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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Glyn Milburn 2000 29 CHI RET 16 0 35 300 0 25 8.6 63 1468 0 38 23.3 1782
2 Glyn Milburn 1999*+ 28 CHI RET 16 1 30 346 0 54 11.5 61 1426 0 93 23.4 2025
3 Glyn Milburn 1998 27 CHI RET 16 0 25 291 1 93 11.6 62 1550 2 94 25.0 1886
4 Devin Hester 2007*+ 25 CHI RET 16 0 42 651 4 89 15.5 43 934 2 97 21.7 1874
5 Tyrone Hughes 1997 27 CHI RET 14 0 36 258 0 19 7.2 43 1008 0 58 23.4 1337
6 Virgil Livers 1975 23 CHI RCB 14 7 42 456 0 39 10.9 26 529 0 40 20.3 985
7 Devin Hester 2006*+ 24 CHI RET 16 0 47 600 3 84 12.8 20 528 2 96 26.4 1128
8 Ike Hill 1973 26 CHI RET 14 0 36 204 1 72 5.7 27 637 1 95 23.6 946
9 Ron Smith 1970 27 CHI RET 14 0 33 126 0 15 3.8 28 651 0 46 23.3 777
10 Lew Barnes 1986 24 CHI RET 16 0 57 482 0 35 8.5 3 94 1 85 31.3 630
11 Johnny Bailey 1990 23 CHI RET 16 1 36 399 1 95 11.1 23 363 0 30 15.8 848
12 Jeff Fisher 1984 26 CHI RET 16 0 57 492 0 28 8.6 492
13 Bobby Engram 1996 23 CHI RET 16 2 31 282 0 34 9.1 25 580 0 45 23.2 1251
14 Ron Smith 1972* 29 CHI SS 14 0 26 163 0 29 6.3 30 924 1 94 30.8 1087
15 Ahmad Merritt 2002 25 CHI RET 12 3 10 71 0 18 7.1 45 1029 0 63 22.9 1205
16 Johnny Bailey 1991 24 CHI RET 14 0 36 281 0 37 7.8 16 311 0 31 19.4 635
17 Ron Smith 1971 28 CHI SS 14 0 26 194 0 43 7.5 26 671 0 41 25.8 865
18 Jeff Fisher 1981 23 CHI RET 16 0 43 509 1 88 11.8 7 102 0 23 14.6 611
19 Leon Johnson 2002 28 CHI RET 16 4 28 288 0 30 10.3 21 418 0 36 19.9 1160
20 R.W. McQuarters 2004 28 CHI LCB/rcb 16 14 44 435 1 75 9.9 2 46 0 37 23.0 481
21 Ron Drzewiecki 1955 22 CHI RET 12 0 20 100 0 28 5.0 25 591 0 56 23.6 746
22 Devin Hester 2008 26 CHI 9 16 100 0 25 6.3 29 631 0 51 21.8 1075
23 Terry Obee 1993 25 CHI wr 16 5 35 289 0 28 8.3 9 159 0 34 17.7 799
24 Jerry Azumah 2004 27 CHI RCB 12 8 42 924 0 73 22.0 924
25 Leon Johnson 2001 27 CHI RET 12 0 28 255 0 35 9.1 14 286 0 33 20.4 640
26 Nate Lewis 1995 29 CHI RET 11 0 42 904 0 52 21.5 904
27 Billy Martin 1962 24 CHI RET 14 0 17 62 0 19 3.6 25 515 0 47 20.6 613
28 Jerry Azumah 2003* 26 CHI RCB 16 13 41 1191 2 89 29.0 1191
29 Dennis McKinnon 1987 26 CHI RET 12 0 40 405 2 94 10.1 811
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Cecil Turner 1971 27 CHI RET 14 0 9 63 0 21 7.0 31 639 0 40 20.6 715
31 R.W. McQuarters 2003 27 CHI lcb 16 6 37 452 1 60 12.2 452
32 Gale Sayers 1965*+ 22 CHI HB 14 0 16 238 1 85 14.9 21 660 1 96 31.4 2272
33 Nate Lewis 1994 28 CHI RET 13 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 35 874 0 55 25.0 894
