Luke Prestridge

Punts	421
Punting yards	17,638
Longest punt	89
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Luke Prestridge
No. 11, 17
Position	Punter
Personal information
Born	September 17, 1956; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Sharpstown (Houston, Texas)
College	Baylor
NFL draft	1979: 7th round, 188th overall pick
Career history
	Denver Broncos (1979–1983); New England Patriots (1984);
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-Pro (1982); Pro Bowl (1982);
Career NFL statistics
Punts
Punts	421
Punting yards	17,638
Longest punt	89
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Luke Prestridge (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos (1979–1983) and the New England Patriots (1984). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1982 season as a member of the Denver Broncos. He played high school football at Sharpstown High School in Houston and college football at Baylor University.^[1]

As of 2017's NFL off-season, Luke Prestridge held at the Broncos franchise records for punts in a game (12; tied with 2 others), and career post-season yards per punt (45.7). In a 1984 game in Week 8 between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, Prestridge booted an 89-yard punt, which at the time tied an NFL record for longest punt.^[2] Through the 2018 NFL season, it remained the fourth longest punt in the NFL Super Bowl era.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1979	DEN	16	89	3,555	2,935	63	39.9	33.0	0	17	7
1980	DEN	16	70	3,075	2,512	57	43.9	35.9	0	10	6
1981	DEN	16	86	3,478	2,990	67	40.4	34.8	0	20	5
1982	DEN	9	45	2,026	1,699	65	45.0	37.8	0	14	5
1983	DEN	16	87	3,620	2,956	60	41.6	34.0	0	19	7
1984	NWE	9	44	1,884	1,556	89	42.8	35.4	0	8	5
Career		82	421	17,638	14,648	89	41.9	34.8	0	88	35

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1979	DEN	1	6	266	224	52	44.3	37.3	0	3	0
1983	DEN	1	4	191	133	49	47.8	33.3	0	0	0
Career		2	10	457	357	52	45.7	35.7	0	3	0

References

↑ "Luke Prestridge". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
↑ "Door swings both ways". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Luke Prestridge". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[2] "Door swings both ways". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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