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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Glyn Milburn 1996 1997 32 81 717 0 40 8.9 119 2942 0 69 24.7 3736
2 Terry Fair 1998 2001 52 47 338 0 36 7.2 101 2516 2 105 24.9 2854
3 Robbie Martin 1981 1984 49 118 1118 2 81 9.5 59 1061 0 51 18.0 2220
4 Reggie Swinton 2003 2004 24 39 422 1 89 10.8 58 1374 1 96 23.7 2123
5 Eddie Drummond 2002 2006 52 108 1058 4 83 9.8 213 5026 2 99 23.6 6140
6 Herman Hunter 1986 1986 16 49 1007 0 54 20.6 1247
7 Ken Jenkins 1983 1984 26 24 231 0 43 9.6 40 855 0 32 21.4 1690
8 Eddie Payton 1977 1977 8 27 273 1 87 10.1 18 457 1 98 25.4 753
9 Walter Stanley 1989 1989 14 36 496 0 74 13.8 9 95 0 19 10.6 895
10 John Arnold 1979 1980 17 47 368 0 27 7.8 32 684 0 69 21.4 1052
11 Jimmie Jones 1974 1974 14 38 927 0 59 24.4 1109
12 Ray Williams 1980 1980 6 27 259 0 53 9.6 9 228 1 91 25.3 650
13 Mel J. Gray 1989 1994 84 132 1427 2 78 10.8 216 5478 5 102 25.4 7027
14 Gary Lee 1987 1988 26 50 1074 0 50 21.5 1643
15 Vernon Turner 1993 1995 13 23 191 0 53 8.3 32 653 0 46 20.4 851
16 Jesse Thompson 1978 1978 11 16 161 0 35 10.1 14 346 0 42 24.7 689
17 Whizzer White 1941 1941 11 19 262 0 64 13.8 11 285 0 0 25.9 945
18 Howard Cassady 1956 1963 74 35 292 0 34 8.3 53 1112 0 42 21.0 4040
19 Jack Christiansen 1951 1957 79 85 1084 8 89 12.8 59 1329 0 46 22.5 2588
20 Yale Lary 1952 1961 95 126 758 3 74 6.0 22 495 0 41 22.5 1369
21 Don Doll 1949 1951 35 15 162 0 21 10.8 32 808 0 56 25.3 990
22 Bill Dudley 1947 1949 28 30 448 2 84 14.9 38 809 0 78 21.3 2833
23 R.W. McQuarters 2005 2005 16 10 117 0 49 11.7 16 381 0 73 23.8 498
24 Mickey Zofko 1972 1974 26 29 642 0 49 22.1 754
25 Alvin Hall 1981 1987 76 15 139 0 66 9.3 128 2819 1 96 22.0 2958
26 Tom Watkins 1962 1967 64 94 970 3 90 10.3 91 2262 0 94 24.9 5338
27 Pete Mandley 1984 1988 74 143 1360 2 81 9.5 30 579 0 37 19.3 3783
28 Pat Studstill 1961 1965 56 59 716 0 44 12.1 75 1924 1 100 25.7 3649
29 Dick Jauron 1973 1977 52 40 405 0 58 10.1 19 426 0 33 22.4 831
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Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Troy Walters 2007 2007 13 15 118 0 18 7.9 8 172 0 39 21.5 391
31 Bobby Thompson 1975 1976 28 44 996 0 59 22.6 1536
32 Danny Bradley 1987 1987 3 12 53 0 13 4.4 9 188 0 27 20.9 291
33 Desmond Howard 1999 2002 41 68 821 2 95 12.1 155 3732 0 91 24.1 4725
34 Dave Ryan 1945 1946 21 22 277 0 56 12.6 22 470 0 51 21.4 967
35 Wally Triplett 1949 1950 18 32 375 1 62 11.7 8 411 1 97 51.4 1259
36 Larry Walton 1969 1974 81 21 63 0 25 3.0 14 369 0 50 26.4 2884
37 Larry Ferguson 1963 1963 7 11 108 0 25 9.8 9 231 0 49 25.7 370
38 Lee Riley 1955 1955 12 14 107 0 20 7.6 5 111 0 30 22.2 218
39 Ron Rivers 1995 1998 62 24 477 0 51 19.9 995
40 Johnnie Robinson 1966 1966 14 13 185 1 79 14.2 6 127 0 33 21.2 312
