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Single-Season Longest Kick Returns Leaders

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

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Year Teams
1. Ellis Hobbs (24) 108 2007 NWE
2. Al Carmichael (28) 106 1956 GNB
Noland Smith (24) 106 1967 KAN
Roy Green (22) 106 1979 STL
5. Frank Seno (25) 105 1946 CRD
Abe Woodson (25) 105 1959 SFO
Ollie Matson+ (26) 105 1956 CRD
Terry Fair (22) 105 1998 DET
Timmy Brown (24) 105 1961 PHI
Jon Arnett (26) 105 1961 RAM
Travis Williams (25) 105 1971 RAM
Mercury Morris (22) 105 1969 MIA
13. Buddy Young (27) 104 1953 BAL
Ken Hall (25) 104 1960 HOU
Allen Rossum (33) 104 2008 SFO
Ira Matthews (22) 104 1979 OAK
Carl Ward (23) 104 1967 CLE
Travis Williams (21) 104 1967 GNB
Andre' Davis (28) 104 2007 HOU
Aundrae Allison (21) 104 2007 MIN
Terrence McGee (24) 104 2004 BUF
22. Terrence McGee (27) 103 2007 BUF
Tommy Wilson (24) 103 1956 RAM
Justin Miller (22) 103 2006 NYJ
Gale Sayers+ (24) 103 1967 CHI
Tony Horne (24) 103 2000 STL
Darren Sproles (25) 103 2008 SDG
Russ Craft (31) 103 1950 PHI
Bob Gresham (25) 103 1973 HOU
Keith Lincoln (23) 103 1962 SDG
Spec Sanders (28) 103 1946 NYY
George Hoey (25) 103 1971 STL
Abe Woodson (29) 103 1963 SFO
Herb Adderley+ (23) 103 1962 GNB
Lenny Lyles (22) 103 1958 BAL
36. Curtis Brown (24) 102 1978 BUF
Johnny Knox (23) 102 2009 CHI
Alexander Wright (24) 102 1991 DAL
Preston Pearson (23) 102 1968 BAL
Tony Horne (22) 102 1998 STL
Harold Hart (23) 102 1975 OAK
Leroy Bolden (26) 102 1958 CLE
Eric Guliford (28) 102 1997 NOR
Mel J. Gray (33) 102 1994 DET
Charley Warner (25) 102 1965 BUF
Ron Jessie (23) 102 1971 DET
Larry Jones (23) 102 1974 WAS
Eric Bieniemy (28) 102 1997 CIN
49. Tony Horne (23) 101 1999 STL
Billy Jefferson (23) 101 1941 DET
Derrick Mason (27) 101 2001 TEN
Eric Metcalf (22) 101 1990 CLE
Raymond Clayborn (22) 101 1977 NWE
Dave Hampton (23) 101 1970 GNB
Ted Ginn Jr. (24) 101 2009 MIA
Percy Harvin (21) 101 2009 MIN
Lance Rentzel (22) 101 1965 MIN
Leon Burton (25) 101 1960 NYT
Mel J. Gray (25) 101 1986 NOR
Roell Preston (26) 101 1998 GNB
Ike Thomas (24) 101 1971 DAL
Amos Marsh (23) 101 1962 DAL
Leon Johnson (23) 101 1997 NYJ
Terry Kirby (27) 101 1997 SFO
Ollie Matson+ (28) 101 1958 CRD
Don McCall (25) 101 1969 PIT
Wallace Francis (22) 101 1973 BUF
Cotton Speyrer (24) 101 1973 BAL
James Owens (25) 101 1980 SFO
Brian Mitchell (30) 101 1998 WAS
71. Larry Krause (22) 100 1970 GNB
Mark Washington (23) 100 1970 DAL
Aundra Thompson (26) 100 1979 GNB
Clarence Childs (26) 100 1964 NYG
Michael Bates (30) 100 1999 CAR
Deion Sanders (24) 100 1991 ATL
Dante Hall (25) 100 2003 KAN
Josh Scobey (24) 100 2003 ARI
Rod Smart (26) 100 2003 CAR
Darrick Vaughn (22) 100 2000 ATL
Quintin Demps (23) 100 2008 PHI
Mel Renfro+ (24) 100 1965 DAL
Dennis Pearson (23) 100 1978 ATL
Nemiah Wilson (23) 100 1966 DEN
Goldie Sellers (24) 100 1966 DEN
Emlen Tunnell+ (26) 100 1951 NYG
Rock Cartwright (27) 100 2006 WAS
