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Leaders Table
Rank	Player	Ret	Year	Tm
1	Danny Reece (24)	70	1979	TAM
2	Fulton Walker (27)	62	1985	2TM
3	Nate Burleson (26)	58	2007	SEA
	Desmond Howard (26)	58	1996	GNB
	Leo Lewis (31)	58	1988	MIN
	Dexter McCluster (24)	58	2013	KAN
	Greg Pruitt (32)	58	1983	RAI
	J.T. Smith (23)	58	1979	KAN
9	Lew Barnes (23)	57	1986	CHI
	Eddie Brown (25)	57	1977	WAS
	Jeff Fisher (26)	57	1984	CHI
	Jermaine Lewis (24)	57	1999	BAL
	Danny Reece (25)	57	1980	TAM
14	Eddie Brown (27)	56	1979	RAM
15	B.J. Sams (23)	55	2004	BAL
	Steve Smith Sr. (23)	55	2002	CAR
17	Gary Allen (24)	54	1984	DAL
	Wally Henry (26)	54	1981	PHI
	James Jones (21)	54	1980	DAL
	Rolland Lawrence (25)	54	1976	ATL
21	Rod Harris (24)	53	1991	PHI
	Alvin Haymond (28)	53	1970	RAM
	Larry Jones (24)	53	1975	WAS
	Todd Kinchen (26)	53	1995	STL
	Louis Lipps (22)	53	1984	PIT
	Phil McConkey (28)	53	1985	NYG
	Greg Pruitt (33)	53	1984	RAI
28	Leon Bright (26)	52	1981	NYG
	Todd Kinchen (28)	52	1997	ATL
	Robbie Martin (22)	52	1981	DET
	Dave Meggett (30)	52	1996	NWE
	Winslow Oliver (23)	52	1996	CAR
	Jackie Wallace (27)	52	1978	RAM
34	Butch Johnson (24)	51	1978	DAL
	Leon Johnson (23)	51	1997	NYJ
	Mark Jones (24)	51	2005	TAM
	Rolland Lawrence (26)	51	1977	ATL
	Derrick Mason (26)	51	2000	TEN
	Patrick Peterson (22)	51	2012	ARI
	Brandon Tate (23)	51	2011	CIN
	Golden Tate (25)	51	2013	SEA
	Rick Upchurch (25)	51	1977	DEN
	Tamarick Vanover (21)	51	1995	KAN
	Tamarick Vanover (25)	51	1999	KAN
45	DeSean Jackson (21)	50	2008	PHI
	Butch Johnson (23)	50	1977	DAL
	J.T. Smith (25)	50	1981	KAN
48	Tim Brown+ (22)	49	1988	RAI
	Jacoby Jones (27)	49	2011	HOU
	Gerald McNeil (27)	49	1989	CLE
	Mike Nelms (29)	49	1984	WAS
	Alvin Pearman (23)	49	2005	JAX
	Fulton Walker (28)	49	1986	RAI
54	Eddie Brown (24)	48	1976	WAS
	Neal Colzie (21)	48	1975	OAK
	Andre Hastings (24)	48	1995	PIT
	Trindon Holliday (26)	48	2012	2TM
	Jeremy Kerley (26)	48	2015	NYJ
	Ira Matthews (23)	48	1980	OAK
	Kevin Miller (23)	48	1978	MIN
	Mike Nelms (25)	48	1980	WAS
62	Neal Colzie (24)	47	1978	OAK
	Eric Guliford (27)	47	1997	NOR
	Devin Hester+ (23)	47	2006	CHI
	R.W. McQuarters (21)	47	1998	SFO
	Glyn Milburn (26)	47	1997	DET
	Manfred Moore (26)	47	1977	MIN
	Chad Morton (28)	47	2005	NYG
	Carl Roaches (26)	47	1980	HOU
	Amani Toomer (22)	47	1997	NYG
71	Rodger Bird (24)	46	1967	OAK
	Mike Fuller (26)	46	1979	SDG
	LeRoy Irvin (23)	46	1981	RAM
	Billy Johnson (31)	46	1983	ATL
	Marc Mariani (24)	46	2011	TEN
	Larry Marshall (27)	46	1977	PHI
	Phil McConkey (27)	46	1984	NYG
	Dave Meggett (23)	46	1989	NYG
	Brian Mitchell (34)	46	2002	PHI
	Karl Williams (26)	46	1997	TAM
81	Theo Bell (25)	45	1979	PIT
	Lamont Brightful (24)	45	2003	BAL
