NFL Kick Return Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1941)

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Rank	Player	Yds	Year	Tm
1	MarTay Jenkins (25)	2,186	2000	ARI
2	KaVontae Turpin (29)	1,814	2025	DAL
3	Josh Cribbs (24)	1,809	2007	CLE
4	Michael Lewis (31)	1,807	2002	NOR
5	Tyrone Hughes (26)	1,791	1996	NOR
6	Chris Carr (23)	1,762	2006	OAK
7	Josh Wilson (23)	1,753	2008	SEA
8	Chris Carr (22)	1,752	2005	OAK
9	Dante Hall (26)	1,718	2004	KAN
10	Josh Scobey (24)	1,684	2003	ARI
11	Charlie Rogers (24)	1,629	2000	SEA
12	Glyn Milburn (25)	1,627	1996	DET
13	Danny Amendola (24)	1,618	2009	STL
14	Tyrone Hughes (25)	1,617	1995	NOR
15	Chimere Dike (24)	1,588	2025	TEN
16	Justin Miller (21)	1,577	2005	NYJ
17	Tab Perry (23)	1,562	2005	CIN
18	Dante Hall (27)	1,560	2005	KAN
19	Tyrone Hughes (24)	1,556	1994	NOR
20	Glyn Milburn (27)	1,550	1998	CHI
21	LaRod Stephens-Howling (23)	1,548	2010	ARI
22	Josh Cribbs (26)	1,542	2009	CLE
	Jerome Mathis (22)	1,542	2005	HOU
24	Rock Cartwright (27)	1,541	2006	WAS
	Ronney Jenkins (24)	1,541	2001	SDG
26	David Wilson (21)	1,533	2012	NYG
27	Ronney Jenkins (23)	1,531	2000	SDG
28	Marc Mariani (23)	1,530	2010	TEN
29	Darren Sproles (22)	1,528	2005	SDG
30	Brock Marion (29)	1,524	1999	MIA
31	J.J. Arrington (23)	1,520	2006	ARI
32	Chad Morton (25)	1,509	2002	NYJ
33	Maurice Hicks (29)	1,502	2007	SFO
34	Roell Preston (26)	1,497	1998	GNB
35	Josh Cribbs (23)	1,494	2006	CLE
36	Darrick Vaughn (23)	1,491	2001	ATL
37	Michael Bates (29)	1,480	1998	CAR
38	Myles Price (24)	1,479	2025	MIN
39	Dante Hall (25)	1,478	2003	KAN
	Brian Mitchell (26)	1,478	1994	WAS
41	Leodis McKelvin (23)	1,468	2008	BUF
	Glyn Milburn (29)	1,468	2000	CHI
43	Stefan Logan (28)	1,466	2009	PIT
44	Leon Washington (28)	1,461	2010	SEA
45	Kevin Williams (26)	1,458	1997	ARI
46	Reggie Swinton (30)	1,456	2005	ARI
47	Stefan Logan (29)	1,448	2010	DET
48	Desmond Howard (31)	1,446	2001	DET
49	Devin Hester+ (31)	1,436	2013	CHI
50	Ted Ginn Jr. (22)	1,433	2007	MIA
51	Glenn Holt (23)	1,432	2007	CIN
	Brad Smith (27)	1,432	2010	NYJ
53	Steve Smith Sr. (22)	1,431	2001	CAR
54	Terry Fair (22)	1,428	1998	DET
	Maurice Hicks (28)	1,428	2006	SFO
56	Glyn Milburn (28)	1,426	1999	CHI
57	Wes Welker (23)	1,415	2004	2TM
58	Andre Coleman (23)	1,411	1995	SDG
59	Brian Mitchell (27)	1,408	1995	WAS
60	Desmond Howard (30)	1,401	2000	DET
61	Tyson Thompson (24)	1,399	2005	DAL
62	Cordarrelle Patterson (22)	1,393	2013	MIN
63	Steve Breaston (24)	1,391	2007	ARI
	Terrence McGee (25)	1,391	2005	BUF
65	Tremain Mack (25)	1,382	1999	CIN
66	Tony Horne (24)	1,379	2000	STL
	Wes Welker (24)	1,379	2005	MIA
68	Darren Sproles (25)	1,376	2008	SDG
69	Terrence McGee (24)	1,370	2004	BUF
70	Terrence McGee (26)	1,355	2006	BUF
	J.J. Moses (24)	1,355	2003	HOU
72	Dante Hall (24)	1,354	2002	KAN
73	Eddie Drummond (26)	1,349	2006	DET
74	Allen Rossum (24)	1,347	1999	PHI
75	Buster Rhymes (23)	1,345	1985	MIN
76	Rock Cartwright (28)	1,339	2007	WAS
77	Brian Mitchell (30)	1,337	1998	WAS
78	Chris Carr (24)	1,327	2007	OAK
	Reggie Swinton (26)	1,327	2001	DAL
80	Josh Scobey (26)	1,326	2005	SEA
81	Desmond Howard (27)	1,318	1997	OAK
82	Bobby Jancik (23)	1,317	1963	HOU
