Bow before your gods of football.

Behold the Pyramid of Punters – the greatest who ever played the game.

The rules of the pyramid are simple. There is one spot at the very top, four spots on the second level, and five spots on the third. If you are on the second level, you are tied for second place; same goes for the third.

Players on each level are ordered chronologically.

THE PUNTERS

#1

Shane Lechler (2000-17)

Texas A&M University
2000 Draft Pick #142 (Round 5)
Oakland Raiders (2000-12)
Houston Texans (2013-17)
7x Pro Bowl
6x All Pro #1
3x All Pro #2
4x Punting Yards Leader
2000s All Decade Team
2010s All Decade Team
286 Career Reg. Games
1,444 Career Reg. Punts
68,676 Career Reg. Punting Yards
47.6 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt

#2

Sammy Baugh | Yale Lary | Ray Guy | Sean Landeta

Sammy Baugh (1937-52)
(“Slingin’ Sammy”)
TCU
1937 Draft Pick #6 (Round 1)
Washington Redskins
2x NFL Champion
6x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
4x All Pro #2
4x Passing Yards Leader
2x Passing Touchdowns Leader
3x Passer Rating Leader
8x Completion Percentage Leader
1x Punting Yards Leader
5x Average Punting Yards Leader
1x Interceptions Leader
1940s All Decade Team
167 Career Reg. Games
338 Career Reg. Punts
15,245 Career Reg. Punting Yards
45.1 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Yale Lary (1952-64)
Texas A&M University
1952 Draft Pick #34 (Round 3)
Detroit Lions
3x NFL Champion
9x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
1950s All Decade Team
133 Career Reg. Games
503 Career Reg. Punts
22,279 Career Reg. Punting Yards
44.3 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Ray Guy (1973-86)
University of Southern Mississippi
1973 Draft Pick #23 (Round 1)
Oakland Raiders (1973-81)
Los Angeles Raiders (1982-86)
3x Super Bowl Champion
7x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro #1
1x All Pro #2
1970s All Decade Team
207 Career Reg. Games
1,049 Career Reg. Punts
44,493 Career Reg. Punting Yards
42.4 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Sean Landeta (1985-2005)
Towson University
Undrafted
New York Giants (1985-93)
Los Angeles Rams (1993-94)
St. Louis Rams (1995-96, 2003-04)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997)
Green Bay Packers (1998)
Philadelphia Eagles (1999-2002, 2005)
2x Super Bowl Champion
2x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro
1980s All Decade Team
1990s All Decade Team
284 Career Reg. Games
1,401 Career Reg. Punts
60,707 Career Reg. Punting Yards
43.3 Career Reg. Yards per Punt

#3

Don Chandler | Jerrel Wilson | Jeff Feagles | Andy Lee | Johnny Hekker

Don Chandler (1956-67)
(“Babe”)
University of Florida
1956 Draft Pick #57 (Round 5)
New York Giants (1956-64)
Green Bay Packers (1965-67)
4x NFL Champion
2x Super Bowl Champion
1x Pro Bowl
1x Scoring Leader
1960s All Decade Team
154 Career Reg. Games
660 Career Reg. Punts
28,678 Career Reg. Punting Yards
43.5 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Jerrel Wilson (1963-78)
(“Thunderfoot”)
University of Southern Mississippi
1963 Draft Pick #88 (AFL); 1963 Draft Pick #225 (NFL)
Kansas City Chiefs (1963-77)
New England Patriots (1978)
2x AFL Champion
1x NFL Champion
3x Pro Bowl
2x Punting Yards Leader
1970s All Decade Team
217 Career Reg. Games
1,072 Career Reg. Punts
46,139 Career Reg. Punting Yards
43.0 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Jeff Feagles (1988-2009)
(“Old Man Rivers”)
University of Miami
Undrafted
New England Patriots (1988-89)
Philadelphia Eagles (1990-93)
Arizona Cardinals (1994-97)
Seattle Seahawks (1998-2002)
New York Giants (1993-09)
1x Super Bowl Champion
2x Pro Bowl
352 Career Reg. Games
1,713 Career Reg. Punts
71,211 Career Reg. Punting Yards
41.6 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Andy Lee (2004-22)
University of Pittsburgh
2004 Draft Pick #188 (Round 6)
San Francisco 49ers (2004-14)
Cleveland Browns (2016)
Carolina Panthers (2016)
Arizona Cardinals (2017-22)
3x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro #1
1x All Pro #2
3x Punting Yards Leader
297 Career Reg. Games
1,466 Career Reg. Punts
68,405 Career Reg. Punting Yards
46.7 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt
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Johnny Hekker (2012-Present)
(“Johnny Oh-my-heck-er”)
Oregon State University
Undrafted
St. Louis Rams (2012-15)
Los Angeles Rams (2016-21)
Carolina Panthers (2022-Present)
1x Super Bowl Champion
4x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
2010s All Decade Team
192 Career Reg. Games…
875 Career Reg. Punts…
41,020 Career Reg. Punting Yards…
46.9 Career Reg. Avg. Yards per Punt…