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Single-Season Fumble Return Yards Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Year Teams
1. Dwayne Rudd (22) 157 1998 MIN
2. Tyrone Hughes (24) 128 1994 NOR
3. Charlie Phillips (26) 127 1978 OAK
4. Aaron Beasley (25) 120 1998 JAX
5. Erik McMillan (24) 119 1989 NYJ
6. Stevon Moore (25) 115 1992 CLE
7. Dre' Bly (26) 113 2003 DET
8. Marcus Robertson (24) 107 1993 HOU
9. Mike Brown (24) 106 2002 CHI
10. Aeneas Williams (32) 104 2000 ARI
Jack Tatum (24) 104 1972 OAK
12. Travis Davis (26) 102 1999 PIT
13. Brian Urlacher (23) 101 2001 CHI
Charlie Sumner (28) 101 1958 CHI
15. Chris Martin (31) 100 1991 KAN
16. Don Griffin (27) 99 1991 SFO
Adrian Wilson (27) 99 2006 ARI
18. Mike Patterson (23) 98 2006 PHI
Greg Ellis (24) 98 1999 DAL
Lee Woodall (26) 98 1995 SFO
Toby Wright (24) 98 1994 RAM
22. Rashard Anderson (24) 97 2001 CAR
Chuck Howley (30) 97 1966 DAL
24. Joe Lavender (25) 96 1974 PHI
C.L. Whittington (24) 96 1976 HOU
26. Mike Brown (26) 95 2004 CHI
Chukie Nwokorie (26) 95 2001 IND
28. Keith Lyle (28) 94 2000 STL
Greg Best (23) 94 1983 PIT
30. Dick Poillon (28) 93 1948 WAS
Bob Swenson (26) 93 1979 DEN
Robert Lyles (25) 93 1986 HOU
Aeneas Williams (35) 93 2003 STL
Adam Archuleta (27) 93 2004 STL
35. Cortland Finnegan (22) 92 2006 TEN
36. Bob Glazebrook (26) 91 1982 ATL
Gary Spani (25) 91 1981 KAN
38. Keith Mitchell (26) 90 2000 NOR
39. Don R. Paul (31) 89 1957 CLE
Victor Adeyanju (23) 89 2006 STL
41. Osi Umenyiora (24) 88 2004 NYG
Keith McKenzie (25) 88 1998 GNB
David Kilson (23) 88 1983 BUF
Stan White (27) 88 1976 BAL
Larry Wilson+ (31) 88 1969 STL
Ed Sharockman (23) 88 1962 MIN
47. Will Wynn (25) 87 1974 PHI
Michael Downs (23) 87 1982 DAL
Keith Hamilton (24) 87 1995 NYG
50. DeAngelo Hall (22) 86 2005 ATL
Darrell Green+ (33) 86 1993 WAS
Derrick Thomas (26) 86 1993 KAN
53. Ernie Jackson (22) 85 1972 NOR
Eric Hill (25) 85 1991 PHO
Carnell Lake (29) 85 1996 PIT
Jason Taylor (31) 85 2005 MIA
57. Larry Brink (31) 84 1954 CHI
Don Bishop (28) 84 1962 DAL
Dick Lynch (29) 84 1965 NYG
Mike Wagner (25) 84 1974 PIT
61. Denard Walker (26) 83 1999 TEN
Donovin Darius (23) 83 1998 JAX
Antonio Edwards (25) 83 1995 SEA
Vince Banonis (26) 83 1947 CRD
65. Louis Wright (26) 82 1979 DEN
Donnie Edwards (29) 82 2002 SDG
67. Andy Headen (24) 81 1984 NYG
Andre Waters (24) 81 1986 PHI
Vencie Glenn (25) 81 1989 SDG
Tracy Scroggins (26) 81 1995 DET
Chris Oldham (33) 81 2001 NOR
72. Jim Bradshaw (25) 80 1964 PIT
Phil Wise (24) 80 1973 NYJ
Bill Thompson (27) 80 1973 DEN
Cedric Brown (26) 80 1980 TAM
Dwight Hicks (25) 80 1981 SFO
Bobby Jackson (26) 80 1982 NYJ
James Hasty (31) 80 1996 KAN
Dwaine Carpenter (28) 80 2004 SFO
Sammy Knight (30) 80 2005 KAN
Sheldon Brown (26) 80 2005 PHI
