2017 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 2017, Shane Lechler (4507) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Lac Edwards (4378) and Brad Wing (4189). 37 punters qualify.

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

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Shane Lechler	Houston Texans	4507	92	49.0	41.3	32	35%	5%	24%	−1.2
2	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	4378	94	46.6	40.5	33	35%	4%	24%	−10.4
3	Brad Wing	New York Giants	4189	97	44.1	36.7	19	20%	9%	21%	−36.2
4	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	4159	88	47.3	39.7	29	33%	9%	15%	−5.7
5	Jon Ryan	Seattle Seahawks	4141	92	45.0	38.8	29	32%	7%	21%	−4.3
6	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	4101	89	46.6	40.8	32	36%	3%	26%	−12.1
7	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	4087	87	47.0	39.7	27	31%	7%	17%	+2.3
8	Brad Nortman	Jacksonville Jaguars	3835	88	44.1	38.9	29	33%	10%	29%	−10.8
9	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	3811	81	47.6	40.6	24	30%	3%	16%	−6.3
10	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	3794	83	45.7	39.0	33	40%	7%	31%	−12.4
11	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	3765	85	44.8	40.3	40	47%	4%	21%	+0.7
12	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	3764	85	44.8	42.6	28	33%	4%	32%	+12.6
13	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	3728	75	49.7	44.6	28	37%	7%	12%	+15.6
14	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	3695	83	44.5	40.7	30	36%	6%	24%	+7.8
15	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	3558	74	48.1	41.3	27	36%	12%	8%	+2.8
16	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	3529	79	44.7	40.5	28	35%	8%	20%	+6.3
17	Riley Dixon	Denver Broncos	3331	75	45.6	40.2	23	31%	4%	32%	−10.1
18	Marquette King	Las Vegas Raiders	3270	69	47.4	42.7	28	41%	9%	22%	+22.4
19	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	3269	71	46.0	42.4	25	35%	6%	30%	+1.3
20	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	3255	75	43.4	41.2	31	41%	1%	31%	+7.6
21	Justin Vogel	Green Bay Packers	3155	71	44.4	41.6	19	27%	3%	34%	−3.4
22	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	3113	65	47.9	44.3	30	46%	6%	18%	+11.3
23	Donnie Jones	Philadelphia Eagles	3033	68	45.3	40.6	21	31%	7%	21%	+0.2
24	Ryan Quigley	Minnesota Vikings	2994	71	42.2	39.2	29	41%	0%	46%	−7.1
25	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	2936	65	45.2	41.1	29	45%	8%	34%	+11.6
26	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	2908	66	44.1	41.4	34	52%	8%	30%	+14.2
27	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2857	66	44.0	39.5	24	36%	8%	32%	+8.9
28	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	2822	60	47.0	42.2	26	43%	3%	30%	−0.7
29	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	2763	64	43.2	39.8	26	41%	3%	38%	−1.7
30	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	2515	58	43.4	40.5	24	41%	5%	24%	+7.8
31	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2379	53	44.9	40.8	19	36%	4%	42%	−4.8
32	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	1779	41	43.4	37.6	13	32%	15%	29%	−9.4
33	Jeff Locke	Detroit Lions	1222	27	45.3	42.2	11	41%	0%	41%	−3.6
34	Matt Prater	Detroit Lions	139	4	34.8	34.8	1	25%	0%	50%	−2.2
35	Kasey Redfern	Detroit Lions	50	1	50.0	50.0	0	0%	0%	0%	+0.4
36	Brandon McManus	Denver Broncos	26	1	26.0	26.0	1	100%	0%	0%	−0.8
37	Zane Gonzalez	Cleveland Browns	16	1	16.0	16.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−2.0

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