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Single-Season Longest Punt Return Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Year Teams
1. Robert Bailey (26) 103 1994 RAM
2. Terance Mathis (23) 98 1990 NYJ
Dennis Morgan (22) 98 1974 DAL
Charlie West (22) 98 1968 MIN
5. Greg Pruitt (32) 97 1983 RAI
6. Bill Dudley+ (31) 96 1950 WAS
7. Frank Bernardi (23) 95 1956 CRD
Speedy Duncan (26) 95 1968 SDG
Steve Odom (22) 95 1974 GNB
John Taylor (26) 95 1988 SFO
Johnny Bailey (23) 95 1990 CHI
Carl Pickens (22) 95 1992 CIN
Jacquez Green (22) 95 1998 TAM
Desmond Howard (30) 95 2000 DET
Lamont Brightful (23) 95 2002 BAL
16. Tom Casey (24) 94 1948 NYY
Hugh McElhenny+ (24) 94 1952 SFO
Mark Lee (23) 94 1981 GNB
Dennis McKinnon (26) 94 1987 CHI
Darrien Gordon (27) 94 1997 DEN
Charlie Rogers (23) 94 1999 SEA
Tramon Williams (24) 94 2007 GNB
Nate Burleson (26) 94 2007 SEA
24. Veryl Switzer (22) 93 1954 GNB
Bill Baird (24) 93 1963 NYJ
Dana McLemore (22) 93 1982 SFO
Glyn Milburn (27) 93 1998 CHI
Dante Hall (25) 93 2003 KAN
29. Desmond Howard (26) 92 1996 GNB
Eric Metcalf (26) 92 1994 CLE
Rick Upchurch (24) 92 1976 DEN
32. Keith Moody (24) 91 1977 BUF
Jo-Jo Townsell (27) 91 1987 NYJ
Eric Metcalf (25) 91 1993 CLE
Nate Burleson (23) 91 2004 MIN
36. Andy Uram (26) 90 1941 GNB
Carl Taseff (28) 90 1956 BAL
Dick Bass (24) 90 1961 RAM
Tom Watkins (26) 90 1963 DET
Brady Keys (28) 90 1964 PIT
Bob Hayes (26) 90 1968 DAL
Lemar Parrish (27) 90 1974 CIN
Phil Epps (25) 90 1983 GNB
T.J. Rushing (24) 90 2007 IND
Nate Burleson (25) 90 2006 SEA
Pacman Jones (23) 90 2006 TEN
Jacquez Green (26) 90 2002 2TM
Dante Hall (24) 90 2002 KAN
Darrien Gordon (24) 90 1994 SDG
50. Ray McLean (27) 89 1942 CHI
Jack Christiansen+ (23) 89 1951 DET
Mike Haynes+ (23) 89 1976 NWE
Joey Galloway (24) 89 1995 SEA
Jermaine Lewis (23) 89 1997 BAL
Jermaine Lewis (26) 89 2000 BAL
Eric Metcalf (33) 89 2001 WAS
Jimmy Williams (23) 89 2002 SFO
Reggie Swinton (28) 89 2003 2TM
Devin Hester (25) 89 2007 CHI
60. Manfred Moore (24) 88 1974 SFO
Skeets Quinlan (24) 88 1952 RAM
Chet Mutryn (27) 88 1948 BUF
Tom Harmon (28) 88 1947 RAM
Mike Fuller (24) 88 1977 SDG
J.T. Smith (24) 88 1979 KAN
Jeff Fisher (23) 88 1981 CHI
Andre Coleman (23) 88 1995 SDG
Karl Williams (25) 88 1996 TAM
Joey Galloway (25) 88 1996 SEA
Tim Brown (35) 88 2001 OAK
71. Tommy Vigorito (22) 87 1981 MIA
Billy Johnson (25) 87 1977 HOU
Eddie Payton (26) 87 1977 2TM
Rick Upchurch (25) 87 1977 DEN
Bill Reinhard (26) 87 1948 LAD
Vai Sikahema (30) 87 1992 PHI
Amani Toomer (22) 87 1996 NYG
Jermaine Lewis (24) 87 1998 BAL
Steve Smith (23) 87 2002 CAR
Dennis Northcutt (25) 87 2002 CLE
Antwaan Randle El (27) 87 2006 WAS
Ted Jr. Ginn (22) 87 2007 MIA
83. Rickie Harris (26) 86 1969 WAS