82. Norm Thompson (27) 79 1972 STL
Jacob Green (28) 79 1985 SEA
Chris Oldham (30) 79 1998 PIT
Donnie Edwards (26) 79 1999 KAN
Marlon McCree (29) 79 2006 SDG
87. Quentin Coryatt (24) 78 1994 IND
Martin Mayhew (30) 78 1995 TAM
Paul Bradford (23) 78 1997 SDG
Troy Polamalu (24) 78 2005 PIT
Derrick Johnson (23) 78 2005 SFO
92. Alan Page+ (25) 77 1970 MIN
Rod Martin (30) 77 1984 RAI
Mark D. Jackson (25) 77 1987 STL
Jim Jeffcoat (28) 77 1989 DAL
Wes Hopkins (28) 77 1989 PHI
Kevin Williams (24) 77 2004 MIN
Daryl Smith (25) 77 2007 JAX
99. Richie McCabe (22) 76 1955 PIT
John Paluck (21) 76 1956 WAS
Scott Stephen (25) 76 1989 GNB
Sam Mills (33) 76 1992 NOR
103. Ralph Heywood (27) 75 1948 2TM
Clark Miller (27) 75 1965 SFO
A.J. Duhe (23) 75 1978 MIA
Darrol Ray (22) 75 1980 NYJ
Archie Reese (26) 75 1982 RAI
Oliver Barnett (25) 75 1991 ATL
Ray Bentley (32) 75 1992 CIN
Tony Bennett (27) 75 1994 IND
Troy Brown (24) 75 1995 NWE
Osi Umenyiora (27) 75 2007 NYG
113. Jim Weatherford (23) 74 1969 ATL
Lem Barney+ (30) 74 1975 DET
Todd Lyght (25) 74 1994 RAM
Glenn Cadrez (29) 74 1999 DEN
Darrien Gordon (30) 74 2000 OAK
118. Frank Maznicki (27) 73 1947 BOS
Dan Conners (26) 73 1967 OAK
Skip Vanderbundt (26) 73 1972 SFO
Gerard Williams (27) 73 1979 SFO
James Britt (26) 73 1986 ATL
Toby Wright (25) 73 1995 STL
Cory Hall (25) 73 2001 CIN
125. Wendell Harris (26) 72 1966 NYG
Steve Neils (28) 72 1979 STL
Benny Barnes (30) 72 1981 DAL
Terry Kinard (31) 72 1990 HOU
129. Lou Ferry (25) 71 1952 PIT
Ken Houston+ (27) 71 1971 HOU
Ron Yankowski (28) 71 1974 STL
Roy Hilton (31) 71 1974 NYG
Chuck Smith (29) 71 1998 ATL
Darnell Walker (29) 71 1999 SFO
Shawn Springs (27) 71 2002 SEA
136. Art Tait (22) 70 1951 NYY
Brig Owens (23) 70 1966 WAS
Paul Krause+ (33) 70 1975 MIN
Tom Jackson (28) 70 1979 DEN
Mike Butler (25) 70 1979 GNB
George Cumby (25) 70 1981 GNB
Reggie White+ (26) 70 1987 PHI
Barney Bussey (28) 70 1990 CIN
Al Smith (27) 70 1991 HOU
145. Tom Hayes (25) 69 1971 ATL
Tommy Hart (27) 69 1971 SFO
Cleveland Elam (24) 69 1976 SFO
Jessie Tuggle (27) 69 1992 ATL
Cris Dishman (28) 69 1993 HOU
Merton Hanks (27) 69 1995 SFO
Michael Sinclair (32) 69 2000 SEA
R.W. McQuarters (25) 69 2001 CHI
DeMarcus Ware (24) 69 2006 DAL
154. Zeke Moore (34) 68 1977 HOU
Darryll Lewis (29) 68 1997 TEN
Chad Brown (27) 68 1997 SEA
Richard Seymour (25) 68 2004 NWE
Terrence McGee (26) 68 2006 BUF
159. Bud Sherrod (25) 67 1952 NYG
Jim Peterson (25) 67 1975 RAM
Marcus Robertson (28) 67 1997 TEN
Fred Robbins (29) 67 2006 NYG
163. Jack Dwyer (25) 66 1952 RAM
Dale Dodrill (28) 66 1954 PIT
Royce Berry (24) 66 1970 CIN
Greg Townsend (22) 66 1983 RAI
William Perry (23) 66 1985 CHI
Alton Montgomery (24) 66 1992 DEN
Kevin Greene (34) 66 1996 CAR
Leslie O'Neal (33) 66 1997 STL
