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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 Josh Cribbs 2007* 24 CLE RET 16 2 30 405 1 76 13.5 59 1809 2 100 30.7 2312
2 Gerald McNeil 1986 24 CLE RET 16 0 40 348 1 84 8.7 47 997 1 100 21.2 1366
3 Dino Hall 1979 24 CLE RET 11 0 29 295 0 47 10.2 50 1014 0 33 20.3 1475
4 Dino Hall 1981 26 CLE RET 12 0 33 248 0 40 7.5 36 813 0 48 22.6 1061
5 Josh Cribbs 2006 23 CLE RET 16 1 6 51 0 34 8.5 61 1494 1 92 24.5 1647
6 Keith Wright 1978 22 CLE RET 16 0 37 288 0 42 7.8 30 789 0 86 26.3 1153
7 Andre' Davis 2002 23 CLE RET 16 4 7 33 0 15 4.7 50 1068 1 95 21.4 1528
8 Keith Wright 1980 24 CLE RET 12 0 29 129 0 15 4.4 25 576 0 50 23.0 767
9 Gerald McNeil 1989 27 CLE RET 16 0 49 496 0 49 10.1 4 61 0 21 15.3 703
10 Eric Metcalf 1992 24 CLE rb 16 5 44 429 1 75 9.8 9 157 0 30 17.4 1501
11 Eric Metcalf 1990 22 CLE RB 16 10 52 1052 2 101 20.2 1752
12 Eric Metcalf 1993*+ 25 CLE RB 16 9 36 464 2 91 12.9 15 318 0 47 21.2 1932
13 Dino Hall 1983 28 CLE RET 16 0 39 284 0 19 7.3 11 237 0 28 21.5 556
14 Steve Holden 1976 25 CLE RET 14 0 31 205 0 38 6.6 19 461 0 44 24.3 794
15 Greg Pruitt 1974* 23 CLE RB 14 0 27 349 0 72 12.9 22 606 1 88 27.5 1769
16 Richard Alston 2004 24 CLE RET 9 0 46 1016 1 93 22.1 1016
17 Josh Cribbs 2008 25 CLE 9 20 180 0 32 9.0 26 700 1 92 26.9 967
18 Josh Cribbs 2005 22 CLE RET 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 45 1094 1 90 24.3 1106
19 Ben Davis 1967 22 CLE lcb 14 0 18 229 1 52 12.7 27 708 0 63 26.2 937
20 Gerald McNeil 1987* 25 CLE RET 12 0 34 386 0 40 11.4 11 205 0 33 18.6 728
21 Eric Metcalf 1994* 26 CLE RB 16 8 35 348 2 92 9.9 9 210 0 32 23.3 1323
22 Ronnie Powell 1999 25 CLE RET 14 0 44 986 0 43 22.4 1017
23 Jamel White 2000 22 CLE RET 13 0 43 935 0 40 21.7 1180
24 Leroy Kelly 1965 23 CLE RET 13 0 17 265 2 67 15.6 24 621 0 51 25.9 1147
25 Gerald McNeil 1988 26 CLE RET 16 0 38 315 0 32 8.3 2 38 0 22 19.0 427
26 Andre' Davis 2003 24 CLE WR 16 8 1 7 0 7 7.0 38 803 0 69 21.1 1414
27 Billy Reynolds 1954 23 CLE RH 12 0 25 138 0 39 5.5 14 413 0 51 29.5 807
28 Dino Hall 1980 25 CLE RET 16 0 6 41 0 14 6.8 32 691 0 40 21.6 758
29 Chet Hanulak 1954 21 CLE lh 12 0 27 92 0 43 3.4 9 213 0 30 23.7 681
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 Dennis Northcutt 2003 26 CLE wr 15 6 36 295 0 38 8.2 1107
31 Dennis Northcutt 2004 27 CLE WR 16 11 36 432 0 44 12.0 1257
32 Walter Roberts 1965 23 CLE SE 14 0 18 162 0 51 9.0 18 493 0 88 27.4 999
33 Eric Metcalf 1991 23 CLE RET 8 3 12 100 0 30 8.3 23 351 0 24 15.3 852