	Antonio Chatman (26)	45	2005	GNB
	Mike Haynes+ (23)	45	1976	NWE
	Desmond Howard (28)	45	1998	OAK
	Butch Johnson (22)	45	1976	DAL
	Dana McLemore (24)	45	1984	SFO
	Dave Meggett (29)	45	1995	NWE
	Dave Meggett (31)	45	1997	NWE
	Eric Metcalf (29)	45	1997	SDG
	Brian Mitchell (23)	45	1991	WAS
	Mike Nelms (26)	45	1981	WAS
	Antwaan Randle El (24)	45	2003	PIT
94	Tavon Austin (26)	44	2016	LAR
	Tiki Barber (24)	44	1999	NYG
	Nesby Glasgow (22)	44	1979	BAL
	Az-Zahir Hakim (22)	44	1999	STL
	Johnnie Lee Higgins (25)	44	2008	OAK
	Leo Lewis (32)	44	1989	MIN
	Michael Lewis (30)	44	2002	NOR
	Michael Lewis (35)	44	2007	SFO
	Kelvin Martin (23)	44	1988	DAL
	R.W. McQuarters (27)	44	2004	CHI
	Eric Metcalf (24)	44	1992	CLE
	Brian Mitchell (30)	44	1998	WAS
	Winslow Oliver (25)	44	1998	CAR
	Patrick Peterson (21)	44	2011	ARI
	Roell Preston (26)	44	1998	GNB
	Antwaan Randle El (26)	44	2005	PIT
	Danny Reece (23)	44	1978	TAM
	Vai Sikahema (25)	44	1987	STL
	Steve Smith Sr. (24)	44	2003	CAR
	John Taylor (26)	44	1988	SFO
	Chris Watson (22)	44	1999	DEN
115	Reggie Barlow (25)	43	1998	JAX
	Evan Cooper (23)	43	1985	PHI
	Jeff Fisher (23)	43	1981	CHI
	Eric Guliford (25)	43	1995	CAR
	Garcia Lane (23)	43	1985	KAN
	Pete Mandley (25)	43	1986	DET
	Dave Meggett (24)	43	1990	NYG
	Eric Metcalf (30)	43	1998	ARI
	Patrick Robinson (23)	43	1993	CIN
	Vai Sikahema (24)	43	1986	STL
	Paul Skansi (22)	43	1983	PIT
	Bruce Taylor (22)	43	1970	SFO
	Donnie Walker (23)	43	1974	BUF
	Wes Welker (23)	43	2004	2TM
	Wes Welker (24)	43	2005	MIA
	Karl Williams (31)	43	2002	TAM
131	Steve Breaston (24)	42	2007	ARI
	Dewell Brewer (24)	42	1994	IND
	Darrien Gordon (28)	42	1999	OAK
	Tony Green (21)	42	1978	WAS
	Dante Hall (26)	42	2005	KAN
	Devin Hester+ (24)	42	2007	CHI
	LeRoy Irvin (22)	42	1980	RAM
	Jermaine Lewis (26)	42	2001	BAL
	Virgil Livers (23)	42	1975	CHI
	Kelvin Martin (27)	42	1992	DAL
	Phil McConkey (30)	42	1987	NYG
	R.W. McQuarters (30)	42	2007	NYG
	Stump Mitchell (22)	42	1981	STL
	Antwaan Randle El (25)	42	2004	PIT
	Robb Riddick (26)	42	1983	BUF
	Reggie Swinton (30)	42	2005	ARI
	Gerald Willhite (27)	42	1986	DEN
	Karl Williams (33)	42	2004	ARI
	Rod Woodson+ (28)	42	1993	PIT
150	George Atkinson (26)	41	1973	OAK
	Mark Clayton (22)	41	1983	MIA
	Neal Colzie (22)	41	1976	OAK
	Willie Drewrey (30)	41	1993	HOU
	Alvin Haymond (23)	41	1965	BAL
	Will Lewis (22)	41	1980	SEA
	Wade Manning (26)	41	1981	DEN
	Kelvin Martin (31)	41	1996	DAL
	Glyn Milburn (23)	41	1994	DEN
	Patrick Robinson (24)	41	1994	ARI
	Ron Smith (31)	41	1974	OAK
	Lynn Swann+ (22)	41	1974	PIT
	Leon Washington (29)	41	2011	SEA
	Leon Washington (30)	41	2012	SEA
	Wes Welker (25)	41	2006	MIA
	Terrence Wilkins (24)	41	1999	IND
	Tramon Williams (27)	41	2010	GNB
	Charles Woodson+ (29)	41	2006	GNB
