NFL Career Leaders - Punting Gross Average

The following is a list of the NFL career punting leaders ranked by punting gross average. Statistics are current through the 2019 NFL season and include stats accrued in NFL, AFL and APFA games.

Active players are listed in bold.

Leaders based on 250 punts

      Punting
Player Gms Num Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Blk Net
1. S. Lechler 286 1,444 68,678 47.6 80 178 469 5 39.1
2. J. Hekker 124 590 27,747 47.0 78 30 229 2 43.3
3. T. Morstead 170 616 28,857 46.8 70 46 223 1 41.5
4. M. King 84 446 20,822 46.7 72 34 163 3 40.8
5. B. Fields 130 604 28,192 46.7 74 51 209 3 39.1
6. A. Lee 244 1,276 59,496 46.6 82 118 420 5 39.9
7. T. Way 92 418 19,463 46.6 79 26 154 2 40.6
8. P. McAfee 127 575 26,669 46.4 74 49 193 4 39.8
9. B. Anger 122 581 26,840 46.2 73 43 203 5 40.4
10. B. Kern 188 896 41,193 46.0 79 54 351 5 40.4
11. R. Dixon 60 279 12,787 45.8 68 15 91 3 41.4
12. S. Martin 102 449 20,577 45.8 72 35 168 1 40.8
13. M. Bosher 130 489 22,346 45.7 69 24 190 9 40.4
14. B. Colquitt 156 763 34,714 45.5 79 39 243 4 39.5
15. L. Edwards 60 320 14,550 45.5 70 15 101 1 40.1
16. D. Jones 226 1,157 52,490 45.4 80 97 379 7 39.5
17. S. Koch 220 1,030 46,719 45.4 74 80 398 5 39.6
18. B. Nortman 96 452 20,446 45.2 78 39 147 4 38.8
19. M. Scifres 195 756 34,152 45.2 72 61 293 10 38.6
20. M. McBriar 141 602 27,191 45.2 75 65 202 5 37.7
21. S. Baugh 165 338 15,245 45.1 85 0 0 9 43.9
22. R. Allen 100 423 19,078 45.1 67 35 159 2 40.0
23. K. Huber 170 827 37,249 45.0 75 66 291 4 39.9
24. P. O'Donnell 92 429 19,257 44.9 75 27 150 4 39.3
25. D. Colquitt 234 1,115 49,987 44.8 81 97 459 4 39.8
26. J. Ryan 191 914 40,895 44.7 77 83 311 7 38.4
27. B. Wing 64 325 14,534 44.7 74 27 100 2 38.8
28. T. Davis 138 511 22,833 44.7 82 0 0 2 44.5
29. C. Jones 115 449 20,062 44.7 66 22 180 4 40.1
30. S. Weatherford 143 678 30,159 44.5 71 62 211 1 37.7
31. C. Kluwe 127 623 27,683 44.4 70 54 198 1 37.2
32. Y. Lary 133 503 22,279 44.3 73 0 0 4 43.9
33. J. Berry 76 309 13,661 44.2 79 14 125 1 39.8
34. T. Masthay 96 390 17,233 44.2 71 29 132 3 38.7
35. B. Graham 99 468 20,661 44.1 69 39 162 2 37.5
36. R. Quigley 67 330 14,555 44.1 69 18 113 4 38.5
37. T. Sauerbrun 178 889 39,208 44.1 73 108 263 9 36.0
38. C. Schmidt 67 338 14,877 44.0 67 20 105 0 39.4
39. B. Scarpitto 102 283 12,408 43.8 87 0 0 4 43.2
40. H. Gillom 77 385 16,872 43.8 80 0 0 5 43.3
41. B. Moorman 202 979 42,867 43.8 84 85 281 2 37.5
42. J. Norton 131 358 15,671 43.8 78 0 0 2 43.5
43. D. Zastudil 162 869 38,016 43.7 70 79 285 3 37.4
44. B. Pinion 76 381 16,662 43.7 65 17 128 1 39.8
45. D. Lewis 56 285 12,447 43.7 63 0 0 0 43.7
46. G. Montgomery 142 524 22,831 43.6 77 50 140 8 36.5
47. D. Chandler 154 660 28,678 43.5 90 0 0 4 43.2
48. T. Rouen 188 810 35,189 43.4 76 89 243 9 36.2
49. R. Tuten 141 741 32,190 43.4 73 67 185 2 36.3
50. D. Bennett 160 836 36,316 43.4 66 62 262 3 36.6