4
19	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	237	44	49.8	43.9	15	34%	2%	11%	+0.3
20	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	237	51	45.8	39.9	24	47%	6%	33%	−1.9
21	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	232	66	50.0	44.1	25	38%	12%	18%	+4.3
22	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	221	75	46.3	42.3	30	40%	5%	41%	+0.3
23	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	220	52	47.7	42.7	26	50%	4%	25%	+6.7
24	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	210	82	46.8	43.0	25	30%	6%	32%	+10.0
25	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	207	59	47.1	41.8	20	34%	8%	34%	−2.5
26	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	207	53	45.7	40.7	20	38%	6%	36%	+7.5
27	Brad Robbins	Cincinnati Bengals	203	76	44.3	40.3	20	26%	7%	34%	−2.4
28	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	195	79	46.3	42.3	27	34%	8%	34%	+8.5
29	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	183	66	47.7	44.0	30	45%	5%	38%	+6.2
30	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	168	57	46.4	41.7	26	46%	9%	35%	−8.4
31	Lou Hedley	New Orleans Saints	163	75	43.0	39.7	31	41%	5%	32%	−8.8
32	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	143	61	47.4	43.8	29	48%	7%	36%	+17.4
33	Ty Zentner	Tennessee Titans	91	38	44.9	40.4	10	26%	11%	42%	−3.2
34	Nolan Cooney	Arizona Cardinals	48	13	45.5	40.3	2	15%	8%	23%	+0.4
35	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	40	8	43.4	38.4	2	25%	0%	25%	+2.9
36	Matt Haack	Cleveland Browns	30	3	51.7	41.7	0	0%	0%	0%	−0.4
37	Brad Wing	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	11	45.0	38.9	3	27%	18%	36%	−2.7
38	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	17	1	14.0	-3.0	0	0%	0%	0%	0.0
39	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	3	2	40.5	39.0	0	0%	0%	50%	−0.3

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