NFL Single-Season Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders

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NFL Single-Season Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders

Rank	Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active	RtY	Year	Teams
1.	Michael Lewis (31)	2,432	2002	NOR
2.	Josh Cribbs (24)	2,214	2007	CLE
3.	MarTay Jenkins (25)	2,187	2000	ARI
4.	Josh Cribbs (26)	1,994	2009	CLE
5.	Charlie Rogers (24)	1,992	2000	SEA
6.	Chris Carr (23)	1,978	2006	OAK
	Danny Amendola (24)	1,978	2009	STL
8.	Dante Hall (25)	1,950	2003	KAN
	Dante Hall (26)	1,950	2004	KAN
10.	Tyrone Hughes (26)	1,943	1996	NOR
11.	Chris Carr (22)	1,938	2005	OAK
12.	Brian Mitchell (26)	1,930	1994	WAS
13.	Kevin Williams (26)	1,920	1997	ARI
14.	Glyn Milburn (25)	1,911	1996	DET
15.	Roell Preston (26)	1,895	1998	GNB
16.	Wes Welker (23)	1,879	2004	2TM
	Tyrone Hughes (25)	1,879	1995	NOR
18.	Marc Mariani (23)	1,859	2010	TEN
19.	Desmond Howard (30)	1,858	2000	DET
20.	Brian Mitchell (30)	1,843	1998	WAS
21.	Glyn Milburn (27)	1,841	1998	CHI
22.	Dante Hall (27)	1,836	2005	KAN
	Allen Rossum (28)	1,836	2003	ATL
24.	B.J. Sams (24)	1,826	2004	BAL
25.	Stefan Logan (29)	1,810	2010	DET
26.	Steve Smith (22)	1,795	2001	CAR
27.	Derrick Mason (26)	1,794	2000	TEN
28.	Reggie Swinton (30)	1,790	2005	ARI
29.	Steve Breaston (24)	1,786	2007	ARI
30.	Glyn Milburn (28)	1,772	1999	CHI
31.	Wes Welker (24)	1,769	2005	MIA
32.	Glyn Milburn (29)	1,768	2000	CHI
33.	Josh Wilson (23)	1,753	2008	SEA
34.	Glyn Milburn (26)	1,748	1997	DET
35.	Stefan Logan (28)	1,746	2009	PIT
36.	Dante Hall (24)	1,744	2002	KAN
37.	Reggie Swinton (26)	1,741	2001	DAL
38.	Andre Coleman (23)	1,737	1995	SDG
	Stump Mitchell (22)	1,737	1981	STL
40.	Brian Mitchell (34)	1,729	2002	PHI
41.	Brian Mitchell (27)	1,723	1995	WAS
42.	Leon Washington (28)	1,710	2010	SEA
43.	Allen Rossum (29)	1,707	2004	ATL
44.	Tyrone Hughes (24)	1,699	1994	NOR
45.	Tamarick Vanover (23)	1,691	1997	KAN
46.	Josh Scobey (24)	1,684	2003	ARI
47.	Ted Ginn Jr. (22)	1,663	2007	MIA
48.	Bruce Harper (23)	1,658	1978	NYJ
49.	Darius Reynaud (27)	1,650	2012	TEN
50.	Desmond Howard (31)	1,647	2001	DET
51.	Eddie Drummond (26)	1,645	2006	DET
52.	Darren Sproles (22)	1,636	2005	SDG
53.	Tamarick Vanover (21)	1,635	1995	KAN
	Josh Cribbs (29)	1,635	2012	CLE
55.	Eric Guliford (28)	1,626	1997	NOR
56.	Darren Sproles (25)	1,625	2008	SDG
57.	Glyn Milburn (24)	1,623	1995	DEN
58.	Terry Fair (22)	1,617	1998	DET
