2025 NFL Punts Out of Bounds Percentage Leaders

The share of punts that crossed a sideline. A punt out of bounds cannot be returned and stops the clock, and it is what a punter wants when he is aiming for the corner.

Some are chosen and some are mistakes, and the record cannot tell which. In 2025, AJ Cole (23.9%) led NFL punters in punts out of bounds percentage, ahead of Logan Cooke (21.7%) and Ethan Evans (20.0%). 31 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 10.7%.

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

Rk	Player	Team	OOB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	23.9%	73	47.6	39.7	24	33%	6%	18%	−12.8
2	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	21.7%	60	48.0	43.0	22	37%	10%	15%	+12.4
3	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	20.0%	50	46.3	38.0	20	40%	8%	20%	−11.6
4	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	16.7%	72	49.9	42.8	20	28%	11%	15%	+1.5
5	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	16.7%	60	47.8	40.4	21	35%	12%	15%	−8.7
6	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	15.4%	93	45.8	36.8	23	25%	12%	19%	−19.1
7	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	14.7%	75	47.6	41.1	30	40%	12%	31%	−1.0
8	Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	13.9%	72	47.6	41.6	30	42%	7%	19%	+0.6
9	Jordan Stout	Baltimore Ravens	13.2%	53	50.1	44.9	24	45%	11%	11%	+8.8
10	Bradley Pinion	Atlanta Falcons	12.5%	64	45.1	40.6	34	53%	5%	27%	+5.0
11	Bryce Baringer	New England Patriots	11.8%	51	47.4	40.6	21	41%	8%	29%	−1.0
12	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	11.5%	52	49.0	42.2	20	38%	6%	33%	−0.7
13	Jamie Gillan	New York Giants	10.9%	55	44.5	38.0	17	31%	7%	31%	−9.4
14	Ryan Wright	Minnesota Vikings	10.8%	65	49.0	44.5	25	38%	5%	34%	−0.7
15	Kai Kroeger	New Orleans Saints	10.7%	58	44.8	37.3	18	31%	7%	20%	−22.1
16	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	10.7%	56	47.2	40.5	27	48%	5%	29%	+0.5
17	Mitch Wishnowsky	Buffalo Bills	10.5%	38	45.3	41.9	18	47%	8%	39%	−1.1
18	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	10.2%	49	51.7	43.9	18	37%	16%	24%	+9.2
19	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	9.1%	44	48.8	44.7	22	50%	7%	34%	+1.7
20	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	8.9%	56	47.6	41.3	25	45%	5%	29%	+1.7
21	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	8.3%	60	47.9	41.4	23	38%	7%	38%	+0.1
22	Jake Bailey	Miami Dolphins	7.9%	63	47.7	42.6	21	33%	5%	30%	+9.2
23	Johnny Hekker	Tennessee Titans	7.7%	78	46.8	40.3	22	28%	9%	27%	−2.5
24	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6.3%	65	44.7	38.9	29	45%	6%	33%	−7.3
25	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	6.2%	65	50.5	42.9	28	43%	17%	18%	+7.2
26	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	4.8%	62	45.5	41.7	26	42%	5%	35%	+4.4
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	3.6%	56	46.6	42.8	28	50%	4%	46%	+4.7
28	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	2.4%	41	48.6	42.6	14	34%	0%	32%	+7.9
29	Thomas Morstead	San Francisco 49ers	2.3%	44	43.6	36.8	22	50%	2%	36%	−8.6
30	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	1.4%	71	46.7	43.2	32	45%	8%	35%	+15.3
31	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	0.0%	56	47.3	43.9	29	52%	7%	32%	+13.6

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