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NFL Punts returned per game leaders, 2016 | Gridiron Data

NFL Punts returned per game leaders, 2016

The NFL players with the most punts returned per game in the 2016 season, minimum 8 games played.

Player	POS	Team	GP	RET	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG40–49	FG50–59	XPM	XPA	XP%
#1Shane Lechler	P	HOU	16	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#2Britton Colquitt	P	CLE	16	2.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#3Bradley Pinion	P	SF	16	2.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#3Riley Dixon	P	DEN	16	2.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#5Colton Schmidt	P	BUF	16	2.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#6Kevin Huber	P	CIN	16	2.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#7Brad Wing	P	NYG	16	2.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#7Matt Darr	P	MIA	16	2.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#9Brett Kern	P	TEN	16	2.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#10Johnny Hekker	P	LAR	16	2.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#10Lachlan Edwards	P	NYJ	16	2.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#10Sam Martin	P	DET	16	2.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#13Drew Kaser	P	LAC	16	2.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#13Marquette King	P	LV	16	2.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#13Sam Koch	P	BAL	16	2.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#16Brad Nortman	P	JAX	16	1.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#17Andy Lee	P	CAR	9	1.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#18Dustin Colquitt	P	KC	16	1.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#19Thomas Morstead	P	NO	16	1.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#20Jon Ryan	P	SEA	16	1.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#20Jordan Berry	P	PIT	16	1.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#22Ryan Allen	P	NE	16	1.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#22Tress Way	P	WAS	16	1.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#24Jeff Locke	P	MIN	16	1.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#25Donnie Jones	P	PHI	16	1.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#26Bryan Anger	P	TB	16	1.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#27Matt Bosher	P	ATL	15	1.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#28Chris Jones	P	DAL	16	1.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#28Pat O'Donnell	P	CHI	16	1.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#30Patrick McAfee	P	IND	16	1.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#31Jacob Schum	P	GB	16	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#32Graham Gano	K	CAR	16	0.1	1.9	2.4	78.9%	0.9	0.2	1.9	2.1	91.2%

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