2026 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 2026, Austin McNamara (7) led NFL punters in punts downed, ahead of Ryan Wright (5) and Corey Bojorquez (4). 27 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	Downed	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	7	27	47.0	40.4	9	33%	7%	26%	−5.1
2	Ryan Wright	New Orleans Saints	5	25	46.4	39.8	11	44%	0%	32%	−4.9
3	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	4	31	50.3	44.6	10	32%	6%	16%	+5.0
4	Cameron Johnston	Pittsburgh Steelers	4	26	49.5	44.2	13	50%	8%	19%	+8.7
5	Mitch Wishnowsky	New England Patriots	4	22	47.1	41.2	10	45%	14%	36%	+1.3
6	Corliss Waitman	San Francisco 49ers	4	20	47.4	44.5	9	45%	5%	45%	+5.4
7	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	4	14	52.4	45.1	9	64%	14%	21%	+1.3
8	Tommy Townsend	Tennessee Titans	3	28	49.3	41.7	9	32%	18%	14%	−1.0
9	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	27	43.7	38.0	5	19%	4%	44%	−10.1
10	Ryan Eckley	Baltimore Ravens	3	26	46.9	42.5	13	50%	8%	35%	−0.6
11	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	3	25	49.7	45.0	14	56%	8%	20%	+2.9
12	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3	25	43.7	42.4	11	44%	4%	36%	+14.2
13	Jordan Stout	New York Giants	3	23	52.0	44.5	11	48%	4%	17%	+4.2
14	Kai Kroeger	Houston Texans	3	23	48.1	43.4	8	35%	0%	26%	−2.7
15	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	3	22	50.6	43.3	8	36%	9%	18%	−3.7
16	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	3	19	47.8	43.3	8	42%	5%	32%	+1.2
17	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	3	19	49.7	43.4	7	37%	11%	16%	+12.7
18	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	3	18	46.6	42.6	11	61%	11%	50%	+0.4
19	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	2	33	47.7	41.8	14	42%	3%	12%	+4.6
20	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	2	28	48.8	42.7	10	36%	7%	39%	−0.5
21	Bradley Pinion	Miami Dolphins	2	17	45.5	39.6	6	35%	0%	29%	−2.9
22	Tommy Doman Jr.	Buffalo Bills	2	12	48.7	46.0	6	50%	0%	58%	+0.3
23	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	1	32	49.0	44.7	14	44%	6%	22%	+1.2
24	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	1	28	45.2	38.2	8	29%	11%	25%	−8.0
25	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	1	26	47.9	40.7	7	27%	12%	40%	−4.6
26	Brett Thorson	Minnesota Vikings	1	13	45.3	40.2	6	46%	8%	46%	−4.1
27	Johnny Hekker	Minnesota Vikings	1	12	43.6	38.6	2	17%	8%	33%	−1.6

All 2026 NFL punter rankings

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