2024 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 2024, Ryan Stonehouse (655) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Corey Bojorquez (530) and Tory Taylor (422). 39 punters qualify.

Final 2024 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	655	75	50.6	38.6	22	29%	10%	12%	−20.6
2	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	530	89	49.3	41.8	36	40%	8%	19%	+5.1
3	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	422	82	47.7	41.6	34	41%	5%	28%	+5.4
4	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	406	70	49.8	41.7	31	44%	11%	24%	+4.6
5	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	405	68	49.7	42.6	27	40%	6%	37%	−5.2
6	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	341	62	48.5	42.0	24	39%	5%	32%	−1.0
7	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	305	47	47.0	38.8	14	30%	9%	30%	−5.8
8	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	294	67	50.8	42.5	27	40%	12%	22%	−14.4
9	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	284	76	49.4	43.3	31	41%	12%	29%	+8.2
10	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	268	72	46.7	41.9	28	39%	6%	33%	−9.5
11	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	256	63	47.2	40.9	19	30%	11%	24%	+2.4
12	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	253	62	48.8	41.8	25	40%	15%	34%	+2.6
13	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	251	77	46.7	42.2	33	43%	6%	31%	+9.8
14	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	251	68	49.4	44.8	34	50%	4%	28%	+16.3
15	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	230	57	47.1	40.5	22	39%	9%	20%	−5.0
16	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	229	56	46.1	40.2	22	39%	9%	30%	+7.0
17	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	228	53	49.1	42.9	25	47%	9%	30%	+7.0
18	Matthew Hayball	New Orleans Saints	213	75	44.0	40.4	41	55%	4%	36%	−15.4
19	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	213	55	46.7	40.2	25	45%	9%	24%	−7.6
20	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	198	55	46.0	41.7	30	55%	4%	18%	−5.8
21	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	191	65	46.4	41.9	27	42%	8%	25%	+23.2
22	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	191	57	46.5	40.6	27	47%	9%	18%	−5.2
23	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	183	38	49.7	44.3	19	50%	3%	34%	+1.6
24	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	179	55	48.8	42.1	20	36%	13%	15%	+1.5
25	Johnny Hekker	Carolina Panthers	178	74	45.7	41.9	24	32%	4%	27%	−3.5
26	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	163	55	46.4	41.2	22	40%	11%	29%	+1.2
27	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	160	23	45.2	36.3	11	48%	0%	27%	−12.1
28	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	148	50	46.9	43.1	22	44%	4%	24%	+9.3
29	Matt Haack	New York Giants	139	21	47.0	39.5	9	43%	5%	43%	−2.2
30	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	135	45	51.0	46.2	22	49%	9%	31%	+9.3
31	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	135	56	43.7	40.6	27	48%	4%	45%	+2.4
32	Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	121	77	48.0	44.0	39	51%	9%	30%	+14.8
33	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	115	13	45.3	36.5	5	38%	0%	23%	−5.9
34	Pat O'Donnell	San Francisco 49ers	101	24	45.1	40.0	8	33%	4%	33%	−3.3
35	Trenton Gill	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	98	27	43.3	38.9	9	33%	4%	30%	+8.1
36	Jack Browning	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	59	10	42.5	34.6	0	0%	10%	30%	−7.5
37	Michael Palardy	Arizona Cardinals	31	13	43.0	39.1	1	8%	8%	38%	−6.4
38	Cameron Johnston	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	2	51.5	37.5	1	50%	0%	50%	−0.8
39	Ty Zentner	Los Angeles Rams	13	8	40.1	33.5	3	38%	0%	29%	−3.7

All 2024 NFL punter rankings

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