which punter has the highest average in nfl history

AJ Cole has the most career yards per punt by a punter, with 48.7 per punt.

Interpreted as:
Which punter has the highest punt average with a minimum of 250 punts in NFL history?
NAMEAVGPUNTGPYDS
1AJ Cole
AJ Cole
48.7
392
106
19,077
2Jack Fox
J. Fox
48.6
300
90
14,579
3Blake Gillikin
B. Gillikin
48.5
271
65
13,132
4Michael Dickson
M. Dickson
48.2
526
122
25,352
5Tommy Townsend
T. Townsend
47.7
295
88
14,065
6Shane Lechler
S. Lechler
47.6
1,444
286
68,678
7Logan Cooke
L. Cooke
47.5
493
118
23,422
8Corey Bojorquez
C. Bojorquez
47.3
487
113
23,013
9Cameron Johnston
C. Johnston
47.2
454
99
21,440
10Braden Mann
B. Mann
47.2
334
81
15,763
11Bryan Anger
B. Anger
47.0
910
216
42,735
12Tress Way
T. Way
46.9
793
185
37,170
13Johnny Hekker
J. Hekker
46.8
992
218
46,453
14Thomas Morstead
T. Morstead
46.8
977
261
45,689
15Marquette King
M. King
46.7
446
84
20,822
16Brandon Fields
B. Fields
46.7
604
130
28,192
17Andy Lee
A. Lee
46.7
1,466
297
68,405
18Rigoberto Sanchez
R. Sanchez
46.4
447
119
20,763
19Pat McAfee
P. McAfee
46.4
575
127
26,669
20Sam Martin
S. Martin
46.3
771
195
35,692
21Jake Bailey
J. Bailey
46.3
350
98
16,197
22Riley Dixon
R. Dixon
46.0
689
154
31,674
23Brett Kern
B. Kern
45.9
1,006
223
46,136
24Lac Edwards
L. Edwards
45.7
376
74
17,189
25Matt Bosher
M. Bosher
45.7
489
130
22,346
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