2024 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2024, Matthew Hayball (41) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Tommy Townsend (39) and Corey Bojorquez (36). 38 punters qualify.

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

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

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