2016 NFL Longest Punts Leaders

Each punter's longest punt of the season in gross yards. Tailwinds, altitude and a punt that rolls can all add yards.

A single punt: it says little about a season. In 2016, Johnny Hekker (78 yds) led NFL punters in longest punts, ahead of Brad Nortman (78 yds) and Andy Lee (76 yds). 38 punters qualify. The median qualified punter had 65 yds.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Longest	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	78 yds	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	1%	41%	+32.5
2	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	78 yds	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	10%	25%	+1.4
3	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	76 yds	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	11%	19%	+1.4
4	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	74 yds	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	16%	31%	+3.4
5	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	72 yds	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	11%	19%	+13.9
6	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	72 yds	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	10%	26%	−8.6
7	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	72 yds	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	4%	38%	−3.6
8	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	72 yds	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	10%	24%	+3.5
9	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	71 yds	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	5%	35%	−0.7
10	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	69 yds	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	8%	17%	−5.1
11	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	68 yds	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	7%	28%	+6.2
12	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	68 yds	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	6%	18%	+2.2
13	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	68 yds	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	2%	36%	+1.6
14	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	67 yds	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	7%	46%	−7.9
15	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	66 yds	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	6%	29%	−1.8
16	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	66 yds	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	7%	29%	−6.6
17	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	66 yds	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	9%	12%	−1.7
18	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	65 yds	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	4%	41%	−7.1
19	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	65 yds	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	2%	28%	+1.7
20	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	65 yds	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	7%	32%	−9.6
21	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	64 yds	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	12%	36%	+14.0
22	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	64 yds	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	4%	31%	−6.7
23	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	64 yds	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	4%	25%	+0.1
24	Brad Wing	New York Giants	63 yds	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	9%	17%	+9.9
25	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	63 yds	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	5%	23%	+7.1
26	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	62 yds	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	4%	18%	−11.4
27	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	62 yds	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	0%	25%	−10.9
28	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	61 yds	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	8%	14%	−5.7
29	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	59 yds	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	5%	29%	−22.2
30	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	59 yds	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	7%	41%	+19.3
31	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	59 yds	13	46.1	39.7	2	15%	0%	25%	−3.3
32	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	58 yds	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	4%	11%	−13.9
33	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	57 yds	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	7%	26%	+15.0
34	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	56 yds	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	6%	17%	+3.1
35	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	55 yds	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	6%	53%	−3.2
36	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	54 yds	4	45.0	29.8	0	0%	50%	0%	−2.6
37	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	47 yds	2	33.0	33.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.6
38	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	36 yds	2	33.5	33.5	0	0%	0%	100%	−0.7

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