NFL Punting Yards Year-by-Year Playoffs Leaders (since 1939)

For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses

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Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player Yds Tm
2023Tommy Townsend (26)715KAN
2022Tommy Townsend (25)452KAN
2021Johnny Hekker (31)712LAR
2020Bradley Pinion (26)540TAM
2019Brett Kern (33)729TEN
2018Johnny Hekker (28)629LAR
2017Brad Nortman (27)785JAX
2016Shane Lechler (40)755HOU
2015Britton Colquitt (30)1,072DEN
2014Jon Ryan (32)635SEA
2013Mike Scifres (32)466SDG
2012Sam Koch (30)1,013BAL
2011Steve Weatherford (28)999NYG
2010Tim Masthay (23)723GNB
2009Thomas Morstead (23)618NOR
2008Sam Koch (26)845BAL
2007Jeff Feagles (41)767NYG
2006Brad Maynard (32)800CHI
2005Chris Gardocki (35)789PIT
2004Josh Miller (34)672NWE
2003Todd Sauerbrun (30)910CAR
2002Tom Tupa (36)598TAM
2001Ken Walter (29)899NWE
2000Kyle Richardson (27)1,318BAL
1999Craig Hentrich (28)877TEN
1998Tom Rouen (30)449DEN
1997Tom Rouen (29)619DEN
1996Tom Tupa (30)904NWE
1995Chris Gardocki (25)606IND
1994Bryan Wagner (32)474SDG
1993Bryan Barker (29)739KAN
1992John Kidd (31)587SDG
1991Chris Mohr (25)614BUF
1990Kelly Goodburn (28)474WAS
1989Dale Hatcher (26)600RAM
1988Lee Johnson (26)718CIN
1987Steve Cox (29)632WAS
1986Steve Cox (28)806WAS
1985Rich Camarillo (25)889NWE
1984Jeff West (31)561SEA
1983Ray Guy+ (33)615RAI
1982Tom Orosz (22)732MIA
1981Jim Miller (24)498SFO
1980Ray Guy+ (30)1,155OAK
1979Ken Clark (31)609RAM
1978Cliff Parsley (23)631HOU
1977Danny White (25)612DAL
1976Neil Clabo (23)822MIN
1975Mitch Hoopes (22)615DAL
1974Mike Eischeid (33)649MIN
1973Mike Eischeid (32)532MIN
1972Larry Seiple (27)653MIA
1971Ron Widby (26)715DAL
1970Ron Widby (25)976DAL
1969Jerrel Wilson (27)738KAN
1968Curley Johnson (33)570NYJ
1967Donny Anderson (24)627GNB
1966Jerrel Wilson (24)571KAN
1965Tom Gilburg (26)330BAL
1964Paul Maguire (26)234BUF
1963Tom Yewcic (31)554BOS
1962Don Chandler (28)293NYG
1961Boyd Dowler (23)210GNB
1960Norm Van Brocklin+ (34)237PHI
1959Don Chandler (25)287NYG
1958Don Chandler (24)603NYG
1957Yale Lary+ (26)318DET
1956Ed Brown (27)255CHI
1955Norm Van Brocklin+ (29)180RAM
1954Jug Girard (27)248DET
1953Horace Gillom (32)213CLE
1952Bob Smith (27)464DET
1951Bob Waterfield+ (31)217RAM
1950Horace Gillom (29)555CLE
1949Frankie Albert (29)639SFO
1948Ray Mallouf (30)299CRD
1947Joe Muha (26)461PHI
1946Sid Luckman+ (29)297CHI
1945Bob Waterfield+ (25)303RAM
1944Len Younce (27)410NYG
1943Len Younce (26)362NYG
1942Sammy Baugh+ (28)315WAS
1941Sid Luckman+ (24)184CHI
1940Roy Zimmerman (22)61WAS
1939Clarke Hinkle+ (30)171GNB
1938Ed Danowski (26)85NYG
1937Ray Nolting (23)179CHI
1936Riley Smith (25)340BOS
1935Frank Christensen (25)157DET
1934Keith Molesworth (28)366CHI
1933Keith Molesworth (27)398CHI