34 Dennis McKinnon 1983 22 CHI RET 16 3 34 316 1 59 9.3 2 42 0 25 21.0 684
35 Ron Drzewiecki 1957 24 CHI RET 8 0 22 64 0 11 2.9 13 315 0 53 24.2 397
36 Billy Martin 1964 26 CHI RET 14 0 11 31 0 9 2.8 24 534 0 36 22.3 574
37 Jon Arnett 1964 29 CHI HB 14 0 19 188 0 44 9.9 15 331 0 44 22.1 1142
38 George McAfee 1950 32 CHI RDH 12 0 33 284 0 25 8.6 1 23 0 23 23.0 311
39 Dennis McKinnon 1988 27 CHI WR 15 15 34 277 0 23 8.1 1006
40 Len Walterscheid 1980 26 CHI RET 15 2 33 239 0 25 7.2 1 12 0 12 12.0 251
41 Ike Hill 1974 27 CHI RET 13 0 33 183 0 15 5.5 292
42 Bobby Wade 2005 24 CHI RET 12 0 33 317 1 73 9.6 397
43 Len Walterscheid 1979 25 CHI RET 15 2 14 96 0 14 6.9 19 427 0 44 22.5 523
44 Jerry Azumah 2005 28 CHI RET 15 1 32 705 0 40 22.0 705
45 Rashied Davis 2006 27 CHI RET 16 2 32 753 0 42 23.5 1056
46 Johnny Morris 1960* 25 CHI RH 12 0 13 75 0 24 5.8 19 384 0 32 20.2 1100
47 Brian Baschnagel 1976 22 CHI WR 14 12 2 2 0 3 1.0 29 754 0 48 26.0 970
48 George McAfee 1948 30 CHI RH 12 8 30 417 1 60 13.9 1 25 0 25 25.0 1061
49 Johnny Morris 1959 24 CHI LH 12 0 14 171 1 78 12.2 17 438 0 58 25.8 1118
50 Steve Schubert 1978 27 CHI RET 13 0 27 229 1 73 8.5 4 80 0 27 20.0 360
51 Steve Schubert 1977 26 CHI RET 13 0 31 291 1 70 9.4 410
52 Don Bingham 1956 27 CHI RET 12 0 13 7 0 7 0.5 17 444 1 100 26.1 494
53 Eddie Macon 1953 26 CHI RS 12 0 17 68 0 15 4.0 13 373 0 70 28.7 595
54 Johnny Morris 1958 23 CHI RET 12 0 14 96 0 33 6.9 16 399 0 45 24.9 904
55 Virgil Livers 1976 24 CHI RCB 14 14 28 205 0 51 7.3 1 14 0 14 14.0 219
56 Gale Sayers 1966*+ 23 CHI HB 14 0 6 44 0 27 7.3 23 718 2 93 31.2 2440
57 Cecil Turner 1968 24 CHI FL 14 0 9 19 0 12 2.1 20 363 0 33 18.2 606
58 Dennis Gentry 1989 30 CHI wr 16 6 28 667 0 63 23.8 1236
59 Dick Gordon 1967 23 CHI SE 14 0 12 82 0 43 6.8 16 397 0 32 24.8 1006
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Wilford White 1952 24 CHI RET 11 0 23 117 0 17 5.1 5 134 0 28 26.8 384
61 Dennis Gentry 1988 29 CHI WR 16 16 27 578 0 51 21.4 1150
62 Mark Green 1989 22 CHI RET 10 0 16 141 0 24 8.8 11 239 0 37 21.7 474
63 Jack Jackson 1996 24 CHI RET 12 0 27 619 0 60 22.9 658
64 Steve Schubert 1979 28 CHI RET 14 0 25 238 1 77 9.5 2 45 0 27 22.5 312
65 Cliff Taylor 1974 22 CHI RET 14 0 27 567 0 38 21.0 608
66 Dave Williams 1980 26 CHI RET 16 3 27 666 1 95 24.7 855
67 Brian Baschnagel 1977 23 CHI RET 10 4 3 54 0 42 18.0 23 557 1 84 24.2 661
68 Jack Cameron 1984 23 CHI RET 16 1 26 485 0 40 18.7 498
69 Wally Dreyer 1949 26 CHI RET 12 1 13 130 0 28 10.0 13 338 0 52 26.0 734
70 Dennis Gentry 1982 23 CHI RET 9 0 17 89 0 16 5.2 9 161 0 23 17.9 280
