NFL Longest Kick Returns Single-Season Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rank Player Lng Year Tm
1Cordarrelle Patterson (22)1092013MIN
2Randall Cobb (21)1082011GNB
Knile Davis (21)1082013KAN
Ellis Hobbs (24)1082007NWE
David Johnson (23)1082015ARI
Jacoby Jones (28)1082012BAL
Jacoby Jones (30)1082014BAL
8Josh Huff (22)1072014PHI
Joe McKnight (23)1072011NYJ
10Al Carmichael (27)1061956GNB
Roy Green (22)1061979STL
Alvin Kamara (22)1062017NOR
Brad Smith (25)1062009NYJ
Noland Smith (23)1061967KAN
15Jon Arnett (26)1051961RAM
Timmy Brown (24)1051961PHI
Terry Fair (22)1051998DET
Richard Goodman (24)1052011SDG
Percy Harvin (24)1052012MIN
Trindon Holliday (26)10520122TM
Trindon Holliday (27)1052013DEN
Tyler Lockett (22)1052015SEA
Stefan Logan (29)1052010DET
Ollie Matson+ (26)1051956CRD
Mercury Morris (22)1051969MIA
Keisean Nixon (25)1052022GNB
Darius Reynaud (27)1052012TEN
Frank Seno (25)1051946CRD
Travis Williams (25)1051971RAM
Abe Woodson (25)1051959SFO
31Ameer Abdullah (22)1042015DET
Aundrae Allison (21)1042007MIN
Andre' Davis (28)1042007HOU
Ken Hall (24)1041960HOU
Mecole Hardman (21)1042019KAN
Percy Harvin (23)1042011MIN
Ira Matthews (22)1041979OAK
Devin McCourty (25)1042012NWE
Terrence McGee (23)1042004BUF
Cordarrelle Patterson (25)1042016MIN
Cordarrelle Patterson (29)1042020CHI
Allen Rossum (32)1042008SFO
Carl Ward (23)1041967CLE
Travis Williams (21)1041967GNB
Buddy Young (27)1041953BAL
46Herb Adderley+ (23)1031962GNB
Damiere Byrd (24)1032017CAR
Pharoh Cooper (22)1032017LAR
Russ Craft (30)1031950PHI
Josh Cribbs (26)1032009CLE
Devin Duvernay (24)1032022BAL
Bob Gresham (25)1031973HOU
George Hoey (24)1031971STL
Tony Horne (24)1032000STL
Dion Lewis (26)1032017NWE
Keith Lincoln (23)1031962SDG
Lenny Lyles (22)1031958BAL
Terrence McGee (26)1032007BUF
Justin Miller (22)1032006NYJ
Cordarrelle Patterson (31)1032022ATL
David Reed (23)1032010BAL
Spec Sanders (28)1031946NYY
Gale Sayers+ (24)1031967CHI
Darren Sproles (25)1032008SDG
Brandon Tate (22)1032010NWE
Brandon Wilson (26)1032020CIN
Tommy Wilson (24)1031956RAM
Abe Woodson (29)1031963SFO
69Jamal Agnew (26)1022021JAX
Braxton Berrios (25)1022021NYJ
Eric Bieniemy (28)1021997CIN
Leroy Bolden (26)1021958CLE
Curtis Brown (23)1021978BUF
Benny Cunningham (25)1022015STL
Ted Ginn Jr. (26)1022011SFO
Jakeem Grant (25)1022018MIA
Mel Gray (33)1021994DET
Eric Guliford (27)1021997NOR
Harold Hart (23)1021975OAK
Tony Horne (22)1021998STL
Ron Jessie (23)1021971DET
Larry Jones (23)1021974WAS
Johnny Knox (22)1022009CHI
Cordarrelle Patterson (28)1022019CHI
Preston Pearson (23)1021968BAL
Chris Polk (24)1022014PHI
Byron Pringle (26)1022020KAN
C.J. Spiller (27)1022014BUF
LaRod Stephens-Howling (23)1022010ARI
Charley Warner (25)1021965BUF
Eric Weems (25)1022010ATL
Alexander Wright (24)1021991DAL
93Leon Burton (25)1011960NYT
