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NFL Punts returned leaders, 2021 | Gridiron Data

NFL Punts returned leaders, 2021

The NFL players with the most punts returned in the 2021 season.

Player	POS	Team	GP	RET	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG40–49	XPM	XPA	XP%
#1Cameron Johnston	P	HOU	17	45	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#2Blake Gillikin	P	NO	17	43	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#3Jordan Berry	P	MIN	17	39	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#4Jack Fox	P	DET	17	35	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#5Pat O'Donnell	P	CHI	17	34	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#6Michael Dickson	P	SEA	17	32	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#7Sam Koch	P	BAL	17	31	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#8Andy Lee	P	ARI	16	30	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#8Michael Palardy	P	MIA	17	30	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#10Ty Long	P	LAC	14	29	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#11AJ Cole	P	LV	17	28	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#11Kevin Huber	P	CIN	16	28	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#11Rigoberto Sanchez	P	IND	17	28	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#11Riley Dixon	P	NYG	17	28	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#15Pressley Harvin III	P	PIT	15	27	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#16Tress Way	P	WAS	15	26	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#17Bryan Anger	P	DAL	17	25	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#18Arryn Siposs	P	PHI	16	24	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#18Sam Martin	P	DEN	17	24	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#20Lachlan Edwards	P	CAR	10	23	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#21Bradley Pinion	P	TB	15	21	0	1	0%	0	0	0	—
#21Corey Bojorquez	P	GB	17	21	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#21Dustin Colquitt	P		11	21	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#21Logan Cooke	P	JAX	15	21	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#25Mitch Wishnowsky	P	SF	16	20	0	1	0%	0	1	2	50%
#26Jamie Gillan	P	CLE	12	19	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#26Thomas Morstead	P		14	19	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#28Brett Kern	P	TEN	14	18	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#29Matt Haack	P	BUF	16	17	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#30Braden Mann	P	NYJ	10	16	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#30Jake Bailey	P	NE	17	16	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#30Tommy Townsend	P	KC	15	16	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#33Johnny Hekker	P	LAR	17	9	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#33Ryan Winslow	P		4	9	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#35Cameron Nizialek	P	ATL	4	7	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#36Corliss Waitman	P	PIT	2	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#36Johnny Townsend	P		4	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#38Joseph Charlton	P		6	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#39Matt Ammendola	K	NYJ	11	3	13	19	68.4%	2	14	15	93.3%
#40Sterling Hofrichter	P	TB	2	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	—
#41Tristan Vizcaino	K	LAC	6	1	6	7	85.7%	1	10	15	66.7%

2026 NFL leaders

League leader stat displayLeague leader stat display

Passing yardsQB1,268

Jared GoffQB1,214

Tyler ShoughQB1,203

Rushing yardsRB537

Kenneth Walker III

Bijan RobinsonRB494

James CookRB421

Receiving yardsWR498

Chris OlaveWR491

Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR481

Scrimmage yardsRB621

Kenneth Walker III

Bijan RobinsonRB614

Jahmyr GibbsRB540

Kirk CousinsQB11

Jonathan TaylorRB6

Receiving TDWR6

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Amon-Ra St. BrownWR5

Dallas TurnerLB5.5

T.J. WattOLB4.5

InterceptionsCB3

Hezekiah Masses

Jevon HollandSAF3

Passer ratingQB126.2

Lamar JacksonQB119.6

Trevor LawrenceQB111.2

QB fantasy pointsQB112.5

Brock PurdyQB100.5

Bryce YoungQB90.6

WR fantasy pointsWR116.7

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

CeeDee LambWR112.2

Amon-Ra St. BrownWR91.3

RB fantasy pointsRB116

Kenneth Walker IIIRB110.1

Bijan RobinsonRB105.4

TE fantasy pointsTE69.2

George KittleTE64.4

Juwan JohnsonTE60.2

2026 NFL standings

AFC East

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Buffalo Bills	3–1	.750	+20
New England Patriots	2–2	.500	-12
New York Jets	1–3	.250	-8
Miami Dolphins	0–4	.000	-55

AFC North

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Baltimore Ravens	3–1	.750	+20
Cleveland Browns	3–1	.750	-14
Cincinnati Bengals	2–2	.500	+12
Pittsburgh Steelers	2–2	.500	-10

AFC South

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Jacksonville Jaguars	3–1	.750	+51
Indianapolis Colts	2–2	.500	-2
Houston Texans	0–4	.000	-25
Tennessee Titans	0–4	.000	-28

AFC West

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Kansas City Chiefs	4–0	1.000	+41
Las Vegas Raiders	3–1	.750	+31
Denver Broncos	2–2	.500	-20
Los Angeles Chargers	0–4	.000	-39

NFC East

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
New York Giants	3–1	.750	+3
Dallas Cowboys	2–2	.500	+10
Philadelphia Eagles	2–2	.500	-18
Washington Commanders	1–3	.250	-34

NFC North

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Minnesota Vikings	4–0	1.000	+35
Chicago Bears	3–1	.750	+47
Detroit Lions	2–2	.500	-8
Green Bay Packers	2–2	.500	-32

NFC South

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
Carolina Panthers	2–2	.500	+12
Atlanta Falcons	2–2	.500	+4
New Orleans Saints	1–3	.250	-23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0–4	.000	-20

NFC West

Team	W–L–T	PCT	DIFF
San Francisco 49ers	4–0	1.000	+58
Seattle Seahawks	3–1	.750	+32
Los Angeles Rams	2–2	.500	+2
Arizona Cardinals	1–3	.250	-30