Gerald McNeil (24) 100 1986 CLE
Jon Vaughn (22) 100 1992 NWE
Art Baker (25) 100 1962 BUF
Ollie Matson+ (22) 100 1952 CRD
John Gilliam (24) 100 1969 STL
Timmy Brown (26) 100 1963 PHI
Al Carmichael (27) 100 1955 GNB
Bill Bowman (23) 100 1954 DET
Reggie Swinton (27) 100 2002 DAL
Max Anderson (23) 100 1968 BUF
Don Bingham (27) 100 1956 CHI
Glenn Holt (23) 100 2007 CIN
Maurice Jones-Drew (22) 100 2007 JAX
Josh Cribbs (24) 100 2007 CLE
Aaron Craver (30) 100 1998 NOR
Pat Studstill (23) 100 1961 DET
104. Steve Smith (22) 99 2001 CAR
Tremain Mack (25) 99 1999 CIN
Jon Vaughn (21) 99 1991 NWE
J.J. Arrington (23) 99 2006 ARI
Michael Bates (29) 99 1998 CAR
Dave Grayson (24) 99 1963 KAN
Gaston Green (24) 99 1990 RAM
Ron Smith (24) 99 1967 ATL
Joe Scott (22) 99 1948 NYG
Wilbert Montgomery (23) 99 1977 PHI
Jim Duncan (24) 99 1970 BAL
Joe P. Johnson (27) 99 1989 WAS
Bobby Morse (24) 99 1989 NOR
Tony Green (22) 99 1978 WAS
Allen Carter (23) 99 1975 NWE
Antwaan Randle El (23) 99 2002 PIT
Deion Sanders (25) 99 1992 ATL
Chris Johnson (26) 99 2005 STL
Jerome Mathis (22) 99 2005 HOU
Terrence McGee (25) 99 2005 BUF
Eddie Drummond (24) 99 2004 DET
Tyrone Hughes (23) 99 1993 NOR
Tamarick Vanover (21) 99 1995 KAN
Carver Shannon (25) 99 1963 RAM
Byron Hanspard (21) 99 1997 ATL
Timmy Brown (25) 99 1962 PHI
Willie Gault (25) 99 1985 CHI
Dale Atkeson (24) 99 1954 WAS
Willie Galimore (23) 99 1958 CHI
Eddie Payton (30) 99 1981 MIN
134. Jon Arnett (22) 98 1957 RAM
Ned Mathews (25) 98 1943 DET
Alvis Whitted (25) 98 1999 JAX
Dexter Carter (24) 98 1991 SFO
Alvin Haymond (26) 98 1968 PHI
Lem Barney+ (23) 98 1968 DET
Eddie Payton (26) 98 1977 2TM
Alvin Haymond (28) 98 1970 RAM
Will Blackwell (25) 98 2000 PIT
MarTay Jenkins (25) 98 2000 ARI
Josh Cribbs (26) 98 2009 CLE
Felix Jones (21) 98 2008 DAL
Leodis McKelvin (23) 98 2008 BUF
J.D. Smith (24) 98 1960 OAK
Vic Washington (26) 98 1972 SFO
Steve Van Buren+ (25) 98 1945 PHI
Leon Washington (25) 98 2007 NYJ
Andy Uram (27) 98 1942 GNB
Aaron Stecker (29) 98 2004 NOR
Tyrone Hughes (24) 98 1994 NOR
Stanford Jennings (26) 98 1988 CIN
Jimmy Patton (22) 98 1955 NYG
Herb Adderley+ (24) 98 1963 GNB
Bobby Mitchell+ (23) 98 1958 CLE
Gary W. Anderson (24) 98 1985 SDG
Ron J. Brown (24) 98 1985 RAM
Allen Rossum (32) 98 2007 PIT
Ricky Smith (22) 98 1982 NWE
Horace Ivory (26) 98 1980 NWE
Drew Hill (24) 98 1980 RAM
Abe Woodson (27) 98 1961 SFO
Chad Morton (25) 98 2002 NYJ
166. Del Rodgers (24) 97 1984 GNB
Bobby Humphery (23) 97 1984 NYJ
George McAfee+ (23) 97 1941 CHI
Terrence Wilkins (24) 97 1999 IND
Willie Shelby (23) 97 1976 CIN
Boyce Green (26) 97 1986 KAN
Devin Hester (25) 97 2007 CHI
Tremain Mack (24) 97 1998 CIN
Abe Karnofsky (24) 97 1946 BOS
Kevin Williams (25) 97 2000 2TM
Marc Logan (24) 97 1989 MIA
James Jefferson (26) 97 1989 SEA
James Dixon (22) 97 1989 DAL
Carl Roaches (30) 97 1983 HOU
Sylvester Stamps (26) 97 1987 ATL
Clifton Smith (23) 97 2008 TAM
Sammie Stroughter (23) 97 2009 TAM
Courtney Roby (26) 97 2009 NOR
