2016 NFL Punt Snaps Leaders

Snaps on punts, which are longer and harder than field goal snaps and go to the punter under pressure.

Volume shows how often his offense punted. In 2016, Kyle Nelson (100) led NFL long snappers in punt snaps, ahead of Jake McQuaide (98) and Zak DeOssie (93). 37 long snappers qualify.

Final 2016 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Punt snaps	Snaps	FG snaps	ST tackles	Unit points
1	Kyle Nelson	San Francisco 49ers	100	155	18-21	5	−3.8
2	Jake McQuaide	Los Angeles Rams	98	143	19-22	1	+34.9
3	Zak DeOssie	New York Giants	93	150	21-22	8	+12.8
4	John Denney	Miami Dolphins	90	153	16-21	1	−8.4
5	Charley Hughlett	Cleveland Browns	83	135	21-27	5	−4.1
6	Jon Condo	Las Vegas Raiders	81	155	29-35	1	+14.4
7	Morgan Cox	Baltimore Ravens	80	146	38-39	2	+25.0
8	Carson Tinker	Jacksonville Jaguars	77	143	27-34	1	+2.0
9	Beau Brinkley	Tennessee Titans	77	142	22-24	3	+6.4
10	James Winchester	Kansas City Chiefs	76	150	31-35	2	+13.6
11	J.J. Jansen	Carolina Panthers	76	148	30-38	1	−3.2
12	Tanner Purdum	New York Jets	76	133	27-31	0	−23.7
13	Garrison Sanborn	Buffalo Bills	75	145	19-25	4	−23.2
14	Kevin McDermott	Minnesota Vikings	74	138	27-31	1	−8.0
15	Joe Cardona	New England Patriots	72	153	27-32	3	+14.1
16	Jon Weeks	Houston Texans	72	138	35-41	2	−14.0
17	Nolan Frese	Seattle Seahawks	71	143	33-37	3	−11.9
18	Andrew DePaola	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	70	133	22-30	0	+5.7
19	Greg Warren	Pittsburgh Steelers	69	134	24-28	0	+6.2
20	Patrick Scales	Chicago Bears	68	123	18-23	1	−13.6
21	Clark Harris	Cincinnati Bengals	66	121	21-27	6	−17.8
22	Aaron Brewer	Arizona Cardinals	63	125	18-24	2	−17.3
23	Don Muhlbach	Detroit Lions	62	131	31-36	3	+11.5
24	L.P. LaDouceur	Dallas Cowboys	59	137	27-32	2	−2.6
25	Mike Windt	Los Angeles Chargers	59	137	26-32	0	−12.0
26	Justin Drescher	New Orleans Saints	57	141	28-34	1	−1.6
27	Brett Goode	Green Bay Packers	56	133	26-30	0	−10.6
28	Matt Overton	Indianapolis Colts	55	130	27-31	1	+11.3
29	Jon Dorenbos	Philadelphia Eagles	51	108	27-32	0	+0.6
30	Josh Harris	Atlanta Falcons	48	142	34-37	3	+12.4
31	Casey Kreiter	Denver Broncos	48	95	21-24	1	+5.4
32	Nick Sundberg	Washington Commanders	45	115	31-37	0	−7.1
33	Thomas Gafford	Denver Broncos	41	61	8-10	1	+2.7
34	Kameron Canaday	Arizona Cardinals	17	30	3-4	0	−9.4
35	Rick Lovato	Philadelphia Eagles	15	40	10-13	0	−2.8
36	Tyler Ott	Cincinnati Bengals	12	27	7-8	0	−3.6
37	Brent Celek	Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	0-0	1	+1.3

All 2016 NFL long snapper rankings

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