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Minnesota Vikings Kick & Punt Returns Career Register

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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 Kevin Miller 1978 1979 19 66 324 0 47 4.9 40 854 0 38 21.4 1213
2 Eddie Payton 1980 1982 41 94 733 0 35 7.8 104 2353 1 99 22.6 3101
3 Jimmy Edwards 1979 1979 14 33 186 0 42 5.6 44 1103 0 83 25.1 1291
4 Nate Jacquet 2001 2001 10 29 219 0 23 7.6 46 1012 0 53 22.0 1231
5 Manfred Moore 1977 1977 12 47 277 0 28 5.9 24 524 0 48 21.8 801
6 Leonard Willis 1976 1976 14 30 207 0 29 6.9 24 552 0 57 23.0 759
7 Buster Rhymes 1985 1986 20 62 1558 0 88 25.1 1707
8 Koren Robinson 2005 2005 14 2 0 0 0 0.0 47 1221 1 86 26.0 1595
9 Bob Grim 1967 1977 69 52 272 0 81 5.2 26 549 0 46 21.1 2274
10 Keenan Howry 2003 2005 23 49 358 0 52 7.3 14 316 0 42 22.6 692
11 Bethel Johnson 2006 2006 11 45 1054 0 65 23.4 1218
12 Troy Walters 2000 2001 18 26 286 0 63 11.0 48 1117 0 50 23.3 1411
13 Nick Davis 2002 2002 15 24 190 0 57 7.9 18 368 0 39 20.4 569
14 Qadry Ismail 1993 1996 63 147 3273 0 71 22.3 5150
15 Charlie West 1968 1973 75 123 820 1 98 6.7 78 1991 0 82 25.5 2811
16 Darryl Harris 1988 1988 14 39 833 0 30 21.4 1014
17 Tommy Mason 1961 1966 70 46 483 0 45 10.5 45 1067 0 42 23.7 6491
18 Bill Butler 1962 1964 42 55 545 1 60 9.9 85 1898 0 45 22.3 2599
19 Neal Guggemos 1987 1987 12 36 808 0 42 22.4 808
20 Anthony Parker 1992 1994 45 46 431 0 42 9.4 2 30 0 15 15.0 461
21 Eric Guliford 1993 1994 17 34 226 0 50 6.6 5 101 0 29 20.2 372
22 Alfred Anderson 1984 1991 70 42 803 0 41 19.1 2993
23 David Palmer 1994 2000 84 162 1610 2 74 9.9 145 3274 1 88 22.6 5640
24 Bobby Bryant 1968 1979 93 69 404 0 17 5.9 22 437 0 35 19.9 841
25 Percy Harvin 2009 2009 9 29 889 2 101 30.7 1357
26 Maurice Hicks 2008 2008 11 29 690 0 38 23.8 690
27 Lance Rentzel 1965 1966 20 15 25 0 14 1.7 32 783 1 101 24.5 817
28 Onterrio Smith 2003 2004 26 36 743 0 46 20.6 2389
29 Jackie Wallace 1974 1974 14 25 191 0 20 7.6 2 31 0 16 15.5 222
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Clint Jones 1967 1972 75 89 2209 1 96 24.8 4523
31 Sam McCullum 1974 1975 21 24 107 0 13 4.5 21 521 0 63 24.8 791
32 Mewelde Moore 2004 2007 54 74 768 2 71 10.4 26 503 0 33 19.3 3649
33 Jamie Caleb 1961 1961 10 1 8 0 8 8.0 22 504 0 38 22.9 515
34 Bobby Reed 1962 1963 16 18 173 0 26 9.6 26 704 0 51 27.1 1161
35 Aundrae Allison 2007 2008 26 9 58 0 27 6.4 26 674 1 104 25.9 967
36 Dave Osborn 1965 1975 55 21 493 0 92 23.5 1888
37 Tyrone Carter 2000 2002 31 34 739 0 38 21.7 739
38 John Avery 2003 2003 6 16 346 0 48 21.6 370
39 Jaymar Johnson 2009 2009 5 16 134 0 24 8.4 143
40 Brent McClanahan 1973 1979 82 66 1500 0 52 22.7 2845
41 Adrian Peterson 2007 2008 30 17 428 0 53 25.2 3922
42 Bobby Wade 2007 2008 32 19 147 0 20 7.7 1430
43 Moe Williams 1997 2005 78 63 1393 1 85 22.1 2446
44 Mike Fitzgerald 1966 1967 15 1 4 0 4 4.0 14 301 0 30 21.5 305
45 John Gilliam 1972 1974 42 27 629 0 47 23.3 3250
46 Herschel Walker 1989 1991 42 62 1423 1 93 23.0 4368
47 Dick James 1965 1965 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 11 212 0 28 19.3 217
48 Jarvis Redwine 1982 1983 23 50 1124 0 76 22.5 1178
49 Sammy White 1976 1981 60 5 45 0 31 9.0 19 336 0 36 17.7 3808
50 Troy Williamson 2005 2007 39 43 903 0 56 21.0 2027
51 Doug Chapman 2002 2003 10 15 276 0 39 18.4 406
52 Mardye McDole 1981 1982 11 12 196 0 26 16.3 196
53 Cedric James 2002 2002 5 10 228 0 29 22.8 257
54 Hugh McElhenny 1961 1962 24 13 198 1 81 15.2 9 219 0 40 24.3 1661
55 Robert Tate 1997 1999 35 37 866 1 76 23.4 890