41 Terry Barr 1957 1960 47 50 262 0 39 5.2 26 655 1 86 25.2 1254
42 James Hunter 1976 1978 36 6 28 0 19 4.7 19 491 0 84 25.8 519
43 Clarence Self 1950 1950 12 12 129 0 29 10.8 6 155 0 35 25.8 305
44 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 1999 1999 10 18 150 0 20 8.3 155
45 Chuck Fenenbock 1943 1945 20 11 123 0 28 11.2 18 416 0 40 23.1 931
46 Rick Kane 1977 1982 67 1 13 0 13 13.0 61 1327 0 62 21.8 2890
47 Carl Painter 1988 1989 27 18 361 0 32 20.1 509
48 Bobby Williams 1969 1971 41 46 1219 2 96 26.5 1219
49 Billy deCorrevont 1946 1946 9 6 81 0 28 13.5 10 183 0 48 18.3 510
50 Ron Jessie 1971 1974 54 47 1237 2 102 26.3 2921
51 Frankie Sinkwich 1943 1944 20 22 376 0 77 17.1 11 272 0 43 24.7 1485
52 Andy Farkas 1945 1945 8 7 101 0 32 14.4 8 165 0 44 20.6 535
53 Tom Vaughn 1965 1971 88 33 298 0 63 9.0 62 1595 0 63 25.7 1893
54 Doak Walker 1950 1955 60 18 284 1 70 15.8 38 968 0 63 25.5 5115
55 Jim Callahan 1946 1946 9 6 71 0 22 11.8 8 174 0 28 21.8 331
56 Harry Hopp 1942 1943 20 10 79 0 22 7.9 8 165 0 30 20.6 802
57 Jeff Campbell 1990 1992 42 4 15 0 9 3.8 25 384 0 38 15.4 839
58 Alvin Moore 1985 1985 16 13 230 0 24 17.7 605
59 Chris Oldham 1990 1990 16 13 234 0 42 18.0 234
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Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Tommie Boyd 1998 1998 9 4 11 0 3 2.8 8 163 0 26 20.4 226
61 Larry Foster 2001 2002 26 7 46 0 10 6.6 21 468 0 50 22.3 955
62 Altie Taylor 1973 1973 13 12 295 0 60 24.6 1266
63 Leonard Thompson 1975 1979 73 12 136 0 31 11.3 36 799 0 33 22.2 1757
64 Joe Watt 1947 1948 20 16 202 0 28 12.6 16 248 0 25 15.5 644
65 Bobby Felts 1965 1967 31 6 46 0 27 7.7 28 621 0 55 22.2 903
66 Bruce Maher 1960 1963 52 4 16 0 10 4.0 18 374 0 35 20.8 398
67 Dave Middleton 1955 1959 36 3 30 0 21 10.0 12 203 0 25 16.9 2006
68 Brock Olivo 1999 2001 43 15 263 0 40 17.5 344
69 Paul Palmer 1989 1989 5 11 255 0 62 23.2 255
70 Freddie Scott 1978 1978 16 8 55 0 15 6.9 3 72 0 29 24.0 744
71 Butch Woolfolk 1987 1988 15 15 318 0 46 21.2 570
72 Brian Calhoun 2007 2007 4 10 221 0 33 22.1 291
73 Devale Ellis 2006 2006 9 4 61 0 48 15.3 6 139 0 28 23.2 244
74 Az-Zahir Hakim 2002 2003 24 19 233 1 72 12.3 1277
75 Ray Jarvis 1974 1974 13 5 62 0 34 12.4 5 90 0 23 18.0 239
76 Billy Jefferson 1941 1941 11 7 69 0 23 9.9 3 142 1 101 47.3 389
77 A.J. Jones 1985 1985 8 10 226 0 30 22.6 228
78 Clyde LeForce 1947 1948 21 7 87 0 36 12.4 5 108 0 36 21.6 546
79 Tony Leonard 1978 1979 4 11 121 0 24 11.0 3 70 0 28 23.3 191
80 Elmer Madarik 1946 1948 21 6 78 0 21 13.0 9 200 0 40 22.2 434
81 Ned Mathews 1941 1943 28 12 122 0 26 10.2 21 576 1 98 27.4 1244
82 Charlie West 1974 1976 41 31 260 0 43 8.4 6 112 0 25 18.7 372
83 Lem Barney 1967 1976 128 143 1312 2 74 9.2 50 1274 1 98 25.5 2631
84 Marv Brown 1957 1957 4 3 16 0 15 5.3 6 106 0 23 17.7 128