Patrick Johnson (22) 97 1998 BAL
Steve Van Buren+ (24) 97 1944 PHI
Lenny Lyles (24) 97 1960 SFO
Tamarick Vanover (22) 97 1996 KAN
Eric Moulds (23) 97 1996 BUF
Tim Brown (22) 97 1988 RAI
Chuck Fenenbock (29) 97 1946 LAD
Tony Smith (23) 97 1993 ATL
Dante Hall (26) 97 2004 KAN
Bosh Pritchard (23) 97 1942 2TM
Darren Lewis (24) 97 1992 CHI
Derrick Witherspoon (25) 97 1996 PHI
Will Blackwell (22) 97 1997 PIT
Wally Triplett (24) 97 1950 DET
Vitamin Smith (27) 97 1950 RAM
Thomas Henderson (22) 97 1975 DAL
Don Shy (28) 97 1973 STL
Herb Mul-Key (24) 97 1973 WAS
Maurice Morris (23) 97 2002 SEA
Michael Lewis (31) 97 2002 NOR
Brian Mitchell (29) 97 1997 WAS
205. Billy Hillenbrand (25) 96 1947 BCL
Dan Sandifer (21) 96 1948 WAS
John Love (23) 96 1967 WAS
Clint Jones (22) 96 1967 MIN
Darrick Vaughn (23) 96 2001 ATL
Billy Wells (26) 96 1957 2TM
Cecil Turner (26) 96 1970 CHI
Mercury Morris (23) 96 1970 MIA
Reggie Swinton (28) 96 2003 2TM
Bernard Scott (25) 96 2009 CIN
Gale Sayers+ (22) 96 1965 CHI
Thomas Sanders (27) 96 1989 CHI
Bobby Williams (27) 96 1969 DET
Emerson Boozer (23) 96 1966 NYJ
Dante Magnani (26) 96 1943 CHI
Phil Smith (24) 96 1984 IND
Dante Hall (27) 96 2005 KAN
Michael Lewis (33) 96 2004 NOR
Robert Brooks (24) 96 1994 GNB
Dexter Carter (27) 96 1994 SFO
Edgar Jones (26) 96 1946 CLE
Carl Roaches (28) 96 1981 HOU
Jerry Norton (24) 96 1955 PHI
Travis Williams (23) 96 1969 GNB
Devin Hester (24) 96 2006 CHI
Bobby Humphery (25) 96 1986 NYJ
Joe Arenas (31) 96 1956 SFO
Alvin Hall (24) 96 1982 DET
Terry Kirby (32) 96 2002 OAK
Aaron Glenn (25) 96 1997 NYJ
235. Lemar Parrish (23) 95 1970 CIN
O.J. Simpson+ (23) 95 1970 BUF
Buddy Young (21) 95 1947 NYY
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 95 1947 PHI
Frank Minini (27) 95 1948 CHI
Elvis Joseph (23) 95 2001 JAX
James Thrash (24) 95 1999 WAS
Kevin Faulk (23) 95 1999 NWE
Nate Lewis (25) 95 1991 SDG
Art Powell (22) 95 1959 PHI
Cedrick Wilson (25) 95 2003 SFO
Jacoby Jones (25) 95 2009 HOU
Joe Auer (25) 95 1966 MIA
Charley Warner (26) 95 1966 BUF
Steve Odom (26) 95 1978 GNB
Larry Anderson (22) 95 1978 PIT
Paul Palmer (23) 95 1987 KAN
Ron J. Brown (26) 95 1987 RAM
Eddie Royal (22) 95 2008 DEN
Ellis Hobbs (25) 95 2008 NWE
Lardarius Webb (24) 95 2009 BAL
Vaughn Hebron (28) 95 1998 DEN
Corey Harris (29) 95 1998 BAL
Jack Salscheider (25) 95 1949 NYG
Ronald Humphrey (25) 95 1994 IND
Mel J. Gray (32) 95 1993 DET
Robert Brooks (23) 95 1993 GNB
Larry Garron (25) 95 1962 BOS
Wes Welker (23) 95 2004 2TM
Willie Ponder (25) 95 2005 NYG
Justin Miller (21) 95 2005 NYJ
Ray Hare (25) 95 1942 WAS
Marshall Goldberg (25) 95 1942 CRD
Sammy Martin (23) 95 1988 NWE
Aaron Bailey (24) 95 1995 IND
Dave Williams (26) 95 1980 CHI
Ike Hill (26) 95 1973 CHI
Bob Neff (24) 95 1968 MIA
MarTay Jenkins (27) 95 2002 ARI
Andre' Davis (23) 95 2002 CLE
Carl Monroe (25) 95 1985 SFO
Ken Jenkins (26) 95 1985 WAS
Aaron Bailey (25) 95 1996 IND
Willie Tullis (23) 95 1981 HOU
Andy Farkas (26) 95 1942 WAS