34 Dennis Northcutt 2005 28 CLE WR 16 7 35 368 1 62 10.5 842
35 Glen Young 1985 25 CLE RET 15 2 35 898 0 63 25.7 1009
36 Walter Roberts 1964 22 CLE RET 14 0 10 132 0 40 13.2 24 661 0 60 27.5 817
37 Leroy Kelly 1964 22 CLE 14 0 9 171 1 68 19.0 24 582 0 45 24.3 765
38 Cliff Lewis 1948 25 CLE RET 14 0 26 258 0 0 9.9 7 147 0 0 21.0 449
39 Rolly Woolsey 1977 24 CLE RET 14 0 32 290 0 44 9.1 1 2 0 2 2.0 292
40 Larry Collins 1978 23 CLE RET 15 1 32 709 0 41 22.2 777
41 Leroy Kelly 1966*+ 24 CLE HB 14 0 13 104 0 52 8.0 19 403 0 49 21.2 2014
42 Bobby Mitchell 1958 23 CLE LH 12 0 14 165 1 68 11.8 18 454 1 98 25.2 1250
43 Greg Pruitt 1973* 22 CLE RET 13 0 16 180 0 46 11.3 16 453 0 54 28.3 1112
44 Dwight Walker 1982 23 CLE RET 9 0 19 101 0 14 5.3 13 295 0 36 22.7 532
45 Dwight Walker 1983 24 CLE RET 16 0 3 26 0 13 8.7 29 627 0 38 21.6 1026
46 Leroy Kelly 1971* 29 CLE RB 14 0 30 292 0 74 9.7 1 11 0 11 11.0 1420
47 Eric Metcalf 1989 21 CLE RB 16 11 31 718 0 49 23.2 1748
48 Cleo Montgomery 1981 26 CLE 4 0 17 121 0 17 7.1 14 334 0 38 23.9 455
49 Billy Reynolds 1957 26 CLE lh 12 0 24 114 0 23 4.8 7 152 0 29 21.7 335
50 Walter Roberts 1966 24 CLE RET 14 0 11 42 0 30 3.8 20 454 0 57 22.7 515
51 Derrick Alexander 1995 24 CLE 14 2 9 122 1 69 13.6 21 419 0 42 20.0 786
52 Randy Baldwin 1992 25 CLE RET 15 0 30 675 0 47 22.5 736
53 Bobby Mitchell 1961 26 CLE HB 14 0 14 164 1 64 11.7 16 428 1 91 26.8 1508
54 Ray Renfro 1952 23 CLE RET 11 0 22 169 0 34 7.7 8 130 0 26 16.3 333
55 Homer Jones 1970 29 CLE wr/wr 14 0 29 739 1 94 25.5 880
56 Clarence Weathers 1985 23 CLE WR 13 7 28 218 0 16 7.8 1 17 0 17 17.0 702
57 Glen Young 1988 28 CLE RET 15 0 29 635 0 34 21.9 669
58 Randy Baldwin 1994 27 CLE RET 16 0 28 753 1 85 26.9 846
59 Billy Lefear 1974 24 CLE RET 11 0 2 1 0 1 0.5 26 574 0 41 22.1 598
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 Charlie Leigh 1968 23 CLE RET 14 0 14 76 0 29 5.4 14 322 0 41 23.0 538
61 Bobby Mitchell 1959 24 CLE LH 12 0 17 177 1 78 10.4 11 236 0 31 21.5 1507
62 Dennis Northcutt 2006 29 CLE wr 13 6 28 312 0 81 11.1 572
63 Carl Ward 1967 23 CLE 14 0 6 62 0 24 10.3 22 546 1 104 24.8 608
64 Ricky Feacher 1976 22 CLE 10 0 13 142 0 49 10.9 14 311 0 33 22.2 453
65 Dennis Northcutt 2000 23 CLE wr 15 8 27 289 0 30 10.7 744
66 Greg Pruitt 1975 24 CLE RB 14 14 13 130 0 30 10.0 14 302 0 40 21.6 1798
67 Keith Wright 1979 23 CLE 5 0 12 50 0 13 4.2 15 402 0 45 26.8 465
68 Dino Hall 1982 27 CLE RET 9 0 4 33 0 10 8.3 22 430 0 32 19.5 555
69 Earnest Hunter 1995 25 CLE RET 10 0 3 40 0 17 13.3 23 508 0 37 22.1 690
