All-Time Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
RtY |
Year |
Tm |
1 | Michael Lewis (30) | 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 | Danny Amendola (23) | 1,978 | 2009 | STL |
| Chris Carr (23) | 1,978 | 2006 | OAK |
8 | Dante Hall (24) | 1,950 | 2003 | KAN |
| Dante Hall (25) | 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 | Tyrone Hughes (25) | 1,879 | 1995 | NOR |
| Wes Welker (23) | 1,879 | 2004 | 2TM |
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 (26) | 1,836 | 2005 | KAN |
| Allen Rossum (27) | 1,836 | 2003 | ATL |
24 | B.J. Sams (23) | 1,826 | 2004 | BAL |
25 | Stefan Logan (29) | 1,810 | 2010 | DET |
26 | Steve Smith Sr. (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 (23) | 1,744 | 2002 | KAN |
37 | Reggie Swinton (26) | 1,741 | 2001 | DAL |
38 | Andre Coleman (22) | 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 (28) | 1,707 | 2004 | ATL |
44 | Tyrone Hughes (24) | 1,699 | 1994 | NOR |
45 | Devin Hester+ (30) | 1,692 | 2013 | CHI |
46 | Tamarick Vanover (23) | 1,691 | 1997 | KAN |
47 | Josh Scobey (23) | 1,684 | 2003 | ARI |
48 | Ted Ginn Jr. (22) | 1,663 | 2007 | MIA |
49 | Bruce Harper (23) | 1,658 | 1978 | NYJ |
50 | Darius Reynaud (27) | 1,650 | 2012 | TEN |
51 | Desmond Howard (31) | 1,647 | 2001 | DET |
52 | Eddie Drummond (26) | 1,645 | 2006 | DET |
53 | Darren Sproles (22) | 1,636 | 2005 | SDG |
54 | Josh Cribbs (29) | 1,635 | 2012 | CLE |
| Tamarick Vanover (21) | 1,635 | 1995 | KAN |
56 | Eric Guliford (27) | 1,626 | 1997 | NOR |
57 | Darren Sproles (25) | 1,625 | 2008 | SDG |
58 | Glyn Milburn (24) | 1,623 | 1995 | DEN |
59 | Terry Fair (22) | 1,617 | 1998 | DET |
60 | J.J. Moses (24) | 1,612 | 2004 | HOU |
61 | Jerome Mathis (22) | 1,610 | 2005 | HOU |
62 | J.J. Moses (23) | 1,599 | 2003 | HOU |
63 | Michael Lewis (32) | 1,597 | 2004 | NOR |
| Allen Rossum (23) | 1,597 | 1999 | PHI |
65 | Danny Amendola (24) | 1,594 | 2010 | STL |
66 | Mike Nelms (26) | 1,591 | 1981 | WAS |
67 | Brandon Banks (22) | 1,586 | 2010 | WAS |
| Justin Miller (21) | 1,586 | 2005 | NYJ |
69 | Devin Hester+ (24) | 1,585 | 2007 | CHI |
70 | Chuck Latourette (23) | 1,582 | 1968 | STL |
71 | Desmond Howard (28) | 1,581 | 1998 | OAK |
72 | Tab Perry (23) | 1,562 | 2005 | CIN |
73 | Chad Morton (25) | 1,560 | 2002 | NYJ |
74 | Jermaine Lewis (26) | 1,558 | 2001 | BAL |
75 | Will Blackmon (23) | 1,555 | 2008 | GNB |
76 | LaRod Stephens-Howling (23) | 1,548 | 2010 | ARI |
| Leon Washington (29) | 1,548 | 2011 | SEA |
78 | Domenik Hixon (24) | 1,547 | 2009 | NYG |
79 | Josh Cribbs (23) | 1,545 | 2006 | CLE |
80 | Tim Brown+ (22) | 1,542 | 1988 | RAI |
