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
The following is the season-by-season listing:

 Year Player  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 TitansReference: Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

Punting yards leaders
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