NFL Yards per Punt Return Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)Subscribe Now (First Month Free)
All-Time Yards per Punt Return Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/R |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Desmond Howard | 58.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 4, 1997 |
2 | Charley Trippi+ | 51.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 1947 |
3 | Allen Rossum | 50.7 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams, January 15, 2005 |
4 | Bob Hayes+ | 47.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
5 | Kadarius Toney | 38.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, February 12, 2023 |
6 | Santonio Holmes | 36.5 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 2009 |
7 | Reggie Bush | 36.3 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 16, 2010 |
8 | Dennis Northcutt | 35.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2003 |
9 | Jermaine Lewis | 33.0 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 20, 2002 |
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 33.0 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers, January 3, 1988 |
11 | Deonte Harty | 30.5 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 17, 2021 |
12 | Trindon Holliday | 30.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
13 | Robert Brooks | 29.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 16, 1994 |
14 | Butch Byrd | 29.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. San Diego Chargers, December 26, 1965 |
15 | Micah Hyde | 27.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
16 | Troy Brown | 26.7 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 27, 2002 |
17 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 26.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, January 15, 2023 |
18 | Ray Buchanan | 26.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers, December 31, 1995 |
19 | Bosh Pritchard | 25.3 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 21, 1947 |
20 | Darren Sproles | 24.0 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
| Antonio Freeman | 24.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 31, 1995 |
| Vitamin Smith | 24.0 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, December 21, 1952 |
23 | Anthony Carter | 23.8 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 3, 1988 |
24 | Julian Edelman | 23.7 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 18, 2015 |
| Leroy Kelly+ | 23.7 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 26, 1971 |
26 | Nate Jacquet | 23.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 15, 2000 |
27 | Mecole Hardman | 23.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 16, 2022 |
| Brian Mitchell | 23.3 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 2, 1993 |
29 | Eric Decker | 22.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, January 12, 2014 |
| Jeff Ogden | 22.0 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, January 6, 2001 |
| Ken Strong+ | 22.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 9, 1934 |
32 | DeSean Jackson | 21.8 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 4, 2009 |
33 | Robert Brooks | 21.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, January 8, 1994 |
34 | Julian Edelman | 21.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, January 16, 2011 |
| Billy Reynolds | 21.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions, December 26, 1954 |
36 | Deion Sanders+ | 20.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 2, 1999 |
| Mike Fuller | 20.5 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, January 11, 1981 |
38 | Brandon Powell | 20.0 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 23, 2022 |
| John Taylor | 20.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 20, 1991 |
| Mike Nelms | 20.0 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 8, 1983 |
41 | Az-Zahir Hakim | 19.7 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, December 30, 2000 |
42 | Will Blackwell | 19.5 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots, January 3, 1998 |
| Dexter Carter | 19.5 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 15, 1994 |
44 | Antwaan Randle El | 19.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 5, 2003 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 19.3 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Oakland Raiders, January 14, 2001 |
46 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 19.0 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 24, 2016 |
47 | Patrick Crayton | 18.7 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 9, 2010 |
| John Taylor | 18.7 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 22, 1989 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 18.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
50 | Lardarius Webb | 18.5 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 15, 2011 |
| Dave Meggett | 18.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, January 27, 1991 |
| Charlie Waters | 18.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 25, 1971 |
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