2016 NFL Punts of 50+ Yards Leaders

Gross punts of at least 50 yards from the line of scrimmage. It is the classic leg-strength count.

Distance without placement can mean a touchback, so read it with net average. In 2016, Marquette King (38) led NFL punters in punts of 50+ yards, ahead of Johnny Hekker (36) and Brad Wing (33). 36 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	50+	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	38	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	11%	19%	+13.9
2	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	36	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	1%	41%	+32.5
3	Brad Wing	New York Giants	33	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	9%	17%	+9.9
4	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	31	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	5%	23%	+7.1
5	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	30	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	4%	18%	−11.4
6	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	29	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	7%	41%	+19.3
7	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	28	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	10%	26%	−8.6
8	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	27	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	9%	12%	−1.7
9	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	27	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	10%	25%	+1.4
10	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	26	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	16%	31%	+3.4
11	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	26	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	4%	41%	−7.1
12	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	25	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	6%	18%	+2.2
13	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	25	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	2%	28%	+1.7
14	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	24	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	4%	38%	−3.6
15	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	24	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	7%	28%	+6.2
16	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	23	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	4%	25%	+0.1
17	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	23	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	12%	36%	+14.0
18	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	22	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	8%	17%	−5.1
19	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	22	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	10%	24%	+3.5
20	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	22	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	6%	29%	−1.8
21	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	20	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	4%	31%	−6.7
22	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	20	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	7%	26%	+15.0
23	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	20	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	5%	29%	−22.2
24	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	19	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	7%	29%	−6.6
25	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	19	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	5%	35%	−0.7
26	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	18	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	2%	36%	+1.6
27	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	18	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	7%	46%	−7.9
28	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	17	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	8%	14%	−5.7
29	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	16	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	11%	19%	+1.4
30	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	13	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	4%	11%	−13.9
31	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	11	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	7%	32%	−9.6
32	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	8	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	0%	25%	−10.9
33	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	6	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	6%	17%	+3.1
34	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	5	13	46.1	39.7	2	15%	0%	25%	−3.3
35	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	5	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	6%	53%	−3.2
36	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	1	4	45.0	29.8	0	0%	50%	0%	−2.6

All 2016 NFL punter rankings

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