70 Bobby Majors 1972 23 CLE RET 9 0 16 96 0 41 6.0 10 222 0 40 22.2 318
71 Bobby Mitchell 1960* 25 CLE HB 12 0 9 101 0 34 11.2 17 432 1 90 25.4 1651
72 Brian Brennan 1984 22 CLE RET 15 4 25 199 0 19 8.0 654
73 Dennis Northcutt 2002 25 CLE RET 13 0 25 367 2 87 14.7 1072
74 Don Phelps 1950 26 CLE RET 12 0 13 174 1 54 13.4 12 325 0 61 27.1 725
75 Bo Scott 1969 26 CLE fb 13 0 25 722 0 65 28.9 904
76 Randy Baldwin 1993 26 CLE RET 14 0 24 444 0 31 18.5 510
77 Ernie Green 1963 25 CLE HB 14 0 6 79 0 55 13.2 18 394 0 34 21.9 1304
78 Don R. Paul 1955 29 CLE RDH 11 0 19 148 1 60 7.8 5 109 0 26 21.8 257
79 Ken Carpenter 1951* 25 CLE LH 11 0 14 173 0 49 12.4 9 196 0 48 21.8 954
80 Ben Gay 2001 21 CLE RET 16 0 23 513 0 42 22.3 696
81 Earnest Byner 1984 22 CLE RET 16 3 22 415 0 28 18.9 959
82 Ken Carpenter 1953 27 CLE LH 12 0 6 0 0 0 0.0 16 367 0 40 22.9 671
83 Billy Lefear 1973 23 CLE rb 13 0 7 51 0 19 7.3 15 337 0 59 22.5 561
84 Keenan McCardell 1995 25 CLE wr 16 5 13 93 0 17 7.2 9 161 0 28 17.9 963
85 Reece Morrison 1970 25 CLE rb 14 0 15 133 0 34 8.9 7 153 0 36 21.9 556
86 David Patten 2000 26 CLE WR 14 11 22 469 0 62 21.3 1015
87 Billy Reynolds 1953 22 CLE rh 12 0 18 111 0 28 6.2 4 74 0 21 18.5 618
88 Ken Carpenter 1952 26 CLE LH 8 0 10 139 1 54 13.9 11 234 0 40 21.3 917
89 Thom Darden 1974 24 CLE FS 14 0 21 173 0 45 8.2 173
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 Herman Fontenot 1988 25 CLE 16 1 21 435 0 84 20.7 692
91 Ken Brown 1972 27 CLE RET 14 0 20 473 0 47 23.7 651
92 Kevin Johnson 1999 23 CLE WR 16 16 19 128 0 15 6.7 1 25 0 25 25.0 1133
93 Ken Konz 1955* 27 CLE LS 12 0 17 138 0 42 8.1 3 66 0 23 22.0 204
94 Cliff Lewis 1949 26 CLE RET 11 1 20 174 0 0 8.7 157
95 Reece Morrison 1969 24 CLE hb 14 0 11 49 0 15 4.5 9 155 0 31 17.2 575
96 Brian Brennan 1985 23 CLE WR 12 10 19 153 1 37 8.1 640
97 Edgar Jones 1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 7 73 0 0 10.4 12 307 1 96 25.6 1039
98 Skeets Quinlan 1956 28 CLE 6 0 10 9 0 5 0.9 9 219 0 50 24.3 295
99 Bruce Davis 1984 21 CLE 14 1 18 369 0 40 20.5 494
100 Ernie Green 1962 24 CLE RET 13 0 5 31 0 10 6.2 13 250 0 41 19.2 614
101 Ken Konz 1958 30 CLE LS 12 0 18 143 0 38 7.9 143
102 Joe Morris 1991 31 CLE 16 4 18 310 0 36 17.2 675
103 Bert Rechichar 1952 22 CLE RS 12 0 14 58 0 16 4.1 4 70 0 19 17.5 128
104 Glen Young 1987 27 CLE RET 10 0 18 412 0 44 22.9 412
105 Howard Cassady 1962 28 CLE 5 0 7 47 0 13 6.7 10 233 0 34 23.3 280
106 Ben Davis 1968 23 CLE RCB 14 0 9 11 0 9 1.2 8 152 0 33 19.0 163