59.	J.J. Moses (25)	1,612	2004	HOU
60.	Jerome Mathis (22)	1,610	2005	HOU
61.	J.J. Moses (24)	1,599	2003	HOU
62.	Michael Lewis (33)	1,597	2004	NOR
	Allen Rossum (24)	1,597	1999	PHI
64.	Danny Amendola (25)	1,594	2010	STL
65.	Mike Nelms (26)	1,591	1981	WAS
66.	Justin Miller (21)	1,586	2005	NYJ
	Brandon Banks (23)	1,586	2010	WAS
68.	Devin Hester (25)	1,585	2007	CHI
69.	Chuck Latourette (23)	1,582	1968	STL
70.	Desmond Howard (28)	1,581	1998	OAK
71.	Tab Perry (23)	1,562	2005	CIN
72.	Chad Morton (25)	1,560	2002	NYJ
73.	Jermaine Lewis (27)	1,558	2001	BAL
74.	Will Blackmon (24)	1,555	2008	GNB
75.	Leon Washington (29)	1,548	2011	SEA
	LaRod Stephens-Howling (23)	1,548	2010	ARI
77.	Domenik Hixon (25)	1,547	2009	NYG
78.	Josh Cribbs (23)	1,545	2006	CLE
79.	Tim Brown (22)	1,542	1988	RAI
80.	Brandon Tate (24)	1,541	2011	CIN
	Ronney Jenkins (24)	1,541	2001	SDG
	Rock Cartwright (27)	1,541	2006	WAS
83.	Dexter Carter (28)	1,536	1995	2TM
	Brian Mitchell (29)	1,536	1997	WAS
	Allen Rossum (25)	1,536	2000	GNB
86.	Leon Washington (26)	1,534	2008	NYJ
87.	David Wilson (21)	1,533	2012	NYG
88.	Ronney Jenkins (23)	1,531	2000	SDG
89.	Desmond Howard (27)	1,528	1997	OAK
90.	Brock Marion (29)	1,524	1999	MIA
91.	Terrence Wilkins (24)	1,522	1999	IND
92.	J.J. Arrington (23)	1,520	2006	ARI
93.	Brian Mitchell (28)	1,516	1996	WAS
94.	Eric Metcalf (30)	1,513	1998	ARI
	Tamarick Vanover (25)	1,513	1999	KAN
96.	Mel J. Gray (33)	1,509	1994	DET
97.	Jacoby Jones (28)	1,508	2012	BAL
98.	Brandon Banks (24)	1,502	2011	WAS
	Maurice Hicks (29)	1,502	2007	SFO
100.	Kevin Williams (23)	1,497	1994	DAL
101.	Leodis McKelvin (23)	1,494	2008	BUF
102.	Larry Jones (24)	1,493	1975	WAS
103.	Brian Mitchell (33)	1,492	2001	PHI
104.	Darrick Vaughn (23)	1,491	2001	ATL
105.	Mel J. Gray (34)	1,486	1995	HOU
106.	Eric Weems (24)	1,484	2009	ATL
107.	Darren Sproles (26)	1,483	2009	SDG
108.	Allen Rossum (33)	1,482	2008	SFO
109.	Michael Bates (29)	1,480	1998	CAR
110.	Nesby Glasgow (22)	1,478	1979	BAL
111.	Leon Washington (25)	1,474	2007	NYJ
112.	Chris Watson (22)	1,472	1999	DEN
113.	David Palmer (26)	1,465	1998	MIN
	Terrence Wilkins (31)	1,465	2006	IND
115.	Bobby Jancik (23)	1,462	1963	HOU
116.	Bruce Harper (22)	1,460	1977	NYJ
117.	Brian Mitchell (32)	1,459	2000	PHI
118.	Deltha O'Neal (23)	1,456	2000	DEN
119.	Allen Rossum (27)	1,452	2002	ATL
120.	Bruce Harper (24)	1,448	1979	NYJ
121.	Dante Hall (28)	1,447	2006	KAN
122.	Brian Witherspoon (23)	1,442	2008	JAX