71 Ken Taylor 1985 22 CHI RET 16 1 25 198 0 21 7.9 1 18 0 18 18.0 216
72 Charlie Bivins 1961 23 CHI RET 14 0 25 668 0 78 26.7 847
73 Dennis Gentry 1987 28 CHI RET 12 0 25 621 1 88 24.8 845
74 Johnny Morris 1961 26 CHI FL 14 0 23 155 0 16 6.7 2 46 0 25 23.0 798
75 Autry Denson 2001 25 CHI RET 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 23 534 0 37 23.2 543
76 Jeff Graham 1995 26 CHI WR 16 16 23 183 0 39 8.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 1496
77 George McAfee 1949 31 CHI RH 12 6 24 279 0 33 11.6 597
78 Cecil Turner 1970* 26 CHI 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 23 752 4 96 32.7 802
79 Harry Clarke 1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 10 158 0 38 15.8 13 326 0 50 25.1 1575
80 Dick Gordon 1966 22 CHI FL 14 0 4 -5 0 0 -1.3 19 521 0 94 27.4 728
81 Darren Lewis 1992 24 CHI rb 16 5 23 511 1 97 22.2 1068
82 Garry Lyle 1969 24 CHI RET 13 0 12 78 0 27 6.5 11 248 0 32 22.5 337
83 Emery Moorehead 1981 27 CHI 9 0 23 476 0 56 20.7 476
84 Thomas Sanders 1989 27 CHI 16 0 23 491 1 96 21.3 646
85 Dave Williams 1981 27 CHI RET 8 0 23 486 0 42 21.1 631
86 Willie Gault 1985 25 CHI WR 16 16 22 577 1 99 26.2 1299
87 Willie Gault 1983 23 CHI WR 16 13 9 60 0 12 6.7 13 276 0 38 21.2 1203
88 Ken Grandberry 1974 22 CHI RB 14 0 22 568 0 69 25.8 1255
89 Thomas Sanders 1986 24 CHI RET 16 1 22 399 0 44 18.1 641
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Billy Stone 1954 29 CHI LH 12 0 14 40 0 12 2.9 8 215 0 35 26.9 956
91 Brian Baschnagel 1978 24 CHI RET 16 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 20 455 0 6 22.8 486
92 Curtis Conway 1993 22 CHI WR 16 7 21 450 0 55 21.4 725
93 Dennis Gentry 1986 27 CHI 15 2 20 576 1 91 28.8 917
94 Ahmad Merritt 2003 26 CHI 15 1 20 405 0 35 20.3 455
95 Johnny Morris 1962 27 CHI FL 14 0 20 208 0 33 10.4 1104
96 Thomas Sanders 1987 25 CHI 12 0 20 349 0 42 17.5 524
97 Matt Suhey 1980 22 CHI 16 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 19 406 0 31 21.4 515
98 Bernard Berrian 2004 24 CHI 16 1 2 10 0 12 5.0 17 385 0 41 22.6 648
99 Fabien Bownes 1997 25 CHI 16 0 19 396 0 36 20.8 542
100 Leon Campbell 1953 26 CHI RET 12 0 19 455 0 41 23.9 659
101 George McAfee 1947 29 CHI rh 12 0 18 261 0 35 14.5 1 23 0 23 23.0 985
102 McNeil Moore 1954 21 CHI RDH 12 0 11 80 0 34 7.3 8 156 0 24 19.5 236
103 Gale Sayers 1968+ 25 CHI HB 9 0 2 29 0 18 14.5 17 461 0 48 27.1 1463
104 Gale Sayers 1967*+ 24 CHI HB 13 0 3 80 1 58 26.7 16 603 3 103 37.7 1689
105 Billy Stone 1951 26 CHI RDH 12 0 14 120 0 58 8.6 5 108 0 30 21.6 671
