This is a list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in punting yards each year.
Total punting yards leaders
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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
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[ 1]
