2019 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 2019, Lac Edwards (3991) led NFL punters in punting yards, ahead of Tress Way (3919) and Brett Kern (3672). 40 punters qualify.

Final 2019 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Lac Edwards	New York Jets	3991	87	45.9	41.6	28	32%	3%	15%	+12.9
2	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	3919	79	49.6	44.1	30	38%	5%	24%	+8.2
3	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	3672	78	47.1	43.1	37	47%	3%	24%	+8.4
4	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	3638	81	44.9	41.3	36	44%	7%	22%	+11.4
5	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	3586	81	44.8	40.7	26	32%	3%	33%	−5.5
6	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	3507	75	46.8	44.5	25	33%	3%	35%	+16.3
7	Colby Wadman	Denver Broncos	3464	78	44.4	39.4	29	37%	5%	27%	−8.2
8	Michael Palardy	Carolina Panthers	3452	75	46.0	38.7	25	33%	4%	21%	−7.9
9	Sam Martin	Detroit Lions	3445	76	45.3	41.8	31	41%	9%	29%	−1.0
10	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	3394	75	45.3	42.1	30	40%	7%	40%	+12.2
11	J.K. Scott	Green Bay Packers	3386	77	44.0	39.9	29	38%	5%	32%	−6.7
12	Jordan Berry	Pittsburgh Steelers	3368	74	45.5	40.9	24	32%	5%	32%	−3.1
13	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	3341	74	45.1	40.9	34	46%	7%	24%	+9.1
14	Corey Bojorquez	Buffalo Bills	3313	80	41.9	37.7	34	43%	9%	33%	−13.6
15	Cameron Johnston	Philadelphia Eagles	3292	71	46.4	42.3	28	39%	6%	27%	+5.6
16	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	3178	71	46.1	42.3	29	41%	3%	25%	+0.2
17	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	3128	67	47.4	42.4	22	33%	8%	21%	+8.4
18	Matt Haack	Miami Dolphins	3105	69	45.0	41.1	23	33%	3%	29%	+4.9
19	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	3081	67	46.0	39.4	33	49%	9%	30%	−5.7
20	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	2913	64	46.2	41.3	28	44%	10%	29%	+0.6
21	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	2913	62	47.8	41.2	21	34%	7%	25%	−7.1
22	Britton Colquitt	Minnesota Vikings	2802	62	45.2	42.6	24	39%	0%	39%	−10.6
23	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints	2770	60	46.2	43.1	29	48%	2%	35%	−0.6
24	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	2619	59	44.4	41.2	22	37%	2%	25%	+1.8
25	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2464	57	43.2	38.3	19	33%	5%	32%	−7.3
26	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	2333	52	44.9	41.6	23	44%	4%	25%	+11.4
27	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	2256	48	47.0	40.9	17	35%	4%	17%	+0.4
28	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs	2126	49	44.3	40.3	21	43%	6%	29%	−6.0
29	Bryan Anger	Houston Texans	2094	45	46.5	44.5	24	53%	4%	36%	+5.6
30	Chris Jones	Dallas Cowboys	2079	51	41.6	37.0	18	35%	4%	36%	−20.6
31	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	1855	41	46.4	39.8	21	51%	10%	25%	−7.9
32	Ryan Allen	Atlanta Falcons	1172	28	41.9	37.5	14	50%	11%	29%	+0.4
33	Trevor Daniel	Houston Texans	479	11	43.5	40.9	2	18%	0%	27%	−3.0
34	Matt Bosher	Atlanta Falcons	377	10	41.9	36.7	2	20%	0%	78%	−5.4
35	Kasey Redfern	Atlanta Falcons	371	9	41.2	36.9	3	33%	0%	33%	−3.1
36	Ryan Winslow	Arizona Cardinals	291	6	48.5	44.2	2	33%	17%	0%	+1.3
37	Matt Wile	Atlanta Falcons	290	6	48.3	44.7	3	50%	0%	0%	+7.6
38	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona Cardinals	84	2	42.0	42.0	0	0%	0%	50%	−0.9
39	Austin Seibert	Cleveland Browns	37	1	37.0	37.0	1	100%	0%	0%	+0.7
40	Ka'imi Fairbairn	Houston Texans	26	1	26.0	26.0	1	100%	0%	0%	−0.5

All 2019 NFL punter rankings

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