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Year-by-Year Longest interception return Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Lng | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cortland Finnegan (24) | 99 | TEN |
| Aaron Rouse (24) | 99 | GNB | |
| 2007 | Brodney Pool (23) | 100 | CLE |
| 2006 | Lito Sheppard (25) | 102 | PHI |
| 2005 | Nick Barnett (24) | 95 | GNB |
| Charles Tillman (24) | 95 | CHI | |
| 2004 | Ed Reed (26) | 106 | BAL |
| 2003 | Marlon McCree (26) | 95 | 2TM |
| 2002 | Artrell Hawkins (26) | 102 | CIN |
| 2001 | Brock Marion (31) | 100 | MIA |
| 2000 | Bryant Westbrook (26) | 101 | DET |
| 1999 | Marcus Coleman (25) | 98 | NYJ |
| 1998 | Eric Turner (30) | 94 | OAK |
| 1997 | Jimmy Hitchcock (27) | 100 | NWE |
| 1996 | Aaron Glenn (24) | 100 | NYJ |
| 1995 | Shaun Gayle (33) | 99 | SDG |
| 1994 | Stanley Richard (27) | 99 | SDG |
| 1993 | Donald Frank (28) | 102 | SDG |
| 1992 | Louis Oliver (26) | 103 | MIA |
| 1991 | Najee Mustafaa (27) | 97 | MIN |
| 1990 | Deion Sanders (23) | 82 | ATL |
| 1989 | Erik McMillan (24) | 92 | NYJ |
| 1988 | Walker Lee Ashley (28) | 94 | MIN |
| 1987 | Vencie Glenn (23) | 103 | SDG |
| 1986 | Tory Nixon (24) | 88 | SFO |
| 1985 | Mike Richardson (24) | 90 | CHI |
| 1984 | Gill Byrd (23) | 99 | SDG |
| Tim Lewis (23) | 99 | GNB | |
| 1983 | Jacob Green (26) | 73 | SEA |
| 1982 | Rick Sanford (25) | 99 | NWE |
| 1981 | Louis Breeden (28) | 102 | CIN |
| 1980 | Johnnie Johnson (24) | 99 | RAM |
| 1979 | Ray Griffin (23) | 96 | CIN |
| 1978 | Tom Myers (28) | 97 | NOR |
| 1977 | Gary Barbaro (23) | 102 | KAN |
| 1976 | Tony Greene (27) | 101 | BUF |
| 1975 | Frank LeMaster (23) | 89 | PHI |
| 1974 | Emmitt Thomas+ (31) | 73 | KAN |
| 1973 | Dick Jauron (23) | 95 | DET |
| 1972 | Rudy Redmond (25) | 88 | DET |
| 1971 | Charlie West (25) | 89 | MIN |
| 1970 | Dick Anderson (24) | 86 | MIA |
| 1969 | Doug Hart (30) | 85 | GNB |
| Dave Grayson (30) | 76 | OAK | |
| 1968 | Tom Janik (28) | 100 | BUF |
| Rosey Taylor (31) | 96 | CHI | |
| 1967 | Speedy Duncan (25) | 100 | SDG |
| Rick Volk (22) | 94 | BAL | |
| 1966 | Henry Carr (24) | 101 | NYG |
| Ron Hall (29) | 87 | BOS | |
| 1965 | Larry Wilson+ (27) | 96 | STL |
| Dave Grayson (26) | 79 | OAK | |
| 1964 | Pete Jaquess (24) | 98 | HOU |
| Bobby Smith (26) | 97 | RAM | |
| 1963 | Bob Suci (24) | 98 | BOS |
| Lee Roy Caffey (22) | 87 | PHI | |
| 1962 | Richie Petitbon (24) | 101 | CHI |
| Fred Williamson (25) | 91 | OAK | |
| 1961 | Erich Barnes (26) | 102 | NYG |
| Dave Grayson (22) | 99 | DTX | |
| 1960 | Bernie Parrish (24) | 92 | CLE |
| Dave Webster (23) | 80 | DTX | |
| 1959 | Harland Svare (29) | 70 | NYG |
| 1958 | Will Sherman (31) | 70 | RAM |
| 1957 | Jerry Norton (26) | 99 | PHI |
| 1956 | Will Sherman (29) | 95 | RAM |
| 1955 | Leo Sanford (26) | 92 | CRD |
| 1954 | Russ Craft (35) | 81 | PIT |
| 1953 | Jack Christiansen+ (25) | 92 | DET |
| 1952 | Herb Rich (24) | 97 | RAM |
| 1951 | Bob Summerhays (24) | 88 | GNB |
| 1950 | Rebel Steiner (23) | 94 | GNB |
| 1949 | Bob Smith (24) | 102 | DET |
| Lowell Wagner (26) | 66 | SFO | |
| 1948 | Joe Golding (27) | 89 | BOS |
| Jim Camp (24) | 69 | BDA | |
| 1947 | Bulldog Turner+ (28) | 96 | CHI |
| Walt Heap (26) | 55 | LAD | |
| 1946 | Walt Williams (27) | 97 | CHR |
| Tom Harmon (27) | 85 | RAM | |
| 1945 | Sammy Baugh+ (31) | 74 | WAS |
| 1944 | Don Perkins (27) | 83 | GNB |
| 1943 | Jack Hinkle (26) | 91 | PHI |
| 1942 | Neal Adams (23) | 66 | NYG |
| 1941 | Hal Van Every (23) | 86 | GNB |
| 1940 | Lou Brock (23) | 74 | GNB |