NFL Yards per Kick Return Career Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)
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Leaders
| Rank | Player | Years | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danieal Manning | 35.8 | 2006-2014 | 2TM |
| 2 | Carl Garrett | 30.1 | 1969-1977 | rai |
| 3 | Reggie Barlow | 30.0 | 1996-2003 | jax |
| 4 | Chad Morton | 29.2 | 2000-2006 | 3TM |
| 5 | Derrick Mason | 28.9 | 1997-2011 | 2TM |
| 6 | Trindon Holliday | 28.7 | 2011-2014 | den |
| 7 | Tim Dwight | 28.5 | 1998-2007 | 3TM |
| Devin Hester+ | 28.5 | 2006-2016 | 2TM | |
| 9 | George Atkinson | 27.9 | 1968-1979 | rai |
| 10 | Ellis Hobbs | 27.7 | 2005-2010 | nwe |
| 11 | Ray-Ray McCloud | 27.5 | 2018-2025 | 2TM |
| Ray Davis | 27.5 | 2024-2025 | buf | |
| 13 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 27.3 | 2013-2024 | 4TM |
| 14 | Jermaine Lewis | 26.6 | 1996-2004 | rav |
| 15 | Andre Coleman | 25.8 | 1994-1998 | 2TM |
| 16 | Nate Lewis | 25.7 | 1990-1995 | 2TM |
| 17 | Dennis Gentry | 25.6 | 1982-1992 | chi |
| 18 | Leon Washington | 25.4 | 2006-2014 | 2TM |
| 19 | D'Ernest Johnson | 25.3 | 2019-2025 | 2TM |
| 20 | Jacoby Jones | 25.1 | 2007-2015 | 2TM |
| 21 | Darren Sproles | 24.8 | 2005-2019 | 3TM |
| 22 | Eric Weems | 24.6 | 2007-2017 | 2TM |
| 23 | Quintin Demps | 24.4 | 2008-2017 | 3TM |
| Dion Lewis | 24.4 | 2011-2020 | 2TM | |
| 25 | Brian Mitchell | 24.3 | 1990-2003 | 2TM |
| Mel Gray | 24.3 | 1986-1997 | 2TM | |
| 27 | Larry Anderson | 24.2 | 1978-1984 | pit |
| Domenik Hixon | 24.2 | 2007-2013 | 2TM | |
| 29 | Michael Bates | 24.1 | 1993-2003 | 2TM |
| 30 | Tony Horne | 24.0 | 1998-2000 | ram |
| 31 | Brandon Tate | 23.9 | 2009-2018 | 3TM |
| 32 | LaMichael James | 23.7 | 2012-2015 | sfo |
| Mike Nelms | 23.7 | 1980-1984 | was | |
| 34 | Brad Smith | 23.6 | 2006-2014 | 2TM |
| 35 | David Palmer | 23.5 | 1994-2000 | min |
| 36 | Fulton Walker | 23.3 | 1981-1986 | 2TM |
| 37 | Kenneth Gainwell | 23.2 | 2021-2025 | 2TM |
| 38 | Vaughn Hebron | 23.0 | 1993-1998 | den |
| 39 | Rod Smart | 22.4 | 2001-2005 | car |
| Eric Metcalf | 22.4 | 1989-2002 | 4TM | |
| Michael Lewis | 22.4 | 2001-2007 | nor | |
| Patrick Pass | 22.4 | 2000-2007 | nwe | |
| Cullen Bryant | 22.4 | 1973-1987 | 2TM | |
| 44 | Mecole Hardman | 22.3 | 2019-2025 | 2TM |
| Autry Denson | 22.3 | 1999-2002 | 2TM | |
| 46 | Fred McAfee | 22.2 | 1991-2006 | 3TM |
| 47 | Al Edwards | 22.1 | 1990-1992 | buf |
| Cliff Harris+ | 22.1 | 1970-1979 | dal | |
| 49 | Dominic Rhodes | 21.9 | 2001-2010 | clt |
| Aaron Stecker | 21.9 | 2000-2009 | 2TM |













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