NFL Yards per Punt Return Single Game Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Yards per Punt Return Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/R |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Eric Metcalf | 83.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 24, 1993 |
2 | Nyheim Hines | 65.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Carolina Panthers, December 22, 2019 |
| Tamarick Vanover | 65.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints, December 21, 1997 |
| Mel Gray | 65.0 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, December 6, 1987 |
5 | Jitter Fields | 61.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, October 18, 1987 |
6 | Julian Edelman | 58.5 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 18, 2012 |
7 | Walter Stanley | 56.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, November 27, 1986 |
8 | Antwaan Randle El | 55.5 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 22, 2006 |
9 | Dwayne Harris | 54.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, October 13, 2013 |
10 | Dennis Morgan | 54.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 13, 1974 |
11 | Darius Reynaud | 53.3 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 30, 2012 |
12 | Dwayne Harris | 53.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, December 24, 2018 |
| DeSean Jackson | 53.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers, September 13, 2009 |
| Charlie Rogers | 53.0 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 26, 1999 |
| Glyn Milburn | 53.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 20, 1998 |
| James Pruitt | 53.0 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 14, 1986 |
| Red Cochran | 53.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, November 27, 1949 |
18 | Terance Mathis | 52.5 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 4, 1990 |
19 | Damaris Johnson | 52.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 2, 2012 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 52.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 26, 2006 |
| Walter Stanley | 52.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, November 12, 1989 |
| Bill Dudley+ | 52.0 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 3, 1950 |
23 | Spec Sanders | 51.5 | NYY | New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Colts, November 2, 1947 |
24 | Steve Smith Sr. | 51.0 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 8, 2002 |
| Gerald Tinker | 51.0 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints, September 29, 1974 |
| Floyd Little+ | 51.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets, December 3, 1967 |
27 | Adam Jones | 50.5 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots, December 31, 2006 |
28 | Andre Roberts | 50.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 2, 2016 |
| Eric Metcalf | 50.0 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, October 28, 2001 |
| Karl Williams | 50.0 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears, December 22, 1996 |
| Carl Pickens | 50.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Green Bay Packers, September 20, 1992 |
| Rick Upchurch | 50.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, October 3, 1976 |
| Jon Staggers | 50.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Oilers, November 19, 1972 |
34 | Tim Brown+ | 49.5 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 9, 2001 |
| Jacquez Green | 49.5 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers, September 13, 1998 |
| Billy Johnson | 49.5 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Miami Dolphins, November 16, 1975 |
| Chet Mutryn | 49.5 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Yankees, November 28, 1948 |
38 | Patrick Peterson | 49.0 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers, September 11, 2011 |
39 | Billy Johnson | 48.5 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Cleveland Browns, December 11, 1977 |
| Frank Bernardi | 48.5 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, October 14, 1956 |
41 | Gunner Olszewski | 48.3 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Chargers, December 6, 2020 |
42 | Dwayne Harris | 48.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New York Jets, December 6, 2015 |
| Nate Burleson | 48.0 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 8, 2004 |
| Tamarick Vanover | 48.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, October 9, 1995 |
| Vai Sikahema | 48.0 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, December 13, 1987 |
| Claude Gibson | 48.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 3, 1963 |
47 | Chuck Latourette | 47.7 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints, September 29, 1968 |
48 | Tyreek Hill | 47.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers, September 9, 2018 |
| Nate Burleson | 47.5 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns, November 4, 2007 |
| Dante Hall | 47.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. St. Louis Rams, December 8, 2002 |
| Manfred Moore | 47.5 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 24, 1974 |
| Eddie Dove | 47.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 29, 1963 |
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