DeAndre Carter (28)1012021WAS
Raymond Clayborn (22)1011977NWE
Jacoby Ford (23)1012010OAK
Jacoby Ford (24)1012011OAK
Wallace Francis (21)1011973BUF
Ted Ginn Jr. (24)1012009MIA
Jakeem Grant (26)1012019MIA
Mel Gray (25)1011986NOR
Dave Hampton (23)1011970GNB
Percy Harvin (21)1012009MIN
Nyheim Hines (25)10120222TM
Tony Horne (23)1011999STL
Billy Jefferson (23)1011941DET
Leon Johnson (23)1011997NYJ
Deji Karim (25)1012012IND
Terry Kirby (27)1011997SFO
Amos Marsh (23)1011962DAL
Derrick Mason (27)1012001TEN
Ollie Matson+ (28)1011958CRD
Don McCall (24)1011969PIT
Eric Metcalf (22)1011990CLE
Brian Mitchell (30)1011998WAS
James Owens (25)1011980SFO
Cordarrelle Patterson (24)1012015MIN
Kealoha Pilares (23)1012011CAR
Roell Preston (26)1011998GNB
Lance Rentzel (21)1011965MIN
Andre Roberts (33)10120212TM
Isaiah Rodgers (22)1012020IND
Rashad Ross (25)1012015WAS
Cotton Speyrer (24)1011973BAL
Ike Thomas (23)1011971DAL
Leon Washington (28)1012010SEA
Chris Williams (26)1012014CHI
128Jamal Agnew (24)1002019DET
Max Anderson (23)1001968BUF
Art Baker (24)1001962BUF
Michael Bates (29)1001999CAR
Don Bingham (26)1001956CHI
Bill Bowman (22)1001954DET
Timmy Brown (26)1001963PHI
Al Carmichael (26)1001955GNB
Rock Cartwright (26)1002006WAS
Clarence Childs (26)1001964NYG
Aaron Craver (29)1001998NOR
Josh Cribbs (24)1002007CLE
Quintin Demps (23)1002008PHI
Maurice Jones-Drew (22)1002007JAX
John Gilliam (24)1001969STL
Dante Hall (24)1002003KAN
Dwayne Harris (27)1002015NYG
Glenn Holt (23)1002007CIN
Larry Krause (22)1001970GNB
Marqise Lee (24)1002016JAX
Ollie Matson+ (22)1001952CRD
Joe McKnight (24)1002012NYJ
Gerald McNeil (24)1001986CLE
Dennis Pearson (23)1001978ATL
Tony Pollard (24)1002021DAL
Mel Renfro+ (23)1001965DAL
Deion Sanders+ (24)1001991ATL
Josh Scobey (23)1002003ARI
Goldie Sellers (24)1001966DEN
Rod Smart (26)1002003CAR
Pat Studstill (23)1001961DET
Reggie Swinton (27)1002002DAL
Aundra Thompson (26)1001979GNB
Emlen Tunnell+ (26)1001951NYG
Darrick Vaughn (21)1002000ATL
Jon Vaughn (22)1001992NWE
Mark Washington (22)1001970DAL
Nemiah Wilson (23)1001966DEN
166J.J. Arrington (23)992006ARI
Dale Atkeson (23)991954WAS
Michael Bates (28)991998CAR
Timmy Brown (25)991962PHI
Allen Carter (22)991975NWE
Knile Davis (22)992014KAN
Eddie Drummond (24)992004DET
Jim Duncan (24)991970BAL
Willie Galimore (23)991958CHI
Willie Gault (25)991985CHI
Dave Grayson (24)991963KAN
Gaston Green (24)991990RAM
Tony Green (21)991978WAS
Byron Hanspard (21)991997ATL
Tyrone Hughes (23)991993NOR
Chris Johnson (25)992005STL
Joe Johnson (26)991989WAS
Tyler Lockett (24)992017SEA
Tremain Mack (24)991999CIN
Jerome Mathis (22)992005HOU
Terrence McGee (24)992005BUF
Marvin Mims (21)992023DEN
Wilbert Montgomery (22)991977PHI
Bobby Morse (23)991989NOR
Kene Nwangwu (23)992021MIN
Eddie Payton (30)991981MIN
Antwaan Randle El (23)992002PIT