85 Bob Smith 1949 1949 12 2 25 0 33 12.5 7 172 0 38 24.6 375
86 Lew Carpenter 1953 1955 35 14 296 0 30 21.1 1796
87 Al Clark 1971 1971 9 8 216 0 55 27.0 216
88 Ken Ellis 1979 1979 7 8 43 0 15 5.4 43
89 Johnny Hall 1942 1942 7 4 38 0 13 9.5 4 86 0 23 21.5 158
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Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Lindy Pearson 1950 1950 11 1 6 0 6 6.0 7 120 0 29 17.1 212
91 Stephen Starring 1988 1988 6 8 130 0 22 16.3 219
92 Jim Todd 1966 1966 10 5 12 0 10 2.4 3 105 0 49 35.0 123
93 Chet Wetterlund 1942 1942 6 3 26 0 10 8.7 5 89 0 26 17.8 121
94 Avon Cobourne 2003 2003 7 7 123 0 22 17.6 180
95 Pete Kmetovic 1947 1947 11 3 26 0 19 8.7 4 62 0 29 15.5 254
96 Joe Margucci 1947 1948 22 12 123 0 22 10.3 15 293 0 37 19.5 1102
97 Randy Rich 1977 1977 2 2 18 0 13 9.0 5 73 0 19 14.6 91
98 Nat Terry 1978 1978 4 7 145 0 30 20.7 145
99 Ken Webb 1958 1960 36 26 544 0 45 20.9 1458
100 Emil Banjavic 1942 1942 10 2 29 0 16 14.5 4 69 0 24 17.3 215
101 Carl Bland 1986 1988 42 5 59 0 24 11.8 16 337 0 29 21.1 1232
102 Andy Bolton 1977 1977 14 6 86 0 26 14.3 96
103 Bill Bowman 1954 1956 18 7 202 1 100 28.9 1005
104 Tom Colella 1942 1943 17 4 25 0 10 6.3 4 74 0 25 18.5 173
105 Gene Gedman 1953 1958 33 4 10 0 5 2.5 15 336 0 45 22.4 1450
106 Horace King 1975 1983 78 17 283 0 29 16.6 1887
107 Dan Lewis 1958 1960 34 17 321 0 28 18.9 1368
108 Gary Lowe 1959 1959 12 6 8 0 8 1.3 8
109 Jerris McPhail 1998 1998 3 6 71 0 20 11.8 71
110 Clyde Scott 1952 1952 5 3 14 0 14 4.7 3 68 0 27 22.7 101
111 Tyree Talton 1999 1999 12 6 121 0 38 20.2 121
112 Bob Westfall 1944 1947 41 4 54 0 19 13.5 11 190 0 31 17.3 1529
113 Bruce Alexander 1989 1989 8 5 100 0 25 20.0 100
114 Dexter Bussey 1974 1976 38 8 111 0 22 13.9 2104
115 Chuck DeShane 1945 1945 9 5 107 1 81 21.4 136
116 Fred Enke 1948 1950 24 1 3 0 3 3.0 6 87 0 48 14.5 477
117 Paul Gipson 1971 1971 5 5 105 0 27 21.0 138
118 Bob Hoernschemeyer 1951 1954 44 2 16 0 11 8.0 9 184 0 41 20.4 2896
119 Sedrick Irvin 1999 1999 14 2 15 0 15 7.5 3 21 0 21 7.0 402
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Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Nick Pietrosante 1959 1960 22 7 156 0 36 22.3 1744
121 Cotton Price 1941 1945 19 6 80 0 23 13.3 6 130 0 28 21.7 323
122 Barry Sanders 1989 1989 15 5 118 0 43 23.6 1870
123 Mickey Sanzotta 1942 1946 20 7 87 0 28 12.4 2 40 0 21 20.0 502
124 Paul Sarringhaus 1948 1948 5 5 95 0 23 19.0 132
125 Oscar Smith 1986 1986 2 5 81 0 30 16.2 81
126 Karl Bernard 1987 1987 8 4 54 0 32 13.5 332
127 Dick Booth 1941 1945 15 2 8 0 8 4.0 5 148 0 26 29.6 449
128 Lloyd Cardwell 1941 1943 18 7 91 0 26 13.0 5 91 0 28 18.2 429
129 Jim Caver 1983 1983 2 4 71 0 33 17.8 71
130 D.J. Dozier 1991 1991 6 4 60 0 38 15.0 111
131 Andy Dudish 1948 1948 4 2 10 0 5 5.0 2 38 0 30 19.0 53
