NFL Punting Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1939)
All-Time Punting Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Year |
Tm |
1 | Dave Zastudil (33) | 5,209 | 2012 | ARI |
2 | Andy Lee (25) | 4,968 | 2007 | SFO |
3 | Marquette King (25) | 4,930 | 2014 | OAK |
4 | Chris Gardocki (30) | 4,919 | 2000 | CLE |
5 | Shane Lechler (33) | 4,909 | 2009 | OAK |
6 | Thomas Morstead (37) | 4,831 | 2023 | NYJ |
7 | Britton Colquitt (26) | 4,783 | 2011 | DEN |
8 | Ryan Stonehouse (23) | 4,779 | 2022 | TEN |
9 | Rick Tuten (27) | 4,760 | 1992 | SEA |
10 | Todd Sauerbrun (29) | 4,735 | 2002 | CAR |
11 | Chad Stanley (26) | 4,720 | 2002 | HOU |
12 | Bob Scarpitto (28) | 4,713 | 1967 | DEN |
13 | Andy Lee (27) | 4,711 | 2009 | SFO |
14 | Johnny Hekker (26) | 4,680 | 2016 | LAR |
15 | Donnie Jones (31) | 4,652 | 2011 | STL |
16 | Chris Gardocki (29) | 4,645 | 1999 | CLE |
17 | Brad Maynard (30) | 4,638 | 2004 | CHI |
18 | Johnny Hekker (25) | 4,601 | 2015 | STL |
19 | Bryce Baringer (24) | 4,598 | 2023 | NWE |
20 | Andy Lee (36) | 4,568 | 2018 | ARI |
21 | Brad Maynard (24) | 4,566 | 1998 | NYG |
22 | Tom Tupa (38) | 4,544 | 2004 | WAS |
23 | Brad Maynard (23) | 4,531 | 1997 | NYG |
| Bob Parsons (31) | 4,531 | 1981 | CHI |
25 | Sean Landeta (37) | 4,524 | 1999 | PHI |
26 | Shane Lechler (41) | 4,507 | 2017 | HOU |
27 | Shane Lechler (27) | 4,503 | 2003 | OAK |
28 | Shane Lechler (39) | 4,497 | 2015 | HOU |
29 | John Teltschik (22) | 4,493 | 1986 | PHI |
30 | Jason Baker (28) | 4,483 | 2006 | CAR |
31 | Corliss Waitman (27) | 4,470 | 2022 | DEN |
32 | Bryan Anger (25) | 4,464 | 2014 | JAX |
33 | Andy Lee (23) | 4,447 | 2005 | SFO |
34 | Dave Jennings (27) | 4,445 | 1979 | NYG |
35 | Jon Ryan (29) | 4,431 | 2011 | SEA |
36 | Todd Sauerbrun (28) | 4,419 | 2001 | CAR |
37 | Bradley Pinion (22) | 4,402 | 2016 | SFO |
38 | Jim Arnold (23) | 4,397 | 1984 | KAN |
39 | Shane Lechler (32) | 4,391 | 2008 | OAK |
40 | Rohn Stark (25) | 4,383 | 1984 | IND |
41 | Matt Darr (23) | 4,380 | 2015 | MIA |
42 | Lac Edwards (25) | 4,378 | 2017 | NYJ |
43 | Jamie Gillan (26) | 4,371 | 2023 | NYG |
44 | Dustin Colquitt (27) | 4,361 | 2009 | KAN |
45 | Kyle Richardson (26) | 4,355 | 1999 | BAL |
46 | Bryan Anger (23) | 4,353 | 2012 | JAX |
47 | John James (28) | 4,349 | 1977 | ATL |
48 | Tom Hutton (26) | 4,339 | 1998 | PHI |
49 | Bryan Anger (24) | 4,338 | 2013 | JAX |
50 | Dustin Colquitt (25) | 4,322 | 2007 | KAN |
51 | Brad Wing (25) | 4,297 | 2016 | NYG |
52 | Corey Bojorquez (26) | 4,294 | 2023 | CLE |
53 | Mike Horan (37) | 4,289 | 1996 | NYG |
54 | Donnie Jones (30) | 4,276 | 2010 | STL |
55 | Steve Weatherford (30) | 4,271 | 2013 | NYG |
56 | Leo Araguz (28) | 4,256 | 1998 | OAK |
57 | John James (27) | 4,253 | 1976 | ATL |
58 | Chris Gardocki (31) | 4,249 | 2001 | CLE |
59 | Darren Bennett (35) | 4,248 | 2000 | SDG |
60 | Scott Player (34) | 4,230 | 2004 | ARI |
