2023 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 2023, Johnny Hekker (14) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Pressley Harvin (11) and Tress Way (11). 35 punters qualify.

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

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

All 2023 NFL punter rankings

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