81 | Rock Cartwright (26) | 1,541 | 2006 | WAS |
| Ronney Jenkins (24) | 1,541 | 2001 | SDG |
| Brandon Tate (23) | 1,541 | 2011 | CIN |
84 | Dexter Carter (27) | 1,536 | 1995 | 2TM |
| Brian Mitchell (29) | 1,536 | 1997 | WAS |
| Allen Rossum (24) | 1,536 | 2000 | GNB |
87 | Leon Washington (26) | 1,534 | 2008 | NYJ |
88 | David Wilson (21) | 1,533 | 2012 | NYG |
89 | Ronney Jenkins (23) | 1,531 | 2000 | SDG |
90 | Desmond Howard (27) | 1,528 | 1997 | OAK |
91 | Brock Marion (29) | 1,524 | 1999 | MIA |
92 | Terrence Wilkins (24) | 1,522 | 1999 | IND |
93 | J.J. Arrington (23) | 1,520 | 2006 | ARI |
94 | Brian Mitchell (28) | 1,516 | 1996 | WAS |
95 | Eric Metcalf (30) | 1,513 | 1998 | ARI |
| Tamarick Vanover (25) | 1,513 | 1999 | KAN |
97 | Mel Gray (33) | 1,509 | 1994 | DET |
98 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 1,508 | 2012 | BAL |
99 | Brandon Banks (23) | 1,502 | 2011 | WAS |
| Maurice Hicks (29) | 1,502 | 2007 | SFO |
101 | Andre Roberts (30) | 1,498 | 2018 | NYJ |
102 | Kevin Williams (23) | 1,497 | 1994 | DAL |
103 | Leodis McKelvin (23) | 1,494 | 2008 | BUF |
104 | Larry Jones (24) | 1,493 | 1975 | WAS |
105 | Brian Mitchell (33) | 1,492 | 2001 | PHI |
106 | Darrick Vaughn (22) | 1,491 | 2001 | ATL |
107 | Mel Gray (34) | 1,486 | 1995 | HOU |
108 | Eric Weems (24) | 1,484 | 2009 | ATL |
109 | Darren Sproles (26) | 1,483 | 2009 | SDG |
110 | Allen Rossum (32) | 1,482 | 2008 | SFO |
111 | Michael Bates (28) | 1,480 | 1998 | CAR |
112 | Nesby Glasgow (22) | 1,478 | 1979 | BAL |
113 | Leon Washington (25) | 1,474 | 2007 | NYJ |
114 | Chris Watson (22) | 1,472 | 1999 | DEN |
115 | David Palmer (25) | 1,465 | 1998 | MIN |
| Terrence Wilkins (31) | 1,465 | 2006 | IND |
117 | Bobby Jancik (23) | 1,462 | 1963 | HOU |
118 | Bruce Harper (22) | 1,460 | 1977 | NYJ |
119 | Brian Mitchell (32) | 1,459 | 2000 | PHI |
120 | Deltha O'Neal (23) | 1,456 | 2000 | DEN |
121 | Allen Rossum (26) | 1,452 | 2002 | ATL |
122 | Bruce Harper (24) | 1,448 | 1979 | NYJ |
123 | Dante Hall (27) | 1,447 | 2006 | KAN |
124 | Wes Welker (25) | 1,442 | 2006 | MIA |
| Brian Witherspoon (23) | 1,442 | 2008 | JAX |
126 | Bobby Joe Edmonds (30) | 1,440 | 1995 | TAM |
127 | Eddie Payton (29) | 1,435 | 1980 | MIN |
| Mel Renfro+ (22) | 1,435 | 1964 | DAL |
129 | Glenn Holt (23) | 1,432 | 2007 | CIN |
| Brad Smith (26) | 1,432 | 2010 | NYJ |
131 | Mel Gray (35) | 1,429 | 1996 | HOU |
132 | Maurice Hicks (28) | 1,428 | 2006 | SFO |
| Kevin Williams (27) | 1,428 | 1998 | BUF |
134 | Dexter Carter (26) | 1,426 | 1994 | SFO |
135 | Darren Sproles (27) | 1,423 | 2010 | SDG |
136 | Troy Walters (25) | 1,420 | 2002 | IND |
