NFL Kick Return Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Kick Return Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Year |
Tm |
1 | MarTay Jenkins (25) | 2,186 | 2000 | ARI |
2 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 1,809 | 2007 | CLE |
3 | Michael Lewis (30) | 1,807 | 2002 | NOR |
4 | Tyrone Hughes (26) | 1,791 | 1996 | NOR |
5 | Chris Carr (23) | 1,762 | 2006 | OAK |
6 | Josh Wilson (23) | 1,753 | 2008 | SEA |
7 | Chris Carr (22) | 1,752 | 2005 | OAK |
8 | Dante Hall (25) | 1,718 | 2004 | KAN |
9 | Josh Scobey (23) | 1,684 | 2003 | ARI |
10 | Charlie Rogers (24) | 1,629 | 2000 | SEA |
11 | Glyn Milburn (25) | 1,627 | 1996 | DET |
12 | Danny Amendola (23) | 1,618 | 2009 | STL |
13 | Tyrone Hughes (25) | 1,617 | 1995 | NOR |
14 | Justin Miller (21) | 1,577 | 2005 | NYJ |
15 | Tab Perry (23) | 1,562 | 2005 | CIN |
16 | Dante Hall (26) | 1,560 | 2005 | KAN |
17 | Tyrone Hughes (24) | 1,556 | 1994 | NOR |
18 | Glyn Milburn (27) | 1,550 | 1998 | CHI |
19 | LaRod Stephens-Howling (23) | 1,548 | 2010 | ARI |
20 | Josh Cribbs (26) | 1,542 | 2009 | CLE |
| Jerome Mathis (22) | 1,542 | 2005 | HOU |
22 | Rock Cartwright (26) | 1,541 | 2006 | WAS |
| Ronney Jenkins (24) | 1,541 | 2001 | SDG |
24 | David Wilson (21) | 1,533 | 2012 | NYG |
25 | Ronney Jenkins (23) | 1,531 | 2000 | SDG |
26 | Marc Mariani (23) | 1,530 | 2010 | TEN |
27 | Darren Sproles (22) | 1,528 | 2005 | SDG |
28 | Brock Marion (29) | 1,524 | 1999 | MIA |
29 | J.J. Arrington (23) | 1,520 | 2006 | ARI |
30 | Chad Morton (25) | 1,509 | 2002 | NYJ |
31 | Maurice Hicks (29) | 1,502 | 2007 | SFO |
32 | Roell Preston (26) | 1,497 | 1998 | GNB |
33 | Josh Cribbs (23) | 1,494 | 2006 | CLE |
34 | Darrick Vaughn (22) | 1,491 | 2001 | ATL |
35 | Michael Bates (28) | 1,480 | 1998 | CAR |
36 | Dante Hall (24) | 1,478 | 2003 | KAN |
| Brian Mitchell (26) | 1,478 | 1994 | WAS |
38 | Leodis McKelvin (23) | 1,468 | 2008 | BUF |
| Glyn Milburn (29) | 1,468 | 2000 | CHI |
40 | Stefan Logan (28) | 1,466 | 2009 | PIT |
41 | Leon Washington (28) | 1,461 | 2010 | SEA |
42 | Kevin Williams (26) | 1,458 | 1997 | ARI |
43 | Reggie Swinton (30) | 1,456 | 2005 | ARI |
44 | Stefan Logan (29) | 1,448 | 2010 | DET |
45 | Desmond Howard (31) | 1,446 | 2001 | DET |
46 | Devin Hester+ (30) | 1,436 | 2013 | CHI |
47 | Ted Ginn Jr. (22) | 1,433 | 2007 | MIA |
48 | Glenn Holt (23) | 1,432 | 2007 | CIN |
| Brad Smith (26) | 1,432 | 2010 | NYJ |
50 | Steve Smith Sr. (22) | 1,431 | 2001 | CAR |
51 | Terry Fair (22) | 1,428 | 1998 | DET |
| Maurice Hicks (28) | 1,428 | 2006 | SFO |
53 | Glyn Milburn (28) | 1,426 | 1999 | CHI |
54 | Wes Welker (23) | 1,415 | 2004 | 2TM |
55 | Andre Coleman (22) | 1,411 | 1995 | SDG |
56 | Brian Mitchell (27) | 1,408 | 1995 | WAS |
57 | Desmond Howard (30) | 1,401 | 2000 | DET |
58 | Tyson Thompson (24) | 1,399 | 2005 | DAL |
59 | Cordarrelle Patterson (22) | 1,393 | 2013 | MIN |
60 | Steve Breaston (24) | 1,391 | 2007 | ARI |
| Terrence McGee (24) | 1,391 | 2005 | BUF |
