NFL Kick & Punt Return Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1941)

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Rank	Player	RtY	Year	Tm
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	Chimere Dike (24)	1,986	2025	TEN
7	Danny Amendola (24)	1,978	2009	STL
	Chris Carr (23)	1,978	2006	OAK
9	Dante Hall (25)	1,950	2003	KAN
	Dante Hall (26)	1,950	2004	KAN
11	Tyrone Hughes (26)	1,943	1996	NOR
12	Chris Carr (22)	1,938	2005	OAK
13	Brian Mitchell (26)	1,930	1994	WAS
14	Kevin Williams (26)	1,920	1997	ARI
15	Glyn Milburn (25)	1,911	1996	DET
16	Roell Preston (26)	1,895	1998	GNB
17	Tyrone Hughes (25)	1,879	1995	NOR
	Wes Welker (23)	1,879	2004	2TM
19	KaVontae Turpin (29)	1,869	2025	DAL
20	Marc Mariani (23)	1,859	2010	TEN
21	Desmond Howard (30)	1,858	2000	DET
22	Brian Mitchell (30)	1,843	1998	WAS
23	Glyn Milburn (27)	1,841	1998	CHI
24	Dante Hall (27)	1,836	2005	KAN
	Allen Rossum (28)	1,836	2003	ATL
26	B.J. Sams (24)	1,826	2004	BAL
27	Stefan Logan (29)	1,810	2010	DET
28	Steve Smith Sr. (22)	1,795	2001	CAR
29	Derrick Mason (26)	1,794	2000	TEN
30	Reggie Swinton (30)	1,790	2005	ARI
31	Steve Breaston (24)	1,786	2007	ARI
32	Myles Price (24)	1,777	2025	MIN
33	Glyn Milburn (28)	1,772	1999	CHI
34	Wes Welker (24)	1,769	2005	MIA
35	Glyn Milburn (29)	1,768	2000	CHI
36	Josh Wilson (23)	1,753	2008	SEA
37	Glyn Milburn (26)	1,748	1997	DET
38	Stefan Logan (28)	1,746	2009	PIT
39	Dante Hall (24)	1,744	2002	KAN
40	Reggie Swinton (26)	1,741	2001	DAL
41	Andre Coleman (23)	1,737	1995	SDG
	Stump Mitchell (22)	1,737	1981	STL
43	Brian Mitchell (34)	1,729	2002	PHI
44	Brian Mitchell (27)	1,723	1995	WAS
45	Leon Washington (28)	1,710	2010	SEA
46	Allen Rossum (29)	1,707	2004	ATL
47	Tyrone Hughes (24)	1,699	1994	NOR
48	Devin Hester+ (31)	1,692	2013	CHI
49	Tamarick Vanover (23)	1,691	1997	KAN
50	Josh Scobey (24)	1,684	2003	ARI
51	Ted Ginn Jr. (22)	1,663	2007	MIA
52	Bruce Harper (23)	1,658	1978	NYJ
53	Darius Reynaud (28)	1,650	2012	TEN
54	Desmond Howard (31)	1,647	2001	DET
55	Eddie Drummond (26)	1,645	2006	DET
56	Darren Sproles (22)	1,636	2005	SDG
57	Josh Cribbs (29)	1,635	2012	CLE
	Tamarick Vanover (21)	1,635	1995	KAN
59	Eric Guliford (28)	1,626	1997	NOR
60	Darren Sproles (25)	1,625	2008	SDG
61	Glyn Milburn (24)	1,623	1995	DEN
62	Terry Fair (22)	1,617	1998	DET
63	J.J. Moses (25)	1,612	2004	HOU
64	Jerome Mathis (22)	1,610	2005	HOU
65	J.J. Moses (24)	1,599	2003	HOU
66	Michael Lewis (33)	1,597	2004	NOR
	Allen Rossum (24)	1,597	1999	PHI
68	Danny Amendola (25)	1,594	2010	STL
69	Mike Nelms (26)	1,591	1981	WAS
70	Brandon Banks (23)	1,586	2010	WAS
	Justin Miller (21)	1,586	2005	NYJ
72	Devin Hester+ (25)	1,585	2007	CHI
73	Chuck Latourette (23)	1,582	1968	STL
74	Desmond Howard (28)	1,581	1998	OAK
75	Tab Perry (23)	1,562	2005	CIN
76	Chad Morton (25)	1,560	2002	NYJ
77	Jermaine Lewis (27)	1,558	2001	BAL
78	Will Blackmon (24)	1,555	2008	GNB
79	LaRod Stephens-Howling (23)	1,548	2010	ARI
	Leon Washington (29)	1,548	2011	SEA
81	Domenik Hixon (25)	1,547	2009	NYG
82	Josh Cribbs (23)	1,545	2006	CLE
83	Tim Brown+ (22)	1,542	1988	RAI
84	Rock Cartwright (27)	1,541	2006	WAS
