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NFL Single-Season Punt Return Yards Leaders

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Year Teams
1. Desmond Howard (26) 875 1996 GNB
2. Patrick Peterson (21) 699 2011 ARI
3. Fulton Walker (27) 692 1985 2TM
4. Greg Pruitt (32) 666 1983 RAI
5. Derrick Mason (26) 662 2000 TEN
6. Nate Burleson (26) 658 2007 SEA
7. Louis Lipps (22) 656 1984 PIT
8. Neal Colzie (21) 655 1975 OAK
9. Rick Upchurch (25) 653 1977 DEN
10. Devin Hester (25) 651 2007 CHI
11. Eddie Brown (24) 646 1976 WAS
12. Tamarick Vanover (25) 627 1999 KAN
13. Michael Lewis (31) 625 2002 NOR
14. Leon Johnson (23) 619 1997 NYJ
15. Jackie Wallace (27) 618 1978 RAM
16. LeRoy Irvin (24) 615 1981 RAM
17. Billy Johnson (23) 612 1975 HOU
Rodger Bird (24) 612 1967 OAK
J.T. Smith (24) 612 1979 KAN
20. Mike Haynes+ (23) 608 1976 NWE
21. Devin Hester (24) 600 2006 CHI
Brian Mitchell (23) 600 1991 WAS
23. Winslow Oliver (23) 598 1996 CAR
24. Karl Williams (26) 597 1997 TAM
25. Dave Meggett (30) 588 1996 NWE
26. Dave Meggett (23) 582 1989 NYG
27. J.T. Smith (25) 581 1980 KAN
28. Jermaine Lewis (26) 578 2000 BAL
29. Lynn Swann+ (22) 577 1974 PIT
30. B.J. Sams (24) 575 2004 BAL
31. Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) 570 2008 OAK
32. Brian Mitchell (34) 567 2002 PHI
33. Devin Hester (28) 564 2010 CHI
34. John Taylor (26) 556 1988 SFO
35. Billy Grimes (23) 555 1950 GNB
Reggie Barlow (25) 555 1998 JAX
37. Leo Lewis (32) 550 1988 MIN
Vai Sikahema (25) 550 1987 STL
39. James Jones (22) 548 1980 DAL
40. Allen Rossum (28) 545 2003 ATL
41. Brandon Tate (24) 543 2011 CIN
Darrien Gordon (27) 543 1997 DEN
43. Antwaan Randle El (24) 542 2003 PIT
44. Desmond Howard (28) 541 1998 OAK
45. Tamarick Vanover (21) 540 1995 KAN
46. Billy Johnson (25) 539 1977 HOU
47. Darrien Gordon (26) 537 1996 SDG
48. Rick Upchurch (24) 536 1976 DEN
49. Kelvin Martin (27) 532 1992 DAL
50. J.T. Smith (26) 528 1981 KAN
51. Vai Sikahema (24) 522 1986 STL
52. Dana McLemore (24) 521 1984 SFO
53. Irving Fryar (23) 520 1985 NWE
54. Jermaine Lewis (27) 519 2001 BAL
55. Jacoby Jones (27) 518 2011 HOU
56. Mack Herron (26) 517 1974 NWE
57. Bruce Taylor (22) 516 1970 SFO
58. Jeff Fisher (23) 509 1981 CHI
59. Brian Mitchell (30) 506 1998 WAS
Tiki Barber (24) 506 1999 NYG
61. Troy Brown (29) 504 2000 NWE
62. Vai Sikahema (30) 503 1992 PHI
Tyrone Hughes (23) 503 1993 NOR
64. Henry Ellard (24) 501 1985 RAM
65. Eric Guliford (28) 498 1997 NOR
66. Walter Stanley (27) 496 1989 DET
Gerald McNeil (27) 496 1989 CLE
68. Rick Upchurch (26) 493 1978 DEN
69. Mike Nelms (26) 492 1981 WAS
Mark Jones (25) 492 2005 TAM
Jeff Fisher (26) 492 1984 CHI
72. Phillip Buchanon (23) 491 2003 OAK
73. Marc Mariani (24) 490 2011 TEN
George Atkinson (21) 490 1968 OAK
75. Az-Zahir Hakim (23) 489 2000 STL
Emlen Tunnell+ (26) 489 1951 NYG
Larry Marshall (27) 489 1977 PHI
Eric Metcalf (29) 489 1997 SDG
Billy Johnson (31) 489 1983 ATL