137 | Charlie Rogers (26) | 1,417 | 2002 | BUF |
138 | Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) | 1,412 | 2008 | OAK |
139 | Billy Johnson (23) | 1,410 | 1975 | HOU |
140 | Eddie Drummond (24) | 1,408 | 2004 | DET |
141 | Mark Jones (27) | 1,401 | 2008 | CAR |
142 | Adam Jones (21) | 1,399 | 2005 | TEN |
| B.J. Sams (24) | 1,399 | 2005 | BAL |
| Tyson Thompson (24) | 1,399 | 2005 | DAL |
145 | Alvin Haymond (28) | 1,398 | 1970 | RAM |
146 | Rick Upchurch (23) | 1,396 | 1975 | DEN |
147 | Tony Horne (24) | 1,395 | 2000 | STL |
148 | Odell Barry (22) | 1,394 | 1964 | DEN |
149 | Cordarrelle Patterson (22) | 1,393 | 2013 | MIN |
150 | Terrence McGee (24) | 1,391 | 2005 | BUF |
151 | Eddie Brown (24) | 1,384 | 1976 | WAS |
152 | Darren Sproles (28) | 1,383 | 2011 | NOR |
153 | Tremain Mack (24) | 1,382 | 1999 | CIN |
154 | Chris Carr (24) | 1,379 | 2007 | OAK |
155 | Mack Herron (25) | 1,374 | 1973 | NWE |
156 | Mike Martin (24) | 1,372 | 1985 | CIN |
157 | Terrence McGee (23) | 1,370 | 2004 | BUF |
| Allen Rossum (30) | 1,370 | 2006 | ATL |
159 | Dave Meggett (30) | 1,369 | 1996 | NWE |
| Vai Sikahema (24) | 1,369 | 1986 | STL |
161 | Devin Hester+ (31) | 1,368 | 2014 | ATL |
162 | Charlie Rogers (25) | 1,364 | 2001 | SEA |
163 | Josh Cribbs (28) | 1,362 | 2011 | CLE |
164 | Noland Smith (23) | 1,360 | 1967 | KAN |
165 | Marcus Thigpen (26) | 1,356 | 2012 | MIA |
166 | Terrence McGee (25) | 1,355 | 2006 | BUF |
167 | Dave Meggett (29) | 1,347 | 1995 | NWE |
| Reggie Swinton (28) | 1,347 | 2003 | 2TM |
169 | Gerald McNeil (24) | 1,345 | 1986 | CLE |
| Buster Rhymes (23) | 1,345 | 1985 | MIN |
171 | Michael Lewis (31) | 1,343 | 2003 | NOR |
172 | Jermaine Lewis (22) | 1,342 | 1997 | BAL |
173 | Rock Cartwright (27) | 1,339 | 2007 | WAS |
174 | Josh Cribbs (25) | 1,338 | 2008 | CLE |
175 | Abe Woodson (28) | 1,336 | 1962 | SFO |
176 | Desmond Howard (26) | 1,335 | 1996 | GNB |
| Leon Johnson (29) | 1,335 | 2003 | SDG |
178 | Pharoh Cooper (22) | 1,331 | 2017 | LAR |
179 | Eric Metcalf (28) | 1,330 | 1996 | ATL |
| Eric Weems (25) | 1,330 | 2010 | ATL |
181 | Josh Scobey (25) | 1,326 | 2005 | SEA |
182 | Ted Ginn Jr. (24) | 1,324 | 2009 | MIA |
183 | Tony Nathan (22) | 1,322 | 1979 | MIA |
| Micheal Spurlock (27) | 1,322 | 2010 | TAM |
185 | Jerious Norwood (24) | 1,317 | 2007 | ATL |
186 | Clifton Smith (23) | 1,316 | 2008 | TAM |
| Terrence Wilkins (27) | 1,316 | 2002 | STL |
188 | 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 |
192 | Ted Ginn Jr. (25) | 1,313 | 2010 | SFO |
| Tony Green (21) | 1,313 | 1978 | WAS |
194 | Bruce Harper (25) | 1,312 | 1980 | NYJ |
195 | Jerious Norwood (25) | 1,311 | 2008 | ATL |
