2025 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 2025, Corey Bojorquez (522) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of AJ Cole (400) and Johnny Hekker (366). 36 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	522	93	45.8	36.8	23	25%	12%	19%	−19.1
2	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	400	73	47.6	39.7	24	33%	6%	18%	−12.8
3	Johnny Hekker	Tennessee Titans	366	78	46.8	40.3	22	28%	9%	27%	−2.5
4	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	350	72	49.9	42.8	20	28%	11%	15%	+1.5
5	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	336	50	46.3	38.0	20	40%	8%	20%	−11.6
6	Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	326	72	47.6	41.6	30	42%	7%	19%	+0.6
7	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	313	56	47.2	40.5	27	48%	5%	29%	+0.5
8	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	308	75	47.6	41.1	30	40%	12%	31%	−1.0
9	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	306	60	47.8	40.4	21	35%	12%	15%	−8.7
10	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	305	60	47.9	41.4	23	38%	7%	38%	+0.1
11	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	295	52	49.0	42.2	20	38%	6%	33%	−0.7
12	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	291	56	47.6	41.3	25	45%	5%	29%	+1.7
13	Thomas Morstead	San Francisco 49ers	281	44	43.6	36.8	22	50%	2%	36%	−8.6
14	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	277	65	50.5	42.9	28	43%	17%	18%	+7.2
15	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	277	55	44.5	38.0	17	31%	7%	31%	−9.4
16	Kai Kroeger	New Orleans Saints	268	58	44.8	37.3	18	31%	7%	20%	−22.1
17	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	265	51	47.4	40.6	21	41%	8%	29%	−1.0
18	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	259	63	47.7	42.6	21	33%	5%	30%	+9.2
19	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	246	41	48.6	42.6	14	34%	0%	32%	+7.9
20	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	231	64	45.1	40.6	34	53%	5%	27%	+5.0
21	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	231	65	49.0	44.5	25	38%	5%	34%	−0.7
22	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	222	49	51.7	43.9	18	37%	16%	24%	+9.2
23	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	205	65	44.7	38.9	29	45%	6%	33%	−7.3
24	Matt Haack	Arizona Cardinals	198	25	51.3	43.4	10	40%	0%	16%	+2.2
25	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	178	60	48.0	43.0	22	37%	10%	15%	+12.4
26	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	175	62	45.5	41.7	26	42%	5%	35%	+4.4
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	173	56	46.6	42.8	28	50%	4%	46%	+4.7
28	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	159	53	50.1	44.9	24	45%	11%	11%	+8.8
29	Cameron Johnston	Buffalo Bills	134	11	44.5	32.4	2	18%	0%	27%	−11.0
30	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	133	71	46.7	43.2	32	45%	8%	35%	+15.3
31	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	120	44	48.8	44.7	22	50%	7%	34%	+1.7
32	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	114	56	47.3	43.9	29	52%	7%	32%	+13.6
33	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	99	22	51.7	45.4	8	36%	9%	32%	+1.9
34	Mitch Wishnowsky	Buffalo Bills	69	38	45.3	41.9	18	47%	8%	39%	−1.1
35	Pat O'Donnell	Arizona Cardinals	15	13	42.2	36.2	3	23%	8%	50%	−7.3
36	Brad Robbins	Buffalo Bills	6	4	39.5	38.0	1	25%	0%	25%	−0.7

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