Antwan Peek (25) 66 2004 HOU
Leonard Little (30) 66 2004 STL
173. Lindon Crow (27) 65 1960 NYG
Merv Krakau (25) 65 1976 BUF
Tom Howard (27) 65 1981 KAN
Dwayne Woodruff (27) 65 1984 PIT
Keena Turner (27) 65 1985 SFO
Willie Teal (28) 65 1985 MIN
Jessie Tuggle (25) 65 1990 ATL
Eric Turner (29) 65 1997 OAK
Chris McAlister (27) 65 2004 BAL
182. Junior Wren (29) 64 1958 CLE
Tony Greene (26) 64 1975 BUF
Jimmy Allen (26) 64 1978 DET
Steve McMichael (25) 64 1982 CHI
Blane Gaison (25) 64 1983 ATL
Dennis Smith (25) 64 1984 DEN
Hugh Douglas (25) 64 1996 NYJ
Rod Woodson (37) 64 2002 OAK
Samari Rolle (27) 64 2003 TEN
Andre' Goodman (28) 64 2006 MIA
192. Jimmy Ridlon (30) 63 1964 DAL
Joey Browner (24) 63 1984 MIN
Chris Goode (27) 63 1990 IND
Darrin Smith (25) 63 1995 DAL
Keith Mitchell (24) 63 1998 NOR
Keith McKenzie (26) 63 1999 GNB
Dewayne Washington (29) 63 2001 PIT
199. Dub Garrett (25) 62 1950 CHI
George Tarasovic (35) 62 1965 PHI
Jim Shorter (26) 62 1965 WAS
Harold Wells (28) 62 1966 PHI
Larry Stallings (28) 62 1969 STL
John Harris (27) 62 1983 SEA
Carlton Gray (25) 62 1996 SEA
Boss Bailey (24) 62 2003 DET
207. Jim Smith (22) 61 1968 WAS
Windlan Hall (23) 61 1973 SFO
Bobby Jones (26) 61 1981 NYJ
Don Wilson (24) 61 1985 BUF
Greg Lloyd (32) 61 1997 PIT
Keith Bulluck (25) 61 2002 TEN
Kelly Herndon (30) 61 2006 SEA
214. Henry Jordan+ (29) 60 1964 GNB
Paul Martha (26) 60 1968 PIT
John Beasley (24) 60 1969 MIN
David Logan (24) 60 1980 TAM
Martin Bayless (32) 60 1994 WAS
Fred Weary (25) 60 1999 NOR
Ainsley Battles (23) 60 2001 JAX
Julius Peppers (24) 60 2004 CAR
Charlie Anderson (23) 60 2004 HOU
Larry Tripplett (26) 60 2005 IND
224. Jerry Robinson (24) 59 1980 PHI
George Atkinson (26) 59 1973 OAK
Earsell Mackbee (26) 59 1967 MIN
Merlin Olsen+ (25) 59 1965 RAM
Bill Fischer (25) 59 1952 CRD
Reggie Williams (29) 59 1983 CIN
Trell Hooper (26) 59 1987 MIA
Donald Evans (26) 59 1990 PIT
Jimmy Spencer (27) 59 1996 CIN
Gabe Northern (25) 59 1999 BUF
Marcus R. Spears (22) 59 2005 DAL
Kelly Gregg (30) 59 2006 BAL
236. Chuck Howley (29) 58 1965 DAL
Randy McClanahan (24) 58 1978 BUF
Anthony Parker (26) 58 1992 MIN
Mike Zordich (32) 58 1995 PHI
Demarcus Faggins (27) 58 2006 HOU
241. George Tarasovic (29) 57 1959 PIT
J.C. Caroline (27) 57 1960 CHI
Joel Williams (25) 57 1981 ATL
Mike Douglass (28) 57 1983 GNB
Jack Del Rio (26) 57 1989 DAL
Corey Harris (26) 57 1995 SEA
Keenan McCardell (33) 57 2003 TAM
Adalius Thomas (29) 57 2006 BAL
Charles Woodson (31) 57 2007 GNB
250. Paul Krause+ (23) 56 1965 WAS
Brig Owens (30) 56 1973 WAS
Ken Riley (28) 56 1975 CIN
Jesse Baker (25) 56 1982 HOU
Mark Kelso (24) 56 1987 BUF
Rodney Culver (24) 56 1993 IND
Brian Simmons (26) 56 2001 CIN
DeAngelo Hall (24) 56 2007 ATL
Ed Sprinkle (28) 56 1951 CHI