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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 1997 26 DET RET 16 1 47 433 0 40 9.2 55 1315 0 69 23.9 1825
2 Glyn Milburn 1996 25 DET RET 16 0 34 284 0 33 8.4 64 1627 0 65 25.4 1911
3 Eddie Drummond 2006 26 DET RET 14 0 28 296 0 40 10.6 62 1349 0 65 21.8 1659
4 Desmond Howard 2000* 30 DET RET 15 0 31 457 1 95 14.7 57 1401 0 70 24.6 1872
5 Terry Fair 1998 22 DET RCB 14 10 30 189 0 23 6.3 51 1428 2 105 28.0 1617
6 Desmond Howard 2001 31 DET RET 14 1 22 201 0 34 9.1 57 1446 0 91 25.4 1805
7 Robbie Martin 1981 23 DET RET 16 0 52 450 1 45 8.7 25 509 0 34 20.4 959
8 Eddie Drummond 2005 25 DET RET 12 0 26 157 0 38 6.0 49 1077 0 48 22.0 1231
9 Mel J. Gray 1990*+ 29 DET RET 16 0 34 361 0 39 10.6 41 939 0 65 22.9 1300
10 Mel J. Gray 1994*+ 33 DET RET 16 0 21 233 0 24 11.1 45 1276 3 102 28.4 1509
11 Eddie Drummond 2004*+ 24 DET RET 11 1 24 316 2 83 13.2 41 1092 2 99 26.6 1417
12 Reggie Swinton 2003 28 DET RET 11 1 23 318 1 89 13.8 40 964 1 96 24.1 1393
13 Mel J. Gray 1991*+ 30 DET RET 16 0 25 385 1 78 15.4 36 929 0 71 25.8 1367
14 Mel J. Gray 1992* 31 DET RET 15 0 18 175 1 58 9.7 42 1006 1 89 24.0 1181
15 Eddie Drummond 2002 22 DET RET 9 0 18 138 1 73 7.7 40 1039 0 91 26.0 1212
16 Tom Watkins 1963 26 DET LH 13 0 32 399 1 90 12.5 21 447 0 33 21.3 1437
17 Mel J. Gray 1993 32 DET RET 11 0 23 197 0 35 8.6 28 688 1 95 24.6 885
18 Herman Hunter 1986 25 DET RET 16 0 49 1007 0 54 20.6 1247
19 Pat Studstill 1962 24 DET RH 14 0 29 457 0 44 15.8 20 511 0 59 25.6 1436
20 Pat Studstill 1964 26 DET RET 14 0 17 137 0 36 8.1 29 708 0 53 24.4 947
21 Terry Fair 1999 23 DET RCB 11 11 11 97 0 36 8.8 34 752 0 91 22.1 849
22 Ken Jenkins 1983 24 DET RET 12 0 23 230 0 43 10.0 22 459 0 30 20.9 689
23 Pete Mandley 1986 25 DET RET 16 0 43 420 1 81 9.8 2 37 0 37 18.5 563
24 Eddie Payton 1977 26 DET RET 8 0 27 273 1 87 10.1 18 457 1 98 25.4 753
25 Walter Stanley 1989 27 DET WR 14 12 36 496 0 74 13.8 9 95 0 19 10.6 895
26 Pete Mandley 1985 24 DET RET 16 0 38 403 1 63 10.6 6 152 0 35 25.3 871
27 John Arnold 1979 24 DET RET 7 0 19 164 0 27 8.6 23 539 0 69 23.4 703
28 Aveion Cason 2007 28 DET RET 12 0 42 1041 0 74 24.8 1208
29 Robbie Martin 1982 24 DET RET 9 0 26 275 0 58 10.6 16 268 0 27 16.8 561
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 Tom Vaughn 1966 23 DET RET 13 0 18 179 0 63 9.9 23 595 0 63 25.9 774
31 Tom Watkins 1965 28 DET RET 11 0 23 234 0 41 10.2 17 584 0 94 34.4 966
32 Alvin Hall 1985 27 DET RET 16 0 39 886 0 54 22.7 886
33 Lem Barney 1968*+ 23 DET LCB 14 0 13 79 0 18 6.1 25 670 1 98 26.8 749