61 | Cameron Johnston (30) | 4,229 | 2022 | HOU |
62 | John James (29) | 4,227 | 1978 | ATL |
| Shawn McCarthy (24) | 4,227 | 1992 | NWE |
64 | Sean Landeta (39) | 4,221 | 2001 | PHI |
65 | Daniel Pope (24) | 4,218 | 1999 | KAN |
66 | Donnie Jones (29) | 4,212 | 2009 | STL |
67 | Dave Jennings (28) | 4,211 | 1980 | NYG |
68 | Andy Lee (28) | 4,203 | 2010 | SFO |
69 | Rick Tuten (33) | 4,202 | 1998 | STL |
70 | Dave Jennings (29) | 4,198 | 1981 | NYG |
71 | Ray Guy+ (31) | 4,195 | 1981 | OAK |
72 | Chris Mohr (30) | 4,194 | 1996 | BUF |
73 | Brian Moorman (33) | 4,192 | 2009 | BUF |
74 | Leo Araguz (27) | 4,189 | 1997 | OAK |
| Shane Lechler (37) | 4,189 | 2013 | HOU |
| Brad Wing (26) | 4,189 | 2017 | NYG |
77 | Brett Kern (29) | 4,175 | 2015 | TEN |
| Paul Maguire (30) | 4,175 | 1968 | BUF |
79 | Darren Bennett (33) | 4,174 | 1998 | SDG |
80 | Andy Lee (35) | 4,159 | 2017 | ARI |
81 | Brandon Fields (29) | 4,150 | 2013 | MIA |
| Donnie Jones (32) | 4,150 | 2012 | HOU |
83 | Jon Ryan (35) | 4,141 | 2017 | SEA |
84 | Sam Koch (31) | 4,138 | 2013 | BAL |
85 | Rohn Stark (24) | 4,124 | 1983 | BAL |
86 | Spencer Lanning (26) | 4,119 | 2014 | CLE |
87 | Brett Kern (28) | 4,118 | 2014 | TEN |
88 | Rich Camarillo (34) | 4,115 | 1994 | HOU |
89 | Larry Swider (25) | 4,111 | 1980 | STL |
90 | Jim Arnold (27) | 4,110 | 1988 | DET |
91 | Cameron Johnston (29) | 4,108 | 2021 | HOU |
92 | Marquette King (24) | 4,107 | 2013 | OAK |
93 | Matt Turk (30) | 4,103 | 1998 | WAS |
94 | Pat McAfee (24) | 4,102 | 2011 | IND |
95 | Josh Bidwell (29) | 4,101 | 2005 | TAM |
| Kevin Huber (32) | 4,101 | 2017 | CIN |
97 | Donnie Jones (28) | 4,100 | 2008 | STL |
98 | Jason Baker (32) | 4,097 | 2010 | CAR |
99 | Dave Green (28) | 4,092 | 1978 | TAM |
100 | Brian Hansen (34) | 4,090 | 1995 | NYJ |
101 | Matt Turk (36) | 4,088 | 2004 | MIA |
102 | Pat O'Donnell (26) | 4,087 | 2017 | CHI |
103 | Dustin Colquitt (29) | 4,084 | 2011 | KAN |
104 | Ben Graham (36) | 4,080 | 2010 | ARI |
105 | Riley Dixon (23) | 4,068 | 2016 | DEN |
| Jon Ryan (27) | 4,068 | 2009 | SEA |
107 | Todd Sauerbrun (24) | 4,059 | 1997 | CHI |
108 | Mike Bragg (31) | 4,056 | 1978 | WAS |
109 | Pat McAfee (28) | 4,052 | 2015 | IND |
110 | Josh Bidwell (30) | 4,045 | 2006 | TAM |
| Ben Graham (35) | 4,045 | 2009 | ARI |
112 | John Jett (31) | 4,044 | 2000 | DET |
113 | Donnie Jones (35) | 4,038 | 2015 | PHI |
| Mark Royals (32) | 4,038 | 1997 | NOR |
115 | Lewis Colbert (23) | 4,033 | 1986 | KAN |
116 | Jeff Feagles (31) | 4,028 | 1997 | ARI |
| Chad Stanley (27) | 4,028 | 2003 | HOU |
118 | Kevin Huber (26) | 4,023 | 2011 | CIN |
119 | Nick Harris (32) | 4,018 | 2010 | DET |
120 | Mark Royals (33) | 4,017 | 1998 | NOR |
121 | Brian Moorman (30) | 4,012 | 2006 | BUF |
122 | Frank Garcia (26) | 4,008 | 1983 | TAM |
123 | Rick Tuten (28) | 4,007 | 1993 | SEA |
124 | Dustin Colquitt (31) | 4,005 | 2013 | KAN |
125 | Jeff Feagles (28) | 3,997 | 1994 | ARI |
