NFL Yards per Kick Return Single Game Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Yards per Kick Return Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/Rt |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Ron Brown | 92.0 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, November 24, 1985 |
2 | Travis Williams | 86.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 12, 1967 |
3 | Jordan Todman | 80.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Green Bay Packers, November 6, 2016 |
4 | Andre Roberts | 74.0 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, January 2, 2022 |
5 | Gale Sayers+ | 73.5 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 17, 1967 |
| Wally Triplett | 73.5 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 29, 1950 |
7 | LeGarrette Blount | 72.5 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, December 29, 2013 |
| Keith Lincoln | 72.5 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. New York Titans, September 16, 1962 |
9 | Kyle Williams | 72.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 23, 2012 |
| Lemar Parrish | 72.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills, November 8, 1970 |
11 | O.J. Simpson+ | 70.5 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, October 4, 1970 |
12 | Ted Dean | 70.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, September 29, 1963 |
13 | Jacoby Ford | 69.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, October 16, 2011 |
| Ollie Matson+ | 69.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears, October 5, 1952 |
15 | Chris Polk | 68.5 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, September 21, 2014 |
16 | Terry Fair | 68.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 28, 1998 |
17 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 67.5 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 16, 2020 |
| Joe McKnight | 67.5 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens, October 2, 2011 |
| Randall Cobb | 67.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 8, 2011 |
| Brian Mitchell | 67.5 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 1, 2000 |
21 | Lenny Lyles | 67.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 18, 1960 |
22 | Ameer Abdullah | 67.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, November 15, 2015 |
| Derrick Cullors | 67.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, November 9, 1997 |
| Jon Vaughn | 67.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Phoenix Cardinals, September 29, 1991 |
25 | Marqise Lee | 66.5 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, December 18, 2016 |
26 | Aaron Bailey | 66.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 10, 1995 |
| Mercury Morris | 66.0 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 14, 1969 |
| Mel Renfro+ | 66.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 7, 1965 |
29 | Ken Hall | 65.3 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans, October 23, 1960 |
30 | Knile Davis | 65.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, December 1, 2013 |
| Gary Ballman | 65.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, November 3, 1963 |
| Timmy Brown | 65.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns, September 17, 1961 |
33 | Ron Smith | 64.5 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 16, 1968 |
| Gale Sayers+ | 64.5 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 23, 1966 |
35 | Ollie Matson+ | 64.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, October 14, 1956 |
36 | Tony Horne | 63.5 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 17, 1999 |
| Preston Pearson | 63.5 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 13, 1968 |
| Carver Shannon | 63.5 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 3, 1963 |
39 | Leon Washington | 63.3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers, September 26, 2010 |
40 | Ollie Matson+ | 63.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 23, 1958 |
41 | Jakeem Grant | 62.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Tennessee Titans, September 9, 2018 |
| Cassius Vaughn | 62.5 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, January 2, 2011 |
| Derrick Mason | 62.5 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 18, 2001 |
| Roy Green | 62.5 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 21, 1979 |
| Jimmy Patton | 62.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 30, 1955 |
| Ollie Matson+ | 62.5 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 31, 1954 |
47 | Steven Sims | 62.0 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, November 24, 2019 |
| Pharoh Cooper | 62.0 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 15, 2017 |
| Nate Lewis | 62.0 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints, November 17, 1991 |
| Mel Gray | 62.0 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 21, 1986 |
| Cotton Speyrer | 62.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills, November 25, 1973 |
| Willie Galimore | 62.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts, October 4, 1958 |
| Jack Salscheider | 62.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals, October 30, 1949 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 62.0 | BCL | Baltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, September 7, 1947 |
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