# List of National Football League annual punting yards leaders

This is a list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in punting yards each year.

## Total punting yards leaders

Johnny Hekker is the most recent player to lead the league in punting yards in consecutive seasons (2015–2016).
Shane Lechler led the league in punting yards for a tied record-fourth time in 2017.
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 |