George Atkinson (21) 86 1968 OAK
Chuck Latourette (23) 86 1968 STL
Johnny Roland (23) 86 1966 STL
Herb Rich (22) 86 1950 BAL
Frank Seno (26) 86 1947 BOS
Tony Nathan (23) 86 1979 MIA
Dale Carter (23) 86 1992 KAN
Nate Clements (25) 86 2004 BUF
T.J. Houshmandzadeh (24) 86 2001 CIN
Deltha O'Neal (24) 86 2001 DEN
Az-Zahir Hakim (23) 86 2000 STL
Craig Yeast (23) 86 1999 CIN
Tamarick Vanover (21) 86 1995 KAN
97. Irving Fryar (23) 85 1985 NWE
Jon Staggers (24) 85 1972 GNB
Gale Sayers+ (22) 85 1965 CHI
Claude Gibson (24) 85 1963 OAK
Abe Woodson (28) 85 1962 SFO
Billy Grimes (23) 85 1950 GNB
Vitamin Smith (26) 85 1949 RAM
Jitter Fields (25) 85 1987 2TM
Kelvin Martin (26) 85 1991 DAL
Dante Hall (29) 85 2007 STL
Antonio Chatman (26) 85 2005 GNB
Troy Brown (30) 85 2001 NWE
Tiki Barber (24) 85 1999 NYG
Reggie Barlow (25) 85 1998 JAX
Eric Metcalf (29) 85 1997 SDG
Robert Brooks (24) 85 1994 GNB
113. Clarence Verdin (29) 84 1992 IND
Gerald McNeil (24) 84 1986 CLE
LeRoy Irvin (24) 84 1981 RAM
Ron Smith (30) 84 1973 SDG
Ken Hall (24) 84 1959 CRD
Bill Dudley+ (28) 84 1947 DET
Brian Mitchell (24) 84 1992 WAS
Winslow Oliver (23) 84 1996 CAR
Tamarick Vanover (25) 84 1999 KAN
Devin Hester (24) 84 2006 CHI
Antwaan Randle El (24) 84 2003 PIT
Brian Westbrook (24) 84 2003 PHI
Tim Dwight (26) 84 2001 SDG
Karl Williams (30) 84 2001 TAM
Az-Zahir Hakim (22) 84 1999 STL
128. Eddie Dove (26) 83 1963 2TM
Travis Williams (23) 83 1969 GNB
Billy Johnson (23) 83 1975 HOU
Henry Ellard (23) 83 1984 RAM
Walter Stanley (24) 83 1986 GNB
Dana McLemore (27) 83 1987 SFO
Tyrone Hughes (23) 83 1993 NOR
Kevin Williams (23) 83 1994 DAL
Deion Sanders (30) 83 1997 DAL
Michael Lewis (31) 83 2002 NOR
Phillip Buchanon (22) 83 2002 OAK
Bobby Engram (30) 83 2003 SEA
Eddie Drummond (24) 83 2004 DET
141. Hagood Clarke (26) 82 1968 BUF
Bobby Jancik (24) 82 1964 HOU
Brady Keys (27) 82 1963 PIT
Woodley Lewis (27) 82 1952 RAM
Don R. Paul (24) 82 1950 CRD
Tom Colella (29) 82 1947 CLE
Keith Moody (25) 82 1978 BUF
Bruce Harper (23) 82 1978 NYJ
Roscoe Parrish (24) 82 2006 BUF
Terrence Wilkins (31) 82 2006 IND
Peter Warrick (23) 82 2000 CIN
Tamarick Vanover (23) 82 1997 KAN
Ray Buchanan (25) 82 1996 IND
Corey Sawyer (23) 82 1994 CIN
155. Speedy Duncan (24) 81 1966 SDG
Hugh McElhenny+ (33) 81 1961 MIN
Tommy McDonald+ (25) 81 1959 PHI
Bosh Pritchard (32) 81 1951 2TM
Emlen Tunnell+ (26) 81 1951 NYG
Chuck DeShane (27) 81 1945 DET
Bob Grim (22) 81 1967 MIN
Robbie Martin (25) 81 1983 DET
Pete Mandley (25) 81 1986 DET
Dennis Northcutt (29) 81 2006 CLE
Antwaan Randle El (26) 81 2005 PIT
Jeff Ogden (25) 81 2000 MIA
Chris Watson (22) 81 1999 DEN
Darrien Gordon (26) 81 1996 SDG
Lionel James (25) 81 1987 SDG
170. Abe Woodson (27) 80 1961 SFO
