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 2017 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 96 499 23,480 47.1 78 24 196 1 43.5
3. T. Morstead 142 527 24,750 47.0 70 41 184 1 41.3
4. M. King 80 426 19,941 46.8 72 33 156 3 40.8
5. B. Fields 130 604 28,192 46.7 74 51 209 3 39.1
6. S. Martin 74 323 15,005 46.5 72 27 112 1 41.1
7. A. Lee 217 1,135 52,666 46.4 82 107 372 4 39.6
8. P. McAfee 127 575 26,669 46.4 74 49 193 4 39.8
9. B. Anger 96 495 22,927 46.3 73 37 174 4 40.4
10. T. Way 64 279 12,886 46.2 77 24 91 2 39.5
11. M. Bosher 111 420 19,240 45.8 69 21 166 5 40.6
12. B. Kern 160 760 34,773 45.8 79 49 279 4 40.0
13. B. Colquitt 128 635 28,899 45.5 67 33 195 2 39.5
14. D. Jones 214 1,110 50,500 45.5 80 94 364 7 39.5
15. R. Allen 80 345 15,641 45.3 67 29 132 2 40.3
16. B. Nortman 96 452 20,446 45.2 78 39 147 4 38.8
17. S. Koch 192 946 42,754 45.2 74 72 357 4 39.5
18. K. Huber 142 697 31,499 45.2 75 59 237 3 39.8
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. C. Jones 86 349 15,707 45.0 66 19 147 3 40.6
23. P. O'Donnell 63 296 13,285 44.9 72 18 99 2 38.9
24. D. Colquitt 206 1,031 46,246 44.9 81 90 420 4 39.7
25. J. Ryan 191 914 40,895 44.7 77 83 311 7 38.4
26. B. Wing 64 325 14,534 44.7 74 27 100 2 38.8
27. T. Davis 138 511 22,833 44.7 82 0 0 2 44.5
28. S. Weatherford 143 678 30,159 44.5 71 62 211 1 37.7
29. C. Kluwe 127 623 27,683 44.4 70 54 198 1 37.2
30. Y. Lary 133 503 22,279 44.3 73 0 0 4 43.9
31. T. Masthay 96 390 17,233 44.2 71 29 132 3 38.7
32. B. Graham 99 468 20,661 44.1 69 39 162 2 37.5
33. R. Quigley 67 330 14,555 44.1 69 18 113 4 38.5
34. T. Sauerbrun 178 889 39,208 44.1 73 108 263 9 36.0
35. C. Schmidt 64 322 14,201 44.1 67 18 101 0 39.7
36. B. Scarpitto 102 283 12,408 43.8 87 0 0 4 43.2
37. H. Gillom 77 385 16,872 43.8 80 0 0 5 43.3
38. B. Moorman 202 979 42,867 43.8 84 85 281 2 37.5
39. J. Norton 131 358 15,671 43.8 78 0 0 2 43.5
40. D. Zastudil 162 869 38,016 43.7 70 79 285 3 37.4
41. B. Pinion 48 266 11,626 43.7 65 10 90 0 40.1
42. D. Lewis 56 285 12,447 43.7 63 0 0 0 43.7
43. G. Montgomery 142 524 22,831 43.6 77 50 140 8 36.5
44. D. Chandler 154 660 28,678 43.5 90 0 0 4 43.2
45. T. Rouen 188 810 35,189 43.4 76 89 243 9 36.2
46. R. Tuten 141 741 32,190 43.4 73 67 185 2 36.3
47. D. Bennett 160 836 36,316 43.4 66 62 262 3 36.6
48. J. Locke 69 317 13,757 43.4 72 17 112 1 39.0
49. T. Tupa 220 873 37,862 43.4 73 100 248 2 35.4
50. R. Stark 233 1,141 49,471 43.4 72 133 272 7 35.2