Shane Lechler

Las Vegas Raiders 142nd pick

P ·

Texas A&M · 2001–2014

286

Games

Pass Yards

Pass TD

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2000

Round

Round 5

Pick

142nd overall

Team

Las Vegas Raiders

Position

College

Texas A&M

Shane Lechler Career Stats

7× Pro Bowl selection, 6× first-team All-Pro.
Ranks 9th in the 2000 draft class in passing yards (49).

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast
2000	OAK	16	0	0
2001	OAK	16	2	0
2002	OAK	14	3	0
2003	OAK	16	2	0
2004	OAK	16	0	0
2005	OAK	16	0	0
2006	OAK	16	3	0
2007	OAK	16	1	0
2008	OAK	16	1	0
2009	OAK	16	0	0
2010	OAK	16	1	0
2011	OAK	16	1	0
2012	OAK	16	1	0
2013	HOU	16	2	0
2014	HOU	16	0	0
2015	HOU	16	0	0
2016	HOU	16	1	1
2017	HOU	16	1	1
Career		286	19	2

Kicking

Season	Team	G	FGA	XPM	XPA
2000	OAK	16	1	7	7
2001	OAK	16	0	0	0
2002	OAK	14	0	0	0
2003	OAK	16	0	0	0
2004	OAK	16	0	0	0
2005	OAK	16	0	0	0
2006	OAK	16	0	0	0
2007	OAK	16	0	0	0
2008	OAK	16	0	0	0
2009	OAK	16	0	0	0
2010	OAK	16	0	0	0
2011	OAK	16	0	0	0
2012	OAK	16	0	0	0
2013	HOU	16	0	0	0
2014	HOU	16	0	0	0
2015	HOU	16	0	0	0
2016	HOU	16	0	0	0
2017	HOU	16	0	0	0
Career		286	1	7	7

Punting

Season	Team	G	Punts	Yds	In 20	Long
2000	OAK	16	65	2,984	24	69
2001	OAK	16	73	3,375	23	65
2002	OAK	14	53	2,190	18	70
2003	OAK	16	96	4,442	27	73
2004	OAK	16	73	3,409	22	67
2005	OAK	16	82	3,724	26	64
2006	OAK	16	77	3,660	19	67
2007	OAK	16	73	3,585	25	70
2008	OAK	16	90	4,383	33	70
2009	OAK	16	96	4,909	30	70
2010	OAK	16	77	3,627	27	68
2011	OAK	16	78	3,895	27	80
2012	OAK	16	81	3,826	21	68
2013	HOU	16	88	4,128	34	65
2014	HOU	16	83	3,847	27	71
2015	HOU	16	95	4,497	24	64
2016	HOU	16	72	3,423	30	62
2017	HOU	16	92	4,507	32	68
Career		286	1,444	68,411	469	80

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Shane Lechler is a former punter out of Texas A&M, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 142nd overall pick (round 5) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played 286 regular-season games from 2000 to 2017, with the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans. He was named to 7 Pro Bowls.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	1D
2001	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	LV	3	1	3	35	1	1
2012	LV	2	1	1	4	0	0
2014	HOU	1	1	1	10	0	1
2001	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	LV	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	LV	3	1	3	35	1	1
2012	LV	2	1	1	4	0	0
2014	HOU	1	1	1	10	0	1
Career		10	3	5	49	1	2
Career		0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		286	3	5	49	1	—

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
2001	LV	1	1	2	2.0	0	1
2005	LV	1	1	2	2.0	0	0
2007	LV	1	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
2008	LV	1	1	0	0.0	0	1
2011	LV	3	0	0	—	0	0
2012	LV	2	2	0	0.0	0	0
2014	HOU	1	0	0	—	0	0
2001	LV	1	1	2	2.0	0	1
2005	LV	1	1	2	2.0	0	0
2007	LV	1	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
2008	LV	1	1	0	0.0	0	1
2011	LV	3	0	0	—	0	0
2012	LV	2	2	0	0.0	0	0
2014	HOU	1	0	0	—	0	0
Career		10	6	0	0.0	0	2
Career		0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		286	—	0	—	—	—

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-2

Weight

234 lbs

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