Roy Jefferson (25) 80 1968 PIT
Noland Smith (25) 80 1968 KAN
Ron Gardin (26) 80 1970 BAL
Ken Ellis (25) 80 1972 GNB
Tony Green (22) 80 1978 WAS
Stanley Morgan (24) 80 1979 NWE
Henry Ellard (24) 80 1985 RAM
Glenn Martinez (26) 80 2007 DEN
Phillip Buchanon (23) 80 2003 OAK
Vernon Turner (27) 80 1994 TAM
Rod Woodson (27) 80 1992 PIT
Mel J. Gray (26) 80 1987 NOR
183. Bob Livingstone (27) 79 1949 2TM
Buddy Young (25) 79 1951 NYY
Jack Christiansen+ (24) 79 1952 DET
Johnnie Robinson (22) 79 1966 DET
Mike Garrett (22) 79 1966 KAN
Lemar Parrish (23) 79 1970 CIN
Freddie Solomon (23) 79 1976 MIA
Dana McLemore (24) 79 1984 SFO
Deion Sanders (23) 79 1990 ATL
Kelvin Martin (27) 79 1992 DAL
Terry Kirby (32) 79 2002 OAK
194. Leo Lewis (31) 78 1987 MIN
Rick Upchurch (30) 78 1982 DEN
Rodger Bird (24) 78 1967 OAK
Bobby Mitchell+ (24) 78 1959 CLE
Johnny Morris (24) 78 1959 CHI
Ollie Matson+ (25) 78 1955 CRD
Woodley Lewis (28) 78 1953 RAM
Glenn Dobbs (26) 78 1946 BDA
Michael Harper (26) 78 1987 NYJ
Mitchell Price (24) 78 1991 CIN
Mel J. Gray (30) 78 1991 DET
B.J. Sams (24) 78 2004 BAL
Dre' Bly (25) 78 2002 STL
Terrence Wilkins (26) 78 2001 IND
Darrien Gordon (29) 78 1999 OAK
Eddie Kennison (23) 78 1996 STL
Dexter Carter (28) 78 1995 2TM
Ernest Givins (30) 78 1994 HOU
Brian Mitchell (26) 78 1994 WAS
213. Steve Belichick (22) 77 1941 DET
Frankie Sinkwich (23) 77 1943 DET
Eddie Prokop (24) 77 1946 NYY
Donny Anderson (23) 77 1966 GNB
Jake Scott (25) 77 1970 MIA
Tom McCauley (23) 77 1970 ATL
Steve Schubert (28) 77 1979 CHI
Lee Nelson (25) 77 1979 STL
221. Louis Lipps (22) 76 1984 PIT
Kirk Springs (25) 76 1983 NYJ
Bruce Taylor (22) 76 1970 SFO
Goldie Sellers (26) 76 1968 KAN
Ed Sharockman (27) 76 1966 MIN
Gene Mingo (22) 76 1960 DEN
Bert Zagers (24) 76 1957 WAS
Will Sherman (29) 76 1956 RAM
Don Griffin (22) 76 1986 SFO
Gregg Garrity (26) 76 1986 PHI
Josh Cribbs (24) 76 2007 CLE
Chris Gamble (22) 76 2005 CAR
Avion Black (25) 76 2002 HOU
Brian Mitchell (34) 76 2002 PHI
Deion Sanders (32) 76 1999 DAL
Andre Hastings (27) 76 1998 NOR
Dave Meggett (23) 76 1989 NYG
Vai Sikahema (25) 76 1987 STL
239. Mike Nelms (26) 75 1981 WAS
Roland James (22) 75 1980 NWE
Will Lewis (22) 75 1980 SEA
J.T. Smith (25) 75 1980 KAN
Nesby Glasgow (22) 75 1979 BAL
Rick Upchurch (26) 75 1978 DEN
Willard Harrell (25) 75 1977 GNB
John Mallory (24) 75 1970 ATL
Paul Johns (25) 75 1983 SEA
Bobby Joe Edmonds (22) 75 1986 SEA
Tim Brown (25) 75 1991 RAI
Yamon Figurs (24) 75 2007 BAL
Otis Amey (24) 75 2005 SFO
R.W. McQuarters (28) 75 2004 CHI
Allen Rossum (29) 75 2004 ATL
Desmond Howard (28) 75 1998 OAK
Dewell Brewer (24) 75 1994 IND
Dave Meggett (27) 75 1993 NYG
Eric Metcalf (24) 75 1992 CLE
Spec Sanders (28) 75 1946 NYY