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Gridiron football statistic
return and punt return statistics are aggregated. and sometimes they are added to yards from scrimmage to yield all-purpose yards. When kick return yards
Return_yards
interception return yards, career: 1,590, Ed Reed, 2002–2013 Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 30 interceptions): 25.1 (1,331 yards/53 INTS)
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American football player (born 1999)
Laube recorded 687 rush attempts for 6,495 yards and 101 touchdowns while having 64 receptions for 1,234 yards and 14 touchdowns, with five additional touchdowns
Dylan_Laube
National Football League (NFL) kickoff return yards leaders, league record books recognize the kickoff return yard leaders of the American Football League (AFL)
List of NFL annual kickoff return yards leaders
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In American football, a punt can be returned for yards. The number of punt return yards a player makes is a recorded statistic in football games. Statistics
List of NFL annual punt return yards leaders
List_of_NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders
American football player (born 2001)
receptions for 1,751 yards and ten touchdowns, while also adding 207 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, and 350 return yards. After the conclusion
Myles_Price
American football play
interception return, 107 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 23, 2008. Reed also holds the record for the second longest interception return, 106
Interception
American football player (born 1999)
receptions for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also carried the ball 14 times for 75 yards and had 983 return yards and a kickoff return touchdown. Remigio's
Nikko_Remigio
American football player (born 1994)
for 413 yards, leading the league in punt return yards despite missing five games due to injury. As a receiver, he had 17 receptions for 215 yards and two
Kalif_Raymond
American football player (born 1982)
264 Most punt return yards, lifetime: 3,241 yards Most punt return yards, season: 651 yards (2007) Most punt return yards, game: 152 yards, at Arizona Cardinals
Devin_Hester
American football player (born 2002)
194 yards and 26 punt returns for 408 yards, leading the league with 15.7 yards per punt return. He was named First-team All-Pro as a punt returner, and
Marvin_Mims
1997 National Football League championship game
interceptions for 149 return yards and a touchdown. Aided by Martin's 166 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 78-yard touchdown run in the 2nd
Super_Bowl_XXXI
Gridiron football statistical measure
all-purpose yards is a combined total of rushing yards, receiving yards, and all forms of return yards only. Some sources do not specify which types of return yards
All-purpose_yardage
American/Canadian football player who specializes in kick returns
kickoff return (99 yards), punt return yards (90), total return yards (244) and combined net yards (244). Incidentally, his 99-yard kickoff return in the
Return_specialist
American football player (born 1996)
Panthers from Poland in 2021. Turpin led the NFL in kick return yards in 2025 with 1,814 yards, the second most in a season in NFL history. Turpin went
KaVontae_Turpin
American football player (born 1974)
history with at least 10,000 receiving yards and 5,000 return yards. He set the record for all-purpose yards in a single season, which was later broken
Derrick_Mason
American football player (born 2000)
for 363 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned 15 punts for 166 yards and one touchdown and was named a freshman All-American at returner by the
DeMario_Douglas
American football player (born 2002)
receptions for 336 yards and five touchdowns. In his first career start against Fresno State, he posted five receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns
Tory_Horton
American football player (born 2001)
returns for 144 yards and a punt return for 12 yards. In Week 5, Dike had 169 total return yards, highlighted by a 65-yard kick return that kickstarted
Chimere_Dike
kickoff returners based on their career kickoff return yards within 5,000 yards. Brian Mitchell is the all-time leader with 14,014 kickoff return yards over
List of NFL career kickoff return yards leaders
List_of_NFL_career_kickoff_return_yards_leaders
American football player (born 2001)
freshman season in 2020 where he logged 22 rushing yards on five carries along with 76 kick return yards. During the 2021 season, he became one of the nation's
Rasheen_Ali
American football player (born 2004)
rushed nine times for 59 yards, tallying four receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown, while also returning three kickoffs for 80 yards versus Washington. He
Jaydon_Blue
American football player (born 1998)
Dallas amassed a total of 1,599 passing yards, 2,502 rushing yards, 779 receiving yards, 430 return yards and 55 touchdowns. Dallas was considered one
DeeJay_Dallas
American football player (born 1983)
season and made an impact as a kick returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a franchise record. He made his
Josh_Cribbs
American football player (born 1978)
275 yards and one touchdown while also returning 19 kicks for 381 yards. He appeared in nine games in 1999, totaling 50 receptions for 462 yards and one
Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1978)
Antonio_Brown_(wide_receiver,_born_1978)
1995 edition of the Super Bowl
also a major threat with Andre Coleman, who returned 49 kickoffs for 1,293 yards (26.4 average yards per return) and 2 touchdowns. The Chargers had an excellent
Super_Bowl_XXIX
American football player (born 2001)
receptions for 25 yards. In the COVID shortened 2020 season, he brought in five passes for 51 yards, while also rushing for eight yards. In week seven of
Malik_Washington
American football player (1961–1986)
their starting fullback, rushing for 1,813 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also catching 108 passes for 914 yards and three scores. Tuggle earned a spot in
John_Tuggle
American football player (born 1970)
at Michigan with 249 rushing yards, 134 receptions for 2,146 yards, 1,211 kickoff return yards, and 339 yards returning punts, while also scoring 37 touchdowns
Desmond_Howard
American football player (born 2002)
rushing yards on seven carries with two receptions for 14 yards. In Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Henderson scored two touchdowns, a 55-yard run
TreVeyon_Henderson
American football player (born 1998)
Louisiana, Waddle had three receptions for 138 yards and two receiving touchdowns to go with a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown. In the SEC Championship
Jaylen_Waddle
American football player (born 2002)
Washington had 9 receptions for 93 yards. Two weeks later, against Michigan State, he set a new career high with 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Washington
Parker_Washington
American football player (born 1966)
his first NFL season, he led the league in kickoff returns, return yards, and yards per return average. Though it took time for him to fill into the role
Tim_Brown_(American_football)
American gridiron football player (1997–2022)
948 total return yards, one reception for 17 yards, and one rush for seven yards. His longest return was 51 yards on a missed field goal return. He was
Christian_Saulsberry
American football player (born 1961)
against the Cincinnati Bengals, he returned 5 kickoffs for 177 yards and 3 punts for 86 yards; the 263 total return yards remains tied with Billy "White Shoes"
Mel_Gray_(return_specialist)
American football player (born 2003)
times for 1,242 yards and nine touchdowns and hauled in seven receptions for 52 yards. In the 2024 season opener, he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns
Kaleb_Johnson_(running_back)
American football player and coach (1924–1975)
Stagg's Pacific Tigers football team, throwing 22 yards for a touchdown and returning an interception 75 yards for another touchdown. At the end of the 1944
Emlen_Tunnell
American football player (born 1997)
298 yards (10.3-yard avg.), 31 carries for 159 yards (5.1-yard avg.) and three touchdowns. He finished among the national leaders in kickoff return average
Tony_Pollard
American football player (born 2003)
school records. As a senior, he passed for 3,447 yards with 35 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,235 yards and 24 touchdowns. DeJean was the 2021 All-American
Cooper_DeJean
American football player (born 1998)
quarter, Rodgers recovered a fumble by Kyren Williams and returned it 40 yards to the Rams' 10-yard line, leading to a field goal that increased the Eagles
Isaiah_Rodgers
American football player (born 2002)
843 yards and six touchdowns. He returned to the Cougars for the 2024 season. He was the team's top receiver, making 70 receptions for 1,198 yards and
Kyle Williams (wide receiver, born 2002)
Kyle_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_2002)
American football player (born 2001)
as a running back, with 496 rushing yards, 343 receiving yards, 418 punt return yards, and 80 kick return yards as well as 12 total touchdowns. On defense
Sean_Fresch
American football player (born 2004)
school career, Etienne rushed for 2,455 yards and 34 touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 1,344 rushing yards along with 20 touchdowns and was named to
Trevor_Etienne
American football player (born 2000)
games at Missouri Western logging 1,326 kick return yards, two kickoff return touchdowns, 582 punt return yards, 45 tackles and one interception. He earned
Trey_Vaval
American football player (born 1996)
58-yard return. A week later, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Olszewski had three punt returns totaling 145 yards. His first went for 70 yards and
Gunner_Olszewski
American football player (born 2002)
leaders in punt return yards and punt return average while leading the conference in kickoff returns and finishing second in kickoff return yards. He was also
Jacob_De_Jesus
American football player (born 2001)
kick returner. As a junior, Tucker caught 34 passes, for 426 yards, and two touchdowns. In Tucker's final season, he recorded 52 receptions, 672 yards, and
Tre_Tucker
American football player (born 1947)
as a Packers' kickoff returner that season. Hampton led the team with 22 kickoff returns for 582 yards (26.5 yards per return). In the season's second
Dave_Hampton
American football player (born 1993)
punt return touchdown. He had 252 all-purpose yards against Wisconsin, which included five kickoffs totaling 142 yards, 10 rushes for 70 yards, and 22
Ameer_Abdullah
1973 Edition of the Super Bowl
