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Football Leaders & Football Records
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Year-by-Year
Rank
Player
(age), + - HOFer,
Bold
- Active
Y/P
Year
Teams
1.
Sammy Baugh
+ (26)
51.4
1940
WAS
2.
Shane Lechler
(31)
49.1
2007
OAK
Glenn Dobbs
(28)
49.1
1948
LAD
4.
Yale Lary
+ (33)
48.9
1963
DET
5.
Sammy Baugh
+ (27)
48.7
1941
WAS
6.
Yale Lary
+ (31)
48.4
1961
DET
7.
Sammy Baugh
+ (28)
48.2
1942
WAS
Frankie Albert
(29)
48.2
1949
SFO
Mat McBriar
(27)
48.2
2006
DAL
10.
Glenn Dobbs
(26)
47.8
1946
BDA
11.
Dean McAdams
(24)
47.6
1941
BKN
12.
Shane Lechler
(30)
47.5
2006
OAK
Todd Sauerbrun
(28)
47.5
2001
CAR
Kay Eakin
(24)
47.5
1941
NYG
15.
Andy Lee
(25)
47.3
2007
SFO
Joe Muha
(27)
47.3
1948
PHI
17.
Donnie Jones
(27)
47.2
2007
STL
Craig Hentrich
(27)
47.2
1998
TEN
George Gulyanics
(28)
47.2
1949
CHI
20.
Mat McBriar
(28)
47.1
2007
DAL
Yale Lary
+ (29)
47.1
1959
DET
Larry Barnes
(26)
47.1
1957
SFO
23.
Bobby Joe Green
(25)
47.0
1961
PIT
24.
Greg Montgomery
(28)
46.9
1992
HOU
Tom Rouen
(30)
46.9
1998
DEN
Shane Lechler
(27)
46.9
2003
OAK
Pat Brady
(27)
46.9
1953
PIT
28.
Todd Sauerbrun
(34)
46.8
2007
DEN
29.
Shane Lechler
(28)
46.7
2004
OAK
Gary Collins
(25)
46.7
1965
CLE
31.
Don Chandler
(25)
46.6
1959
NYG
32.
Tom Rouen
(31)
46.5
1999
DEN
Bobby Joe Green
(27)
46.5
1963
CHI
34.
Bobby Walden
(26)
46.4
1964
MIN
35.
John Kidd
(35)
46.3
1996
MIA
Yale Lary
+ (34)
46.3
1964
DET
37.
Shane Lechler
(25)
46.2
2001
OAK
Dave Lewis
(25)
46.2
1970
CIN
Darren Bennett
(35)
46.2
2000
SDG
40.
Mike Scifres
(27)
46.1
2007
SDG
41.
Rohn Stark
(26)
45.9
1985
IND
Shane Lechler
(24)
45.9
2000
OAK
Sammy Baugh
+ (29)
45.9
1943
WAS
Mark Royals
(32)
45.9
1997
NOR
45.
Tommy Davis
(31)
45.8
1965
SFO
Tom Tupa
(31)
45.8
1997
NWE
47.
Jason Baker
(28)
45.7
2006
CAR
Horace Gillom
(31)
45.7
1952
CLE
Bob Reinhard
(27)
45.7
1947
LAD
Reggie Roby
(30)
45.7
1991
MIA
Brian Moorman
(29)
45.7
2005
BUF
Chris Gardocki
(26)
45.7
1996
IND
Tommy Davis
(25)
45.7
1959
SFO
Shane Lechler
(29)
45.7
2005
OAK
55.
Mark Royals
(33)
45.6
1998
NOR
Bob Cifers
(26)
45.6
1946
DET
Darren Bennett
(31)
45.6
1996
SDG
Greg Montgomery
(29)
45.6
1993
HOU
Don Chandler
(30)
45.6
1964
NYG
Tommy Davis
(28)
45.6
1962
SFO
David Lee
(23)
45.6
1966
BAL
Josh Bidwell
(29)
45.6
2005
TAM
Jerry Norton
(29)
45.6
1960
STL
Tommy Davis
(30)
45.6
1964
SFO
65.
Chris Gardocki
(30)
45.5
2000
CLE
Todd Sauerbrun
(29)
45.5
2002
CAR
Jerrel Wilson
(32)
45.5
1973
KAN
Danny Villanueva
(25)
45.5
1962
RAM
Harry Newsome
(28)
45.5
1991
MIN
Dustin Colquitt
(25)
45.5
2007
KAN
Horace Gillom
(30)
45.5
1951
CLE
Sam Baker
(30)
45.5
1959
WAS
73.
Pat McInally
(28)
45.4
1981
CIN
Sam Baker
(29)
45.4
1958
WAS
Mike Horan
(33)
45.4
1992
DEN
Sam Baker
(33)
45.4
1962
DAL
Danny Villanueva
(26)
45.4
1963
RAM
Mitch Berger
(27)
45.4
1999
MIN
Jerrel Wilson
(24)
45.4
1965
KAN
Harry Newsome
(25)
45.4
1988
PIT
Tommy Davis
(27)
45.4
1961
SFO
Lee Johnson
(35)
45.4
1996
CIN
Bob Reinhard
(26)
45.4
1946
LAD
Tommy Davis
(29)
45.4
1963
SFO
Chris Gardocki
(28)
45.4
1998
IND
86.
