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Leaders Table
Rank Player Rt Year Tm
1MarTay Jenkins (25)822000ARI
2Chris Carr (22)732005OAK
Josh Scobey (23)732003ARI
4Tyrone Hughes (26)701996NOR
Michael Lewis (30)702002NOR
6Chris Carr (23)692006OAK
Josh Wilson (23)692008SEA
8Dante Hall (25)682004KAN
9J.J. Arrington (23)672006ARI
Ronney Jenkins (23)672000SDG
11Danny Amendola (23)662009STL
Tyrone Hughes (25)661995NOR
Charlie Rogers (24)662000SEA
14Dante Hall (26)652005KAN
15Rock Cartwright (26)642006WAS
Glyn Milburn (25)641996DET
Tab Perry (23)642005CIN
Charlie Rogers (26)642002BUF
19Ted Ginn Jr. (22)632007MIA
Maurice Hicks (29)632007SFO
Tyrone Hughes (24)631994NOR
Glyn Milburn (29)632000CHI
Darren Sproles (22)632005SDG
Reggie Swinton (30)632005ARI
25Steve Breaston (24)622007ARI
Andre Coleman (22)621995SDG
Eddie Drummond (26)622006DET
Brock Marion (29)621999MIA
Glyn Milburn (27)621998CHI
Allen Rossum (27)622003ATL
31Josh Cribbs (23)612006CLE
Desmond Howard (27)611997OAK
Glyn Milburn (28)611999CHI
Darrick Vaughn (22)612001ATL
Wes Welker (23)6120042TM
Wes Welker (24)612005MIA
37Drew Hill (24)601981RAM
Marc Mariani (23)602010TEN
Justin Miller (21)602005NYJ
40Michael Bates (28)591998CAR
Chris Carr (24)592007OAK
Josh Cribbs (24)592007CLE
Glenn Holt (23)592007CIN
Brian Mitchell (30)591998WAS
J.J. Moses (24)592004HOU
B.J. Sams (23)592004BAL
Josh Scobey (25)592005SEA
Kevin Williams (26)591997ARI
49Bobby Joe Edmonds (30)581995TAM
Ronney Jenkins (24)582001SDG
Brian Mitchell (26)581994WAS
Chad Morton (25)582002NYJ
J.J. Moses (23)582003HOU
Allen Rossum (28)582004ATL
55Dante Hall (23)572002KAN
Dante Hall (24)572003KAN
Maurice Hicks (28)572006SFO
Domenik Hixon (24)572009NYG
Tony Horne (24)572000STL
Desmond Howard (30)572000DET
Desmond Howard (31)572001DET
Eric Metcalf (30)571998ARI
Roell Preston (26)571998GNB
LaRod Stephens-Howling (23)572010ARI
Tyson Thompson (24)572005DAL
Leon Washington (28)572010SEA
David Wilson (21)572012NYG
68Dexter Carter (27)5619952TM
Josh Cribbs (26)562009CLE
Tony Horne (22)561998STL
Brian Mitchell (28)561996WAS
Bernard Scott (26)562010CIN
Steve Smith Sr. (22)562001CAR
Reggie Swinton (26)562001DAL
75Aaron Bailey (25)551997IND
Will Blackmon (23)552008GNB
Andre Coleman (23)551996SDG
Bruce Harper (23)551978NYJ
Bruce Harper (24)551979NYJ
Kevin Kasper (24)5520023TM
Stefan Logan (28)552009PIT
Stefan Logan (29)552010DET
Glyn Milburn (26)551997DET
Brian Mitchell (27)551995WAS
Brian Mitchell (35)552003NYG
Stump Mitchell (22)551981STL
Deacon Turner (24)551979CIN
88Jerome Mathis (22)542005HOU
Leeland McElroy (22)541996ARI
Ernie Mills (26)541995PIT
Allen Rossum (23)541999PHI
Darren Sproles (26)542009SDG
93Brandon Bennett (30)532003CIN
Jacoby Ford (23)532010OAK
Doug Gabriel (24)532004OAK
Mel Gray (34)531995HOU
Dante Hall (27)532006KAN
Eddie Payton (29)531980MIN
Dino Philyaw (28)531999NOR
Darius Reynaud (27)532012TEN
Buster Rhymes (23)531985MIN
Allen Rossum (26)532002ATL
Darren Sproles (25)532008SDG
Troy Walters (25)532002IND
Derrick Witherspoon (25)531996PHI
106Mario Bates (26)521999ARI
Michael Bates (29)521999CAR
Rock Cartwright (27)522007WAS
Quintin Demps (23)522008PHI
Ted Ginn Jr. (24)522009MIA
Devin Hester+ (30)522013CHI
Terrence McGee (23)522004BUF
Terrence McGee (25)522006BUF
Leodis McKelvin (23)522008BUF
Eric Metcalf (22)521990CLE
Eric Moulds (23)521996BUF
Jerious Norwood (24)522007ATL
LaRod Stephens-Howling (22)522009ARI
Terrence Wilkins (31)522006IND
Brian Witherspoon (23)522008JAX
121Brandon Banks (23)512011WAS
Rock Cartwright (28)512008WAS
Zachary Dixon (27)5119832TM
