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

NFL Year-by-Year Punt Return Yards Leaders

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Teams
2012  Trindon Holliday (26) 481 2TM
2011  Patrick Peterson (21) 699 ARI
2010  Devin Hester (28) 564 CHI
2009  Quan Cosby (27) 474 CIN
2008  Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) 570 OAK
2007  Nate Burleson (26) 658 SEA
2006  Devin Hester (24) 600 CHI
2005  Mark Jones (25) 492 TAM
2004  B.J. Sams (24) 575 BAL
2003  Allen Rossum (28) 545 ATL
2002  Michael Lewis (31) 625 NOR
2001  Jermaine Lewis (27) 519 BAL
2000  Derrick Mason (26) 662 TEN
1999  Tamarick Vanover (25) 627 KAN
1998  Reggie Barlow (25) 555 JAX
1997  Leon Johnson (23) 619 NYJ
1996  Desmond Howard (26) 875 GNB
1995  Tamarick Vanover (21) 540 KAN
1994  Tim Brown (28) 487 RAI
1993  Tyrone Hughes (23) 503 NOR
1992  Kelvin Martin (27) 532 DAL
1991  Brian Mitchell (23) 600 WAS
1990  Dave Meggett (24) 467 NYG
1989  Dave Meggett (23) 582 NYG
1988  John Taylor (26) 556 SFO
1987  Vai Sikahema (25) 550 STL
1986  Vai Sikahema (24) 522 STL
1985  Fulton Walker (27) 692 2TM
1984  Louis Lipps (22) 656 PIT
1983  Greg Pruitt (32) 666 RAI
1982  Leon Bright (27) 325 NYG
1981  LeRoy Irvin (24) 615 RAM
1980  J.T. Smith (25) 581 KAN
1979  J.T. Smith (24) 612 KAN
1978  Jackie Wallace (27) 618 RAM
1977  Rick Upchurch (25) 653 DEN
1976  Eddie Brown (24) 646 WAS
1975  Neal Colzie (21) 655 OAK
1974  Lynn Swann+ (22) 577 PIT
1973  Bill Thompson (27) 366 DEN
1972  Bruce Laird (22) 303 BAL
1971  Jake Scott (26) 318 MIA
1970  Bruce Taylor (22) 516 SFO
1969  Alvin Haymond (27) 435 RAM
Jerry LeVias (23) 292 HOU
1968  George Atkinson (21) 490 OAK
Chuck Latourette (23) 345 STL
1967  Rodger Bird (24) 612 OAK
Bob Hayes+ (25) 276 DAL
1966  Alvin Haymond (24) 347 BAL
Rodger Bird (23) 323 OAK
1965  Speedy Duncan (23) 464 SDG
Alvin Haymond (23) 403 BAL
1964  Claude Gibson (25) 419 OAK
Mel Renfro+ (23) 418 DAL
1963  Tom Watkins (26) 399 DET
Claude Gibson (24) 307 OAK
1962  Pat Studstill (24) 457 DET
Dick Christy (27) 250 NYT
1961  Dick Christy (26) 383 NYT
Johnny Sample (24) 283 PIT
1960  Abner Haynes (23) 215 DTX
Abe Woodson (26) 174 SFO
1959  Billy Stacy (23) 281 CRD
1958  Jon Arnett (23) 223 RAM
1957  Bert Zagers (24) 217 WAS
1956  Carl Taseff (28) 233 BAL
1955  Ollie Matson+ (25) 245 CRD
1954  Veryl Switzer (22) 306 GNB
1953  Woodley Lewis (28) 267 RAM
1952  Emlen Tunnell+ (27) 411 NYG
1951  Emlen Tunnell+ (26) 489 NYG
1950  Billy Grimes (23) 555 GNB
1949  Vitamin Smith (26) 427 RAM
Jim Cason (22) 351 SFO
1948  George McAfee+ (30) 417 CHI
Herm Wedemeyer (24) 368 LAD
1947  Walt Slater (27) 435 PIT
Glenn Dobbs (27) 215 2TM
1946  Bill Dudley+ (27) 385 PIT
Chuck Fenenbock (29) 299 LAD
1945  Steve Bagarus (26) 251 WAS
1944  Bob Davis (30) 271 BOS
1943  Frankie Sinkwich (23) 228 DET
1942  Bill Dudley+ (23) 271 PIT
1941  Whizzer White (24) 262 DET