Fair catches: punters ranked

The share of his punts that are fair caught, a sign of directional kicking and hang time.

Why the box score misses it: Not in the box score.

Best so far: Sam Martin (CAR), 55%. A typical punter is 33%. Players need at least 8 punts to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays.

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

33 of 33 punters

Fair catch leaders among punters
Player
1
Sam MartinP · CARElite
55%11–
2
Riley DixonP · TBElite
53%19–
3
Jake BaileyP · ATLElite
50%16–
3
Tommy Doman Jr.P · BUFElite
50%8–
5
Ryan RehkowP · CINWell above typical
47%15–
6
Brett ThorsonP · MINWell above typical
46%13–
7
J.K. ScottP · LACWell above typical
45%20–
8
Michael DicksonP · SEAWell above typical
44%18–
9
Bryan AngerP · DALWell above typical
40%10–
10
Corliss WaitmanP · SFAbove typical
38%16–
11
Johnny HekkerP · MINAbove typical
36%11–
12
Ethan EvansP · LARAbove typical
36%14–
13
Jack FoxP · DETAbove typical
35%17–
14
Rigoberto SanchezP · INDTypical
33%12–
14
Ryan EckleyP · BALTypical
33%15–
14
Ryan WrightP · NOTypical
33%18–
14
Tress WayP · WASTypical
33%24–
18
Blake GillikinP · ARITypical
29%24–
19
Daniel WhelanP · GBTypical
28%18–
20
Matt AraizaP · KCTypical
27%11–
21
AJ ColeP · LVBelow typical
25%16–
21
Mitch WishnowskyP · NEBelow typical
25%16–
23
Austin McNamaraP · NYJBelow typical
24%21–
24
Jeremy CrawshawP · DENBelow typical
23%22–
25
Corey BojorquezP · CLEWell below typical
22%23–
26
Bradley PinionP · MIAWell below typical
21%14–
27
Jordan StoutP · NYGWell below typical
20%15–
28
Cameron JohnstonP · PITWell below typical
19%16–
29
Tory TaylorP · CHIWell below typical
18%11–
30
Kai KroegerP · HOUAmong the weakest
18%17–
31
Braden MannP · PHIAmong the weakest
13%24–
32
Tommy TownsendP · TENAmong the weakest
9%23–
33
Logan CookeP · JAXAmong the weakest
7%15–
How to read this table
  • The number on the left is the league rank among punters, even when the list is filtered to one team.
  • “Against the league” draws each player on the same strip: the ends are the 10th-best and 90th-best player, the shaded stretch is the middle half, and the tick is the median. Right is always better.
  • “Lately” is the change in grade between a player's last 2 games and the games before them. The tag says whether the change is bigger than what a few plays could cause.
  • Tick “Show the box score” to put the traditional totals next to the advanced number and sort by either.

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