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Top punt returners

With the NFL having moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line, and the majority of kickoffs sailing into or through the end zone, it's punt return touchdowns that are more common. Last year there were nearly twice as many touchdowns on punt returns (13) as kickoffs (7).

Last week we posted our ranking of the top kickoff returners; below we rank the top players/teams on punts. We're also showing each player's average on returns this season.

The rankings are based on what we believe the likelihood is of each player returning a punt for a touchdown at some point in the second half of the season. Some guys are true difference-makers (Sproles). Some are just back there trying to field the ball without turning it over (Holmes).

Let us know where you think we've missed the mark with these assessments.

TOP PUNT RETURNERS
RankTeamPlayerAvg
1.PHIDarren Sproles15.6
2.KCDeAnthony Thomas12.4
3.BALJacoby Jones8.2
4.DETJeremy Ross11.5
5.CINAdam Jones16.5
6.ATLDevin Hester12.6
7.MIAJarvis Landry6.4
8.STLTavon Austin8.5
9.ARITed Ginn11.6
10.TENDexter McCluster7.3
11.NEJulian Edelman9.8
12.NYGOdell Beckham6.7
13.WASAndre Roberts10.9
14.CARPhilly Brown11.4
15.BUFLeodis McKelvin8.9
16.MINMarcus Sherels8.5
17.DALDwayne Harris7.1
18.PITAntonio Brown7.9
19.OAKT.J. Carrie9.0
20.SFBruce Ellington7.6
21.TBMarcus Thigpen-
22.GBMicah Hyde9.8
23.SEADoug Baldwin4.0
24.DENIsaiah Burse6.1
25.SDKeenan Allen15.0
26.HOUKeshawn Martin6.6
27.JACAce Sanders6.6
28.INDGriff Whalen7.1
29.NOBrandin Cooks4.2
30.CHISantonio Holmes6.3
31.NYJWalt Powell4.0
32.CLEJordan Poyer4.0

--Andy Richardson

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