breakaway runner, rushed for exactly 1,000 yards, caught 15 passes for 168 yards, added another 334 yards returning kickoffs, and scored a league-leading 12
Super_Bowl_VII
American football player (born 2002)
2,316 yards, and 19 touchdowns, while also rushing 22 times for 125 yards, while throwing for two touchdowns, and tallying 1,000 return yards and two
Kameron_Johnson
American football player (born 1991)
for 227 yards (including a 97-yard return for a touchdown) and also ran for 100 yards with two touchdowns on just 13 carries. His kick-off return touchdown
David_Wilson_(running_back)
American football player and coach (1962–2026)
0+ sacks and an interception return touchdown (pick six) in a single game, when he returned an interception for 53 yards. As of 2026, only two other defenders
Todd_Shell
American football player (born 1968)
kickoff return yards are a record as well. He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered
Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)
American football player (born 1992)
school records for single-game receiving yards, single game all-purpose yards and career kickoff return yards. As a senior for the 2014 team, he surpassed
Tyler_Lockett
American football player (born 1968)
career return yards (1,076). And he currently holds the record for most career receptions by a running back (125), most career receiving yards by a running
Eric_Metcalf
American football player (1945–2020)
his NFL career with 1,357 punt return yards with a 10.4 yards per return average, and an additional 137 kick return yards. No player had more interceptions
Jake_Scott
American football player (born 1984)
for 155 yards and a touchdown to go along with 257 return yards in 15 games and two starts. In 2009, Walker recorded 21 receptions for 233 yards to go along
Delanie_Walker
American football player (born 1978)
Career combined punt and kickoff return touchdowns (11) Kickoff return yards in a single season: 1,718 (2004) All-purpose yards in a single season: 2,446 (2003)
Dante_Hall
American football player (born 1988)
with 410 punt return yards and 791 kick return yards, and he also led the nation with an average of 20.5 yards per punt return. After a slow start to
Antonio_Brown
American football player (born 2002)
100-yard game against Georgia, rushing for 146 yards on 20 carries. Bigsby finished the season averaging 6.0 yards per carry for a total of 834 yards and
Tank_Bigsby
American football player (born 1952)
783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards
Rick_Upchurch
American football player (born 2002)
top return specialist. He was recognized after leading the FBS in kickoff return yards and coming second in punt return yards, including a 100-yard kickoff
Kaden_Wetjen
American football player (born 1979)
with 25 receptions for 600 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and amassed 450 yards on 12 kickoff returns with one return touchdown that year. Moss earned
Santana_Moss
American football player (born 1998)
second-team all-conference as a return specialist after returning 30 kickoffs for 879 yards and three touchdowns and 14 for 121 yards while also intercepting
Marcus_Jones_(cornerback)
American football player (born 1998)
receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown.
Brandon_Aiyuk
American football player (1947–2024)
rushing yards with 1,274. In his record setting year of 1968, Morris set collegiate records for rushing yards in a single game, with 340, rushing yards for
Mercury_Morris
American football player (born 1971)
531 yards (20.4 yard average) and four touchdowns. As a returner, he recorded 26 kickoff returns for 622 yards and 10 punt returns for 130 yards and one
Aaron Bailey (American football)
Aaron_Bailey_(American_football)
American football player (born 1962)
total of 94 punt return yards in those three games are the most by any player in Super Bowl history, and his average of 15.7 yards per return is also the highest
John Taylor (American football)
John_Taylor_(American_football)
American football player (born 1997)
catches for 46 yards and a touchdown, in addition to six punt returns for 132 yards and a 25-yard kick return for a total of 203 all-purpose yards. The 132
Britain_Covey
000 all-purpose yards. Players listed in bold are currently active. List of NFL individual records List of NFL career rushing yards leaders List of NFL
List of NFL career all-purpose yards leaders
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American football player (born 1999)
season but returned 31 kickoffs in the regular season for the Bills for 943 yards and one touchdown, finishing with 1,304 all-purpose yards. He was named
Ray_Davis_(American_football)
American football player (born 2001)
active roster on October 18. In Week 8, Williams returned five kicks for 132 yards and three punts for 38 yards in a 39-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals,
Isaiah Williams (wide receiver, born 2001)
Isaiah_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_2001)
American football player (born 2001)
receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns, along with an 80-yard punt return touchdown. In Week 11, he hauled in two passes for 49 yards and returned a punt for
Anthony Gould (American football)
Anthony_Gould_(American_football)
Pittsburgh Steelers 46th US football season
driving 57 yards to score on running back Franco Harris' 7-yard touchdown run. Then, linebacker Jack Ham recovered a fumble at the Houston 17-yard line, which