107 Boyce Green 1983 23 CLE 13 2 17 350 0 30 20.6 1014
108 Don R. Paul 1956* 30 CLE RDH 12 0 17 103 0 17 6.1 103
109 Ray Renfro 1953* 24 CLE lh 12 0 17 53 0 16 3.1 1127
110 Webster Slaughter 1991 27 CLE WR 16 16 17 112 0 17 6.6 1018
111 Stefon Adams 1990 27 CLE RET 10 0 13 81 0 25 6.2 3 33 0 15 11.0 114
112 Preston Carpenter 1956 22 CLE RH 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 15 381 0 42 25.4 1279
113 Dennis Northcutt 2001 24 CLE wr 11 7 15 86 0 32 5.7 1 26 0 26 26.0 349
114 Preston Powell 1961 25 CLE 12 0 16 321 0 36 20.1 326
115 Charlie Scales 1963 25 CLE 14 0 16 432 0 50 27.0 442
116 Jim Shorter 1963 24 CLE 11 0 7 134 0 52 19.1 9 219 0 49 24.3 353
117 Ken Brown 1971 26 CLE RET 10 0 15 330 0 35 22.0 377
118 Thom Darden 1972 22 CLE SS/fs 14 0 15 61 0 37 4.1 61
119 Brian Duncan 1977 25 CLE RET 14 0 15 298 0 36 19.9 319
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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 Leroy Bolden 1958 26 CLE 11 0 14 362 1 102 25.9 417
121 Jim Brown 1960*+ 24 CLE FB 12 12 14 300 0 33 21.4 1761
122 Kevin Johnson 2001 25 CLE WR 16 16 14 117 0 24 8.4 1214
123 Leroy Kelly 1967*+ 25 CLE HB 14 0 9 59 0 32 6.6 5 131 0 32 26.2 1677
124 Andre King 2001 28 CLE 7 0 14 279 0 27 19.9 428
125 Billy Lefear 1975 25 CLE 10 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 13 412 0 92 31.7 440
126 Cliff Lewis 1951 28 CLE S 12 0 14 48 0 11 3.4 38
127 Willie Miller 1975 28 CLE 14 0 10 47 0 23 4.7 4 94 0 38 23.5 196
128 Marion Motley 1948+ 28 CLE FB 14 14 14 337 0 0 24.1 1493
129 Jim Shofner 1961 26 CLE RCB 14 0 14 119 0 21 8.5 119
130 Bob G. Smith 1955 22 CLE RET 10 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 13 320 0 47 24.6 479
131 Lee Suggs 2003 23 CLE 7 0 14 318 0 42 22.7 607
132 Dee Brown 2004 26 CLE 5 0 13 243 0 30 18.7 243
133 David Dunn 1999 27 CLE 6 0 4 25 0 13 6.3 9 180 0 27 20.0 209
134 Ricky Feacher 1977 23 CLE 14 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 11 219 0 26 19.9 234
135 Leroy Hoard 1993 25 CLE fb 16 7 13 286 0 39 22.0 864
136 Ken Konz 1956 28 CLE LS 12 0 13 187 1 65 14.4 187
137 Marion Motley 1947 27 CLE FB 14 12 13 322 0 0 24.8 1284
138 Carl Ward 1968 24 CLE 14 0 13 236 0 35 18.2 236
139 Otto Graham 1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 12 129 0 0 10.8 4
140 Dom Moselle 1950 24 CLE 11 0 7 126 0 43 18.0 5 107 0 29 21.4 272
141 Marion Motley 1949 29 CLE FB 11 10 12 262 0 0 21.8 1023
142 Bob White 1955 26 CLE 8 0 2 28 0 28 14.0 10 258 0 42 25.8 286
143 Charles White