2026 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2026, Daniel Whelan (14) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Jeremy Crawshaw (14) and Braden Mann (14). 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	In 20	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Daniel Whelan	Green Bay Packers	14	25	49.7	45.0	56%	8%	20%	+2.9
2	Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	14	32	49.0	44.7	44%	6%	22%	+1.2
3	Braden Mann	Philadelphia Eagles	14	33	47.7	41.8	42%	3%	12%	+4.6
4	Cameron Johnston	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	26	49.5	44.2	50%	8%	19%	+8.7
5	Ryan Eckley	Baltimore Ravens	13	26	46.9	42.5	50%	8%	35%	−0.6
6	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	11	18	46.6	42.6	61%	11%	50%	+0.4
7	Jordan Stout	New York Giants	11	23	52.0	44.5	48%	4%	17%	+4.2
8	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	11	25	43.7	42.4	44%	4%	36%	+14.2
9	Ryan Wright	New Orleans Saints	11	25	46.4	39.8	44%	0%	32%	−4.9
10	Mitch Wishnowsky	New England Patriots	10	22	47.1	41.2	45%	14%	36%	+1.3
11	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	10	28	48.8	42.7	36%	7%	39%	−0.5
12	Corey Bojorquez	Cleveland Browns	10	31	50.3	44.6	32%	6%	16%	+5.0
13	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	9	13	48.5	42.8	69%	0%	46%	+0.1
14	Matt Araiza	Kansas City Chiefs	9	14	52.4	45.1	64%	14%	21%	+1.3
15	Ryan Rehkow	Cincinnati Bengals	9	16	44.9	39.8	56%	0%	44%	−2.3
16	Corliss Waitman	San Francisco 49ers	9	20	47.4	44.5	45%	5%	45%	+5.4
17	Austin McNamara	New York Jets	9	27	47.0	40.4	33%	7%	26%	−5.1
18	Tommy Townsend	Tennessee Titans	9	28	49.3	41.7	32%	18%	14%	−1.0
19	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	8	19	47.8	43.3	42%	5%	32%	+1.2
20	Jake Bailey	Atlanta Falcons	8	21	49.3	40.3	38%	14%	38%	−0.4
21	AJ Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	8	22	50.6	43.3	36%	9%	18%	−3.7
22	Kai Kroeger	Houston Texans	8	23	48.1	43.4	35%	0%	26%	−2.7
23	Blake Gillikin	Arizona Cardinals	8	28	45.2	38.2	29%	11%	25%	−8.0
24	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	7	19	47.6	42.1	37%	5%	11%	+3.0
25	Tory Taylor	Chicago Bears	7	19	49.7	43.4	37%	11%	16%	+12.7
26	J.K. Scott	Los Angeles Chargers	7	26	47.9	40.7	27%	12%	40%	−4.6
27	Tommy Doman Jr.	Buffalo Bills	6	12	48.7	46.0	50%	0%	58%	+0.3
28	Brett Thorson	Minnesota Vikings	6	13	45.3	40.2	46%	8%	46%	−4.1
29	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	6	15	52.1	40.3	40%	0%	29%	−6.1
30	Bradley Pinion	Miami Dolphins	6	17	45.5	39.6	35%	0%	29%	−2.9
31	Ethan Evans	Los Angeles Rams	6	19	48.3	38.1	32%	16%	32%	−7.9
32	Riley Dixon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	27	43.7	38.0	19%	4%	44%	−10.1
33	Johnny Hekker	Minnesota Vikings	2	12	43.6	38.6	17%	8%	33%	−1.6

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Punts Inside the 20 in other seasons: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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