	Jerious Norwood (24)	1,317	2007	ATL
84	Glyn Milburn (26)	1,315	1997	DET
85	Quintin Demps (23)	1,314	2008	PHI
	Dave Hampton (24)	1,314	1971	GNB
87	Jerious Norwood (25)	1,311	2008	ATL
88	Tamarick Vanover (23)	1,308	1997	KAN
89	Rock Cartwright (29)	1,307	2008	WAS
90	Tony Horne (22)	1,306	1998	STL
	Ernie Mills (27)	1,306	1995	PIT
92	Justin Miller (22)	1,304	2006	NYJ
93	J.J. Moses (25)	1,303	2004	HOU
94	Kevin Kasper (25)	1,300	2002	3TM
	Darren Sproles (26)	1,300	2009	SDG
96	Ted Ginn Jr. (24)	1,296	2009	MIA
97	Andre Coleman (22)	1,293	1994	SDG
98	Stump Mitchell (22)	1,292	1981	STL
99	Domenik Hixon (25)	1,291	2009	NYG
	Allen Rossum (28)	1,291	2003	ATL
	Leon Washington (25)	1,291	2007	NYJ
102	Allen Rossum (25)	1,288	2000	GNB
103	Michael Bates (30)	1,287	1999	CAR
104	Michael Bates (28)	1,281	1997	CAR
	Ellis Hobbs (25)	1,281	2008	NWE
106	Jacoby Ford (23)	1,280	2010	OAK
	Bruce Harper (23)	1,280	1978	NYJ
	Charlie Rogers (26)	1,280	2002	BUF
109	Mel Gray (33)	1,276	1994	DET
110	Terrence Wilkins (31)	1,272	2006	IND
111	Derrick Witherspoon (25)	1,271	1996	PHI
112	Glyn Milburn (24)	1,269	1995	DEN
113	Allen Rossum (33)	1,259	2008	SFO
114	Brian Mitchell (28)	1,258	1996	WAS
115	Bernard Scott (26)	1,257	2010	CIN
	Darren Sproles (27)	1,257	2010	SDG
	LaRod Stephens-Howling (22)	1,257	2009	ARI
118	B.J. Sams (24)	1,251	2004	BAL
119	Allen Rossum (29)	1,250	2004	ATL
	Brian Witherspoon (23)	1,250	2008	JAX
121	Deji Karim (24)	1,248	2010	JAX
122	Odell Barry (23)	1,245	1964	DEN
123	Darius Reynaud (28)	1,240	2012	TEN
124	Chuck Latourette (23)	1,237	1968	STL
125	Mario Bates (26)	1,231	1999	ARI
	Brandon Bennett (29)	1,231	2002	CIN
	Leon Washington (26)	1,231	2008	NYJ
128	Dexter Carter (28)	1,227	1995	2TM
129	Mel Gray (35)	1,224	1996	HOU
130	Tim Dwight (29)	1,222	2004	SDG
131	Koren Robinson (25)	1,221	2005	MIN
132	Eric Metcalf (30)	1,218	1998	ARI
133	Vaughn Hebron (28)	1,216	1998	DEN
134	Michael Lewis (33)	1,215	2004	NOR
135	Eric Weems (24)	1,214	2009	ATL
136	Andre Coleman (24)	1,210	1996	SDG
137	Dante Hall (28)	1,207	2006	KAN
138	Aaron Bailey (26)	1,206	1997	IND
139	Eric Moulds (23)	1,205	1996	BUF
140	Bobby Wade (25)	1,194	2006	TEN
141	Willie Ponder (26)	1,192	2006	2TM
142	Jerry Azumah (26)	1,191	2003	CHI
143	Dominic Rhodes (25)	1,188	2004	IND
144	Eddie Payton (29)	1,184	1980	MIN
145	Mel Gray (34)	1,183	1995	HOU
146	James Dixon (22)	1,181	1989	DAL
147	Josh Cribbs (29)	1,178	2012	CLE
148	David Palmer (26)	1,176	1998	MIN
149	Arlen Harris (23)	1,175	2003	STL
150	Brandon Banks (24)	1,174	2011	WAS
	Andre Roberts (30)	1,174	2018	NYJ
152	Zachary Dixon (27)	1,171	1983	2TM
153	Drew Hill (25)	1,170	1981	RAM
154	Jacoby Jones (28)	1,167	2012	BAL
	Herschel Walker (35)	1,167	1997	DAL
156	Tremain Mack (24)	1,165	1998	CIN
	Dino Philyaw (29)	1,165	1999	NOR
158	Allen Rossum (27)	1,164	2002	ATL
159	Brian Mitchell (34)	1,162	2002	PHI
160	Bruce Harper (24)	1,158	1979	NYJ
161	Will Blackmon (24)	1,157	2008	GNB
	Abe Woodson (28)	1,157	1962	SFO
163	Percy Harvin (21)	1,156	2009	MIN
164	Brandon Banks (23)	1,155	2010	WAS
165	Courtney Roby (26)	1,154	2009	NOR
166	Leon Johnson (29)	1,151	2003	SDG
167	Michael Bates (32)	1,150	2001	WAS