168	Danny Amendola (24)	40	2010	STL
	Robert Brooks (24)	40	1994	GNB
	Ray Brown (24)	40	1973	ATL
	Tim Brown+ (27)	40	1993	RAI
	Tim Brown+ (28)	40	1994	RAI
	Evan Cooper (22)	40	1984	PHI
	Quan Cosby (26)	40	2009	CIN
	Darrien Gordon (26)	40	1997	DEN
	Alvin Haymond (24)	40	1966	BAL
	Devin Hester+ (29)	40	2012	CHI
	Arnold Jackson (24)	40	2001	ARI
	Billy Johnson (23)	40	1975	HOU
	Eddie Kennison (25)	40	1998	STL
	Tyler Lockett (22)	40	2015	SEA
	Robbie Martin (26)	40	1985	IND
	Phil McConkey (31)	40	1988	NYG
	Dennis McKinnon (26)	40	1987	CHI
	Gerald McNeil (24)	40	1986	CLE
	Glyn Milburn (22)	40	1993	DEN
	Dax Milne (23)	40	2022	WAS
	Brian Mitchell (31)	40	1999	WAS
	Vai Sikahema (30)	40	1992	PHI
	J.T. Smith (24)	40	1980	KAN
	Jeff Sydner (24)	40	1994	PHI
	Kevin Williams (26)	40	1997	ARI
193	Javier Arenas (22)	39	2010	KAN
	Tiki Barber (25)	39	2000	NYG
	Theo Bell (22)	39	1976	PIT
	Troy Brown (29)	39	2000	NWE
	Greg Camarillo (28)	39	2010	MIN
	Alex Erickson (24)	39	2017	CIN
	Mike Fuller (25)	39	1978	SDG
	Jeff Groth (26)	39	1983	NOR
	Dino Hall (27)	39	1983	CLE
	Tyreek Hill (22)	39	2016	KAN
	Jacoby Jones (25)	39	2009	HOU
	Mark Jones (27)	39	2008	CAR
	Keshawn Martin (23)	39	2013	HOU
	Eric Metcalf (27)	39	1995	ATL
	Brian Mitchell (33)	39	2001	PHI
	Antwaan Randle El (27)	39	2006	WAS
	Antwaan Randle El (29)	39	2008	WAS
	Carl Roaches (27)	39	1981	HOU
	Allen Rossum (27)	39	2003	ATL
	Marcus Sherels (29)	39	2017	MIN
	J.T. Smith (28)	39	1984	KAN
	Darren Sproles (31)	39	2014	PHI
	Howard Stevens (26)	39	1976	BAL
	Rick Upchurch (24)	39	1976	DEN
	Charlie West (23)	39	1969	MIN
	Kevin Williams (23)	39	1994	DAL
	Rod Woodson+ (29)	39	1994	PIT
220	Brandon Banks (22)	38	2010	WAS
	Tiki Barber (26)	38	2001	NYG
	Reggie Barlow (26)	38	1999	JAX
	Steve Breaston (26)	38	2009	ARI
	Troy Brown (28)	38	1999	NWE
	Dale Carter (22)	38	1992	KAN
	Dexter Carter (26)	38	1994	SFO
	Josh Cribbs (26)	38	2009	CLE
	Josh Cribbs (29)	38	2012	CLE
	Willie Drewrey (28)	38	1991	TAM
	Irving Fryar (25)	38	1988	NWE
	Damon Gibson (26)	38	2001	JAX
	Ted Ginn Jr. (26)	38	2011	SFO
	Don Griffin (22)	38	1986	SFO
	Cliff Hicks (30)	38	1994	NYJ
	Billy Johnson (24)	38	1976	HOU
	Pete Mandley (24)	38	1985	DET
	Ray-Ray McCloud (24)	38	2021	PIT
	Dana McLemore (25)	38	1985	SFO
	Gerald McNeil (26)	38	1988	CLE
	Brian Mitchell (29)	38	1997	WAS
	Stump Mitchell (24)	38	1983	STL
	Stump Mitchell (25)	38	1984	STL
	Keith Moody (26)	38	1979	BUF
	Mike Nelms (28)	38	1983	WAS
	Eddie Payton (30)	38	1981	MIN
	Ricky Smith (23)	38	1983	NWE
	Darren Sproles (32)	38	2015	PHI
	Emlen Tunnell+ (28)	38	1953	NYG
	Dedric Ward (24)	38	1999	NYJ
	Rod Woodson+ (25)	38	1990	PIT
	Roscoe Word (22)	38	1974	NYJ

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