62 | Tremain Mack (24) | 1,382 | 1999 | CIN |
63 | Tony Horne (24) | 1,379 | 2000 | STL |
| Wes Welker (24) | 1,379 | 2005 | MIA |
65 | Darren Sproles (25) | 1,376 | 2008 | SDG |
66 | Terrence McGee (23) | 1,370 | 2004 | BUF |
67 | Terrence McGee (25) | 1,355 | 2006 | BUF |
| J.J. Moses (23) | 1,355 | 2003 | HOU |
69 | Dante Hall (23) | 1,354 | 2002 | KAN |
70 | Eddie Drummond (26) | 1,349 | 2006 | DET |
71 | Allen Rossum (23) | 1,347 | 1999 | PHI |
72 | Buster Rhymes (23) | 1,345 | 1985 | MIN |
73 | Rock Cartwright (27) | 1,339 | 2007 | WAS |
74 | Brian Mitchell (30) | 1,337 | 1998 | WAS |
75 | Chris Carr (24) | 1,327 | 2007 | OAK |
| Reggie Swinton (26) | 1,327 | 2001 | DAL |
77 | Josh Scobey (25) | 1,326 | 2005 | SEA |
78 | Desmond Howard (27) | 1,318 | 1997 | OAK |
79 | Bobby Jancik (23) | 1,317 | 1963 | HOU |
| Jerious Norwood (24) | 1,317 | 2007 | ATL |
81 | Glyn Milburn (26) | 1,315 | 1997 | DET |
82 | Quintin Demps (23) | 1,314 | 2008 | PHI |
| Dave Hampton (24) | 1,314 | 1971 | GNB |
84 | Jerious Norwood (25) | 1,311 | 2008 | ATL |
85 | Tamarick Vanover (23) | 1,308 | 1997 | KAN |
86 | Rock Cartwright (28) | 1,307 | 2008 | WAS |
87 | Tony Horne (22) | 1,306 | 1998 | STL |
| Ernie Mills (26) | 1,306 | 1995 | PIT |
89 | Justin Miller (22) | 1,304 | 2006 | NYJ |
90 | J.J. Moses (24) | 1,303 | 2004 | HOU |
91 | Kevin Kasper (24) | 1,300 | 2002 | 3TM |
| Darren Sproles (26) | 1,300 | 2009 | SDG |
93 | Ted Ginn Jr. (24) | 1,296 | 2009 | MIA |
94 | Andre Coleman (21) | 1,293 | 1994 | SDG |
95 | Stump Mitchell (22) | 1,292 | 1981 | STL |
96 | Domenik Hixon (24) | 1,291 | 2009 | NYG |
| Allen Rossum (27) | 1,291 | 2003 | ATL |
| Leon Washington (25) | 1,291 | 2007 | NYJ |
99 | Allen Rossum (24) | 1,288 | 2000 | GNB |
100 | Michael Bates (29) | 1,287 | 1999 | CAR |
101 | Michael Bates (27) | 1,281 | 1997 | CAR |
| Ellis Hobbs (25) | 1,281 | 2008 | NWE |
103 | Jacoby Ford (23) | 1,280 | 2010 | OAK |
| Bruce Harper (23) | 1,280 | 1978 | NYJ |
| Charlie Rogers (26) | 1,280 | 2002 | BUF |
106 | Mel Gray (33) | 1,276 | 1994 | DET |
107 | Terrence Wilkins (31) | 1,272 | 2006 | IND |
108 | Derrick Witherspoon (25) | 1,271 | 1996 | PHI |
109 | Glyn Milburn (24) | 1,269 | 1995 | DEN |
110 | Allen Rossum (32) | 1,259 | 2008 | SFO |
111 | Brian Mitchell (28) | 1,258 | 1996 | WAS |
112 | Bernard Scott (26) | 1,257 | 2010 | CIN |
| Darren Sproles (27) | 1,257 | 2010 | SDG |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling (22) | 1,257 | 2009 | ARI |
115 | B.J. Sams (23) | 1,251 | 2004 | BAL |
116 | Allen Rossum (28) | 1,250 | 2004 | ATL |
| Brian Witherspoon (23) | 1,250 | 2008 | JAX |
118 | Deji Karim (23) | 1,248 | 2010 | JAX |
119 | Odell Barry (22) | 1,245 | 1964 | DEN |
120 | Darius Reynaud (27) | 1,240 | 2012 | TEN |
121 | Chuck Latourette (23) | 1,237 | 1968 | STL |
122 | Mario Bates (26) | 1,231 | 1999 | ARI |
| Brandon Bennett (29) | 1,231 | 2002 | CIN |
| Leon Washington (26) | 1,231 | 2008 | NYJ |
125 | Dexter Carter (27) | 1,227 | 1995 | 2TM |