126 | Dave Jennings (26) | 3,995 | 1978 | NYG |
127 | Dave Jennings (25) | 3,993 | 1977 | NYG |
128 | Matt Darr (24) | 3,991 | 2016 | MIA |
| Lac Edwards (27) | 3,991 | 2019 | NYJ |
130 | Louie Aguiar (29) | 3,990 | 1995 | KAN |
| Andy Lee (22) | 3,990 | 2004 | SFO |
132 | Jason Baker (29) | 3,978 | 2007 | CAR |
133 | Tom Blanchard (28) | 3,974 | 1976 | NOR |
134 | Darren Bennett (32) | 3,972 | 1997 | SDG |
135 | Andy Lee (29) | 3,970 | 2011 | SFO |
136 | Bradley Pinion (21) | 3,969 | 2015 | SFO |
137 | Darren Bennett (31) | 3,967 | 1996 | SDG |
138 | Shane Lechler (35) | 3,960 | 2011 | OAK |
| Danny Villanueva (24) | 3,960 | 1962 | RAM |
140 | John Teltschik (24) | 3,958 | 1988 | PHI |
141 | Brad Maynard (34) | 3,957 | 2008 | CHI |
142 | Blake Gillikin (23) | 3,956 | 2021 | NOR |
143 | Lee Johnson (31) | 3,954 | 1993 | CIN |
144 | Rich Camarillo (25) | 3,953 | 1985 | NWE |
145 | Nick Harris (30) | 3,952 | 2008 | DET |
146 | Klaus Wilmsmeyer (30) | 3,949 | 1998 | MIA |
147 | Dave Green (27) | 3,948 | 1977 | TAM |
| Scott Player (29) | 3,948 | 1999 | ARI |
| Kyle Richardson (25) | 3,948 | 1998 | BAL |
150 | Kyle Larson (28) | 3,945 | 2008 | CIN |
151 | Josh Miller (30) | 3,944 | 2000 | PIT |
152 | Marquette King (27) | 3,937 | 2016 | OAK |
| Brad Maynard (31) | 3,937 | 2005 | CHI |
154 | Chris Kluwe (24) | 3,934 | 2006 | MIN |
155 | Dave Zastudil (32) | 3,929 | 2011 | ARI |
156 | T.J. Conley (26) | 3,926 | 2011 | NYJ |
157 | Johnny Hekker (32) | 3,925 | 2022 | CAR |
158 | Rick Donnelly (26) | 3,920 | 1988 | ATL |
159 | Pat McInally (25) | 3,919 | 1978 | CIN |
| Tress Way (29) | 3,919 | 2019 | WAS |
161 | Mike Scifres (31) | 3,914 | 2012 | SDG |
162 | Sam Koch (30) | 3,911 | 2012 | BAL |
163 | Darren Bennett (34) | 3,910 | 1999 | SDG |
164 | Dustin Colquitt (28) | 3,908 | 2010 | KAN |
| Tom Rouen (31) | 3,908 | 1999 | DEN |
166 | Tommy Barnhardt (32) | 3,906 | 1995 | CAR |
167 | Rick Tuten (29) | 3,905 | 1994 | SEA |
| Rodney Williams (24) | 3,905 | 2001 | NYG |
169 | Adam Podlesh (28) | 3,903 | 2011 | CHI |
170 | Michael Dickson (25) | 3,895 | 2021 | SEA |
171 | John James (25) | 3,891 | 1974 | ATL |
172 | Braden Mann (24) | 3,889 | 2022 | NYJ |
173 | Dustin Colquitt (30) | 3,887 | 2012 | KAN |
174 | Tress Way (32) | 3,885 | 2022 | WAS |
175 | Matt Haack (24) | 3,884 | 2018 | MIA |
176 | Bob Grupp (24) | 3,883 | 1979 | KAN |
177 | Mark Royals (34) | 3,882 | 1999 | TAM |
178 | Mike Horan (25) | 3,880 | 1984 | PHI |
179 | Logan Cooke (23) | 3,872 | 2018 | JAX |
180 | Matt Turk (32) | 3,870 | 2000 | MIA |
181 | Scott Player (32) | 3,864 | 2002 | ARI |
182 | Harry Newsome (30) | 3,862 | 1993 | MIN |
183 | Jake Camarda (23) | 3,859 | 2022 | TAM |
184 | Jim Miller (24) | 3,858 | 1981 | SFO |
185 | Tom Tupa (36) | 3,856 | 2002 | TAM |
186 | Brett Kern (26) | 3,855 | 2012 | TEN |
187 | Jake Camarda (24) | 3,854 | 2023 | TAM |
188 | Billy Van Heusen (22) | 3,853 | 1968 | DEN |