34 Jimmie Jones 1974 24 DET RET 14 2 38 927 0 59 24.4 1109
35 John Arnold 1980 25 DET RET 10 0 28 204 0 19 7.3 9 145 0 33 16.1 349
36 Pete Mandley 1988 27 DET WR 15 14 37 287 0 25 7.8 948
37 Ray Williams 1980 22 DET 6 1 27 259 0 53 9.6 9 228 1 91 25.3 650
38 Mel J. Gray 1989 28 DET RET 10 1 11 76 0 15 6.9 24 640 0 57 26.7 785
39 Desmond Howard 2002 32 DET 7 0 9 48 0 14 5.3 26 587 0 70 22.6 635
40 Robbie Martin 1984 26 DET RET 14 0 25 210 0 23 8.4 10 144 0 23 14.4 377
41 Tom Watkins 1967 30 DET hb 13 6 15 57 0 18 3.8 20 411 0 44 20.6 922
42 Reggie Swinton 2004 29 DET 13 1 16 104 0 18 6.5 18 410 0 43 22.8 730
43 Eddie Drummond 2003 23 DET 6 0 12 151 1 57 12.6 21 469 0 38 22.3 621
44 Gary Lee 1987 22 DET RET 12 3 32 719 0 50 22.5 1027
45 Vernon Turner 1993 26 DET 7 0 17 152 0 53 8.9 15 330 0 46 22.0 489
46 Tom Watkins 1964 27 DET LH 14 0 16 238 2 68 14.9 16 368 0 57 23.0 949
47 Jack Christiansen 1952+ 24 DET RS 11 0 15 322 2 79 21.5 16 409 0 46 25.6 911
48 Alvin Hall 1983 25 DET SS 16 16 8 109 0 66 13.6 23 492 0 32 21.4 601
49 Jim Steffen 1961 25 DET RET 8 0 11 95 0 45 8.6 19 435 0 43 22.9 530
50 Jesse Thompson 1978 22 DET RET 11 1 16 161 0 35 10.1 14 346 0 42 24.7 689
51 Whizzer White 1941 24 DET TB 11 8 19 262 0 64 13.8 11 285 0 0 25.9 945
52 Howard Cassady 1956 22 DET RET 12 0 13 83 0 34 6.4 16 382 0 42 23.9 961
53 Jack Christiansen 1951 23 DET S 12 0 18 343 4 89 19.1 11 270 0 45 24.5 613
54 Lem Barney 1973* 28 DET LCB 14 0 27 231 0 42 8.6 1 28 0 28 28.0 268
55 Ken Callicutt 1979 24 DET RET 16 0 4 25 0 13 6.3 24 406 0 31 16.9 453
56 Jack Christiansen 1954*+ 26 DET LS 11 0 23 225 1 61 9.8 5 102 0 27 20.4 327
57 Yale Lary 1952 22 DET RDH 12 0 16 182 1 58 11.4 12 303 0 41 25.3 485
58 Lem Barney 1970 25 DET LCB 13 0 25 259 1 65 10.4 2 96 0 74 48.0 355
59 Yale Lary 1958*+ 28 DET LS 12 0 27 196 1 71 7.3 198
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 Don Doll 1949 23 DET RET 12 1 5 52 0 21 10.4 21 536 0 56 25.5 608
61 Bill Dudley 1947 28 DET LH 9 8 11 182 1 84 16.5 15 359 0 78 23.9 1218
62 Alvin Hall 1984 26 DET SS 16 16 7 30 0 11 4.3 19 385 0 46 20.3 415
63 Yale Lary 1956*+ 26 DET RS 12 0 22 70 0 38 3.2 4 76 0 29 19.0 156
64 R.W. McQuarters 2005 29 DET rcb/lcb 16 11 10 117 0 49 11.7 16 381 0 73 23.8 498
65 Mickey Zofko 1972 23 DET RET 14 0 26 616 0 49 23.7 658
66 Terry Barr 1959 24 DET RDH 11 0 16 102 0 24 6.4 9 224 0 33 24.9 563
67 Howard Cassady 1961 27 DET RET 14 0 16 159 0 21 9.9 9 127 0 23 14.1 462
68 Alvin Hall 1981 23 DET RET 16 1 25 525 0 36 21.0 525
69 Yale Lary 1957* 27 DET LS 12 0 25 139 0 36 5.6 171