	Wes Welker (25)	1,442	2006	MIA
124.	Bobby Joe Edmonds (31)	1,440	1995	TAM
125.	Eddie Payton (29)	1,435	1980	MIN
	Mel Renfro+ (23)	1,435	1964	DAL
127.	Brad Smith (27)	1,432	2010	NYJ
	Glenn Holt (23)	1,432	2007	CIN
129.	Mel J. Gray (35)	1,429	1996	HOU
130.	Kevin Williams (27)	1,428	1998	BUF
	Maurice Hicks (28)	1,428	2006	SFO
132.	Dexter Carter (27)	1,426	1994	SFO
133.	Darren Sproles (27)	1,423	2010	SDG
134.	Troy Walters (26)	1,420	2002	IND
135.	Charlie Rogers (26)	1,417	2002	BUF
136.	Johnnie Lee Higgins (25)	1,412	2008	OAK
137.	Billy Johnson (23)	1,410	1975	HOU
138.	Eddie Drummond (24)	1,408	2004	DET
139.	Mark Jones (28)	1,401	2008	CAR
140.	Tyson Thompson (24)	1,399	2005	DAL
	B.J. Sams (25)	1,399	2005	BAL
	Adam Jones (22)	1,399	2005	TEN
143.	Alvin Haymond (28)	1,398	1970	RAM
144.	Rick Upchurch (23)	1,396	1975	DEN
145.	Tony Horne (24)	1,395	2000	STL
146.	Odell Barry (23)	1,394	1964	DEN
147.	Terrence McGee (25)	1,391	2005	BUF
148.	Eddie Brown (24)	1,384	1976	WAS
149.	Darren Sproles (28)	1,383	2011	NOR
150.	Tremain Mack (25)	1,382	1999	CIN
151.	Chris Carr (24)	1,379	2007	OAK
152.	Mack Herron (25)	1,374	1973	NWE
153.	Mike Martin (25)	1,372	1985	CIN
154.	Allen Rossum (31)	1,370	2006	ATL
	Terrence McGee (24)	1,370	2004	BUF
156.	Vai Sikahema (24)	1,369	1986	STL
	Dave Meggett (30)	1,369	1996	NWE
158.	Charlie Rogers (25)	1,364	2001	SEA
159.	Josh Cribbs (28)	1,362	2011	CLE
160.	Noland Smith (24)	1,360	1967	KAN
161.	Marcus Thigpen (26)	1,356	2012	MIA
162.	Terrence McGee (26)	1,355	2006	BUF
163.	Dave Meggett (29)	1,347	1995	NWE
	Reggie Swinton (28)	1,347	2003	2TM
165.	Buster Rhymes (23)	1,345	1985	MIN
	Gerald McNeil (24)	1,345	1986	CLE
167.	Michael Lewis (32)	1,343	2003	NOR
168.	Jermaine Lewis (23)	1,342	1997	BAL
169.	Rock Cartwright (28)	1,339	2007	WAS
170.	Josh Cribbs (25)	1,338	2008	CLE
171.	Abe Woodson (28)	1,336	1962	SFO
172.	Leon Johnson (29)	1,335	2003	SDG
	Desmond Howard (26)	1,335	1996	GNB
174.	Eric Metcalf (28)	1,330	1996	ATL
	Eric Weems (25)	1,330	2010	ATL
176.	Josh Scobey (26)	1,326	2005	SEA
177.	Ted Ginn Jr. (24)	1,324	2009	MIA
178.	Micheal Spurlock (27)	1,322	2010	TAM
	Tony Nathan (23)	1,322	1979	MIA
180.	Jerious Norwood (24)	1,317	2007	ATL
181.	Terrence Wilkins (27)	1,316	2002	STL
	Clifton Smith (23)	1,316	2008	TAM
183.	Ricky Smith (23)	1,314	1983	NWE
	Dave Hampton (24)	1,314	1971	GNB
	Quintin Demps (23)	1,314	2008	PHI
	Mel J. Gray (30)	1,314	1991	DET