	Troy Walters (26)	1,150	2002	IND
169	Deacon Turner (24)	1,149	1979	CIN
170	Leeland McElroy (22)	1,148	1996	ARI
	Noland Smith (24)	1,148	1967	KAN
	Kevin Williams (23)	1,148	1994	DAL
173	Bobby Joe Edmonds (31)	1,147	1995	TAM
174	Brandon Bennett (30)	1,146	2003	CIN
175	Reggie Smith (25)	1,143	1981	ATL
176	Danny Amendola (25)	1,142	2010	STL
177	Doug Gabriel (24)	1,140	2004	OAK
	Vinny Sutherland (23)	1,140	2001	SFO
179	Duce Staley (22)	1,139	1997	PHI
180	Yamon Figurs (24)	1,138	2007	BAL
	Chris Watson (22)	1,138	1999	DEN
182	Mercury Morris (22)	1,136	1969	MIA
183	Terrence Wilkins (24)	1,134	1999	IND
184	Derrick Mason (26)	1,132	2000	TEN
185	Micheal Spurlock (27)	1,129	2010	TAM
186	Eric Guliford (28)	1,128	1997	NOR
	Devin Hester+ (32)	1,128	2014	ATL
188	Chris Cole (24)	1,127	2001	DEN
	Adam Jones (22)	1,127	2005	TEN
190	Nesby Glasgow (22)	1,126	1979	BAL
191	Brian Mitchell (32)	1,124	2000	PHI
192	MarTay Jenkins (26)	1,120	2001	ARI
	Charlie Rogers (25)	1,120	2001	SEA
194	Reidel Anthony (22)	1,118	1998	TAM
195	Brian Mitchell (35)	1,117	2003	NYG
196	Josh Cribbs (25)	1,110	2008	CLE
	Glenn Holt (24)	1,110	2008	CIN
	David Thompson (22)	1,110	1997	STL
199	Kevin Williams (24)	1,108	1995	DAL
200	Dexter Carter (27)	1,105	1994	SFO
201	Mike Martin (25)	1,104	1985	CIN
202	Jimmy Edwards (27)	1,103	1979	MIN
203	Deltha O'Neal (23)	1,102	2000	DEN
204	Eric Weems (25)	1,100	2010	ATL
205	Vaughn Hebron (26)	1,099	1996	DEN
	Mike Nelms (26)	1,099	1981	WAS
	Jason Tucker (24)	1,099	2000	DAL
208	Tim Brown+ (22)	1,098	1988	RAI
209	Tamarick Vanover (21)	1,095	1995	KAN
210	Josh Cribbs (22)	1,094	2005	CLE
	Brian Mitchell (29)	1,094	1997	WAS
212	Eddie Drummond (24)	1,092	2004	DET
	David Dunn (23)	1,092	1995	CIN
	Mack Herron (25)	1,092	1973	NWE
215	Deuce McAllister (23)	1,091	2001	NOR
216	Darren Sproles (28)	1,089	2011	NOR
217	Larry Jones (24)	1,086	1975	WAS
218	John Avery (22)	1,085	1998	MIA
	Derrick Cullors (26)	1,085	1998	NWE
	Phil Freeman (23)	1,085	1985	TAM
221	Charlie Jones (27)	1,084	2025	CIN
	Rick Upchurch (23)	1,084	1975	DEN
	Leon Washington (29)	1,084	2011	SEA
224	Terrence McGee (27)	1,082	2007	BUF
	Allen Rossum (31)	1,082	2006	ATL
	Darrick Vaughn (22)	1,082	2000	ATL
227	Allen Rossum (23)	1,080	1998	PHI
228	Ameer Abdullah (22)	1,077	2015	DET
	Eddie Drummond (25)	1,077	2005	DET
230	Steve Broussard (30)	1,076	1997	SEA
231	Terrence Wilkins (27)	1,074	2002	STL
232	David Dunn (28)	1,073	2000	OAK
	Joe McKnight (23)	1,073	2011	NYJ
234	Joe McKnight (24)	1,072	2012	NYJ
235	Travis Minor (23)	1,071	2002	MIA
236	Bruce Harper (25)	1,070	1980	NYJ
	Danieal Manning (26)	1,070	2008	CHI
238	Devin Duvernay (28)	1,069	2025	CHI
239	Andre' Davis (23)	1,068	2002	CLE
	Michael Lewis (32)	1,068	2003	NOR
241	Deion Sanders+ (25)	1,067	1992	ATL
242	Terry Kirby (31)	1,066	2001	OAK
243	Steve Broussard (28)	1,064	1995	SEA
	Wes Welker (25)	1,064	2006	MIA
245	Kevin Williams (27)	1,059	1998	BUF
246	Brandon Tate (23)	1,057	2010	NWE
247	Bethel Johnson (27)	1,054	2006	MIN
248	Eric Metcalf (22)	1,052	1990	CLE
249	Clarence Verdin (30)	1,050	1993	IND
250	Alex Erickson (26)	1,049	2018	CIN

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