	Ronney Jenkins (24)	1,541	2001	SDG
	Brandon Tate (24)	1,541	2011	CIN
87	Dexter Carter (28)	1,536	1995	2TM
	Brian Mitchell (29)	1,536	1997	WAS
	Allen Rossum (25)	1,536	2000	GNB
90	Leon Washington (26)	1,534	2008	NYJ
91	David Wilson (21)	1,533	2012	NYG
92	Ronney Jenkins (23)	1,531	2000	SDG
93	Desmond Howard (27)	1,528	1997	OAK
94	Brock Marion (29)	1,524	1999	MIA
95	Terrence Wilkins (24)	1,522	1999	IND
96	J.J. Arrington (23)	1,520	2006	ARI
97	Brian Mitchell (28)	1,516	1996	WAS
98	Eric Metcalf (30)	1,513	1998	ARI
	Tamarick Vanover (25)	1,513	1999	KAN
100	Mel Gray (33)	1,509	1994	DET
101	Jacoby Jones (28)	1,508	2012	BAL
102	Brandon Banks (24)	1,502	2011	WAS
	Maurice Hicks (29)	1,502	2007	SFO
104	Andre Roberts (30)	1,498	2018	NYJ
105	Kevin Williams (23)	1,497	1994	DAL
106	Leodis McKelvin (23)	1,494	2008	BUF
107	Larry Jones (24)	1,493	1975	WAS
108	Brian Mitchell (33)	1,492	2001	PHI
109	Darrick Vaughn (23)	1,491	2001	ATL
110	Mel Gray (34)	1,486	1995	HOU
111	Eric Weems (24)	1,484	2009	ATL
112	Darren Sproles (26)	1,483	2009	SDG
113	Allen Rossum (33)	1,482	2008	SFO
114	Michael Bates (29)	1,480	1998	CAR
115	Nesby Glasgow (22)	1,478	1979	BAL
116	Leon Washington (25)	1,474	2007	NYJ
117	Chris Watson (22)	1,472	1999	DEN
118	David Palmer (26)	1,465	1998	MIN
	Terrence Wilkins (31)	1,465	2006	IND
120	Bobby Jancik (23)	1,462	1963	HOU
121	Bruce Harper (22)	1,460	1977	NYJ
122	Brian Mitchell (32)	1,459	2000	PHI
123	Deltha O'Neal (23)	1,456	2000	DEN
124	Allen Rossum (27)	1,452	2002	ATL
125	Bruce Harper (24)	1,448	1979	NYJ
126	Dante Hall (28)	1,447	2006	KAN
127	Wes Welker (25)	1,442	2006	MIA
	Brian Witherspoon (23)	1,442	2008	JAX
129	Bobby Joe Edmonds (31)	1,440	1995	TAM
130	Eddie Payton (29)	1,435	1980	MIN
	Mel Renfro+ (23)	1,435	1964	DAL
132	Glenn Holt (23)	1,432	2007	CIN
	Brad Smith (27)	1,432	2010	NYJ
134	Mel Gray (35)	1,429	1996	HOU
135	Maurice Hicks (28)	1,428	2006	SFO
	Kevin Williams (27)	1,428	1998	BUF
137	Dexter Carter (27)	1,426	1994	SFO
138	Darren Sproles (27)	1,423	2010	SDG
139	Troy Walters (26)	1,420	2002	IND
140	Charlie Rogers (26)	1,417	2002	BUF
141	Johnnie Lee Higgins (25)	1,412	2008	OAK
142	Billy Johnson (23)	1,410	1975	HOU
143	Eddie Drummond (24)	1,408	2004	DET
144	Mark Jones (28)	1,401	2008	CAR
145	Adam Jones (22)	1,399	2005	TEN
	B.J. Sams (25)	1,399	2005	BAL
	Tyson Thompson (24)	1,399	2005	DAL
148	Alvin Haymond (28)	1,398	1970	RAM
149	Rick Upchurch (23)	1,396	1975	DEN
150	Tony Horne (24)	1,395	2000	STL
151	Odell Barry (23)	1,394	1964	DEN
152	Cordarrelle Patterson (22)	1,393	2013	MIN
153	Terrence McGee (25)	1,391	2005	BUF
154	Eddie Brown (24)	1,384	1976	WAS
155	Darren Sproles (28)	1,383	2011	NOR
156	Tremain Mack (25)	1,382	1999	CIN
157	Chris Carr (24)	1,379	2007	OAK
158	Mack Herron (25)	1,374	1973	NWE
159	Mike Martin (25)	1,372	1985	CIN
160	Terrence McGee (24)	1,370	2004	BUF
	Allen Rossum (31)	1,370	2006	ATL
162	Dave Meggett (30)	1,369	1996	NWE
	Vai Sikahema (24)	1,369	1986	STL
164	Devin Hester+ (32)	1,368	2014	ATL
165	Charlie Rogers (25)	1,364	2001	SEA
166	Josh Cribbs (28)	1,362	2011	CLE
167	Noland Smith (24)	1,360	1967	KAN