70 Johnnie Morton 1995 24 DET WR 16 13 7 48 0 16 6.9 18 390 0 32 21.7 1061
71 Tom Watkins 1962 25 DET 13 0 8 42 0 20 5.3 17 452 0 40 26.6 1064
72 Bobby Williams 1970 28 DET RET 14 0 25 544 1 85 21.8 544
73 Bill Dudley 1949 30 DET LH 12 11 11 199 1 67 18.1 13 246 0 31 18.9 1037
74 Pete Mandley 1984 23 DET RET 15 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 22 390 0 32 17.7 428
75 Pat Studstill 1961 23 DET 14 0 8 75 0 26 9.4 16 448 1 100 28.0 577
76 Charlie West 1975 29 DET SS 14 14 22 219 0 43 10.0 2 41 0 25 20.5 260
77 Lem Barney 1971 26 DET LCB 9 0 14 122 0 38 8.7 9 222 0 48 24.7 344
78 Lem Barney 1976* 31 DET LCB 14 14 23 191 0 30 8.3 191
79 Dick Jauron 1973 23 DET FS 14 12 6 49 0 16 8.2 17 405 0 33 23.8 454
80 Ron Jessie 1972 24 DET WR 14 0 23 558 0 62 24.3 982
81 Rick Kane 1980 26 DET RET 16 0 23 495 0 62 21.5 646
82 Pete Mandley 1987 26 DET WR 12 12 23 250 0 54 10.9 973
83 Robbie Martin 1983 25 DET 10 0 15 183 1 81 12.2 8 140 0 51 17.5 323
84 Dave Ryan 1946 23 DET TB 11 6 7 57 0 18 8.1 16 332 0 51 20.8 449
85 Vernon Turner 1995 28 DET 6 0 6 39 0 16 6.5 17 323 0 43 19.0 362
86 Troy Walters 2007 31 DET RET 13 0 15 118 0 18 7.9 8 172 0 39 21.5 391
87 Bobby Felts 1966 24 DET 10 0 2 20 0 16 10.0 20 392 0 32 19.6 496
88 Jim Steffen 1960 24 DET 12 0 14 83 0 29 5.9 8 225 0 55 28.1 308
89 Bobby Thompson 1976 29 DET RET 14 0 22 431 0 59 19.6 581
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 Bobby Thompson 1975 28 DET RET 14 1 22 565 0 42 25.7 955
91 Doak Walker 1951*+ 24 DET LH 12 0 7 85 0 19 12.1 15 408 0 63 27.2 1270
92 Danny Bradley 1987 24 DET 3 1 12 53 0 13 4.4 9 188 0 27 20.9 291
93 Jug Girard 1954 27 DET re 12 0 9 22 0 14 2.4 12 248 0 34 20.7 727
94 Desmond Howard 1999 29 DET 5 0 6 115 1 68 19.2 15 298 0 35 19.9 413
95 Yale Lary 1959* 29 DET LS 10 0 21 43 0 12 2.0 61
96 Dave Ryan 1945 22 DET tb 10 5 15 220 0 56 14.7 6 138 0 34 23.0 518
97 Wally Triplett 1949 23 DET RH 11 5 21 281 1 62 13.4 592
98 Larry Walton 1969 22 DET FL 14 0 9 24 0 20 2.7 12 230 0 35 19.2 369
99 Larry Ferguson 1963 23 DET 7 0 11 108 0 25 9.8 9 231 0 49 25.7 370
100 Joe Margucci 1948 27 DET RH 11 5 10 100 0 22 10.0 10 199 0 37 19.9 763
101 Tom Vaughn 1967 24 DET RS 14 0 4 7 0 12 1.8 16 446 0 60 27.9 453
102 Joe Watt 1948 29 DET rh 12 5 8 87 0 18 10.9 12 180 0 25 15.0 350
103 Jack Christiansen 1955*+ 27 DET LS 9 0 12 87 0 42 7.3 7 169 0 35 24.1 256
104 Dick Jauron 1974* 24 DET FS 14 14 17 286 0 58 16.8 2 21 0 21 10.5 307
105 Ken Jenkins 1984 25 DET 14 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 18 396 0 32 22.0 1001
106 Yale Lary 1953* 23 DET RS 11 0 13 115 1 74 8.8 6 116 0 33 19.3 252
