Andy Lee ( American football ) Andrew Paul Lee ( born August 11 , 1982 ) is an American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round ( 188th overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft . He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2007 , 2009 and 2011 seasons as the starting punter for the NFC . In 2012 , he received a contract extension through 2018 that made him the third highest - paid punter in the league . Lee ranks first in 49ers history with 33 , 069 punting yards in his career . Early life . Lee was born in Westminster , South Carolina . He graduated from West - Oak High School in Westminster . At West - Oak High School , Lee was a 3 - sport star athlete , lettering in football , baseball , and basketball . In football , he punted and played tight end and wide receiver as a senior . His punting average as a senior was 42 . 8 yards , earning him a 33rd ranking in South Carolina by SuperPrep . He was selected twice to All - Conference honors in basketball and helped lead the baseball team to a district championship and the state playoffs . As a pitcher he went 5 - 0 as a junior and 8 - 2 as a senior , with a selection to the North - South Baseball All - Star Game and a Golden and Silver Arm Award . College career . Lee attended the University of Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2004 . He was Pittsburgh ’ s starting punter for three seasons after seizing starting role late in true freshman season ( 2000 ) . His 244 punts and 10 , 353 yards are tops in school history . Also had 29 fair catches , 61 kicks downed inside 20 - yard line and three blocked kicks . He was the only player to ever win Big East Conference Special Teams Player of the Year honors twice in career . His senior year in college , Lee was a semi - finalist for the Ray Guy Award , given to college football ' s top punter . Lee was the All - Big East Conference first - team choice and Co - Special Teams Player of the Year . Professional career . Andy is a newspring owner . Following a successful collegiate career , Lee was drafted in the 6th round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers . Lee had never attended an NFL game growing up in South Carolina . Even when he went on to become a standout punter on the collegiate level at the University of Pittsburgh , he was still a stranger to live NFL action . The first professional game Lee attended was as a 49er player in 2004 . 2004 season . In Lee ' s rookie season he punted 96 times with 25 dropped inside the 20 and an NFL - long of 81 yards . His punting average of 41 . 6 yards per punt was first time a 49ers punter averaged over 40 yards per punt since P Reggie Roby in 1998 . Lee also posted seven punts for 338 yards ( 48 . 3 avg . ) , including career - long of 81 yards with one punt downed inside 20 - yard line at Tampa Bay ( 11 - 21 ) . His 81 - yarder was fourth - longest in 49ers history and NFL ’ s longest punt of the year . 2005 season . In 2005 Lee set a career - high with 107 punts ( 41 . 6 avg . ) , including 15 punts downed inside the 20 . His three touchbacks in 107 punts was third - best ratio of touchbacks - to - punts among punters with 30 or more kicks in 2005 , trailing Houston ’ s P Chad Stanley ( one touchback in 70 punts ) and Detroit P Nick Harris ( two touchbacks in 84 punts ) . His ratio of touchbacks - to - punts is best for any 49ers punter since 1970 , topping P Joe Prokop ( one touchback in 40 punts ) in 1991 . 2006 season . In 2006 Lee registered 81 punts ( 44 . 8 avg . ) with 22 punts dropped inside the 20 - yard line and a net average of 36 . 8 . He finished seventh in NFL with 36 . 8 net yards , while his 44 . 8 gross average marked team ’ s highest since P Tommy Davis averaged 45 . 6 in 1964 . Lee was awarded game ball for his efforts in the 20 - 14 victory vs . Seattle ( 11 - 19 ) when he landed two punts inside the 20 - yard line to help the 49ers win the battle of field position . He also grossed 51 . 5 yards per punt at St . Louis ( 11 - 26 ) , which included a season - long of 66 yards . 2007 season . Lee earned Pro Bowl and All - Pro honors in 2007 after setting numerous records on 105 punts ( 47 . 3 avg . ) with a net average of 41 . 0 and NFL record 42 punts downed inside opponents ’ 20 - yard line . His yardage , gross average , net average and punts downed inside 20 - yard line all set team records . His 4 , 968 punting yards in 2007 are an NFL single season record . His 42 punts downed inside 20 - yard line broke Baltimore ’ s Kyle Richardson ’ s NFL mark of 39 in 1999 . His 41 . 0 net average ranks second all - time in NFL history , trailing only Shane Lechler of Oakland ( 41 . 1 in 2007 ) . He ranked second in NFL for gross average ( 47 . 3 ) and net punting average ( 41 . 0 ) to Oakland ’ s Lechler . Also led the NFL with 49 punts over 50 + yards , which was 16 more than second ranked St . Louis ’ Donnie Jones ( 33 ) . Recorded four games in which he dropped four punts inside 20 - yard line . Lee played key role in 49ers 37 - 31 overtime victory at Arizona ( 11 - 25 ) , booming a 58 - yard punt in overtime that wound up pinning Cardinals on their own three - yard line . The punt helped set up 49ers winning touchdown on DT Ronald Fields sack and forced fumble in the end zone that was recovered by LB Tully Banta - Cain for game - winning score . 2008 season . After earning Pro Bowl and All - Pro honors in 2007 , he once again put up outstanding numbers , in 2008 , as he set a career - high and team record with his 47 . 8 gross average . Also had a career long 82 yard punt against the New England Patriots on October 5 . 2009 season . Andy returned to his 2007 form , having a superb year and earning his second Pro Bowl selection . 2010 season . Andy followed up his Pro Bowl season with another stellar year for the 49ers , playing in all 16 games and averaging 46 . 2 yards per punt . 2011 season . In 2011 , Lee set a new NFL single - season record by averaging 44 . 0 net yards per punt , while his gross average of 50 . 9 yards was third best in league history . He was named First - team All - Pro by the Associated Press and was voted to his third Pro Bowl , in which he completed a pass on a fake punt to the Cardinals ' Patrick Peterson for a first down .