2017 NFL Net Average in Wind Leaders

Net average counting only punts in outdoor games with a wind of 10 miles per hour or more. A headwind shortens a punt and a crosswind pushes it toward the sideline, so these are the hardest punts to place.

Wind is the game's reported speed, not the exact conditions on each kick. Only punters with enough windy-game punts are ranked. In 2017, Michael Palardy (46.6) led NFL punters in net average in wind, ahead of Johnny Hekker (44.0) and Brett Kern (42.4). 26 punters qualify (minimum 10 punts in wind (10+ mph)). The median qualified punter had 39.5.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Net (wind)	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	46.6	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	6%	30%	+1.3
2	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	44.0	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	6%	18%	+11.3
3	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	42.4	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	7%	12%	+15.6
4	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	41.2	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	1%	31%	+7.6
5	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	41.2	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	3%	34%	−3.4
6	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	40.7	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	8%	30%	+14.2
7	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	40.6	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	7%	21%	+0.2
8	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	40.4	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	4%	32%	−10.1
9	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	40.3	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	8%	20%	+6.3
10	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	40.0	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	8%	34%	+11.6
11	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	39.7	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	7%	17%	+2.3
12	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	39.7	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	6%	24%	+7.8
13	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	39.5	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	3%	38%	−1.7
14	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	39.5	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	8%	32%	+8.9
15	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	39.3	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	4%	24%	−10.4
16	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	39.2	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	3%	26%	−12.1
17	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	39.1	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	3%	16%	−6.3
18	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	39.1	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	9%	22%	+22.4
19	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	39.1	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	5%	24%	+7.8
20	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	39.0	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	7%	31%	−12.4
21	Brad Wing	New York Giants	38.0	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	9%	21%	−36.2
22	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	37.9	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	7%	21%	−4.3
23	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	37.7	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	4%	21%	+0.7
24	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	36.9	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	10%	29%	−10.8
25	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	36.9	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	0%	46%	−7.1
26	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	33.1	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	9%	15%	−5.7

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