2017 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 2017, Shane Lechler (49) led NFL punters in punts of 50+ yards, ahead of Brett Kern (41) and Pat O'Donnell (40). 34 punters qualify.

Final 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	50+	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	49	92	49.0	41.3	32	35%	5%	24%	−1.2
2	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	41	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	7%	12%	+15.6
3	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	40	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	7%	17%	+2.3
4	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	38	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	3%	16%	−6.3
5	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	36	74	48.1	41.3	27	36%	12%	8%	+2.8
6	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	36	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	7%	31%	−12.4
7	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	36	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	9%	15%	−5.7
8	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	36	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	3%	26%	−12.1
9	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	36	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	4%	24%	−10.4
10	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	31	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	9%	22%	+22.4
11	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	30	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	7%	21%	−4.3
12	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	29	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	6%	30%	+1.3
13	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	28	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	4%	21%	+0.7
14	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	28	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	10%	29%	−10.8
15	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	26	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	8%	34%	+11.6
16	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	25	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	6%	18%	+11.3
17	Brad Wing	New York Giants	24	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	9%	21%	−36.2
18	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	23	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	3%	34%	−3.4
19	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	23	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	8%	20%	+6.3
20	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	23	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	6%	24%	+7.8
21	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	21	60	47.0	42.2	26	43%	3%	30%	−0.7
22	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	21	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	8%	32%	+8.9
23	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	20	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	4%	32%	−10.1
24	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	20	85	44.8	42.6	28	33%	4%	32%	+12.6
25	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	19	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	8%	30%	+14.2
26	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	17	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	5%	24%	+7.8
27	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	3%	38%	−1.7
28	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	17	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	7%	21%	+0.2
29	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	16	53	44.9	40.8	19	36%	4%	42%	−4.8
30	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	16	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	1%	31%	+7.6
31	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	14	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	0%	46%	−7.1
32	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	11	41	43.4	37.6	13	32%	15%	29%	−9.4
33	Jeff Locke	Detroit Lions	5	27	45.3	42.2	11	41%	0%	41%	−3.6
34	Kasey Redfern	Detroit Lions	1	1	50.0	50.0	0	0%	0%	0%	+0.4

All 2017 NFL punter rankings

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