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Miami Dolphins Kick & Punt Returns Career Register

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 407-309-4
Playoff Record (all-time) : 20-20 (Last appearance after 2008 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 2 out of 5 appearances
 Championships Won: 2
Passing Leader (all-time): Dan Marino - 61,361 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Larry Csonka - 6,737 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Mark Duper - 8,869 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Don Shula - 257 wins
Top Player by Approximate Value (all-time): Dan Marino - 216 AV

Miami Dolphins Kick & Punt Returns Career Register

Single-seasonPassingRushingReceivingReturnsKickingScoring
CareerPassingRushingReceivingReturnsKickingScoringDefenseApproximate Value

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Wes Welker 2004 2006 46 10 127 1232 0 71 9.7 166 3756 1 95 22.6 6114
2 Marcus Thigpen 2012 2012 16 2 26 316 1 72 12.2 38 1040 1 96 27.4 1379
3 Ted Ginn Jr. 2007 2009 48 18 36 312 1 87 8.7 147 3386 2 101 23.0 5486
4 Fulton Walker 1981 1984 52 10 34 305 0 33 9.0 123 2944 1 90 23.9 3249
5 Craig Ellis 1986 1986 9 0 24 149 0 17 6.2 25 541 0 41 21.6 696
6 John Avery 1998 1999 17 4 45 1140 0 55 25.3 1710
7 Freddie Solomon 1975 1977 37 20 71 810 2 79 11.4 28 633 1 90 22.6 2606
8 Joe Cribbs 1988 1988 12 0 41 863 0 44 21.0 884
9 Charlie Rogers 2003 2003 11 0 21 186 0 48 8.9 19 383 0 33 20.2 569
10 Clyde Gates 2011 2011 15 0 3 32 0 17 10.7 34 843 0 77 24.8 898
11 Chris Chambers 2001 2001 16 8 36 811 0 47 22.5 1683
12 Joe Auer 1966 1967 27 9 14 141 0 56 10.1 49 1139 1 95 23.2 2305
13 Nate Jacquet 1998 1999 28 1 28 351 0 45 12.5 5 129 0 37 25.8 624
14 Abner Haynes 1967 1967 11 3 6 37 0 20 6.2 22 444 0 51 20.2 855
15 Nolan Carroll 2010 2010 13 0 27 655 0 46 24.3 655
16 Davone Bess 2008 2012 77 29 115 1196 0 47 10.4 15 311 0 32 20.7 4984
17 Irving Spikes 1994 1997 48 8 89 2058 0 59 23.1 3177
18 Patrick Cobbs 2007 2010 51 4 52 1042 0 60 20.0 1622
19 Tommy Vigorito 1981 1985 35 10 79 830 2 87 10.5 4 84 0 25 21.0 1568
20 Autry Denson 2000 2000 11 2 20 495 0 56 24.8 708
21 Albert Johnson 2002 2002 4 0 8 69 0 13 8.6 12 330 0 49 27.5 399
22 Jeff Ogden 2000 2001 32 2 51 700 1 81 13.7 797
23 Lorenzo Hampton 1985 1989 70 27 96 2025 0 46 21.1 4928
24 Brock Marion 1998 2001 63 29 107 2517 0 93 23.5 2517
25 Leslie Shepherd 2000 2000 13 5 15 164 0 32 10.9 1 14 0 14 14.0 627
26 Vince Heflin 1982 1984 36 0 7 95 0 37 13.6 12 206 0 31 17.2 301
27 Jerris McPhail 1996 1997 23 7 30 649 0 40 21.6 1367
28 Lamont Brightful 2004 2004 2 1 9 89 0 36 9.9 5 126 0 32 25.2 215
29 Bernie Parmalee 1992 1994 25 9 16 289 0 32 18.1 1444
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Bob Neff 1966 1968 33 5 24 165 0 20 6.9 35 917 0 95 26.2 1082
31 Marc Logan 1989 1991 42 6 56 1171 1 97 20.9 1782
32 Jimmy Warren 1968 1969 27 12 2 -1 0 0 -0.5 11 227 0 36 20.6 226
33 Dick Anderson 1968 1977 121 84 46 324 0 47 7.0 7 114 0 25 16.3 446
34 Corey Harris 1997 1997 16 3 11 224 0 34 20.4 224
35 Mercury Morris 1969 1973 67 40 27 171 0 38 6.3 111 2947 3 105 26.5 6355
36 James Pruitt 1986 1986 16 4 11 150 1 71 13.6 385
37 Scott Schwedes 1987 1990 41 5 75 732 1 70 9.8 17 302 0 34 17.8 1404
38 Sam Simmons 2003 2003 11 0 8 100 0 32 12.5 3 64 0 34 21.3 164
39 Hubert Ginn 1970 1975 60 5 1 4 0 4 4.0 37 806 0 39 21.8 1272
40 Mark Higgs 1990 1990 12 0 10 210 0 30 21.0 277
41 Tom Beier 1969 1969 14 4 5 8 0 9 1.6 4 58 0 17 14.5 66
42 Mike Caterbone 1987 1987 3 0 9 78 0 21 8.7 124
43 Wes Matthews 1966 1966 4 0 4 38 0 19 9.5 5 109 0 29 21.8 167
44 Gene Milton 1968 1969 27 4 7 59 0 26 8.4 26 574 0 74 22.1 1063
45 Dedric Ward 2001 2002 29 4 25 257 0 34 10.3 659
46 Terry Anderson 1977 1978 15 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 14 324 0 40 23.1 341