132 Nick Eddy 1968 1970 27 9 40 0 11 4.4 7 168 0 29 24.0 894
133 Leon Hart 1955 1955 11 4 86 0 25 21.5 299
134 Hugh McElhenny 1964 1964 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 72 0 27 24.0 136
135 Mike Meade 1984 1984 15 4 32 0 15 8.0 32
136 Brandon Middleton 2007 2008 8 21 467 0 42 22.2 537
137 Johnnie Morton 1994 2001 62 7 48 0 16 6.9 24 559 1 93 23.3 3558
138 Mark Nichols 1981 1981 12 4 74 0 26 18.5 346
139 Johnny Olszewski 1961 1961 14 4 59 0 23 14.8 182
140 Don Overton 1991 1991 14 4 71 0 23 17.8 168
141 Brett Perriman 1992 1995 32 5 50 0 13 10.0 9 124 0 23 13.8 2520
142 Gene Spangler 1946 1946 6 4 63 0 20 15.8 64
143 Troy Stradford 1992 1992 6 4 35 0 16 8.8 79
144 Allen Williams 1995 1995 5 4 100 0 32 25.0 100
145 Robert Woods 1979 1979 1 2 12 0 9 6.0 2 34 0 17 17.0 46
146 Gary W. Anderson 1993 1993 6 3 51 0 24 17.0 51
147 Dre' Bly 2003 2006 30 6 61 0 36 10.2 1 27 0 27 27.0 88
148 Cloyce Box 1949 1949 10 3 50 0 22 16.7 388
149 Anthony Carter 1995 1995 3 1 3 0 3 3.0 2 46 0 23 23.0 49
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
150 Dick Compton 1963 1963 13 2 11 0 8 5.5 1 13 0 13 13.0 65
151 Ted Cook 1947 1947 11 1 10 0 10 10.0 2 14 0 7 7.0 135
152 Blaine Earon 1952 1952 12 3 25 0 14 8.3 25
153 Casey Fitzsimmons 2007 2007 16 3 62 1 41 20.7 147
154 William Graham 1986 1986 16 3 72 0 27 24.0 72
155 Levi Johnson 1973 1974 28 4 51 0 21 12.8 51
156 Jim Jones 1946 1946 2 3 44 0 21 14.7 47
157 Joe Don Looney 1966 1966 3 3 75 0 34 25.0 141
158 Van Malone 1994 1994 16 3 38 0 20 12.7 38
159 Ollie Matson 1963 1963 8 3 61 0 30 20.3 101
160 Jim Mello 1949 1949 10 3 37 0 20 12.3 37
161 Nick Ryder 1963 1964 24 5 70 0 21 14.0 134
162 Dan Saleaumua 1987 1988 25 4 57 0 21 14.3 57
163 Jim Steffen 1959 1961 28 28 178 0 45 6.4 27 660 0 55 24.4 838
164 Jim Thrower 1973 1973 10 3 54 0 23 18.0 54
165 Bill Triplett 1971 1972 28 4 82 0 38 20.5 134
166 Art Van Tone 1943 1944 20 8 117 0 20 14.6 9 227 1 92 25.2 724
167 Mike Weger 1967 1975 27 1 0 0 0 0.0 5 69 0 23 13.8 69
168 Dave Whitsell 1958 1958 12 3 63 0 23 21.0 63
169 Alex Wojciechowicz 1942 1943 20 4 47 0 17 11.8 91
170 Kevin Abrams 1998 1998 16 2 12 0 16 6.0 12
171 Jerry Ball 1987 1987 12 2 23 0 20 11.5 23
172 Steve Belichick 1941 1941 6 1 77 1 77 77.0 1 36 0 36 36.0 244
173 Luther Blue 1977 1979 39 8 59 0 15 7.4 9 220 0 60 24.4 816
174 Shawn Bryson 2004 2005 32 6 82 0 25 13.7 1258
175 Ken Callicutt 1978 1981 58 5 25 0 13 5.0 44 742 0 31 16.9 832
176 Bill Callihan 1943 1944 20 2 5 0 4 2.5 3 46 0 20 15.3 246
177 Aveion Cason 2002 2007 28 48 1199 0 74 25.0 1881
178 Willie Clay 1993 1995 48 8 69 0 28 8.6 2 34 0 20 17.0 103
179 Lou Creekmur 1958 1958 12 2 23 0 17 11.5 23
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Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng