highest net yards per punt in a single season

Ben Roethlisberger has the most net passing yards per punt in a season, with 4,963 in 2018.

Interpreted as:
highest net yards per punt by a player in a single season
NAMENET/PUNTNETPUNTSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,963
4,963
1
2018
16
452
675
67.0
5,129
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,087
4,087
1
2013
16
380
628
60.5
4,343
6.9
271.4
25
11
87.3
4.0
1.8
40
256
3Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
3,979
3,979
1
2013
16
375
584
64.2
4,261
7.3
266.3
28
14
92.0
4.8
2.4
42
282
4Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
3,765
3,765
1
1986
16
273
469
58.2
3,959
8.4
247.4
24
17
87.7
5.1
3.6
26
194
5Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
3,474
3,474
1
2008
16
327
516
63.4
3,693
7.2
230.8
21
11
89.4
4.1
2.1
47
219
6Tom Brady
T. Brady
3,401
3,401
1
2003
16
317
527
60.2
3,620
6.9
226.3
23
12
85.9
4.4
2.3
32
219
7Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
3,327
3,327
1
1988
16
223
388
57.5
3,572
9.2
223.3
28
14
97.4
7.2
3.6
30
245
8John Elway
J. Elway
3,215
3,215
1
1990
16
294
502
58.6
3,526
7.0
220.4
15
14
78.5
3.0
2.8
43
311
9Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
3,180
3,180
1
2006
16
313
485
64.5
3,352
6.9
209.5
17
16
82.6
3.5
3.3
30
172
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
3,083
3,083
1
2012
13
284
449
63.3
3,265
7.3
251.2
26
8
97.0
5.8
1.8
30
182
11John Elway
J. Elway
3,060
3,060
1
1987
12
224
410
54.6
3,198
7.8
266.5
19
12
83.4
4.6
2.9
20
138
12Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
2,980
2,980
1
2010
12
240
389
61.7
3,200
8.2
266.7
17
5
97.0
4.4
1.3
32
220
13John Elway
J. Elway
2,948
2,948
1
1991
16
242
451
53.7
3,253
7.2
203.3
13
12
75.4
2.9
2.7
45
305
14Danny White
D. White
2,900
2,900
1
1985
14
267
450
59.3
3,157
7.0
225.5
21
17
80.6
4.7
3.8
30
257
15Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
2,896
2,896
1
1994
14
265
490
54.1
3,229
6.6
230.6
16
13
74.4
3.3
2.7
43
333
16John Elway
J. Elway
2,753
2,753
1
1989
15
223
416
53.6
3,051
7.3
203.4
18
18
73.7
4.3
4.3
35
298
17Dave Brown
D. Brown
2,608
2,608
1
1995
16
254
456
55.7
2,814
6.2
175.9
11
10
73.1
2.4
2.2
44
206
18Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
2,593
2,593
1
1990
16
226
411
55.0
2,855
6.9
178.4
13
10
77.3
3.2
2.4
34
262
19Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
2,349
2,349
1
1998
16
252
458
55.0
2,560
5.6
160.0
11
18
62.9
2.4
3.9
33
211
20John Hadl
J. Hadl
2,061
2,061
1
1970
14
162
327
49.5
2,388
7.3
170.6
22
15
77.1
6.7
4.6
42
327
21Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
1,918
1,918
1
1983
14
175
295
59.3
2,184
7.4
156.0
12
13
77.6
4.1
4.4
42
266
22Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
1,556
3,112
2
1987
12
240
440
54.5
3,321
7.5
276.8
16
19
73.1
3.6
4.3
26
209
23Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
1,460
1,460
1
1985
11
167
301
55.5
1,774
5.9
161.3
8
16
59.6
2.7
5.3
37
314
24Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
1,305
1,305
1
1982
8
120
210
57.1
1,501
7.1
187.6
9
7
79.9
4.3
3.3
27
196
25Kyle Boller
K. Boller
1,168
1,168
1
2003
11
116
224
51.8
1,260
5.6
114.5
7
9
62.4
3.1
4.0
17
92
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