126 | Mel Gray (35) | 1,224 | 1996 | HOU |
127 | Tim Dwight (29) | 1,222 | 2004 | SDG |
128 | Koren Robinson (25) | 1,221 | 2005 | MIN |
129 | Eric Metcalf (30) | 1,218 | 1998 | ARI |
130 | Vaughn Hebron (27) | 1,216 | 1998 | DEN |
131 | Michael Lewis (32) | 1,215 | 2004 | NOR |
132 | Eric Weems (24) | 1,214 | 2009 | ATL |
133 | Andre Coleman (23) | 1,210 | 1996 | SDG |
134 | Dante Hall (27) | 1,207 | 2006 | KAN |
135 | Aaron Bailey (25) | 1,206 | 1997 | IND |
136 | Eric Moulds (23) | 1,205 | 1996 | BUF |
137 | Bobby Wade (25) | 1,194 | 2006 | TEN |
138 | Willie Ponder (26) | 1,192 | 2006 | 2TM |
139 | Jerry Azumah (26) | 1,191 | 2003 | CHI |
140 | Dominic Rhodes (25) | 1,188 | 2004 | IND |
141 | Eddie Payton (29) | 1,184 | 1980 | MIN |
142 | Mel Gray (34) | 1,183 | 1995 | HOU |
143 | James Dixon (22) | 1,181 | 1989 | DAL |
144 | Josh Cribbs (29) | 1,178 | 2012 | CLE |
145 | David Palmer (25) | 1,176 | 1998 | MIN |
146 | Arlen Harris (23) | 1,175 | 2003 | STL |
147 | Brandon Banks (23) | 1,174 | 2011 | WAS |
| Andre Roberts (30) | 1,174 | 2018 | NYJ |
149 | Zachary Dixon (27) | 1,171 | 1983 | 2TM |
150 | Drew Hill (24) | 1,170 | 1981 | RAM |
151 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 1,167 | 2012 | BAL |
| Herschel Walker (35) | 1,167 | 1997 | DAL |
153 | Tremain Mack (23) | 1,165 | 1998 | CIN |
| Dino Philyaw (28) | 1,165 | 1999 | NOR |
155 | Allen Rossum (26) | 1,164 | 2002 | ATL |
156 | Brian Mitchell (34) | 1,162 | 2002 | PHI |
157 | Bruce Harper (24) | 1,158 | 1979 | NYJ |
158 | Will Blackmon (23) | 1,157 | 2008 | GNB |
| Abe Woodson (28) | 1,157 | 1962 | SFO |
160 | Percy Harvin (21) | 1,156 | 2009 | MIN |
161 | Brandon Banks (22) | 1,155 | 2010 | WAS |
162 | Courtney Roby (26) | 1,154 | 2009 | NOR |
163 | Leon Johnson (29) | 1,151 | 2003 | SDG |
164 | Michael Bates (31) | 1,150 | 2001 | WAS |
| Troy Walters (25) | 1,150 | 2002 | IND |
166 | Deacon Turner (24) | 1,149 | 1979 | CIN |
167 | Leeland McElroy (22) | 1,148 | 1996 | ARI |
| Noland Smith (23) | 1,148 | 1967 | KAN |
| Kevin Williams (23) | 1,148 | 1994 | DAL |
170 | Bobby Joe Edmonds (30) | 1,147 | 1995 | TAM |
171 | Brandon Bennett (30) | 1,146 | 2003 | CIN |
172 | Reggie Smith (25) | 1,143 | 1981 | ATL |
173 | Danny Amendola (24) | 1,142 | 2010 | STL |
174 | Doug Gabriel (24) | 1,140 | 2004 | OAK |
| Vinny Sutherland (23) | 1,140 | 2001 | SFO |
176 | Duce Staley (22) | 1,139 | 1997 | PHI |
177 | Yamon Figurs (24) | 1,138 | 2007 | BAL |
| Chris Watson (22) | 1,138 | 1999 | DEN |
179 | Mercury Morris (22) | 1,136 | 1969 | MIA |
180 | Terrence Wilkins (24) | 1,134 | 1999 | IND |
181 | Derrick Mason (26) | 1,132 | 2000 | TEN |
182 | Micheal Spurlock (27) | 1,129 | 2010 | TAM |
183 | Eric Guliford (27) | 1,128 | 1997 | NOR |
| Devin Hester+ (31) | 1,128 | 2014 | ATL |
185 | Chris Cole (23) | 1,127 | 2001 | DEN |
| Adam Jones (21) | 1,127 | 2005 | TEN |
187 | Nesby Glasgow (22) | 1,126 | 1979 | BAL |
188 | Brian Mitchell (32) | 1,124 | 2000 | PHI |
