2025 NFL Fair Catch Percentage Leaders
The share of a punter's punts that the returner fair caught instead of running back. Public play-by-play does not record hang time, so the fair-catch rate is the best available stand-in: a punt that hangs long enough for the coverage team to arrive leaves the returner no choice but to wave for a fair catch.
Higher usually means better hang time, though a returner who is no threat also calls for more fair catches. College punts whose play text does not say how they ended are left out of the count. In 2025, Jack Fox (46.4%) led NFL punters in fair catch percentage, ahead of Mitch Wishnowsky (39.5%) and J.K. Scott (38.3%). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 29.4%.
Final 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | FC % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Fox | Detroit Lions | 46.4% | 56 | 46.6 | 42.8 | 28 | 50% | 4% | +4.7 |
| 2 | Mitch Wishnowsky | Buffalo Bills | 39.5% | 38 | 45.3 | 41.9 | 18 | 47% | 8% | −1.1 |
| 3 | J.K. Scott | Los Angeles Chargers | 38.3% | 60 | 47.9 | 41.4 | 23 | 38% | 7% | +0.1 |
| 4 | Thomas Morstead | San Francisco 49ers | 36.4% | 44 | 43.6 | 36.8 | 22 | 50% | 2% | −8.6 |
| 5 | Corliss Waitman | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35.5% | 62 | 45.5 | 41.7 | 26 | 42% | 5% | +4.4 |
| 6 | Austin McNamara | New York Jets | 35.2% | 71 | 46.7 | 43.2 | 32 | 45% | 8% | +15.3 |
| 7 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Indianapolis Colts | 34.1% | 44 | 48.8 | 44.7 | 22 | 50% | 7% | +1.7 |
| 8 | Ryan Wright | Minnesota Vikings | 33.8% | 65 | 49.0 | 44.5 | 25 | 38% | 5% | −0.7 |
| 9 | Riley Dixon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 33.3% | 65 | 44.7 | 38.9 | 29 | 45% | 6% | −7.3 |
| 10 | Michael Dickson | Seattle Seahawks | 32.7% | 52 | 49.0 | 42.2 | 20 | 38% | 6% | −0.7 |
| 11 | Tress Way | Washington Commanders | 32.1% | 56 | 47.3 | 43.9 | 29 | 52% | 7% | +13.6 |
| 12 | Bryan Anger | Dallas Cowboys | 31.7% | 41 | 48.6 | 42.6 | 14 | 34% | 0% | +7.9 |
| 13 | Jamie Gillan | New York Giants | 30.9% | 55 | 44.5 | 38.0 | 17 | 31% | 7% | −9.4 |
| 14 | Jeremy Crawshaw | Denver Broncos | 30.7% | 75 | 47.6 | 41.1 | 30 | 40% | 12% | −1.0 |
| 15 | Jake Bailey | Miami Dolphins | 30.2% | 63 | 47.7 | 42.6 | 21 | 33% | 5% | +9.2 |
| 16 | Bryce Baringer | New England Patriots | 29.4% | 51 | 47.4 | 40.6 | 21 | 41% | 8% | −1.0 |
| 17 | Matt Araiza | Kansas City Chiefs | 28.6% | 56 | 47.6 | 41.3 | 25 | 45% | 5% | +1.7 |
| 18 | Sam Martin | Carolina Panthers | 28.6% | 56 | 47.2 | 40.5 | 27 | 48% | 5% | +0.5 |
| 19 | Johnny Hekker | Tennessee Titans | 26.9% | 78 | 46.8 | 40.3 | 22 | 28% | 9% | −2.5 |
| 20 | Bradley Pinion | Atlanta Falcons | 26.6% | 64 | 45.1 | 40.6 | 34 | 53% | 5% | +5.0 |
| 21 | Daniel Whelan | Green Bay Packers | 24.5% | 49 | 51.7 | 43.9 | 18 | 37% | 16% | +9.2 |
| 22 | Ethan Evans | Los Angeles Rams | 20.0% | 50 | 46.3 | 38.0 | 20 | 40% | 8% | −11.6 |
| 23 | Kai Kroeger | New Orleans Saints | 19.6% | 58 | 44.8 | 37.3 | 18 | 31% | 7% | −22.1 |
| 24 | Tommy Townsend | Houston Texans | 19.4% | 72 | 47.6 | 41.6 | 30 | 42% | 7% | +0.6 |
| 25 | Corey Bojorquez | Cleveland Browns | 18.7% | 93 | 45.8 | 36.8 | 23 | 25% | 12% | −19.1 |
| 26 | Ryan Rehkow | Cincinnati Bengals | 18.5% | 65 | 50.5 | 42.9 | 28 | 43% | 17% | +7.2 |
| 27 | AJ Cole | Las Vegas Raiders | 18.3% | 73 | 47.6 | 39.7 | 24 | 33% | 6% | −12.8 |
| 28 | Braden Mann | Philadelphia Eagles | 15.3% | 72 | 49.9 | 42.8 | 20 | 28% | 11% | +1.5 |
| 29 | Logan Cooke | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15.0% | 60 | 48.0 | 43.0 | 22 | 37% | 10% | +12.4 |
| 30 | Tory Taylor | Chicago Bears | 15.0% | 60 | 47.8 | 40.4 | 21 | 35% | 12% | −8.7 |
| 31 | Jordan Stout | Baltimore Ravens | 11.3% | 53 | 50.1 | 44.9 | 24 | 45% | 11% | +8.8 |
Fair Catch Percentage in other seasons: 2026 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
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