2016 NFL Punting Yards Leaders

Total gross yards from the line of scrimmage to where each punt was caught or came to rest, before returns.

Volume stat: more punts means more yards. In 2016, Johnny Hekker (4680) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Bradley Pinion (4402) and Brad Wing (4297). 38 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	4680	98	47.8	46.0	51	52%	1%	41%	+32.5
2	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	4402	100	44.0	39.8	28	28%	4%	41%	−7.1
3	Brad Wing	New York Giants	4297	93	46.2	40.9	28	30%	9%	17%	+9.9
4	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	4068	89	45.7	41.3	28	31%	7%	28%	+6.2
5	Matt Darr	Miami Dolphins	3991	90	44.3	39.9	32	36%	6%	29%	−1.8
6	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	3937	81	48.6	41.4	34	42%	11%	19%	+13.9
7	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	3761	83	45.3	40.3	22	27%	2%	28%	+1.7
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	3665	80	45.8	39.9	37	46%	6%	18%	+2.2
9	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3613	78	46.3	39.5	23	29%	10%	26%	−8.6
10	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	3589	77	46.6	39.5	27	35%	10%	25%	+1.4
11	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	3427	76	45.1	40.7	38	50%	12%	36%	+14.0
12	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	3423	72	47.5	40.1	30	42%	4%	18%	−11.4
13	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	3402	77	44.2	38.6	32	42%	5%	35%	−0.7
14	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	3236	76	43.1	37.3	24	32%	5%	29%	−22.2
15	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	3217	72	44.7	41.4	23	32%	7%	26%	+15.0
16	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3215	70	45.9	42.7	37	53%	7%	41%	+19.3
17	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	3183	75	42.4	38.1	20	27%	4%	11%	−13.9
18	Jeff Locke	Minnesota Vikings	3155	74	42.6	39.0	34	46%	4%	38%	−3.6
19	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	3126	72	44.0	39.3	26	36%	4%	31%	−6.7
20	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	3100	69	45.6	40.2	25	36%	4%	25%	+0.1
21	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	3010	62	48.5	44.2	23	37%	5%	23%	+7.1
22	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	2994	68	44.0	38.4	24	35%	7%	46%	−7.9
23	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	2888	63	45.8	40.7	21	33%	10%	24%	+3.5
24	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	2751	57	48.3	42.4	22	39%	9%	12%	−1.7
25	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	2731	59	46.3	39.8	18	31%	8%	17%	−5.1
26	Pat McAfee	Indianapolis Colts	2711	56	49.3	42.7	19	34%	16%	31%	+3.4
27	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	2661	59	45.9	40.5	25	42%	7%	29%	−6.6
28	Jacob Schum	Green Bay Packers	2420	56	43.2	39.1	19	34%	7%	32%	−9.6
29	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	2209	49	45.1	38.9	15	31%	8%	14%	−5.7
30	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2060	44	46.8	41.6	21	48%	2%	36%	+1.6
31	Andy Lee	Carolina Panthers	1769	36	49.1	40.4	18	50%	11%	19%	+1.4
32	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	1531	36	42.5	37.9	13	36%	6%	17%	+3.1
33	Ryan Quigley	Arizona Cardinals	1416	35	41.6	37.2	13	37%	6%	53%	−3.2
34	Drew Butler	Arizona Cardinals	1350	32	42.2	35.6	10	31%	0%	25%	−10.9
35	Matt Wile	Arizona Cardinals	553	13	46.1	39.7	2	15%	0%	25%	−3.3
36	Graham Gano	Carolina Panthers	180	4	45.0	29.8	0	0%	50%	0%	−2.6
37	Matt Bryant	Atlanta Falcons	67	2	33.5	33.5	0	0%	0%	100%	−0.7
38	Chandler Catanzaro	Arizona Cardinals	66	2	33.0	33.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.6

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