189 | Chris Norman (22) | 3,850 | 1984 | DEN |
190 | Mark Royals (29) | 3,849 | 1994 | PIT |
191 | Robert Malone (24) | 3,848 | 2012 | NYJ |
192 | Michael Koenen (31) | 3,846 | 2013 | TAM |
193 | Shane Lechler (38) | 3,845 | 2014 | HOU |
194 | Johnny Hekker (33) | 3,838 | 2023 | CAR |
| John Jett (33) | 3,838 | 2002 | DET |
196 | Britton Colquitt (25) | 3,835 | 2010 | DEN |
| Brad Nortman (27) | 3,835 | 2017 | JAX |
198 | Jim Arnold (24) | 3,827 | 1985 | KAN |
| Donnie Jones (25) | 3,827 | 2005 | MIA |
200 | Glenn Dobbs (26) | 3,826 | 1946 | BDA |
| Shane Lechler (36) | 3,826 | 2012 | OAK |
202 | Bryan Barker (34) | 3,824 | 1998 | JAX |
| Craig Hentrich (28) | 3,824 | 1999 | TEN |
| Michael Koenen (25) | 3,824 | 2007 | ATL |
205 | John Kidd (24) | 3,818 | 1985 | BUF |
206 | Bryan Wagner (27) | 3,817 | 1989 | CLE |
207 | Britton Colquitt (32) | 3,811 | 2017 | CLE |
208 | Brandon Fields (27) | 3,810 | 2011 | MIA |
209 | Ray Guy+ (34) | 3,809 | 1984 | RAI |
210 | Jeff Gossett (31) | 3,804 | 1988 | RAI |
| Andy Lee (31) | 3,804 | 2013 | SFO |
212 | Jerry Norton (30) | 3,802 | 1961 | STL |
| Colton Schmidt (24) | 3,802 | 2015 | BUF |
214 | Billy Lothridge (25) | 3,801 | 1967 | ATL |
215 | Lee Johnson (38) | 3,798 | 2000 | NWE |
216 | Josh Miller (29) | 3,795 | 1999 | PIT |
217 | Tress Way (27) | 3,794 | 2017 | WAS |
218 | Brian Moorman (27) | 3,788 | 2003 | BUF |
| Matt Turk (29) | 3,788 | 1997 | WAS |
220 | Billy Atkins (26) | 3,783 | 1961 | BUF |
| AJ Cole III (27) | 3,783 | 2023 | LVR |
222 | Mark Royals (28) | 3,781 | 1993 | PIT |
223 | Greg Coleman (28) | 3,780 | 1983 | MIN |
224 | Ryan Plackemeier (22) | 3,778 | 2006 | SEA |
225 | Mike Horan (26) | 3,777 | 1985 | PHI |
| Sam Koch (26) | 3,777 | 2008 | BAL |
| Cliff Parsley (24) | 3,777 | 1979 | HOU |
228 | Tom Blanchard (27) | 3,776 | 1975 | NOR |
229 | Daniel Pope (25) | 3,775 | 2000 | CIN |
230 | Dan Stryzinski (28) | 3,772 | 1993 | TAM |
231 | Britton Colquitt (33) | 3,767 | 2018 | CLE |
232 | Reggie Hodges (30) | 3,766 | 2012 | CLE |
233 | Nick Harris (26) | 3,765 | 2004 | DET |
| Sam Koch (35) | 3,765 | 2017 | BAL |
235 | Chris Mohr (31) | 3,764 | 1997 | BUF |
| Chris Norman (23) | 3,764 | 1985 | DEN |
| Rigoberto Sanchez (22) | 3,764 | 2017 | IND |
238 | Lac Edwards (26) | 3,763 | 2018 | NYJ |
| Brian Hansen (24) | 3,763 | 1985 | NOR |
240 | Britton Colquitt (31) | 3,761 | 2016 | CLE |
| Dale Hatcher (22) | 3,761 | 1985 | RAM |
242 | Craig Hentrich (35) | 3,760 | 2006 | TEN |
243 | David Beverly (28) | 3,759 | 1978 | GNB |
| Michael Dickson (22) | 3,759 | 2018 | SEA |
245 | Johnny Hekker (22) | 3,756 | 2012 | STL |
246 | Pat Brady (27) | 3,752 | 1953 | PIT |
| Brian Hansen (29) | 3,752 | 1990 | NWE |
248 | Pat Richter (22) | 3,749 | 1964 | WAS |
249 | Bryan Barker (37) | 3,747 | 2001 | WAS |
| Brett Kern (25) | 3,747 | 2011 | TEN |
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