Andre Roberts (27)992015WAS
Andre Roberts (30)992018NYJ
Deion Sanders+ (25)991992ATL
Jalen Saunders (21)9920144TM
Joe Scott (22)991948NYG
Carver Shannon (25)991963RAM
Ron Smith (24)991967ATL
Steve Smith Sr. (22)992001CAR
Micheal Spurlock (29)9920122TM
LaRod Stephens-Howling (22)992009ARI
Jordan Todman (26)992016IND
Tamarick Vanover (21)991995KAN
Jon Vaughn (21)991991NWE
206Herb Adderley+ (24)981963GNB
Gary Anderson (24)981985SDG
Jon Arnett (22)981957RAM
Lem Barney+ (22)981968DET
Will Blackwell (25)982000PIT
Ron Brown (24)981985RAM
Trenton Cannon (26)982020CAR
Dexter Carter (23)981991SFO
Alvin Haymond (26)981968PHI
Alvin Haymond (28)981970RAM
Devin Hester+ (28)982011CHI
Drew Hill (23)981980RAM
Josh Huff (24)9820162TM
Tyrone Hughes (24)981994NOR
Horace Ivory (26)981980NWE
MarTay Jenkins (25)982000ARI
Stanford Jennings (26)981988CIN
Felix Jones (21)982008DAL
Marc Mariani (23)982010TEN
Ned Mathews (25)981943DET
Leodis McKelvin (23)982008BUF
Bobby Mitchell+ (23)981958CLE
Chad Morton (25)982002NYJ
Jimmy Patton (21)981955NYG
Eddie Payton (26)9819772TM
Dameon Pierce (23)982023HOU
Jalen Reagor (24)982023NWE
Allen Rossum (31)982007PIT
Jeremy Ross (25)9820132TM
J.D. Smith (23)981960OAK
Ricky Smith (22)981982NWE
Tremon Smith (25)982021HOU
Aaron Stecker (28)982004NOR
Andy Uram (27)981942GNB
Steve Van Buren+ (24)981945PHI
Leon Washington (25)982007NYJ
Leon Washington (30)982012SEA
Vic Washington (26)981972SFO
Alvis Whitted (25)981999JAX
Abe Woodson (27)981961SFO
246Will Blackwell (22)971997PIT
Tim Brown+ (22)971988RAI
Jamaal Charles (22)972009KAN
James Dixon (22)971989DAL
Chuck Fenenbock (28)971946LAD
Boyce Green (26)971986KAN
Dante Hall (25)972004KAN
Thomas Henderson (22)971975DAL
Devin Hester+ (24)972007CHI
Bobby Humphery (23)971984NYJ
Richie James (23)972018SFO
James Jefferson (25)971989SEA
Patrick Johnson (22)971998BAL
Adam Jones (30)972014CIN
Abe Karnofsky (23)971946BOS
Darren Lewis (23)971992CHI
Michael Lewis (30)972002NOR
Marc Logan (24)971989MIA
Lenny Lyles (24)971960SFO
Tremain Mack (23)971998CIN
George McAfee+ (23)971941CHI
Brian Mitchell (29)971997WAS
Maurice Morris (22)972002SEA
Eric Moulds (23)971996BUF
Herb Mul-Key (23)971973WAS
Kene Nwangwu (24)972022MIN
Bosh Pritchard (22)9719422TM
Carl Roaches (29)971983HOU
Courtney Roby (26)972009NOR
Del Rodgers (24)971984GNB
Willie Shelby (23)971976CIN
Don Shy (27)971973STL
Brad Smith (26)972010NYJ
Clifton Smith (23)972008TAM
Tony Smith (23)971993ATL
Tremon Smith (22)972018KAN
Vitamin Smith (26)971950RAM
Sylvester Stamps (26)971987ATL
Sammie Stroughter (23)972009TAM
Wally Triplett (24)971950DET
Steve Van Buren+ (23)971944PHI
Tamarick Vanover (22)971996KAN
Cassius Vaughn (22)972010DEN
Terrence Wilkins (24)971999IND
Kevin Williams (25)9720002TM
David Wilson (21)972012NYG
Derrick Witherspoon (25)971996PHI