Terry Fair (22)511998DET
Arlen Harris (23)512003STL
Michael Lewis (32)512004NOR
Tremain Mack (24)511999CIN
Jerious Norwood (25)512008ATL
Willie Ponder (26)5120062TM
Darren Sproles (27)512010SDG
Jason Tucker (24)512000DAL
Tamarick Vanover (23)511997KAN
Terrence Wilkins (24)511999IND
134Danny Amendola (24)502010STL
Steve Broussard (30)501997SEA
Andre' Davis (23)502002CLE
David Dunn (23)501995CIN
Tim Dwight (29)502004SDG
Nesby Glasgow (22)501979BAL
Mel Gray (35)501996HOU
Dino Hall (23)501979CLE
Leon Johnson (29)502003SDG
Deji Karim (23)502010JAX
Tremain Mack (25)502000CIN
David Palmer (25)501998MIN
Charlie Rogers (25)502001SEA
Allen Rossum (24)502000GNB
Brad Smith (26)502010NYJ
Vinny Sutherland (23)502001SFO
Clarence Verdin (30)501993IND
Bobby Wade (25)502006TEN
Herschel Walker (35)501997DAL
153Michael Bates (31)492001WAS
Brandon Bennett (29)492002CIN
Andre Coleman (21)491994SDG
Eddie Drummond (25)492005DET
Bruce Harper (25)491980NYJ
Desmond Howard (28)491998OAK
Herman Hunter (25)491986DET
MarTay Jenkins (26)492001ARI
Eric Metcalf (28)491996ATL
David Thompson (22)491997STL
Kevin Williams (24)491995DAL
164Antonio Brown (25)482003BUF
Dexter Carter (26)481994SFO
Chris Cole (23)482001DEN
Phil Freeman (22)481985TAM
Herman Hunter (24)481985PHI
Mike Martin (24)481985CIN
Dominic Rhodes (25)482004IND
Stephen Starring (24)481985NWE
Leon Washington (26)482008NYJ
Chris Watson (22)481999DEN
Eric Weems (24)482009ATL
Wes Welker (25)482006MIA
Dexter Wynn (25)4820062TM
177Odell Barry (22)471964DEN
Michael Bates (27)471997CAR
Ron Brown (28)471989RAM
James Dixon (22)471989DAL
Ted Ginn Jr. (25)472010SFO
Mike Goodson (23)472010CAR
Arlen Harris (24)472004STL
Larry Jones (24)471975WAS
Gerald McNeil (24)471986CLE
Glyn Milburn (24)471995DEN
Brian Mitchell (29)471997WAS
Brian Mitchell (32)472000PHI
Maurice Morris (23)472003SEA
Maurice Morris (24)472004SEA
Koren Robinson (25)472005MIN
Allen Rossum (32)472008SFO
Reggie Smith (25)471981ATL
Duce Staley (22)471997PHI
Leon Washington (25)472007NYJ
Terrence Wilkins (27)472002STL
Kevin Williams (27)471998BUF
198Richard Alston (23)462004CLE
Reidel Anthony (21)461998TAM
Brandon Banks (22)462010WAS
Yamon Figurs (24)462007BAL
Dave Hampton (24)461971GNB
Vaughn Hebron (27)461998DEN
Glenn Holt (24)462008CIN
Nate Jacquet (26)462001MIN
Terry Kirby (31)462001OAK
Chuck Latourette (23)461968STL
Jermaine Lewis (27)462002HOU
Terrence McGee (24)462005BUF
Justin Miller (22)462006NYJ
Travis Minor (23)462002MIA
Deltha O'Neal (23)462000DEN
Allen Rossum (30)462006ATL
214Brandon Boykin (22)452012PHI
Josh Cribbs (22)452005CLE
Derrick Cullors (25)451998NWE
Mel Gray (33)451994DET
Lorenzo Hampton (23)451985MIA
Vaughn Hebron (25)451996DEN
Devin Hester+ (31)452014ATL
Ellis Hobbs (25)452008NWE
Bobby Jancik (23)451963HOU
Bethel Johnson (27)452006MIN
Michael Lewis (31)452003NOR
Tremain Mack (23)451998CIN
Deuce McAllister (22)452001NOR
Terrence McGee (26)452007BUF
Ahmad Merritt (25)452002CHI
Tony Nathan (22)451979MIA
James Thrash (25)452000WAS
231Josh Cribbs (25)442008CLE
Gary Davis (26)441980TAM
David Dunn (28)442000OAK
Tim Dwight (24)441999ATL
Jimmy Edwards (26)441979MIN
Cleo Montgomery (24)441980CIN
Chad Morton (23)442000NOR
Chad Morton (26)442003WAS
Steve Odom (27)4419792TM
Ronnie Powell (24)441999CLE
Allen Rossum (22)441998PHI
B.J. Sams (24)442005BAL
C.J. Spiller (23)442010BUF
Micheal Spurlock (27)442010TAM
Tamarick Vanover (25)441999KAN
Clarence Verdin (31)441994ATL
Herschel Walker (28)441990MIN
Chris Watson (23)442000BUF
Terrence Wilkins (26)442001IND
Rod Woodson+ (26)441991PIT