Rich Camarillo
(32)
45.3
1991
PHO
Ray Guy
(24)
45.3
1973
OAK
Rohn Stark
(24)
45.3
1983
BAL
Tom Rouen
(33)
45.3
2001
DEN
Chris Gardocki
(27)
45.3
1997
IND
Curley Johnson
(30)
45.3
1965
NYJ
Yale Lary
+ (32)
45.3
1962
DET
David Lee
(26)
45.3
1969
BAL
94.
Hunter Smith
(27)
45.2
2004
IND
Bobby Walden
(32)
45.2
1970
PIT
Brad Maynard
(24)
45.2
1998
NYG
Bob Scarpitto
(27)
45.2
1966
DEN
Josh Miller
(29)
45.2
1999
PIT
Tom Tupa
(33)
45.2
1999
NYJ
Rohn Stark
(27)
45.2
1986
IND
101.
Matt Turk
(28)
45.1
1996
WAS
Josh Miller
(35)
45.1
2005
NWE
Billy Van Heusen
(27)
45.1
1973
DEN
Frank Lambert
(22)
45.1
1965
PIT
Jerrel Wilson
(27)
45.1
1968
KAN
Matt Turk
(29)
45.1
1997
WAS
Sammy Baugh
+ (32)
45.1
1946
WAS
108.
Leo Araguz
(27)
45.0
1997
OAK
Harry Newsome
(29)
45.0
1992
MIN
Craig Hentrich
(26)
45.0
1997
GNB
Tom Rouen
(25)
45.0
1993
DEN
Luke Prestridge
(26)
45.0
1982
DEN
Greg Montgomery
(26)
45.0
1990
HOU
Rick Tuten
(30)
45.0
1995
SEA
Bryan Barker
(34)
45.0
1998
JAX
Ryan Plackemeier
(22)
45.0
2006
SEA
Tommy Barnhardt
(34)
45.0
1997
TAM
Nick Harris
(28)
45.0
2006
DET
119.
Sam Francis
(27)
44.9
1940
BKN
Jerrel Wilson
(29)
44.9
1970
KAN
Scott Player
(37)
44.9
2006
ARI
Jerry Norton
(28)
44.9
1959
CRD
Bryan Barker
(33)
44.9
1997
JAX
Bob Scarpitto
(28)
44.9
1967
DEN
Don Chandler
(29)
44.9
1963
NYG
Jim Arnold
(23)
44.9
1984
KAN
127.
Jerrel Wilson
(31)
44.8
1972
KAN
Dave Lewis
(26)
44.8
1971
CIN
George Gulyanics
(26)
44.8
1947
CHI
Frankie Albert
(28)
44.8
1948
SFO
Dave Jennings
(28)
44.8
1980
NYG
Sean Landeta
(24)
44.8
1986
NYG
Sean Landeta
(32)
44.8
1994
RAM
Rohn Stark
(33)
44.8
1992
IND
Todd Sauerbrun
(23)
44.8
1996
CHI
Sean Landeta
(34)
44.8
1996
STL
Andy Lee
(24)
44.8
2006
SFO
Jerrel Wilson
(30)
44.8
1971
KAN
139.
Tom Tupa
(34)
44.7
2000
NYJ
David Lee
(27)
44.7
1970
BAL
Bob Smith
(27)
44.7
1952
DET
Darren Bennett
(30)
44.7
1995
SDG
Jerry Norton
(30)
44.7
1961
STL
Mitch Berger
(28)
44.7
2000
MIN
Reggie Roby
(23)
44.7
1984
MIA
Rohn Stark
(25)
44.7
1984
IND
Mickey Colmer
(29)
44.7
1947
BDA
Hunter Smith
(23)
44.7
2000
IND
Chris Kluwe
(26)
44.7
2007
MIN
Bob Waterfield
+ (26)
44.7
1946
RAM
Mitch Berger
(26)
44.7
1998
MIN
Jerry Norton
(32)
44.7
1963
GNB
Lee Johnson
(37)
44.7
1998
CIN
Ernie Lewis
(25)
44.7
1948
CHR
155.
Dennis Partee
(23)
44.6
1969
SDG
Rich Camarillo
(24)
44.6
1983
NWE
Darren Bennett
(32)
44.6
1997
SDG
Norm Van Brocklin
+ (29)
44.6
1955
RAM
Horace Gillom
(26)
44.6
1947
CLE
Todd Sauerbrun
(27)
44.6
2000
KAN
Todd Sauerbrun
(30)
44.6
2003
CAR
Brian Moorman
(27)
44.6
2003
BUF
Don Chandler
(23)
44.6
1957
NYG
164.
