The American’s best punters since 2004

James Smith has the most punting yards of the 92 punters who played in the American since 2004, 10,245 in 49 games. Riley Riethman is 2nd with 10,037. Dante Atton is 10th, with 8,402; 62 more passes Dalton Parks for 9th.

Compare James Smith with Riley Riethman in punting yards · side by side

The American’s best punters since 2004

Place	Player	punting yards	punts	yards per punt
1	James Smith2017 – 2020 · 49 games	10,245	235	43.6
2	Riley Riethman2021 – 2024 · 48 games	10,037	226	44.4
3	Dane Roy2016 – 2019 · 47 games	9,874	231	42.7
4	Caleb Houston2013 – 2016 · 50 games	9,826	234	42.0
5	Alex Starzyk2014 – 2017 · 52 games	9,729	243	40.0
6	Ryan Wright2018 – 2021 · 46 games	8,909	200	44.5
7	Justin Wain2014 – 2016 · 36 games	8,751	223	39.2
8	Jonn Young2018 – 2021 · 42 games	8,547	207	41.3
9	Dalton Parks2014 – 2016 · 37 games	8,463	203	41.7
›10	Dante Atton2023 – 2026 · still playing	8,402	205	41.0
	+1,059 this season · passes Dalton Parks for 9th in 1 game at his pace
11	Andrew Stokes2021 – 2024 · 43 games	8,277	197	42.0
12	Jamie Sackville2016 – 2019 · 39 games	8,065	202	39.9
13	Trent Schneider2018 – 2020 · 33 games	7,765	177	43.9
14	Thomas Bennett2017 – 2019 · 36 games	7,676	175	43.9
15	Andrew Osteen2019 – 2022 · 39 games	7,560	180	42.0
16	Angus Davies2023 – 2025 · 36 games	7,488	173	43.3
17	Lachlan Wilson2020 – 2022 · 34 games	7,132	161	44.3
18	Luke Larsen2020 – 2024 · 42 games	7,099	174	40.8
19	Worth Gregory2014 – 2016 · 37 games	6,878	160	43.0
20	Adam Barry2019 – 2021 · 32 games	6,747	165	40.9
21	Sam Geraci2014 – 2016 · 36 games	6,684	161	41.5
22	Adam Williams2018 – 2020 · 38 games	6,259	144	43.5
›23	Caile Hogan2024 – 2026 · still playing	6,002	140	42.9
	+1,278 this season
24	Laine Wilkins2020 – 2022 · 34 games	5,799	137	42.3
25	Logan Lupo2023 – 2025 · 36 games	5,727	129	44.4

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