2023 NFL Punts Returned Leaders

Punts the receiving team fielded and ran back, including muffs. Fewer returns mean the punter and coverage team gave the returner less to work with.

Compare with return yards allowed. In 2023, Thomas Morstead (48) led NFL punters in punts returned, ahead of Bryce Baringer (44) and Corey Bojorquez (43). 39 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Returns	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	48	99	48.8	41.8	36	36%	8%	28%	+10.9
2	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	44	98	46.9	40.8	38	39%	8%	24%	−11.6
3	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	43	87	49.4	42.5	31	36%	10%	18%	+10.2
4	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	39	95	46.0	42.3	35	37%	4%	38%	+6.2
5	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38	77	50.1	41.8	26	34%	12%	13%	−3.4
6	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	38	69	48.3	42.3	21	30%	0%	19%	−8.1
7	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	34	75	46.0	40.7	30	40%	3%	34%	−6.7
8	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	34	66	50.0	44.1	25	38%	12%	18%	+4.3
9	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	32	67	47.8	39.2	28	42%	8%	26%	+12.2
10	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	32	64	49.2	38.5	20	31%	11%	19%	−22.4
11	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	31	82	46.8	43.0	25	30%	6%	32%	+10.0
12	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	31	79	46.3	42.3	27	34%	8%	34%	+8.5
13	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	31	75	50.4	45.1	34	45%	8%	27%	+3.2
14	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	31	75	47.0	41.5	27	36%	4%	32%	−2.4
15	Trenton Gill	Chicago Bears	30	67	46.1	38.0	18	27%	12%	19%	−19.0
16	Brad Robbins	Cincinnati Bengals	29	76	44.3	40.3	20	26%	7%	34%	−2.4
17	Lou Hedley	New Orleans Saints	29	75	43.0	39.7	31	41%	5%	32%	−8.8
18	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	29	51	50.6	43.6	11	22%	4%	18%	+14.5
19	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	28	75	46.3	42.3	30	40%	5%	41%	+0.3
20	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	27	59	48.7	41.9	16	27%	12%	27%	−4.3
21	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	27	44	49.8	43.9	15	34%	2%	11%	+0.3
22	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	26	66	47.7	44.0	30	45%	5%	38%	+6.2
23	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	25	78	43.8	39.2	30	38%	8%	33%	−17.4
24	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	24	44	51.4	44.9	17	39%	5%	30%	+1.6
25	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	23	57	46.2	39.7	18	32%	9%	39%	−2.4
26	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	22	61	47.4	43.8	29	48%	7%	36%	+17.4
27	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	22	54	53.1	43.9	28	52%	19%	13%	+2.9
28	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	22	52	47.7	42.7	26	50%	4%	25%	+6.7
29	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	21	57	46.4	41.7	26	46%	9%	35%	−8.4
30	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	20	59	47.1	41.8	20	34%	8%	34%	−2.5
31	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	19	51	45.8	39.9	24	47%	6%	33%	−1.9
32	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	17	53	45.7	40.7	20	38%	6%	36%	+7.5
33	Ty Zentner	Tennessee Titans	9	38	44.9	40.4	10	26%	11%	42%	−3.2
34	Nolan Cooney	Arizona Cardinals	7	13	45.5	40.3	2	15%	8%	23%	+0.4
35	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	43.4	38.4	2	25%	0%	25%	+2.9
36	Brad Wing	Pittsburgh Steelers	4	11	45.0	38.9	3	27%	18%	36%	−2.7
37	Matt Haack	Cleveland Browns	2	3	51.7	41.7	0	0%	0%	0%	−0.4
38	Nick Folk	Tennessee Titans	1	2	40.5	39.0	0	0%	0%	50%	−0.3
39	Greg Joseph	Minnesota Vikings	1	1	14.0	-3.0	0	0%	0%	0%	0.0

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