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Luke Prestridge

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Luke Prestridge
No. 11, 17
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1956-09-17) September 17, 1956 (age 68)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Sharpstown (Houston, Texas)
College:Baylor
NFL draft:1979 / round: 7 / pick: 188
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:421
Punt 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. Through the 2018 NFL season, it remained the fourth longest punt in the NFL Super Bowl era.[citation needed]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Punting
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

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Year Team Punting
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

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