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
more yards passing over four consecutive quarters. If counting interception return yards, then Jameis Winston holds the league record with a 668-yard game
List of 500-yard passing games in the NFL
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American football player (born 2002)
the season with 739 yards and 11 touchdowns on 149 carries, 16 receptions for 116 yards, and 14 kickoffs returned for 380 yards. Shipley entered his
Will_Shipley
Topics referred to by the same term
NFL kickoff return yards leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual kickoff return yards leaders List of NFL career kickoff return yards leaders This disambiguation
NFL kickoff return yards leaders
NFL_kickoff_return_yards_leaders
2001 National Football League Championship Game
recorded 152 total all-purpose yards (111 kickoff return yards, 34 punt return yards, seven receiving yards, one rushing yard) and a touchdown. Collins had
Super_Bowl_XXXV
American football player (born 2001)
16 receptions for 202 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned one kick for 22 yards and tallied two punt returns for 27 yards, as well as a safety on
Coleman_Owen
Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/1939. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions
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American football player (born 1952)
Alouettes. He caught 65 passes for 1,060 yards and five touchdowns, and returned 59 punts for 597 yards. He returned to the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in
Billy_"White_Shoes"_Johnson
American football player and coach (born 1986)
2009 season with 45 receptions for 527 yards and five touchdowns. Knox ranked second in the NFL for return yard average with 29.0. On January 25, 2010
Johnny_Knox
Fourth AFL–NFL Championship Game
receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. Running back Warren McVea rushed for 500 yards and 7 touchdowns, while adding another 318 yards returning kickoffs.
Super_Bowl_IV
American football player (born 1998)
carries for 2,545 yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. He also passed for 1,434 yards, 11 touchdowns, 4 interceptions and had a 55-yard touchdown reception
Rico_Dowdle
1999 National Football League championship game
and 16 yards, respectively, but Gordon intercepted another pass at his own 2-yard line and returned this one 50 yards to the Falcons' 48-yard line. On
Super_Bowl_XXXIII
American football player (born 1995)
finished the season ranked third in the NFL in kickoff return yards (852) and third in yards per punt return (13.4). On March 14, 2022, Berrios re-signed with
Braxton_Berrios
American football player (born 1958)
All-American status, setting school records for kickoff-return yards (1,726) and all-purpose yards (5,596) while also scoring 30 touchdowns. Brooks was selected
James_Brooks_(running_back)
American football player (1928–2002)
298 interception return yards in 1952 was three yards short of the NFL record at the time(The Lions' Don Doll, who had 301 return yards in 1949) and remains
Night_Train_Lane
American football player (born 1998)
50 receptions for 871 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns, 27 kick returns, 554 kick-return yards and 249 rushing yards. He played wide receiver and running
Antonio_Gibson
American football player (born 1980)
Quincy Carter that he returned 21 yards, before lateralling the ball to linebacker Mark Fields, who gained an additional 30 yards. Peppers' second three-sack
Julius_Peppers
American gridiron football player (born 1987)
season, he led the SEC in punt return yards. Arenas left Alabama with 1,752 punt return yards and 2,166 kickoff return yards, both school records, along
Javier Arenas (American football)
Javier_Arenas_(American_football)
American football player and coach (1953–2006)
punt returner for the Michigan Wolverines from 1972 to 1974. While playing for Michigan, he compiled 526 punt return yards (11.7 yards per return), three
Dave_Brown_(cornerback)
American football player (born 1992)
33.5 yards a return, capped off with a 99-yard touchdown return in the bowl game. He finished the season with seven returns of 39 or more yards, including
Raheem_Mostert
American football player (born 1999)
career with 3,682 yards passing and 32 passing touchdowns and 4,730 rushing yards and 75 rushing touchdowns with one kickoff returned for a touchdown.
Kenneth_Gainwell
American football player (born 1966)
yards, 336 receptions for 3,083 yards, 3,708 punt return yards, and 5,566 yards returning kickoffs. In total, Meggett gained 14,005 all-purpose yards
Dave_Meggett
field goal return 131 – Boyd Carter/Dave Mann versus Montreal Alouettes, August 22, 1958 (Carter for 15 yards, then lateral to Mann for 116 yards and TD)
List of Canadian Football League records (individual)
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American football player (born 2002)
season with 183 rushing yards on 56 attempts and 26 receiving yards on 7 receptions. He also returned 5 kicks for 138 yards. Steele was an alternate
Carson_Steele
American football player (born 1999)
Football after rushing for 2,251 yards and 38 touchdowns in his sophomore season. As a junior, Gray rushed for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns and was selected
Eric_Gray_(American_football)
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