List of National Football League annual punting yards leaders
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This is a list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in punting yards each year.
Total punting yards leaders
The following is the season-by-season listing:
Current NFL record
Former NFL record
| Year | Player | Yards | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Parker Hall | 2,369 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1940 | Parker Hall (2) | 2,489 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1941 | Whizzer White | 1,997 | Detroit Lions |
| 1942 | Dean McAdams | 2,158 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh | 2,295 | Washington Redskins |
| 1944 | Len Younce | 1,941 | New York Giants |
| 1945 | Sid Tinsley | 2,308 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1946 | Roy McKay | 2,735 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1947 | Howard Maley | 3,731 | Boston Yanks |
| 1948 | Jack Jacobs | 2,782 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1949 | Dick Poillon | 2,697 | Washington Redskins |
| 1950 | Adrian Burk | 3,243 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1951 | Horace Gillom | 3,321 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1952 | Tom Landry | 3,363 | New York Giants |
| 1953 | Pat Brady | 3,752 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1954 | Max McGee | 2,999 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1955 | Tom Landry (2) | 3,022 | New York Giants |
| 1956 | Adrian Burk (2) | 2,843 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1957 | Jerry Norton | 2,798 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1958 | Don Chandler | 2,859 | New York Giants |
| 1959 | Max McGee (2) | 2,716 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1960 | Bobby Joe Green | 2,829 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1961 | Jerry Norton (2) | 3,802 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1962 | Danny Villanueva | 3,960 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1963 | Danny Villanueva (2) | 3,678 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1964 | Pat Richter | 3,749 | Washington Redskins |
| 1965 | Frank Lambert | 3,518 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1966 | Bobby Joe Green (2) | 3,358 | Chicago Bears |
| 1967 | Billy Lothridge | 3,801 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1968 | Billy Lothridge (2) | 3,324 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1969 | Pat Studstill | 3,259 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1970 | Billy Van Heusen | 3,732 | Denver Broncos |
| 1971 | Bob Lee | 3,515 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1972 | Don Cockroft | 3,498 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1973 | Jerrel Wilson | 3,642 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1974 | John James | 3,891 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1975 | Tom Blanchard | 3,776 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1976 | John James (2) | 4,253 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1977 | John James (3) | 4,349 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1978 | John James (4) | 4,227 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1979 | Dave Jennings | 4,445 | New York Giants |
| 1980 | Dave Jennings (2) | 4,211 | New York Giants |
| 1981 | Bob Parsons | 4,531 | Chicago Bears |
| 1982 | Bob Parsons (2) | 2,394 | Chicago Bears |
| 1983 | Rohn Stark | 4,124 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1984 | Jim Arnold | 4,397 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1985 | Rich Camarillo | 3,953 | New England Patriots |
| 1986 | John Teltschik | 4,493 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1987 | Dale Hatcher | 3,140 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1988 | Jim Arnold (2) | 4,110 | Detroit Lions |
| 1989 | Bryan Wagner | 3,817 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1990 | Brian Hansen | 3,752 | New England Patriots |
| 1991 | Tommy Barnhardt | 3,743 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1992 | Rick Tuten | 4,760 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1993 | Rick Tuten (2) | 4,007 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1994 | Rich Camarillo (2) | 4,115 | Houston Oilers |
| 1995 | Brian Hansen (2) | 4,090 | New York Jets |
| 1996 | Mike Horan | 4,289 | New York Giants |
| 1997 | Brad Maynard | 4,531 | New York Giants |
| 1998 | Brad Maynard (2) | 4,566 | New York Giants |
| 1999 | Chris Gardocki | 4,645 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2000 | Chris Gardocki (2) | 4,919 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2001 | Todd Sauerbrun | 4,419 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2002 | Todd Sauerbrun (2) | 4,735 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2003 | Shane Lechler | 4,503 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2004 | Brad Maynard (3) | 4,638 | Chicago Bears |
| 2005 | Andy Lee | 4,447 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2006 | Jason Baker | 4,483 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2007 | Andy Lee (2) | 4,968 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2008 | Shane Lechler (2) | 4,391 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2009 | Shane Lechler (3) | 4,909 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2010 | Donnie Jones | 4,276 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2011 | Britton Colquitt | 4,783 | Denver Broncos |
| 2012 | Dave Zastudil | 5,209 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2013 | Bryan Anger | 4,338 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2014 | Marquette King | 4,930 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2015 | Johnny Hekker | 4,601 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2016 | Johnny Hekker (2) | 4,343 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2017 | Shane Lechler (4) | 4,507 | Houston Texans |
| 2018 | Andy Lee (3) | 4,568 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2019 | Lac Edwards | 3,991 | New York Jets |
| 2020 | Braden Mann | 3,598 | New York Jets |
| 2021 | Cameron Johnston | 4,102 | Houston Texans |
| 2022 | Ryan Stonehouse | 4,779 | Tennessee Titans |
| Reference: Pro-Football-Reference.com[1] | |||
References
- ↑ "NFL Punting Yards Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1939)". Pro-Football-Reference.com.