47 Don Bessillieu 1980 1981 32 11 2 12 0 12 6.0 47 1004 0 87 21.4 1016
48 Aaron Craver 1991 1992 20 1 40 789 0 49 19.7 923
49 Qadry Ismail 1997 1997 3 0 8 166 0 27 20.8 166
50 O.J. McDuffie 1993 1999 107 49 127 1127 2 72 8.9 92 2103 0 48 22.9 8213
51 Gary Tucker 1968 1968 14 0 5 40 0 15 8.0 3 54 0 25 18.0 107
52 Robert Baker 2002 2002 10 0 7 55 0 21 7.9 72
53 Kirby Dar Dar 1995 1996 12 0 8 154 0 25 19.3 154
54 Mike Kozlowski 1979 1985 76 12 17 148 0 20 8.7 12 240 0 40 20.0 388
55 Reggie Bush 2011 2011 15 10 6 52 0 16 8.7 1434
56 Frank Jackson 1966 1966 10 3 2 7 0 7 3.5 4 105 0 34 26.3 451
57 Willard Reaves 1989 1989 2 0 6 84 0 22 14.0 84
58 Troy Stradford 1987 1990 33 17 17 133 0 19 7.8 17 314 0 32 18.5 2391
59 Billy Hunter 1966 1966 3 0 5 84 0 29 16.8 84
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Pete Jaquess 1966 1966 14 5 5 77 0 23 15.4 77
61 Charles Jordan 1996 1998 23 6 31 320 0 38 10.3 5 87 0 22 17.4 1059
62 Ben Kelly 2000 2000 2 0 5 31 0 10 6.2 31
63 Frank Lockett 1985 1985 3 0 5 23 0 8 4.6 23
64 Bob Matheson 1971 1974 42 11 10 131 0 25 13.1 131
65 Clifton Smith 2010 2010 2 0 2 9 0 6 4.5 3 52 0 19 17.3 61
66 Troy Vincent 1992 1992 15 6 5 16 0 6 3.2 16
67 Joe Carter 1985 1986 17 1 13 215 0 25 16.5 322
68 Terry Kirby 1993 1993 16 11 4 85 0 26 21.3 1349
69 Stan Mitchell 1967 1970 28 5 6 92 0 37 15.3 602
70 Charlie Babb 1974 1979 69 24 24 229 0 46 9.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 229
71 Preston Carpenter 1967 1967 13 1 3 87 0 45 29.0 214
72 George Farmer 1987 1987 1 0 3 56 0 23 18.7 61
73 Bryan Gilmore 2004 2005 31 2 8 198 0 53 24.8 520
74 Brian Hartline 2009 2009 16 5 3 36 0 18 12.0 571
75 Tony Nathan 1979 1983 48 22 51 484 1 86 9.5 53 1133 0 43 21.4 3959
76 Don Nottingham 1975 1977 42 14 11 223 0 27 20.3 1497
77 Steve Slaton 2011 2011 3 0 3 85 0 42 28.3 146
78 Kevin Williams 2000 2000 2 0 3 64 0 24 21.3 64
79 Jerry Wilson 1999 1999 16 2 3 50 0 23 16.7 50
80 Stefon Adams 1990 1990 2 0 2 16 0 10 8.0 16
81 Lyle Blackwood 1985 1986 21 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
82 Marty Booker 2007 2007 15 5 2 3 0 3 1.5 571
83 Andre Brown 1989 1989 16 4 2 9 0 9 4.5 419
84 Bud Brown 1987 1987 9 3 2 8 0 8 4.0 8
85 Jimmy Cefalo 1978 1979 32 5 30 242 0 26 8.1 2 40 0 21 20.0 650
86 Jesse Chatman 2007 2007 14 5 2 31 0 21 15.5 707
87 Tony Collins 1990 1990 1 0 2 30 0 30 15.0 30
88 Gary Davis 1976 1979 57 23 3 47 0 25 15.7 55 1309 0 73 23.8 3337
89 Deon Dyer 2001 2001 16 1 2 24 0 14 12.0 24
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Nuu Faaola 1989 1989 10 0 2 30 0 17 15.0 48
91 Hunter Goodwin 2000 2000 16 2 2 6 0 6 3.0 42
92 Derek Hagan 2007 2007 16 3 2 25 0 14 12.5 398
93 Jack Harper 1967 1968 14 4 5 22 0 8 4.4 1 18 0 18 18.0 449
94 Randal Hill 1991 1996 27 7 15 324 0 33 21.6 993
95 J.J. Johnson 1999 2001 36 7 5 68 0 26 13.6 998
96 Rob Konrad 2002 2002 16 5 2 33 0 18 16.5 268
97 Jorvorskie Lane 2012 2012 16 2 2 42 0 24 21.0 134
98 Charlie Leigh 1971 1974 43 3 31 274 0 27 8.8 21 553 0 51 26.3 1064
99 Brandon London 2008 2008 14 0 2 28 0 17 14.0 58
100 Jim Mandich 1970 1970 14 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 3
101 Jim Mertens 1969 1969 14 1 2 1 0 1 0.5 27
102 Travis Minor 2002 2006 64 2 84 1837 0 66 21.9 2316
103 Lousaka Polite 2009 2010 32 2 4 34 0 12 8.5 331
104 Pete Roth 1987 1987 3 0 2 49 0 26 24.5 59
105 Jim Urbanek 1968 1968 8 1 2 15 0 10 7.5 15
106 Jed Weaver 2000 2002 32 5 3 38 0 18 12.7 292
107 Mike Williams 1992 1994 43 2 29 517 0 39 17.8 792
108 Ronnie Williams 1994 1995 30 3 4 45 0 15 11.3 99
109 Stan Winfrey 1975 1976 25 3 3 49 0 25 16.3 319
110 Dave Ahrens 1989 1989 11 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
111 Jeff Allen 1980 1980 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
112 Jonathan Amaya 2010 2010 10 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