168	Marcus Thigpen (26)	1,356	2012	MIA
169	Terrence McGee (26)	1,355	2006	BUF
170	Dave Meggett (29)	1,347	1995	NWE
	Reggie Swinton (28)	1,347	2003	2TM
172	Gerald McNeil (24)	1,345	1986	CLE
	Buster Rhymes (23)	1,345	1985	MIN
174	Michael Lewis (32)	1,343	2003	NOR
175	Jermaine Lewis (23)	1,342	1997	BAL
176	Rock Cartwright (28)	1,339	2007	WAS
177	Josh Cribbs (25)	1,338	2008	CLE
178	Abe Woodson (28)	1,336	1962	SFO
179	Desmond Howard (26)	1,335	1996	GNB
	Leon Johnson (29)	1,335	2003	SDG
181	Pharoh Cooper (22)	1,331	2017	LAR
182	Eric Metcalf (28)	1,330	1996	ATL
	Eric Weems (25)	1,330	2010	ATL
184	Josh Scobey (26)	1,326	2005	SEA
185	Ted Ginn Jr. (24)	1,324	2009	MIA
186	Tony Nathan (23)	1,322	1979	MIA
	Micheal Spurlock (27)	1,322	2010	TAM
188	Jerious Norwood (24)	1,317	2007	ATL
189	Clifton Smith (23)	1,316	2008	TAM
	Terrence Wilkins (27)	1,316	2002	STL
191	Quintin Demps (23)	1,314	2008	PHI
	Mel Gray (30)	1,314	1991	DET
	Dave Hampton (24)	1,314	1971	GNB
	Ricky Smith (23)	1,314	1983	NWE
195	Ted Ginn Jr. (25)	1,313	2010	SFO
	Tony Green (22)	1,313	1978	WAS
197	Bruce Harper (25)	1,312	1980	NYJ
198	Jerious Norwood (25)	1,311	2008	ATL
	Vai Sikahema (25)	1,311	1987	STL
200	Yamon Figurs (24)	1,309	2007	BAL
	Dino Hall (24)	1,309	1979	CLE
202	Mercury Morris (22)	1,308	1969	MIA
203	Chris Carr (25)	1,307	2008	TEN
	Rock Cartwright (29)	1,307	2008	WAS
	Chad Morton (23)	1,307	2000	NOR
	Vai Sikahema (27)	1,307	1989	PHO
207	Tony Horne (22)	1,306	1998	STL
	Ernie Mills (27)	1,306	1995	PIT
209	Eddie Brown (25)	1,304	1977	WAS
	Justin Miller (22)	1,304	2006	NYJ
211	Reggie Barlow (25)	1,302	1998	JAX
	Dexter Wynn (25)	1,302	2006	2TM
213	Devin Duvernay (28)	1,300	2025	CHI
	Mel Gray (29)	1,300	1990	DET
	Kevin Kasper (25)	1,300	2002	3TM
216	Ron Smith (30)	1,299	1973	SDG
217	Mike Nelms (25)	1,297	1980	WAS
218	Andre Coleman (22)	1,293	1994	SDG
219	George Atkinson (21)	1,292	1968	OAK
	Keshawn Martin (23)	1,292	2013	HOU
221	Ken Jenkins (26)	1,290	1985	WAS
222	Michael Bates (28)	1,289	1997	CAR
	Jimmy Edwards (27)	1,289	1979	MIN
224	Mike Nelms (29)	1,288	1984	WAS
225	Michael Bates (30)	1,287	1999	CAR
	Vinny Sutherland (23)	1,287	2001	SFO
227	Dave Meggett (31)	1,283	1997	NWE
228	Ellis Hobbs (25)	1,281	2008	NWE
229	Jacoby Ford (23)	1,280	2010	OAK
230	Kevin Williams (24)	1,274	1995	DAL
231	Brian Mitchell (35)	1,271	2003	NYG
	Derrick Witherspoon (25)	1,271	1996	PHI
233	Greg Pruitt (32)	1,270	1983	RAI
234	James Jones (22)	1,268	1980	DAL
235	Allen Rossum (23)	1,267	1998	PHI
236	Ted Ginn Jr. (26)	1,266	2011	SFO
	Tyrone Hughes (27)	1,266	1997	CHI
238	Alex Erickson (26)	1,261	2018	CIN
239	Bernard Scott (26)	1,257	2010	CIN
	LaRod Stephens-Howling (22)	1,257	2009	ARI
241	Randall Cobb (22)	1,256	2012	GNB
	Tyrone Hughes (23)	1,256	1993	NOR
243	Jacoby Jones (30)	1,253	2014	BAL
244	Brandon Tate (26)	1,250	2013	CIN
245	Nate Burleson (26)	1,248	2007	SEA
	Deji Karim (24)	1,248	2010	JAX
247	Andre Roberts (32)	1,247	2020	BUF
248	Terry Metcalf (24)	1,245	1975	STL
249	Reggie Smith (25)	1,242	1981	ATL
250	Jermaine Lewis (28)	1,241	2002	HOU

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