Butch Johnson (22) 489 1976 DAL
81. Tim Brown (28) 487 1994 RAI
Mike Nelms (25) 487 1980 WAS
83. Ron Smith (31) 486 1974 OAK
84. Lew Barnes (24) 482 1986 CHI
85. Trindon Holliday (26) 481 2012 2TM
86. Eric Guliford (26) 475 1995 CAR
Darrien Gordon (24) 475 1994 SDG
88. Andre Hastings (24) 474 1995 PIT
Quan Cosby (27) 474 2009 CIN
90. Greg Pruitt (33) 473 1984 RAI
91. Dante Hall (25) 472 2003 KAN
92. Steve Smith (23) 470 2002 CAR
93. Gerald Willhite (27) 468 1986 DEN
94. Dave Meggett (24) 467 1990 NYG
Brian Mitchell (33) 467 2001 PHI
Hank Poteat (23) 467 2000 PIT
Dave Meggett (31) 467 1997 NWE
98. Ted Ginn Jr. (26) 466 2011 SFO
99. Tim Brown (27) 465 1993 RAI
100. Wes Welker (23) 464 2004 2TM
Eric Metcalf (25) 464 1993 CLE
Winslow Oliver (25) 464 1998 CAR
Leon Washington (29) 464 2011 SEA
Speedy Duncan (23) 464 1965 SDG
105. Kevin Williams (26) 462 1997 ARI
106. Az-Zahir Hakim (22) 461 1999 STL
Arnold Jackson (24) 461 2001 ARI
108. Josh Cribbs (29) 457 2012 CLE
Desmond Howard (30) 457 2000 DET
Pat Studstill (24) 457 1962 DET
Allen Rossum (29) 457 2004 ATL
112. Virgil Livers (23) 456 1975 CHI
113. Amani Toomer (23) 455 1997 NYG
114. Devin Hester (29) 454 2011 CHI
115. Chad Morton (28) 453 2005 NYG
Jacquez Green (22) 453 1998 TAM
117. R.W. McQuarters (27) 452 2003 CHI
Danny Amendola (25) 452 2010 STL
Josh Cribbs (26) 452 2009 CLE
Jermaine Lewis (25) 452 1999 BAL
Eddie Brown (25) 452 1977 WAS
Brian Mitchell (26) 452 1994 WAS
123. Robbie Martin (23) 450 1981 DET
124. Neal Colzie (22) 448 1976 OAK
Antwaan Randle El (26) 448 2005 PIT
Mike Fuller (26) 448 1979 SDG
127. Leo Lewis (33) 446 1989 MIN
Todd Kinchen (28) 446 1997 ATL
Gary Allen (24) 446 1984 DAL
130. Stump Mitchell (22) 445 1981 STL
131. Tim Brown (22) 444 1988 RAI
David Palmer (25) 444 1997 MIN
133. Tony Green (22) 443 1978 WAS
Mark Jones (28) 443 2008 CAR
Robbie Martin (27) 443 1985 IND
136. Phil McConkey (28) 442 1985 NYG
Brian Mitchell (29) 442 1997 WAS
Davone Bess (26) 442 2011 MIA
139. DeSean Jackson (23) 441 2009 PHI
140. Fulton Walker (28) 440 1986 RAI
DeSean Jackson (22) 440 2008 PHI
Adam Jones (23) 440 2006 TEN
Roscoe Parrish (25) 440 2007 BUF
144. Steve Smith (24) 439 2003 CAR
145. Jermaine Lewis (23) 437 1997 BAL
Darrien Gordon (31) 437 2001 ATL
Louis Lipps (23) 437 1985 PIT
Patrick Crayton (30) 437 2009 DAL
149. Mike Fuller (25) 436 1978 SDG
Mike Fuller (23) 436 1976 SDG
Jeff Groth (24) 436 1981 NOR
152. R.W. McQuarters (28) 435 2004 CHI
Walt Slater (27) 435 1947 PIT
Alvin Haymond (27) 435 1969 RAM
155. Speedy Duncan (25) 434 1967 SDG
156. Glyn Milburn (26) 433 1997 DET
Vai Sikahema (27) 433 1989 PHO
158. Dennis Northcutt (27) 432 2004 CLE
159. Danny Reece (24) 431 1979 TAM
Brandon Banks (23) 431 2010 WAS
Leodis McKelvin (27) 431 2012 BUF
162. Eric Metcalf (24) 429 1992 CLE
163. Mike Nelms (29) 428 1984 WAS
164. Vitamin Smith (26) 427 1949 RAM
165. Patrick Peterson (22) 426 2012 ARI
Jacoby Jones (25) 426 2009 HOU
167. Bruce Harper (22) 425 1977 NYJ
