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Year-by-Year Yards per Kick Return Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/Rt Teams
2009  Ted Ginn Jr. (24) 30.4 MIA
2008  Danieal Manning (26) 29.7 CHI
2007  Josh Cribbs (24) 30.7 CLE
2006  Justin Miller (22) 28.3 NYJ
2005  Terrence McGee (25) 30.2 BUF
2004  Derrick Ward (24) 27.3 NYG
2003  Najeh Davenport (24) 31.6 GNB
2002  MarTay Jenkins (27) 28.0 ARI
2001  Ronney Jenkins (24) 26.6 SDG
2000  Darrick Vaughn (22) 27.7 ATL
1999  Tony Horne (23) 29.7 STL
1998  Terry Fair (22) 28.0 DET
1997  Michael Bates (28) 27.3 CAR
1996  Michael Bates (27) 30.2 CAR
1995  Ron Carpenter (25) 27.7 NYJ
1994  Mel J. Gray (33) 28.4 DET
1993  Corey Harris (24) 30.1 GNB
1992  Jon Vaughn (22) 28.2 NWE
1991  Mel J. Gray (30) 25.8 DET
1990  Kevin Clark (26) 25.3 DEN
1989  Rod Woodson+ (24) 27.3 PIT
1988  Tim Brown (22) 26.8 RAI
1987  Sylvester Stamps (26) 27.5 ATL
1986  Dennis Gentry (27) 28.8 CHI
1985  Ron J. Brown (24) 32.8 RAM
1984  Bobby Humphery (23) 30.7 NYJ
1983  Fulton Walker (25) 26.7 MIA
1982  Mike Mosley (24) 27.1 BUF
1981  Mike Nelms (26) 29.7 WAS
1980  Horace Ivory (26) 27.6 NWE
1979  Larry Brunson (30) 25.9 OAK
1978  Steve Odom (26) 27.1 GNB
1977  Raymond Clayborn (22) 31.0 NWE
1976  Duriel Harris (22) 32.9 MIA
1975  Walter Payton+ (21) 31.7 CHI
1974  Terry Metcalf (23) 31.2 STL
1973  Carl Garrett (26) 30.4 CHI
1972  Ron Smith (29) 30.8 CHI
1971  Travis Williams (25) 29.7 RAM
1970  Jim Duncan (24) 35.4 BAL
1969  Bobby Williams (27) 33.1 DET
Bill Thompson (23) 28.5 DEN
1968  Preston Pearson (23) 35.1 BAL
George Atkinson (21) 25.1 OAK
1967  Travis Williams (21) 41.1 GNB
Zeke Moore (24) 28.9 HOU
1966  Gale Sayers+ (23) 31.2 CHI
Goldie Sellers (24) 28.5 DEN
1965  Tom Watkins (28) 34.4 DET
Abner Haynes (28) 26.5 DEN
1964  Clarence Childs (26) 29.0 NYG
Bo Roberson (29) 27.1 OAK
1963  Abe Woodson (29) 32.2 SFO
Bobby Jancik (23) 29.3 HOU
1962  Abe Woodson (28) 31.3 SFO
Bobby Jancik (22) 30.3 HOU
1961  Dick Bass (24) 30.3 RAM
Dave Grayson (22) 28.3 DTX
1960  Tom Moore (22) 33.1 GNB
Ken Hall (25) 31.3 HOU
1959  Abe Woodson (25) 29.4 SFO
1958  Ollie Matson+ (28) 35.5 CRD
1957  Jon Arnett (22) 28.0 RAM
1956  Tommy Wilson (24) 31.8 RAM
1955  Al Carmichael (27) 29.9 GNB
1954  Billy Reynolds (23) 29.5 CLE
1953  Joe Arenas (28) 34.4 SFO
1952  Lynn Chandnois (27) 35.2 PIT
1951  Lynn Chandnois (26) 32.5 PIT
1950  Vitamin Smith (27) 33.7 RAM
1949  Jack Salscheider (25) 31.6 NYG
Ray Ramsey (28) 29.1 CHH
1948  Frank Minini (27) 30.8 CHI
Chet Mutryn (27) 26.3 BUF
1947  Chet Mutryn (26) 32.9 BUF
Steve Van Buren+ (27) 29.4 PHI
1946  Frank Seno (25) 31.4 CRD
Chuck Fenenbock (29) 28.2 LAD
1945  Steve Van Buren+ (25) 28.7 PHI
1944  Bill Paschal (23) 28.9 NYG
1943  Andy Farkas (27) 31.0 WAS
1942  Bill Dudley+ (23) 27.1 PIT
1941  Whizzer White (24) 25.9 DET