113 Melvin Baker 1974 1974 9 2 1 22 0 22 22.0 143
114 Bruce Bannon 1973 1973 14 2 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
115 Bill Barnett 1980 1980 16 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
116 Greg Baty 1993 1994 32 3 2 7 0 7 3.5 96
117 Woody Bennett 1983 1983 16 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 238
118 Joe Berger 2009 2009 16 4 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
119 Glenn Blackwood 1980 1987 91 48 11 41 0 18 3.7 41
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 David Bowens 2005 2006 32 5 3 26 0 11 8.7 26
121 Mel Branch 1966 1966 14 1 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
122 Tyrone Braxton 1994 1994 16 1 1 34 0 34 34.0 34
123 Marlin Briscoe 1972 1972 10 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 279
124 Dean Brown 1970 1970 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
125 Mark Brown 1983 1983 14 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
126 Bob Brudzinski 1989 1989 10 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
127 Bob Bruggers 1966 1966 14 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
128 Terrell Buckley 1995 2003 96 37 45 451 0 35 10.0 2 64 0 48 32.0 515
129 Mark Clayton 1983 1986 60 43 52 485 1 60 9.3 3 40 0 25 13.3 4261
130 Charles Cornelius 1978 1978 16 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
131 Terry Cousin 2001 2001 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
132 Ron Davenport 1986 1989 41 10 19 345 0 37 18.2 1466
133 Jeff Dellenbach 1991 1991 15 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
134 Rich Diana 1982 1982 9 1 1 15 0 15 15.0 67
135 A.J. Duhe 1984 1984 12 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
136 Ferrell Edmunds 1988 1988 16 8 1 20 0 20 20.0 587
137 Anthony Fasano 2008 2008 16 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 454
138 Steve Fifita 2007 2007 13 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
139 Jamar Fletcher 2002 2002 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
140 Tim Foley 1970 1970 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
141 Irving Fryar 1993 1993 16 10 1 10 0 10 10.0 1016
142 Nick Giaquinto 1980 1981 24 3 7 35 0 15 5.0 10 168 0 22 16.8 480
143 Ernest Gibson 1989 1989 5 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
144 Kerry Goode 1989 1989 1 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
145 Rick Graf 1990 1990 8 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
146 Bruce Hardy 1978 1988 62 23 12 156 0 18 13.0 1365
147 Anthony Harris 1997 1997 16 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
148 Duriel Harris 1976 1981 69 39 9 79 0 16 8.8 56 1416 0 69 25.3 4616
149 Will Heller 2005 2005 7 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 12
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
150 Charles Henry 1991 1991 6 1 1 13 0 13 13.0 30
151 Eddie Hill 1981 1984 27 2 2 25 0 14 12.5 244
152 Sean Hill 1995 1995 16 1 1 38 0 38 38.0 38
153 Lex Hilliard 2011 2011 16 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 104
154 Jimmy Hines 1969 1969 9 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 52
155 Dwight Hollier 1997 1997 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
156 Trell Hooper 1987 1987 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
157 Bobby Humphrey 1992 1992 16 8 1 18 0 18 18.0 996
158 Mark Ingram 1994 1994 15 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 506
159 Rickey Isom 1987 1987 3 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 63
160 Dan Johnson 1986 1987 22 4 3 13 0 10 4.3 218
161 Nate Jones 2008 2008 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
162 Reshad Jones 2012 2012 16 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
163 E.J. Junior 1991 1991 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
