All-Time Punting Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Leo Araguz | 709 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, October 11, 1998 |
2 | Bob Scarpitto | 565 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, September 10, 1967 |
3 | Brandon Fields | 564 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, December 12, 2010 |
4 | Rick Tuten | 559 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos, November 28, 1993 |
5 | Kevin Huber | 558 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 19, 2014 |
6 | Bryan Anger | 556 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 8, 2013 |
| Shane Lechler | 556 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Carolina Panthers, November 9, 2008 |
8 | Donnie Jones | 551 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 3, 2010 |
| Chris Gardocki | 551 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills, October 6, 1996 |
10 | Danny Villanueva | 550 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 30, 1962 |
11 | Jamie Gillan | 549 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New York Jets, October 29, 2023 |
| Brett Kern | 549 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Miami Dolphins, October 8, 2017 |
13 | Andy Lee | 543 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 30, 2007 |
14 | John Teltschik | 541 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, December 6, 1987 |
15 | Marquette King | 540 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans, November 17, 2013 |
16 | Brad Maynard | 537 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, November 23, 1997 |
17 | Billy Van Heusen | 532 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 6, 1968 |
18 | Shane Lechler | 531 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 15, 2009 |
| Luke Prestridge | 531 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, October 25, 1981 |
20 | Thomas Morstead | 529 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. New York Giants, October 29, 2023 |
21 | Adam Podlesh | 526 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos, December 11, 2011 |
| Josh Miller | 526 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 15, 2000 |
| Brad Maynard | 526 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 12, 1999 |
24 | Todd Sauerbrun | 524 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints, October 5, 1997 |
25 | Britton Colquitt | 522 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 9, 2018 |
| Darren Bennett | 522 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, October 11, 1998 |
27 | Shane Lechler | 518 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 17, 2017 |
28 | Pat McAfee | 517 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints, October 25, 2015 |
| Chris Gardocki | 517 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 3, 2000 |
| Chris Norman | 517 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 20, 1985 |
| Tom Wittum | 517 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 21, 1976 |
32 | Tom Blanchard | 515 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 16, 1975 |
33 | Ryan Allen | 514 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 12, 2013 |
| Rich Camarillo | 514 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears, September 15, 1985 |
35 | Tress Way | 513 | WAS | Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants, October 22, 2023 |
36 | Tress Way | 511 | WAS | Washington Football Team vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 11, 2020 |
| Dave Jennings | 511 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, September 13, 1981 |
| Bob Grupp | 511 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Colts, September 2, 1979 |
39 | Josh Bidwell | 510 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 2006 |
| John Jett | 510 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Carolina Panthers, September 15, 2002 |
| Horace Gillom | 510 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 3, 1950 |
42 | Brad Maynard | 509 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Tennessee Titans, November 14, 2004 |
43 | Jon Ryan | 508 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 2, 2008 |
| Adrian Burk | 508 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers, November 2, 1952 |
45 | Glenn Dobbs | 507 | BDA | Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees, November 28, 1946 |
46 | Riley Dixon | 506 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 4, 2016 |
| Rick Tuten | 506 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 13, 1992 |
48 | Sam Baker | 503 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions, October 13, 1963 |
49 | Rich Camarillo | 502 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 6, 1994 |
50 | Brandon Fields | 501 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 22, 2013 |
51 | Tress Way | 500 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New England Patriots, October 6, 2019 |
| Sean Landeta | 500 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 24, 2005 |
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