| Vai Sikahema (25) | 1,311 | 1987 | STL |
197 | Yamon Figurs (24) | 1,309 | 2007 | BAL |
| Dino Hall (23) | 1,309 | 1979 | CLE |
199 | Mercury Morris (22) | 1,308 | 1969 | MIA |
200 | Chris Carr (25) | 1,307 | 2008 | TEN |
| Rock Cartwright (28) | 1,307 | 2008 | WAS |
| Chad Morton (23) | 1,307 | 2000 | NOR |
| Vai Sikahema (27) | 1,307 | 1989 | PHO |
204 | Tony Horne (22) | 1,306 | 1998 | STL |
| Ernie Mills (26) | 1,306 | 1995 | PIT |
206 | Eddie Brown (25) | 1,304 | 1977 | WAS |
| Justin Miller (22) | 1,304 | 2006 | NYJ |
208 | Reggie Barlow (25) | 1,302 | 1998 | JAX |
| Dexter Wynn (25) | 1,302 | 2006 | 2TM |
210 | Mel Gray (29) | 1,300 | 1990 | DET |
| Kevin Kasper (24) | 1,300 | 2002 | 3TM |
212 | Ron Smith (30) | 1,299 | 1973 | SDG |
213 | Mike Nelms (25) | 1,297 | 1980 | WAS |
214 | Andre Coleman (21) | 1,293 | 1994 | SDG |
215 | George Atkinson (21) | 1,292 | 1968 | OAK |
| Keshawn Martin (23) | 1,292 | 2013 | HOU |
217 | Ken Jenkins (26) | 1,290 | 1985 | WAS |
218 | Michael Bates (27) | 1,289 | 1997 | CAR |
| Jimmy Edwards (26) | 1,289 | 1979 | MIN |
220 | Mike Nelms (29) | 1,288 | 1984 | WAS |
221 | Michael Bates (29) | 1,287 | 1999 | CAR |
| Vinny Sutherland (23) | 1,287 | 2001 | SFO |
223 | Dave Meggett (31) | 1,283 | 1997 | NWE |
224 | Ellis Hobbs (25) | 1,281 | 2008 | NWE |
225 | Jacoby Ford (23) | 1,280 | 2010 | OAK |
226 | Kevin Williams (24) | 1,274 | 1995 | DAL |
227 | Brian Mitchell (35) | 1,271 | 2003 | NYG |
| Derrick Witherspoon (25) | 1,271 | 1996 | PHI |
229 | Greg Pruitt (32) | 1,270 | 1983 | RAI |
230 | James Jones (21) | 1,268 | 1980 | DAL |
231 | Allen Rossum (22) | 1,267 | 1998 | PHI |
232 | Ted Ginn Jr. (26) | 1,266 | 2011 | SFO |
| Tyrone Hughes (27) | 1,266 | 1997 | CHI |
234 | Alex Erickson (25) | 1,261 | 2018 | CIN |
235 | Bernard Scott (26) | 1,257 | 2010 | CIN |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling (22) | 1,257 | 2009 | ARI |
237 | Randall Cobb (22) | 1,256 | 2012 | GNB |
| Tyrone Hughes (23) | 1,256 | 1993 | NOR |
239 | Jacoby Jones (30) | 1,253 | 2014 | BAL |
240 | Brandon Tate (25) | 1,250 | 2013 | CIN |
241 | Nate Burleson (26) | 1,248 | 2007 | SEA |
| Deji Karim (23) | 1,248 | 2010 | JAX |
243 | Andre Roberts (32) | 1,247 | 2020 | BUF |
244 | Terry Metcalf (23) | 1,245 | 1975 | STL |
245 | Reggie Smith (25) | 1,242 | 1981 | ATL |
246 | Jermaine Lewis (27) | 1,241 | 2002 | HOU |
247 | Bobby Joe Edmonds (23) | 1,240 | 1988 | SEA |
248 | James Brooks (22) | 1,239 | 1981 | SDG |
249 | Marc Mariani (24) | 1,238 | 2011 | TEN |
250 | Darren Sproles (24) | 1,237 | 2007 | SDG |
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