189 | MarTay Jenkins (26) | 1,120 | 2001 | ARI |
| Charlie Rogers (25) | 1,120 | 2001 | SEA |
191 | Reidel Anthony (21) | 1,118 | 1998 | TAM |
192 | Brian Mitchell (35) | 1,117 | 2003 | NYG |
193 | Josh Cribbs (25) | 1,110 | 2008 | CLE |
| Glenn Holt (24) | 1,110 | 2008 | CIN |
| David Thompson (22) | 1,110 | 1997 | STL |
196 | Kevin Williams (24) | 1,108 | 1995 | DAL |
197 | Dexter Carter (26) | 1,105 | 1994 | SFO |
198 | Mike Martin (24) | 1,104 | 1985 | CIN |
199 | Jimmy Edwards (26) | 1,103 | 1979 | MIN |
200 | Deltha O'Neal (23) | 1,102 | 2000 | DEN |
201 | Eric Weems (25) | 1,100 | 2010 | ATL |
202 | Vaughn Hebron (25) | 1,099 | 1996 | DEN |
| Mike Nelms (26) | 1,099 | 1981 | WAS |
| Jason Tucker (24) | 1,099 | 2000 | DAL |
205 | Tim Brown+ (22) | 1,098 | 1988 | RAI |
206 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 1,095 | 1995 | KAN |
207 | Josh Cribbs (22) | 1,094 | 2005 | CLE |
| Brian Mitchell (29) | 1,094 | 1997 | WAS |
209 | Eddie Drummond (24) | 1,092 | 2004 | DET |
| David Dunn (23) | 1,092 | 1995 | CIN |
| Mack Herron (25) | 1,092 | 1973 | NWE |
212 | Deuce McAllister (22) | 1,091 | 2001 | NOR |
213 | Darren Sproles (28) | 1,089 | 2011 | NOR |
214 | Larry Jones (24) | 1,086 | 1975 | WAS |
215 | John Avery (22) | 1,085 | 1998 | MIA |
| Derrick Cullors (25) | 1,085 | 1998 | NWE |
| Phil Freeman (22) | 1,085 | 1985 | TAM |
218 | Rick Upchurch (23) | 1,084 | 1975 | DEN |
| Leon Washington (29) | 1,084 | 2011 | SEA |
220 | Terrence McGee (26) | 1,082 | 2007 | BUF |
| Allen Rossum (30) | 1,082 | 2006 | ATL |
| Darrick Vaughn (21) | 1,082 | 2000 | ATL |
223 | Allen Rossum (22) | 1,080 | 1998 | PHI |
224 | Ameer Abdullah (22) | 1,077 | 2015 | DET |
| Eddie Drummond (25) | 1,077 | 2005 | DET |
226 | Steve Broussard (30) | 1,076 | 1997 | SEA |
227 | Terrence Wilkins (27) | 1,074 | 2002 | STL |
228 | David Dunn (28) | 1,073 | 2000 | OAK |
| Joe McKnight (23) | 1,073 | 2011 | NYJ |
230 | Joe McKnight (24) | 1,072 | 2012 | NYJ |
231 | Travis Minor (23) | 1,071 | 2002 | MIA |
232 | Bruce Harper (25) | 1,070 | 1980 | NYJ |
| Danieal Manning (26) | 1,070 | 2008 | CHI |
234 | Andre' Davis (23) | 1,068 | 2002 | CLE |
| Michael Lewis (31) | 1,068 | 2003 | NOR |
236 | Deion Sanders+ (25) | 1,067 | 1992 | ATL |
237 | Terry Kirby (31) | 1,066 | 2001 | OAK |
238 | Steve Broussard (28) | 1,064 | 1995 | SEA |
| Wes Welker (25) | 1,064 | 2006 | MIA |
240 | Kevin Williams (27) | 1,059 | 1998 | BUF |
241 | Brandon Tate (22) | 1,057 | 2010 | NWE |
242 | Bethel Johnson (27) | 1,054 | 2006 | MIN |
243 | Eric Metcalf (22) | 1,052 | 1990 | CLE |
244 | Clarence Verdin (30) | 1,050 | 1993 | IND |
245 | Alex Erickson (25) | 1,049 | 2018 | CIN |
246 | Herman Hunter (24) | 1,047 | 1985 | PHI |
247 | Antonio Brown (25) | 1,046 | 2003 | BUF |
248 | Aaron Bailey (24) | 1,041 | 1996 | IND |
| Aveion Cason (28) | 1,041 | 2007 | DET |
250 | Desmond Howard (28) | 1,040 | 1998 | OAK |
| Marcus Thigpen (26) | 1,040 | 2012 | MIA |
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