NFL Yards per Kick Return Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Yards per Kick Return Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/Rt |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Ron Dixon | 59.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 7, 2001 |
2 | Stanford Jennings | 58.5 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 1989 |
3 | Speedy Duncan | 56.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971 |
4 | Jermaine Lewis | 55.5 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, January 28, 2001 |
5 | Danieal Manning | 54.0 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
6 | Trindon Holliday | 52.7 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
7 | Ed Podolak | 51.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
8 | Terry Metcalf | 51.0 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 27, 1975 |
9 | Speedy Duncan | 49.0 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
10 | Keisean Nixon | 48.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 2024 |
11 | Fulton Walker | 47.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
12 | Nat Moore | 45.7 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, December 21, 1974 |
13 | Miles Austin | 45.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 6, 2007 |
| Vic Washington | 45.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 23, 1972 |
15 | Marshall Johnson | 44.7 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders, December 24, 1977 |
16 | Antonio Cromartie | 44.0 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 8, 2011 |
17 | Jamal Agnew | 43.7 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 21, 2023 |
18 | Derrick Mason | 43.5 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 23, 2000 |
| Tony Horne | 43.5 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
20 | Zachary Dixon | 43.0 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, December 31, 1983 |
21 | Chuck Levy | 42.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 11, 1998 |
| Dennis Gentry | 42.3 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, January 3, 1987 |
23 | Tim Dwight | 42.0 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999 |
24 | Gene Filipski | 41.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 30, 1956 |
25 | Dion Lewis | 41.3 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans, January 14, 2017 |
26 | Jacoby Jones | 41.2 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013 |
27 | D.J. Reed | 41.0 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 9, 2021 |
28 | Charlie Rogers | 39.8 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 2000 |
| Mel Gray | 39.8 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1994 |
| Eric Metcalf | 39.8 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990 |
31 | Reggie Barlow | 39.3 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets, January 10, 1999 |
| Reggie Barlow | 39.3 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos, December 27, 1997 |
| Rod Hill | 39.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 16, 1983 |
34 | Devin Hester+ | 38.8 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017 |
35 | Desmond Howard | 38.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
36 | Clint Jones | 37.5 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 25, 1971 |
37 | Bernard Scott | 37.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets, January 9, 2010 |
| J.R. Reed | 37.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2005 |
| Dennis Gentry | 37.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, January 10, 1988 |
| Carl Garrett | 37.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 1, 1978 |
| Charlie West | 37.0 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 25, 1971 |
42 | Ellis Hobbs | 36.7 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
43 | Doug Baldwin | 36.3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 19, 2014 |
44 | Mewelde Moore | 35.5 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 16, 2005 |
45 | Stump Mitchell | 35.0 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1983 |
46 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 34.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints, January 10, 2021 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 34.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Houston Oilers, December 31, 1978 |
48 | Carl Garrett | 33.8 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Colts, December 24, 1977 |
49 | Kenyan Drake | 33.7 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2017 |
| Danny Woodhead | 33.7 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 22, 2012 |
51 | Jamal Agnew | 33.5 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Los Angeles Chargers, January 14, 2023 |
| Josh Cribbs | 33.5 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 4, 2015 |
| Duriel Harris | 33.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Oilers, December 24, 1978 |
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