Chicago Bears Net Punting Average Leaders

Career totals with the Bears and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 5: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Seasons before 1922 are not in the source. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics.

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Pat O'Donnell holds the Bears career record with 39.4 net punting average. The single-season record is 41.6, by Tory Taylor in 2024.

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 0.75 field goal attempts per team game, or 2.5 punts per team game on the punting boards with the club, a career 100+ field goal attempts, or 250+ punts on the punting boards with the club.

All-time Bears leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	NET	G
1	Pat O'Donnell	2014–2021	39.4	127
2	Brad Maynard	2001–2010	36.9	159

Single-season Bears records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	NET	G
1	Tory Taylor	2024	41.6	17
2	Pat O'Donnell	2019	41.2	16
3	Trenton Gill	2022	40.9	17
4	Adam Podlesh	2011	40.4	16
5	Tory Taylor	2025	40.4	17
6	Pat O'Donnell	2018	40.3	16
7	Pat O'Donnell	2015	40.3	15
8	Pat O'Donnell	2020	39.5	16
9	Adam Podlesh	2012	39.4	16
10	Pat O'Donnell	2017	39.0	16
11	Brad Maynard	2004	38.7	16
12	Pat O'Donnell	2021	38.5	17
13	Adam Podlesh	2013	38.4	15
14	Pat O'Donnell	2014	38.2	15
15	Trenton Gill	2023	38.0	17
16	Pat O'Donnell	2016	37.9	16
17	Brad Maynard	2006	37.6	16
18	Brad Maynard	2008	37.5	16
19	Brad Maynard	2009	37.4	16
20	Brad Maynard	2007	37.4	15
21	Brad Maynard	2001	37.0	16
22	Brad Maynard	2002	36.5	16
23	Brad Maynard	2005	35.7	16
24	Brad Maynard	2003	35.5	16
25	Todd Sauerbrun	1999	35.4	16