107 Brandon Middleton 2008 27 DET 4 19 418 0 42 22.0 418
108 Lee Riley 1955 23 DET RET 12 0 14 107 0 20 7.6 5 111 0 30 22.2 218
109 Ron Rivers 1995 24 DET RET 16 0 19 420 0 51 22.1 498
110 Johnnie Robinson 1966 22 DET 14 0 13 185 1 79 14.2 6 127 0 33 21.2 312
111 Wally Triplett 1950 24 DET 7 0 11 94 0 19 8.5 8 411 1 97 51.4 667
112 Terry Barr 1960 25 DET RET 12 0 14 104 0 39 7.4 4 81 0 19 20.3 285
113 Terry Barr 1957 22 DET RDH 12 0 9 33 0 18 3.7 9 153 0 27 17.0 186
114 Jack Christiansen 1953*+ 25 DET LS 12 0 8 22 0 10 2.8 10 183 0 34 18.3 200
115 Bill Dudley 1948 29 DET LH 7 4 8 67 0 18 8.4 10 204 0 47 20.4 578
116 Jug Girard 1953 26 DET 11 0 9 86 0 41 9.6 9 252 0 85 28.0 435
117 James Hunter 1976 22 DET FS 13 8 4 7 0 5 1.8 14 375 0 84 26.8 382
118 Gary Lee 1988 23 DET wr 14 6 18 355 0 39 19.7 616
119 Clarence Self 1950 25 DET S 12 0 12 129 0 29 10.8 6 155 0 35 25.8 305
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 1999 26 DET RET 10 0 18 150 0 20 8.3 155
121 Ken Callicutt 1980 25 DET 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 16 301 0 31 18.8 320
122 Chuck Fenenbock 1943 26 DET tb 10 6 6 54 0 17 9.0 11 224 0 37 20.4 503
123 Rick Kane 1977 23 DET RB 14 6 1 13 0 13 13.0 16 376 0 33 23.5 996
124 Carl Painter 1988 24 DET 12 0 17 347 0 32 20.4 390
125 Frankie Sinkwich 1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 11 148 0 25 13.5 6 144 0 31 24.0 855
126 Bobby Thompson 1968 29 DET 14 0 17 363 0 40 21.4 363
127 Bobby Williams 1969 27 DET RET 13 0 17 563 1 96 33.1 563
128 Lem Barney 1969*+ 24 DET LCB 13 0 9 191 1 74 21.2 7 154 0 32 22.0 381
129 Lem Barney 1972* 27 DET LCB 14 0 15 108 0 26 7.2 1 17 0 17 17.0 125
130 Billy deCorrevont 1946 28 DET wb 9 5 6 81 0 28 13.5 10 183 0 48 18.3 510
131 Larry Foster 2002 26 DET 13 0 4 29 0 10 7.3 12 286 0 50 23.8 467
132 Jug Girard 1955 28 DET RE 12 0 9 25 0 7 2.8 7 117 0 29 16.7 470
133 Alvin Hall 1982 24 DET FS 9 9 16 426 1 96 26.6 426
134 Tom Hall 1963 23 DET 14 0 10 107 0 32 10.7 6 143 0 29 23.8 279
135 Ron Jessie 1971 23 DET RET 14 0 16 470 2 102 29.4 557
136 Frankie Sinkwich 1943 23 DET TB 10 4 11 228 0 77 20.7 5 128 0 43 25.6 630
137 Ken Webb 1959 24 DET RET 12 0 16 352 0 45 22.0 775
138 Terry Barr 1958 23 DET RDH 12 0 11 23 0 22 2.1 4 197 1 86 49.3 220
139 Andy Farkas 1945 29 DET WB 8 3 7 101 0 32 14.4 8 165 0 44 20.6 535
140 Pat Studstill 1965* 27 DET fl 14 7 5 47 0 17 9.4 10 257 0 42 25.7 689
141 Leonard Thompson 1979 27 DET 15 1 9 117 0 31 13.0 6 151 0 26 25.2 743
142 Tom Vaughn 1965 22 DET 14 0 2 50 0 42 25.0 13 316 0 41 24.3 366
143 Doak Walker 1950*+ 23 DET LH