2018 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 2018, Andy Lee (4568) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Matt Haack (3884) and Logan Cooke (3872). 38 punters qualify.

Final 2018 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	4568	94	48.6	42.6	32	34%	7%	26%	+4.4
2	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	3884	88	44.6	38.4	35	40%	7%	29%	+4.8
3	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	3872	86	45.0	41.3	37	43%	8%	21%	+12.0
4	Britton Colquitt	Cleveland Browns	3767	85	45.4	38.2	32	38%	7%	27%	−8.8
5	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	3763	82	45.9	40.8	23	28%	6%	18%	−1.8
6	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3759	79	48.2	42.5	28	35%	6%	13%	+7.6
7	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	3581	79	45.3	41.5	41	52%	0%	33%	+11.1
8	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	3483	75	47.1	41.7	39	52%	4%	22%	+11.5
9	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	3310	74	44.7	39.2	32	43%	5%	34%	−9.1
10	Matt Wile	Minnesota Vikings	3255	73	45.2	41.5	27	37%	3%	26%	+4.9
11	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	3237	74	43.7	39.1	36	49%	7%	31%	+8.3
12	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	3226	71	45.4	41.5	20	28%	7%	23%	+10.0
13	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	3176	72	44.7	38.8	19	26%	13%	38%	−5.4
14	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3119	72	43.9	39.4	29	40%	4%	34%	−0.2
15	Johnny Townsend	Las Vegas Raiders	3022	70	43.2	38.3	17	24%	7%	31%	−9.9
16	Bradley Pinion	San Francisco 49ers	2973	69	43.7	39.1	22	32%	6%	41%	−2.6
17	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	2937	61	48.1	42.7	24	39%	11%	26%	+12.1
18	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	2905	65	44.7	37.9	22	34%	11%	28%	0.0
19	Ryan Allen	New England Patriots	2885	64	45.1	39.5	21	33%	8%	13%	−5.1
20	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	2842	61	47.4	39.8	27	44%	8%	17%	+0.7
21	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	2791	63	45.0	39.7	28	44%	11%	32%	−4.5
22	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	2759	61	45.2	41.0	24	39%	7%	39%	+11.9
23	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	2753	63	43.7	38.8	28	44%	6%	40%	−6.8
24	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	2729	62	45.5	40.1	22	35%	5%	35%	−7.3
25	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	2670	60	44.5	39.6	17	28%	3%	27%	−14.1
26	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2629	57	46.1	42.7	24	42%	9%	32%	+6.6
27	Bryan Anger	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2567	58	45.0	38.9	15	26%	7%	28%	+3.0
28	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	2028	46	45.1	39.4	22	48%	9%	20%	−6.7
29	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	2021	45	44.9	40.5	21	47%	11%	27%	+11.9
30	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	1996	43	46.4	43.2	15	35%	9%	35%	−2.7
31	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	1992	43	46.3	43.0	21	49%	5%	16%	+3.8
32	Donnie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers	1990	47	42.3	38.0	15	32%	6%	28%	−4.0
33	Marquette King	Denver Broncos	881	20	44.0	39.7	7	35%	5%	10%	−1.8
34	Matt Darr	Buffalo Bills	809	20	40.5	36.3	5	25%	5%	25%	−4.9
35	Colton Schmidt	Buffalo Bills	676	16	42.3	33.8	4	25%	13%	25%	−5.6
36	Drew Kaser	Los Angeles Chargers	629	14	48.4	35.4	5	36%	8%	15%	−11.4
37	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	1	27.0	9.0	0	0%	0%	0%	−1.3
38	Caleb Sturgis	Los Angeles Chargers	24	1	24.0	24.0	1	100%	0%	0%	−0.4

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