164 Jim Kiick 1968 1968 14 10 1 28 0 28 28.0 1071
165 Brian Kinchen 1989 1990 20 1 3 42 0 17 14.0 54
166 Mack Lamb 1968 1968 13 2 1 24 0 24 24.0 24
167 Donald Lee 2003 2003 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 110
168 Larry Lee 1986 1986 16 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
169 David Lewis 1987 1987 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 53
170 Sam Madison 2001 2001 13 10 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
171 Benny Malone 1974 1975 23 9 7 177 0 73 25.3 949
172 Tony Martin 1990 1992 48 14 28 150 0 35 5.4 1531
173 Reagan Mauia 2007 2007 16 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 14
174 Loaird McCreary 1977 1977 14 2 1 30 0 30 30.0 40
175 Dale McCullers 1969 1969 14 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
176 Scott Miller 1991 1996 55 3 54 451 0 32 8.4 3 35 0 16 11.7 760
177 Billy Milner 1995 1995 16 5 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
178 Marlon Moore 2010 2010 9 1 1 34 0 34 34.0 178
179 Nat Moore 1974 1986 68 45 27 297 0 42 11.0 33 858 0 42 26.0 4284
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
180 Sammy Morris 2004 2004 13 4 1 27 0 27 27.0 674
181 Gene Mruczkowski 2007 2007 15 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
182 Lloyd Mumphord 1969 1969 11 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
183 Ikechuku Ndukwe 2008 2008 16 7 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
184 Kendall Newson 2003 2003 6 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 55
185 Tony Paige 1990 1992 45 12 5 78 0 19 15.6 1324
186 Justin Peelle 2007 2007 16 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 228
187 Ed Perry 1997 2001 32 3 2 7 0 7 3.5 52
188 Will Poole 2004 2004 15 1 1 22 0 22 22.0 22
189 Roosevelt Potts 1997 1997 6 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 46
190 Roell Preston 1999 1999 1 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
191 Sammy Price 1968 1968 13 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 49
192 John Richardson 1968 1968 11 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
193 John Roderick 1966 1967 7 1 5 80 0 19 16.0 236
194 Joe Rose 1981 1981 16 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 321
195 Sean Ryan 2008 2008 1 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
196 James Saxon 1993 1994 32 4 2 19 0 12 9.5 199
197 Jake Scott 1970 1975 84 84 127 1330 1 77 10.5 6 137 0 42 22.8 1467
198 Ronald Scott 1987 1987 3 2 1 22 0 22 22.0 228
199 Larry Seiple 1970 1973 28 3 3 5 0 3 1.7 40
200 Keith Sims 1990 1990 14 6 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
201 Robert Sowell 1983 1983 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
202 Henry Stuckey 1974 1974 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
203 Zach Thomas 1996 1999 32 26 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
204 Reyna Thompson 1986 1986 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
205 Andre Tillman 1976 1976 14 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 130
206 Reggie Torbor 2009 2009 16 2 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
207 Tom Toth 1986 1986 13 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
208 Howard Twilley 1969 1969 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 158
209 Frank Wainright 1996 1996 16 1 1 10 0 10 10.0 12
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G AV Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
210 Dick Washington 1968 1968 4 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
211 Jarvis Williams 1988 1992 75 29 5 29 0 14 5.8 10 187 0 27 18.7 216
212 Robert E. Wilson 1996 1996 15 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 17
213 Freddie Woodson 1968 1968 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
214 Jimmy Wyrick 2004 2004 14 1 1 58 0 58 58.0 58