187.	Ted Ginn Jr. (25)	1,313	2010	SFO
	Tony Green (22)	1,313	1978	WAS
189.	Bruce Harper (25)	1,312	1980	NYJ
190.	Jerious Norwood (25)	1,311	2008	ATL
	Vai Sikahema (25)	1,311	1987	STL
192.	Yamon Figurs (24)	1,309	2007	BAL
	Dino Hall (24)	1,309	1979	CLE
194.	Mercury Morris (22)	1,308	1969	MIA
195.	Chad Morton (23)	1,307	2000	NOR
	Rock Cartwright (29)	1,307	2008	WAS
	Chris Carr (25)	1,307	2008	TEN
	Vai Sikahema (27)	1,307	1989	PHO
199.	Ernie Mills (27)	1,306	1995	PIT
	Tony Horne (22)	1,306	1998	STL
201.	Eddie Brown (25)	1,304	1977	WAS
	Justin Miller (22)	1,304	2006	NYJ
203.	Dexter Wynn (25)	1,302	2006	2TM
	Reggie Barlow (25)	1,302	1998	JAX
205.	Kevin Kasper (25)	1,300	2002	3TM
	Mel J. Gray (29)	1,300	1990	DET
207.	Ron Smith (30)	1,299	1973	SDG
208.	Mike Nelms (25)	1,297	1980	WAS
209.	Andre Coleman (22)	1,293	1994	SDG
210.	George Atkinson (21)	1,292	1968	OAK
211.	Ken Jenkins (26)	1,290	1985	WAS
212.	Michael Bates (28)	1,289	1997	CAR
	Jimmy Edwards (27)	1,289	1979	MIN
214.	Mike Nelms (29)	1,288	1984	WAS
215.	Michael Bates (30)	1,287	1999	CAR
	Vinny Sutherland (23)	1,287	2001	SFO
217.	Dave Meggett (31)	1,283	1997	NWE
218.	Ellis Hobbs (25)	1,281	2008	NWE
219.	Jacoby Ford (23)	1,280	2010	OAK
220.	Kevin Williams (24)	1,274	1995	DAL
221.	Derrick Witherspoon (25)	1,271	1996	PHI
	Brian Mitchell (35)	1,271	2003	NYG
223.	Greg Pruitt (32)	1,270	1983	RAI
224.	James Jones (22)	1,268	1980	DAL
225.	Allen Rossum (23)	1,267	1998	PHI
226.	Tyrone Hughes (27)	1,266	1997	CHI
	Ted Ginn Jr. (26)	1,266	2011	SFO
228.	Bernard Scott (26)	1,257	2010	CIN
	LaRod Stephens-Howling (22)	1,257	2009	ARI
230.	Randall Cobb (22)	1,256	2012	GNB
	Tyrone Hughes (23)	1,256	1993	NOR
232.	Deji Karim (24)	1,248	2010	JAX
	Nate Burleson (26)	1,248	2007	SEA
234.	Terry Metcalf (24)	1,245	1975	STL
235.	Reggie Smith (25)	1,242	1981	ATL
236.	Jermaine Lewis (28)	1,241	2002	HOU
237.	Bobby Joe Edmonds (24)	1,240	1988	SEA
238.	James Brooks (23)	1,239	1981	SDG
239.	Marc Mariani (24)	1,238	2011	TEN
240.	Darren Sproles (24)	1,237	2007	SDG
241.	Randall Cobb (21)	1,236	2011	GNB
	Tim Dwight (23)	1,236	1998	ATL
243.	Eddie Drummond (25)	1,234	2005	DET
244.	Jerry LeVias (23)	1,232	1969	HOU
245.	Brandon Bennett (29)	1,231	2002	CIN
	Mario Bates (26)	1,231	1999	ARI
	Nate Jacquet (26)	1,231	2001	MIN
248.	Tim Dwight (29)	1,228	2004	SDG
249.	Dexter Carter (29)	1,226	1996	SFO
	Terrence Wilkins (26)	1,226	2001	IND

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