Clarke Hinkle
+ (32)
44.5
1941
GNB
Jim Arnold
(32)
44.5
1993
DET
Jack Jacobs
(30)
44.5
1949
GNB
Rick Tuten
(28)
44.5
1993
SEA
Bobby Joe Green
(28)
44.5
1964
CHI
Kyle Larson
(26)
44.5
2006
CIN
Tom Tupa
(32)
44.5
1998
NWE
Jon Ryan
(25)
44.5
2006
GNB
Billy Atkins
(27)
44.5
1961
BUF
Paul Maguire
(31)
44.5
1969
BUF
Pat Studstill
(29)
44.5
1967
DET
Brian Hansen
(36)
44.5
1996
NYJ
Hunter Smith
(24)
44.5
2001
IND
177.
Jerrel Wilson
(28)
44.4
1969
KAN
Rohn Stark
(23)
44.4
1982
BAL
Bob Waterfield
+ (29)
44.4
1949
RAM
Sid Luckman
+ (23)
44.4
1939
CHI
Jon Ryan
(26)
44.4
2007
GNB
Mike Horan
(31)
44.4
1990
DEN
Jim Fraser
(27)
44.4
1963
DEN
Reggie Roby
(33)
44.4
1994
WAS
Reggie Roby
(35)
44.4
1996
HOU
Hunter Smith
(29)
44.4
2006
IND
187.
Sean Landeta
(33)
44.3
1995
STL
Frankie Albert
(31)
44.3
1951
SFO
Billy Lothridge
(26)
44.3
1968
ATL
Steve O'Neal
(23)
44.3
1969
NYJ
Norm Van Brocklin
+ (31)
44.3
1957
RAM
Dustin Colquitt
(24)
44.3
2006
KAN
Brian Hansen
(33)
44.3
1993
CLE
Mitch Berger
(31)
44.3
2003
NOR
Nick Harris
(29)
44.3
2007
DET
Jeff Feagles
(31)
44.3
1997
ARI
Mike Eischeid
(27)
44.3
1967
OAK
Hunter Smith
(28)
44.3
2005
IND
199.
Chris Hanson
(26)
44.2
2002
JAX
Rick Tuten
(33)
44.2
1998
STL
Dave Chapple
(25)
44.2
1972
RAM
George Gulyanics
(27)
44.2
1948
CHI
Reggie Roby
(25)
44.2
1986
MIA
Brad Maynard
(32)
44.2
2006
CHI
Bobby Joe Green
(24)
44.2
1960
PIT
Jason Baker
(29)
44.2
2007
CAR
Sam Baker
(34)
44.2
1963
DAL
Mike Boyda
(28)
44.2
1949
NYY
Ben Graham
(33)
44.2
2006
NYJ
Jeff Gossett
(34)
44.2
1991
RAI
Reggie Roby
(32)
44.2
1993
WAS
Jim Fraser
(28)
44.2
1964
DEN
Scott Player
(31)
44.2
2000
ARI
Greg Montgomery
(30)
44.2
1994
DET
215.
Tommy Davis
(26)
44.1
1960
SFO
Matt Turk
(30)
44.1
1998
WAS
Tom Tupa
(38)
44.1
2004
WAS
Tom Landry
+ (25)
44.1
1949
NYY
Danny Villanueva
(27)
44.1
1964
RAM
Todd Sauerbrun
(31)
44.1
2004
CAR
Chris Kluwe
(24)
44.1
2005
MIN
Sean Landeta
(28)
44.1
1990
NYG
Rick Tuten
(27)
44.1
1992
SEA
Rick Tuten
(31)
44.1
1996
SEA
Tommy Thompson
(24)
44.1
1996
SFO
Ralf Mojsiejenko
(25)
44.1
1988
SDG
Boyd Dowler
(24)
44.1
1961
GNB
228.
Jeff Feagles
(32)
44.0
1998
SEA
Billy Atkins
(28)
44.0
1962
NYT
George Faust
(22)
44.0
1939
CRD
Rick Donnelly
(25)
44.0
1987
ATL
Mike Horan
(29)
44.0
1988
DEN
Dave Zastudil
(28)
44.0
2006
CLE
Tommy Barnhardt
(29)
44.0
1992
NOR
Don Chandler
(24)
44.0
1958
NYG
Frankie Albert
(27)
44.0
1947
SFO
237.
Darren Bennett
(33)
43.9
1998
SDG
Lee Johnson
(32)
43.9
1993
CIN
Darren Bennett
(34)
43.9
1999
SDG
Luke Prestridge
(24)
43.9
1980
DEN
Josh Bidwell
(31)
43.9
2007
TAM
Scott Player
(36)
43.9
2005
ARI
Scott Player
(33)
43.9
2002
ARI
Craig Hentrich
(32)
43.9
2003
TEN
Don Chandler
(27)
43.9
1961
NYG
Jeff Feagles
(35)
43.9
2001
SEA
Dennis Partee
(24)
43.9
1970
SDG
Kyle Richardson
(25)
43.9
1998
BAL
Rick Donnelly
(24)
43.9
1986
ATL
Jeff Gossett
(37)
43.9
1994
RAI
Maury Buford
(23)
43.9
1983
SDG
Greg Montgomery
(27)
43.9
1991
HOU
Nick Murphy
(25)
43.2
2004
BAL