2026 NFL Punt Touchback Percentage Leaders

The share of a punter's punts that sailed into the end zone. A touchback costs 20 yards in net average and hands the other team the ball at its own 20, so punters try to avoid them, especially from midfield.

Lowest comes first. A punter who rarely kicks from the opponent's side of the field has few chances to touch back, so ties go to the punter with more of those punts. In 2026, Ryan Wright (0.0%) topped NFL punters in punt touchback percentage, ahead of Bradley Pinion (0.0%) and Bryan Anger (0.0%). 33 punters qualify (minimum 12 punts). The median qualified punter had 7.1%. 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	TB %	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	FC %	Points
1	Ryan Wright	New Orleans Saints	0.0%	25	46.4	39.8	11	44%	32%	−4.9
2	Bradley Pinion	Miami Dolphins	0.0%	17	45.5	39.6	6	35%	29%	−2.9
3	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	0.0%	13	48.5	42.8	9	69%	46%	+0.1
4	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	0.0%	16	44.9	39.8	9	56%	44%	−2.3
5	Kai Kroeger	Houston Texans	0.0%	23	48.1	43.4	8	35%	26%	−2.7
6	Tommy Doman Jr.	Buffalo Bills	0.0%	12	48.7	46.0	6	50%	58%	+0.3
7	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	0.0%	15	52.1	40.3	6	40%	29%	−6.1
8	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	3.0%	33	47.7	41.8	14	42%	12%	+4.6
9	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3.7%	27	43.7	38.0	5	19%	44%	−10.1
10	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	4.0%	25	43.7	42.4	11	44%	36%	+14.2
11	Jordan Stout	New York Giants	4.3%	23	52.0	44.5	11	48%	17%	+4.2
12	Corliss Waitman	San Francisco 49ers	5.0%	20	47.4	44.5	9	45%	45%	+5.4
13	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	5.3%	19	47.6	42.1	7	37%	11%	+3.0
14	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	5.3%	19	47.8	43.3	8	42%	32%	+1.2
15	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	6.3%	32	49.0	44.7	14	44%	22%	+1.2
16	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	6.5%	31	50.3	44.6	10	32%	16%	+5.0
17	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	7.1%	28	48.8	42.7	10	36%	39%	−0.5
18	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	7.4%	27	47.0	40.4	9	33%	26%	−5.1
19	Ryan Eckley	Baltimore Ravens	7.7%	26	46.9	42.5	13	50%	35%	−0.6
20	Cameron Johnston	Pittsburgh Steelers	7.7%	26	49.5	44.2	13	50%	19%	+8.7
21	Brett Thorson	Minnesota Vikings	7.7%	13	45.3	40.2	6	46%	46%	−4.1
22	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	8.0%	25	49.7	45.0	14	56%	20%	+2.9
23	Johnny Hekker	Minnesota Vikings	8.3%	12	43.6	38.6	2	17%	33%	−1.6
24	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	9.1%	22	50.6	43.3	8	36%	18%	−3.7
25	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	10.5%	19	49.7	43.4	7	37%	16%	+12.7
26	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	10.7%	28	45.2	38.2	8	29%	25%	−8.0
27	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	11.1%	18	46.6	42.6	11	61%	50%	+0.4
28	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	12.0%	26	47.9	40.7	7	27%	40%	−4.6
29	Mitch Wishnowsky	New England Patriots	13.6%	22	47.1	41.2	10	45%	36%	+1.3
30	Jake Bailey	Atlanta Falcons	14.3%	21	49.3	40.3	8	38%	38%	−0.4
31	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	14.3%	14	52.4	45.1	9	64%	21%	+1.3
32	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	15.8%	19	48.3	38.1	6	32%	32%	−7.9
33	Tommy Townsend	Tennessee Titans	17.9%	28	49.3	41.7	9	32%	14%	−1.0

All 2026 NFL punter rankings

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