Glyn Milburn (22) 425 1993 DEN
169. Eddie Kennison (23) 423 1996 STL
Butch Johnson (23) 423 1977 DAL
171. Ira Matthews (23) 421 1980 OAK
172. Pete Mandley (25) 420 1986 DET
173. Bobby Joe Edmonds (22) 419 1986 SEA
Claude Gibson (25) 419 1964 OAK
175. Mel Renfro+ (23) 418 1964 DAL
176. George McAfee+ (30) 417 1948 CHI
John Taylor (27) 417 1989 SFO
178. Todd Kinchen (26) 416 1995 STL
Rod Harris (25) 416 1991 PHI
180. Eddie Kennison (25) 415 1998 STL
181. Reggie Barlow (26) 414 1999 JAX
Reggie Swinton (26) 414 2001 DAL
183. Troy Brown (30) 413 2001 NWE
Santana Moss (23) 413 2002 NYJ
185. Reggie Barlow (24) 412 1997 JAX
Eric Metcalf (33) 412 2001 WAS
187. Emlen Tunnell+ (27) 411 1952 NYG
Dexter Carter (26) 411 1993 SFO
189. Leon Bright (26) 410 1981 NYG
Mike Fuller (22) 410 1975 SDG
Darius Reynaud (27) 410 2012 TEN
Alvin Pearman (23) 410 2005 JAX
Karl Williams (31) 410 2002 TAM
Javier Arenas (24) 410 2011 KAN
195. Jo-Jo Townsell (28) 409 1988 NYJ
Billy Johnson (22) 409 1974 HOU
197. Deion Sanders+ (30) 407 1997 DAL
Larry Jones (24) 407 1975 WAS
199. R.W. McQuarters (22) 406 1998 SFO
200. Jermaine Lewis (24) 405 1998 BAL
Dennis McKinnon (26) 405 1987 CHI
Troy Brown (28) 405 1999 NWE
Deltha O'Neal (24) 405 2001 DEN
Josh Cribbs (24) 405 2007 CLE
205. Alvin Haymond (23) 403 1965 BAL
Pete Mandley (24) 403 1985 DET
Henry Ellard (23) 403 1984 RAM
Billy Johnson (24) 403 1976 HOU
209. Butch Johnson (24) 401 1978 DAL
B.J. Sams (25) 401 2005 BAL
211. Lionel James (25) 400 1987 SDG
212. Johnny Bailey (23) 399 1990 CHI
Tom Watkins (26) 399 1963 DET
214. Rod Woodson+ (25) 398 1990 PIT
Will Blackmon (24) 398 2008 GNB
Ricky Smith (23) 398 1983 NWE
Dale Carter (23) 398 1992 KAN
Roell Preston (26) 398 1998 GNB
Irving Fryar (26) 398 1988 NWE
220. Ray Mathews (23) 397 1952 PIT
Darrien Gordon (29) 397 1999 OAK
222. Wally Henry (27) 396 1981 PHI
Howard Stevens (25) 396 1975 BAL
Clarence Verdin (27) 396 1990 IND
225. Darrien Gordon (23) 395 1993 SDG
Steve Breaston (24) 395 2007 ARI
227. Phil McConkey (30) 394 1987 NYG
228. Danny Reece (23) 393 1978 TAM
229. Mark Clayton (22) 392 1983 MIA
Tom Harmon (28) 392 1947 RAM
231. Wes Welker (24) 390 2005 MIA
Dante Hall (24) 390 2002 KAN
Theo Bell (23) 390 1976 PIT
234. Josh Cribbs (28) 388 2011 CLE
Terrence Wilkins (24) 388 1999 IND
236. Latario Rachal (25) 387 1998 SDG
Larry Brunson (27) 387 1976 KAN
238. Gerald McNeil (25) 386 1987 CLE
Jacoby Jones (24) 386 2008 HOU
240. Bill Dudley+ (27) 385 1946 PIT
Mel J. Gray (30) 385 1991 DET
242. Donnie Walker (24) 384 1974 BUF
Carl Roaches (27) 384 1980 HOU
244. Dick Christy (26) 383 1961 NYT
Tamarick Vanover (23) 383 1997 KAN
Tim Brown (26) 383 1992 RAI
Eric Metcalf (27) 383 1995 ATL
Dave Meggett (29) 383 1995 NWE
249. Michael Lewis (33) 382 2004 NOR
250. Jeff Sydner (25) 381 1994 PHI
Antonio Chatman (26) 381 2005 GNB
Jo-Jo Townsell (27) 381 1987 NYJ
Garcia Lane (24) 381 1985 KAN
Kevin Williams (22) 381 1993 DAL