2025 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 2025, Austin McNamara (18) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Jake Bailey (11) and Jordan Stout (11). 35 punters qualify.

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

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

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