106 Vic Zucco 1957 22 CHI LDH 12 0 11 58 0 25 5.3 8 224 0 73 28.0 282
107 Curtis Conway 1994 23 CHI WR 13 12 8 63 0 24 7.9 10 228 0 34 22.8 868
108 Dennis Gentry 1985 26 CHI 16 0 18 466 1 94 25.9 750
109 Dennis Gentry 1990 31 CHI wr 14 5 18 388 0 59 21.6 751
110 Al Grygo 1944 26 CHI RH 9 8 11 100 0 15 9.1 7 162 0 52 23.1 626
111 Rosey Taylor 1963*+ 26 CHI RS 14 0 12 51 0 13 4.3 6 118 0 29 19.7 169
112 Michael Timpson 1995 28 CHI 16 0 18 420 0 51 23.3 737
113 Cecil Turner 1969 25 CHI 9 0 8 32 0 12 4.0 10 326 0 74 32.6 377
114 Vic Zucco 1958 23 CHI LDH 12 0 15 35 0 28 2.3 3 63 0 30 21.0 98
115 Jon Arnett 1966 31 CHI RET 14 0 15 58 0 20 3.9 2 39 0 25 19.5 317
116 J.R. Boone 1950 25 CHI 10 0 17 215 0 48 12.6 369
117 Anthony Hutchison 1983 22 CHI RET 16 0 17 259 0 28 15.2 272
118 Bob Margarita 1944 24 CHI LH 10 8 5 9 0 7 1.8 12 279 0 30 23.3 881
119 Keith Ortego 1985 22 CHI 7 0 17 158 0 23 9.3 158
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Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Jon Arnett 1965 30 CHI 14 0 11 52 0 22 4.7 5 150 0 77 30.0 679
121 Rashied Davis 2005 26 CHI 12 0 5 31 0 21 6.2 11 251 0 34 22.8 282
122 Carl Garrett 1973 26 CHI RB 13 0 16 486 0 67 30.4 1433
123 Dennis Gentry 1992 33 CHI 15 1 16 330 0 66 20.6 446
124 Lloyd Lowe 1953 25 CHI 7 0 15 51 0 28 3.4 1 26 0 26 26.0 111
125 Eddie Macon 1952 25 CHI 11 0 7 74 0 47 10.6 9 299 1 89 33.2 592
126 Bob Margarita 1945 25 CHI LH 10 8 6 51 0 17 8.5 10 155 0 33 15.5 1097
127 Johnny Morris 1963 28 CHI FL 13 0 16 164 0 42 10.3 879
128 Cecil Turner 1972 28 CHI 14 0 16 409 0 57 25.6 480
129 Charlie Bivins 1960 22 CHI 12 0 15 362 0 45 24.1 351
130 Hugh Gallarneau 1946 29 CHI RH 11 5 10 99 0 22 9.9 5 115 0 26 23.0 875
131 Dick Gordon 1965 21 CHI 14 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 14 242 0 41 17.3 528
132 Jeff Graham 1994 25 CHI WR 16 15 15 140 1 61 9.3 1084
133 Chuck Hunsinger 1952 27 CHI LH 12 0 15 308 0 35 20.5 617
134 Richie Petitbon 1959 21 CHI LDH 12 0 11 72 0 17 6.5 4 68 0 28 17.0 140
135 Brad Rowland 1951 23 CHI RET 12 0 15 350 0 48 23.3 398
136 Steve Schubert 1975 24 CHI 12 0 6 33 0 16 5.5 9 146 0 25 16.2 247
137 Rosey Taylor 1961 24 CHI RS 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 14 379 0 60 27.1 383
138 J.R. Boone 1951 26 CHI LDH 10 0 14 113 0 23 8.1 239
139 J.R. Boone 1949 24 CHI 12 1 14 170 0 37 12.1 617
140 Linzy Cole 1970 22 CHI 7 0 14 83 0 15 5.9 130
141 Jeff Fisher 1982 24 CHI 9 0 7 53 0 17 7.6 7 102 0 20 14.6 155
142 Hugh Gallarneau 1942 25 CHI RH 10 9 9 101 0 32 11.2 5 151 0 61 30.2 835
143 Walter Payton 1975 21 CHI RB 13 7