2025 NFL Opponent Starting Field Position Leaders

The average yard line, counted from the receiving team's own goal line, where it took over after a punt, including the return. A touchback counts as the 20. Blocked punts are left out.

Lowest comes first: a 24.0 means opponents began, on average, at their own 24. It folds distance, placement and returns into one number. In 2025, Tress Way (18.5) topped NFL punters in opponent starting field position, ahead of Ryan Rehkow (20.7) and Rigoberto Sanchez (21.0). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 24.0.

Final 2025 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Opp start	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	18.5	56	47.3	43.9	29	52%	7%	32%	+13.6
2	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	20.7	65	50.5	42.9	28	43%	17%	18%	+7.2
3	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	21.0	44	48.8	44.7	22	50%	7%	34%	+1.7
4	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	21.1	56	46.6	42.8	28	50%	4%	46%	+4.7
5	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	21.1	49	51.7	43.9	18	37%	16%	24%	+9.2
6	Mitch Wishnowsky	Buffalo Bills	21.4	38	45.3	41.9	18	47%	8%	39%	−1.1
7	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	21.5	71	46.7	43.2	32	45%	8%	35%	+15.3
8	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	22.3	64	45.1	40.6	34	53%	5%	27%	+5.0
9	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	22.6	53	50.1	44.9	24	45%	11%	11%	+8.8
10	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	22.7	56	47.2	40.5	27	48%	5%	29%	+0.5
11	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	22.8	62	45.5	41.7	26	42%	5%	35%	+4.4
12	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23.1	65	44.7	38.9	29	45%	6%	33%	−7.3
13	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	23.4	56	47.6	41.3	25	45%	5%	29%	+1.7
14	Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	23.6	72	47.6	41.6	30	42%	7%	19%	+0.6
15	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	23.6	75	47.6	41.1	30	40%	12%	31%	−1.0
16	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	24.0	65	49.0	44.5	25	38%	5%	34%	−0.7
17	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	24.1	60	47.8	40.4	21	35%	12%	15%	−8.7
18	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	24.4	60	48.0	43.0	22	37%	10%	15%	+12.4
19	Thomas Morstead	San Francisco 49ers	24.7	44	43.6	36.8	22	50%	2%	36%	−8.6
20	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	24.7	51	47.4	40.6	21	41%	8%	29%	−1.0
21	Johnny Hekker	Tennessee Titans	25.1	78	46.8	40.3	22	28%	9%	27%	−2.5
22	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	25.2	52	49.0	42.2	20	38%	6%	33%	−0.7
23	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	25.3	63	47.7	42.6	21	33%	5%	30%	+9.2
24	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	25.6	73	47.6	39.7	24	33%	6%	18%	−12.8
25	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	25.8	41	48.6	42.6	14	34%	0%	32%	+7.9
26	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	25.9	50	46.3	38.0	20	40%	8%	20%	−11.6
27	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	26.6	72	49.9	42.8	20	28%	11%	15%	+1.5
28	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	26.6	60	47.9	41.4	23	38%	7%	38%	+0.1
29	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	26.8	55	44.5	38.0	17	31%	7%	31%	−9.4
30	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	27.8	93	45.8	36.8	23	25%	12%	19%	−19.1
31	Kai Kroeger	New Orleans Saints	28.2	58	44.8	37.3	18	31%	7%	20%	−22.1

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