2026 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 2026, Braden Mann (175) led NFL punters in punt return yards allowed, ahead of Ryan Wright (163) and Jordan Stout (152). 33 punters qualify. This season is in progress (through Week 7), so the numbers change each week.

Data through Week 7 of the 2026 season, updated October 24, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Ret yds	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	175	33	47.7	41.8	14	42%	3%	12%	+4.6
2	Ryan Wright	New Orleans Saints	163	25	46.4	39.8	11	44%	0%	32%	−4.9
3	Jordan Stout	New York Giants	152	23	52.0	44.5	11	48%	4%	17%	+4.2
4	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	137	27	47.0	40.4	9	33%	7%	26%	−5.1
5	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	136	28	45.2	38.2	8	29%	11%	25%	−8.0
6	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	135	31	50.3	44.6	10	32%	6%	16%	+5.0
7	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	135	19	48.3	38.1	6	32%	16%	32%	−7.9
8	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	135	27	43.7	38.0	5	19%	4%	44%	−10.1
9	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	129	28	48.8	42.7	10	36%	7%	39%	−0.5
10	Jake Bailey	Atlanta Falcons	129	21	49.3	40.3	8	38%	14%	38%	−0.4
11	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	124	15	52.1	40.3	6	40%	0%	29%	−6.1
12	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	121	22	50.6	43.3	8	36%	9%	18%	−3.7
13	Tommy Townsend	Tennessee Titans	113	28	49.3	41.7	9	32%	18%	14%	−1.0
14	Kai Kroeger	Houston Texans	108	23	48.1	43.4	8	35%	0%	26%	−2.7
15	Bradley Pinion	Miami Dolphins	100	17	45.5	39.6	6	35%	0%	29%	−2.9
16	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	98	32	49.0	44.7	14	44%	6%	22%	+1.2
17	Cameron Johnston	Pittsburgh Steelers	96	26	49.5	44.2	13	50%	8%	19%	+8.7
18	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	84	19	47.6	42.1	7	37%	5%	11%	+3.0
19	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	81	19	49.7	43.4	7	37%	11%	16%	+12.7
20	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	81	16	44.9	39.8	9	56%	0%	44%	−2.3
21	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	80	26	47.9	40.7	7	27%	12%	40%	−4.6
22	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	77	25	49.7	45.0	14	56%	8%	20%	+2.9
23	Ryan Eckley	Baltimore Ravens	75	26	46.9	42.5	13	50%	8%	35%	−0.6
24	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	74	13	48.5	42.8	9	69%	0%	46%	+0.1
25	Mitch Wishnowsky	New England Patriots	71	22	47.1	41.2	10	45%	14%	36%	+1.3
26	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	65	19	47.8	43.3	8	42%	5%	32%	+1.2
27	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	61	14	52.4	45.1	9	64%	14%	21%	+1.3
28	Brett Thorson	Minnesota Vikings	47	13	45.3	40.2	6	46%	8%	46%	−4.1
29	Johnny Hekker	Minnesota Vikings	40	12	43.6	38.6	2	17%	8%	33%	−1.6
30	Corliss Waitman	San Francisco 49ers	38	20	47.4	44.5	9	45%	5%	45%	+5.4
31	Tommy Doman Jr.	Buffalo Bills	32	12	48.7	46.0	6	50%	0%	58%	+0.3
32	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	31	18	46.6	42.6	11	61%	11%	50%	+0.4
33	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	11	25	43.7	42.4	11	44%	4%	36%	+14.2

All 2026 NFL punter rankings

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