| Luke Prestridge | |
| Number: | 11, 17 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | September 17, 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 235 |
| High School: | Sharpstown (Houston, Texas) |
| College: | Baylor |
| Draftyear: | 1979 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 188 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 421 |
| Statlabel2: | Punt yards |
| Statvalue2: | 17,638 |
| Statlabel3: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue3: | 89 |
| Pfr: | PresLu20 |
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]
'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.
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Led the league | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| DEN | 16 | 89 | 3,555 | 2,935 | 63 | 39.9 | 33.0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| DEN | 16 | 70 | 3,075 | 2,512 | 57 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| DEN | 16 | 86 | 3,478 | 2,990 | 67 | 40.4 | 34.8 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| DEN | 9 | 45 | 2,026 | 1,699 | 65 | 45.0 | 37.8 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| DEN | 16 | 87 | 3,620 | 2,956 | 60 | 41.6 | 34.0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Year | Team | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punts | ||||||||||||
| DEN | 1 | 6 | 266 | 224 | 52 | 44.3 | 37.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||