NFL Single-Season Yards per Kick Return Leaders Through 2013

These are the NFL single-season record holders through the 2013 season. See current yards per kick return leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 2013

Leaders through 2013 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Y/Rt Year Tm
12Jim Duncan (24)35.41970BAL
25Vitamin Smith (27)33.71950RAM
36Chet Mutryn (26)32.91947BUF
47Ron Brown (24)32.81985RAM
58Cecil Turner (26)32.71970CHI
69Cordarrelle Patterson (22)32.42013MIN
710Abe Woodson (29)32.21963SFO
813Gary Ballman (23)31.71963PIT
916Joe McKnight (23)31.62011NYJ
1018Gale Sayers (22)31.41965CHI
1119Abe Woodson (28)31.31962SFO
1223Ollie Matson (22)31.21952CRD
23Terry Metcalf (23)31.21974STL
23Gale Sayers (23)31.21966CHI
1327Raymond Clayborn (22)31.01977NWE
1429Ron Smith (29)30.81972CHI
1530Josh Cribbs (24)30.72007CLE
30Alvin Haymond (23)30.71965BAL
30Bobby Humphery (23)30.71984NYJ
30Jacoby Jones (28)30.72012BAL
1634Dwayne Harris (26)30.62013DAL
1737Dick Bass (24)30.31961RAM
37Andre' Davis (28)30.32007HOU
37Bobby Jancik (22)30.31962HOU
1840Michael Bates (27)30.21996CAR
40Johnny Counts (23)30.21962NYG
40Terrence McGee (25)30.22005BUF
1943Quintin Demps (28)30.12013KAN
2044Mel Renfro (24)30.01965DAL
2146Herb Adderley (24)29.91963GNB
46Wallace Francis (22)29.91973BUF
2248Joe Arenas (31)29.71956SFO
48Tony Horne (23)29.71999STL
48Danieal Manning (26)29.72008CHI
48Mike Nelms (26)29.71981WAS
48Travis Williams (25)29.71971RAM
2357Dick James (27)29.41961WAS
57Carver Shannon (25)29.41963RAM
2460Bobby Jancik (23)29.31963HOU
60David Reed (23)29.32010BAL
2563Alvin Haymond (28)29.21970RAM
63Larry Jones (23)29.21974WAS
2665Bruce Laird (22)29.11972BAL
65Al Nelson (29)29.11972PHI
65Clifton Smith (24)29.12009TAM
2771Jerry Azumah (26)29.02003CHI
71Lynn Chandnois (28)29.01953PIT
71Clarence Childs (26)29.01964NYG
71Johnny Knox (23)29.02009CHI
71Mercury Morris (23)29.01970MIA
71Leon Washington (30)29.02012SEA
71Abe Woodson (27)29.01961SFO
2878Bo Scott (26)28.91969CLE
78Herschel Walker (34)28.91996DAL
2980Dennis Gentry (27)28.81986CHI
80Jacoby Jones (29)28.82013BAL
3086Aundrae Allison (21)28.72007MIN
86Leon Burton (25)28.71960NYT
3190Timmy Brown (26)28.61963PHI
90Larry Garron (25)28.61962BOS
90Dave Hampton (24)28.61971GNB
90Jerome Mathis (22)28.62005HOU
90Brad Smith (27)28.62010NYJ
90Vic Washington (26)28.61972SFO
3298Ellis Hobbs (25)28.52008NWE
98Abe Karnofsky (24)28.51946BOS
98Joe Scott (22)28.51948NYG
33104Mel Gray (33)28.41994DET
104Cliff Harris (23)28.41971DAL
104Jack Larscheid (27)28.41960OAK
34107Carl Garrett (22)28.31969BOS
107Larry Marshall (22)28.31972KAN
107Justin Miller (22)28.32006NYJ
107Rocky Thompson (25)28.31972NYG
35112Dave Grayson (24)28.21963KAN
112Bethel Johnson (24)28.22003NWE
112Leodis McKelvin (23)28.22008BUF
112Roy Shivers (25)28.21966STL
112Jon Vaughn (22)28.21992NWE
36119Timmy Brown (29)28.11966PHI