2024 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 2024, Johnny Hekker (20) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Tommy Townsend (14) and Corey Bojorquez (11). 37 punters qualify.

Final 2024 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	20	74	45.7	41.9	24	32%	4%	27%	−3.5
2	Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	14	77	48.0	44.0	39	51%	9%	30%	+14.8
3	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	11	89	49.3	41.8	36	40%	8%	19%	+5.1
4	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	11	77	46.7	42.2	33	43%	6%	31%	+9.8
5	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	10	70	49.8	41.7	31	44%	11%	24%	+4.6
6	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	10	55	46.0	41.7	30	55%	4%	18%	−5.8
7	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	9	82	47.7	41.6	34	41%	5%	28%	+5.4
8	Matthew Hayball	New Orleans Saints	9	75	44.0	40.4	41	55%	4%	36%	−15.4
9	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	9	55	48.8	42.1	20	36%	13%	15%	+1.5
10	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	8	65	46.4	41.9	27	42%	8%	25%	+23.2
11	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	8	56	46.1	40.2	22	39%	9%	30%	+7.0
12	Sam Martin	Buffalo Bills	8	55	46.7	40.2	25	45%	9%	24%	−7.6
13	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	7	76	49.4	43.3	31	41%	12%	29%	+8.2
14	Ryan Stonehouse	Tennessee Titans	7	75	50.6	38.6	22	29%	10%	12%	−20.6
15	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	7	72	46.7	41.9	28	39%	6%	33%	−9.5
16	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	7	67	50.8	42.5	27	40%	12%	22%	−14.4
17	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	7	62	48.8	41.8	25	40%	15%	34%	+2.6
18	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	7	50	46.9	43.1	22	44%	4%	24%	+9.3
19	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	7	23	45.2	36.3	11	48%	0%	27%	−12.1
20	Thomas Morstead	New York Jets	6	63	47.2	40.9	19	30%	11%	24%	+2.4
21	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	6	38	49.7	44.3	19	50%	3%	34%	+1.6
22	Trenton Gill	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	27	43.3	38.9	9	33%	4%	30%	+8.1
23	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	5	62	48.5	42.0	24	39%	5%	32%	−1.0
24	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	5	57	46.5	40.6	27	47%	9%	18%	−5.2
25	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	5	56	43.7	40.6	27	48%	4%	45%	+2.4
26	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	5	55	46.4	41.2	22	40%	11%	29%	+1.2
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	5	45	51.0	46.2	22	49%	9%	31%	+9.3
28	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	4	57	47.1	40.5	22	39%	9%	20%	−5.0
29	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	4	53	49.1	42.9	25	47%	9%	30%	+7.0
30	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	4	47	47.0	38.8	14	30%	9%	30%	−5.8
31	Pat O'Donnell	San Francisco 49ers	3	24	45.1	40.0	8	33%	4%	33%	−3.3
32	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	45.3	36.5	5	38%	0%	23%	−5.9
33	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2	68	49.7	42.6	27	40%	6%	37%	−5.2
34	Ty Zentner	Los Angeles Rams	2	8	40.1	33.5	3	38%	0%	29%	−3.7
35	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	68	49.4	44.8	34	50%	4%	28%	+16.3
36	Michael Palardy	Arizona Cardinals	1	13	43.0	39.1	1	8%	8%	38%	−6.4
37	Jack Browning	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	10	42.5	34.6	0	0%	10%	30%	−7.5

All 2024 NFL punter rankings

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