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For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

NFL Year-by-Year Yards per Punt Return Leaders

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/R Teams
2012  Leodis McKelvin (27) 18.7 BUF
2011  Devin Hester (29) 16.2 CHI
2010  Devin Hester (28) 17.1 CHI
2009  DeSean Jackson (23) 15.2 PHI
2008  Roscoe Parrish (26) 15.3 BUF
2007  Roscoe Parrish (25) 16.3 BUF
2006  Adam Jones (23) 12.9 TEN
2005  Reno Mahe (25) 12.8 PHI
2004  Eddie Drummond (24) 13.2 DET
2003  Dante Hall (25) 16.3 KAN
2002  Jimmy Williams (23) 16.8 SFO
2001  Troy Brown (30) 14.2 NWE
2000  Jeff Ogden (25) 17.0 MIA
1999  Charlie Rogers (23) 14.5 SEA
1998  Deion Sanders+ (31) 15.6 DAL
1997  Jermaine Lewis (23) 15.6 BAL
1996  Amani Toomer (22) 16.6 NYG
1995  David Palmer (23) 13.2 MIN
1994  Brian Mitchell (26) 14.1 WAS
1993  Tyrone Hughes (23) 13.6 NOR
1992  Johnny Bailey (25) 13.2 PHO
1991  Mel J. Gray (30) 15.4 DET
1990  Clarence Verdin (27) 12.8 IND
1989  Walter Stanley (27) 13.8 DET
1988  John Taylor (26) 12.6 SFO
1987  Mel J. Gray (26) 14.7 NOR
1986  Bobby Joe Edmonds (22) 12.3 SEA
1985  Irving Fryar (23) 14.1 NWE
1984  Mike Martin (24) 15.7 CIN
1983  Henry Ellard (22) 13.6 RAM
1982  Rick Upchurch (30) 16.1 DEN
1981  LeRoy Irvin (24) 13.4 RAM
1980  J.T. Smith (25) 14.5 KAN
1979  John Sciarra (25) 11.4 PHI
1978  Rick Upchurch (26) 13.7 DEN
1977  Billy Johnson (25) 15.4 HOU
1976  Rick Upchurch (24) 13.7 DEN
1975  Billy Johnson (23) 15.3 HOU
1974  Lemar Parrish (27) 18.8 CIN
1973  Bruce Taylor (25) 13.8 SFO
1972  Ken Ellis (25) 15.4 GNB
1971  Speedy Duncan (29) 10.6 WAS
1970  Ed Podolak (23) 13.5 KAN
1969  Alvin Haymond (27) 13.2 RAM
Bill Thompson (23) 11.5 DEN
1968  Bob Hayes+ (26) 20.8 DAL
Noland Smith (25) 15.0 KAN
1967  Floyd Little+ (25) 16.9 DEN
Ben Davis (22) 12.7 CLE
1966  Speedy Duncan (24) 13.2 SDG
Johnny Roland (23) 11.1 STL
1965  Leroy Kelly+ (23) 15.6 CLE
Speedy Duncan (23) 15.5 SDG
1964  Tom Watkins (27) 14.9 DET
Claude Gibson (25) 14.4 OAK
1963  Dick James (29) 13.4 WAS
Claude Gibson (24) 11.8 OAK
1962  Dick Christy (27) 16.7 NYT
Pat Studstill (24) 15.8 DET
1961  Dick Christy (26) 21.3 NYT
Willie Wood+ (25) 16.1 GNB
1960  Abner Haynes (23) 15.4 DTX
Abe Woodson (26) 13.4 SFO
1959  Johnny Morris (24) 12.2 CHI
1958  Jon Arnett (23) 12.4 RAM
1957  Bert Zagers (24) 15.5 WAS
1956  Ken Konz (28) 14.4 CLE
1955  Ollie Matson+ (25) 18.8 CRD
1954  Veryl Switzer (22) 12.8 GNB
1953  Charlie Trippi+ (31) 11.4 CRD
1952  Jack Christiansen+ (24) 21.5 DET
1951  Buddy Young (25) 19.3 NYY
1950  Herb Rich (22) 23.0 BAL
1949  Red Cochran (27) 20.9 CRD
Sam Cathcart (25) 17.0 SFO
1948  Rex Bumgardner (25) 21.0 BUF
Jerry Davis (24) 20.9 CRD
1947  Frank Seno (26) 17.8 BOS
Chuck Fenenbock (30) 12.4 LAD
1946  Chuck Fenenbock (29) 18.7 LAD
Bill Dudley+ (27) 14.3 PIT
1945  Dave Ryan (22) 14.7 DET
1944  Ernie Steele (27) 16.5 PHI
1943  Frankie Sinkwich (23) 20.7 DET
1942  Andy Tomasic (23) 16.6 PIT
1941  Dick Todd (27) 17.0 WAS