56 Chester Taylor 2008 2008 16 10 234 0 37 23.4 1032
57 Anthony Carter 1985 1989 60 14 162 0 41 11.6 2 19 0 19 9.5 4274
58 Ira Hillary 1990 1990 3 8 45 0 12 5.6 1 6 0 6 6.0 51
59 Larry Marshall 1974 1974 5 5 46 0 19 9.2 4 56 0 24 14.0 102
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Ted Brown 1979 1986 41 11 211 0 43 19.2 1969
61 Tom Michel 1964 1964 11 8 192 0 40 24.0 335
62 Don Morgan 2001 2001 16 4 17 0 6 4.3 4 78 0 24 19.5 95
63 Darius Reynaud 2008 2009 7 11 132 0 36 12.0 8 201 0 49 25.1 333
64 Greg Richardson 1987 1987 2 4 19 0 7 4.8 4 76 0 24 19.0 95
65 George Rose 1964 1966 24 9 200 0 38 22.2 200
66 Justin Rowland 1961 1961 5 8 175 0 30 21.9 175
67 Jim Young 1965 1966 6 6 14 0 6 2.3 9 183 0 28 20.3 201
68 Bernard Berrian 2008 2009 24 9 127 1 82 14.1 1438
69 Tom Hall 1965 1966 28 3 21 0 9 7.0 11 234 0 29 21.3 813
70 Yo Murphy 1999 1999 1 3 14 0 7 4.7 4 80 0 24 20.0 94
71 Jeff Williams 1966 1966 3 4 -2 0 4 -0.5 3 61 0 26 20.3 61
72 Jim Lindsey 1966 1972 59 2 4 0 4 2.0 11 200 0 37 18.2 1048
73 Harold Morrow 1996 2001 72 19 362 0 42 19.1 574
74 Darrin Nelson 1982 1992 129 39 313 0 21 8.0 159 3623 0 53 22.8 10369
75 Dick Pesonen 1961 1961 11 6 136 0 60 22.7 136
76 D'Wayne Bates 2002 2002 14 4 93 0 61 23.3 1 15 0 15 15.0 797
77 Kelly Campbell 2003 2004 31 40 861 0 55 21.5 1822
78 Ted Dean 1964 1964 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 3 50 0 23 16.7 103
79 Pat Eilers 1991 1991 16 5 99 0 29 19.8 99
80 Keith Henderson 1992 1992 13 5 111 0 29 22.2 284
81 Joe P. Johnson 1992 1992 15 5 79 0 25 15.8 316
82 Brady Keys 1967 1967 8 5 2 0 2 0.4 2
83 Robert Miller 1975 1980 89 21 320 0 27 15.2 2042
84 Jeff Womack 1987 1987 2 5 77 0 20 15.4 143
85 Leo Lewis 1983 1991 117 193 1812 1 78 9.4 8 137 0 31 17.1 4224
86 Charles Mincy 1995 1995 16 4 22 0 8 5.5 22
87 Doug Paschal 1980 1980 16 4 66 0 22 16.5 137
88 Bobby Phillips 1995 1995 8 4 60 0 23 15.0 86
89 Artose Pinner 2006 2006 12 4 76 0 24 19.0 281
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Ed Sharockman 1962 1968 67 14 111 0 76 7.9 12 246 0 47 20.5 357
91 Robert Smith 1993 1994 24 1 4 0 4 4.0 19 460 0 45 24.2 1185
92 Billy Waddy 1984 1984 4 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 3 64 0 31 21.3 85
93 Harry Washington 1978 1978 10 4 71 0 20 17.8 95
94 Billy Ray Barnes 1965 1965 14 3 37 0 18 12.3 200
95 Bill Brown 1963 1974 70 17 264 1 78 15.5 3258
96 Richard Brown 1996 1996 14 3 35 0 12 11.7 35
97 Dave Huffman 1983 1983 15 3 42 0 15 14.0 42
98 Amp Lee 1994 1996 45 15 134 0 18 8.9 13 227 0 26 17.5 2345
99 Jim Leo 1961 1961 14 3 9 0 9 3.0 9
100 Keith Nord 1979 1982 57 3 11 0 7 3.7 18 342 1 70 19.0 353
101 Richard Owens 2005 2006 32 4 25 0 16 6.3 88
102 Allen Rice 1984 1990 89 1 0 0 0 0.0 28 410 0 27 14.6 2410
103 Mel Triplett 1961 1961 14 3 41 0 18 13.7 489
104 James Wofford 2002 2002 9 3 62 0 25 20.7 62
105 Jeff Wright 1973 1975 17 3 22 0 22 7.3 1 0 0 0 0.0 22
106 Rufus Bess 1982 1987 68 55 432 0 28 7.9 48 998 0 43 20.8 1430
107 Matt Blair 1975 1981 44 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 -2
108 Larry Bowie 1962 1963 28 3 7 0 6 2.3 7
109 Bob Bruer 1980 1980 12 2 20 0 11 10.0 20
110 Lee Calland 1963 1963 14 2 45 0 25 22.5 45
111 Kenny Clark 2003 2003 1 2 33 0 21 16.5 33
112 D.J. Dozier 1987 1989 31 19 386 0 63 20.3 1303
113 Ciatrick Fason 2005 2005 13 2 4 0 4 2.0 66
114 Billy Gault 1961 1961 4 2 41 0 21 20.5 41
115 Sam Harrell 1982 1987 2 3 25 0 17 8.3 53
116 Sammy Johnson 1976 1976 8 2 35 0 18 17.5 155
117 Mike A. Jones 1983 1983 16 2 31 0 16 15.5 135
118 Brent Novoselsky 1994 1994 12 2 10 0 10 5.0 17
119 Jim Prestel 1962 1962 14 2 29 0 17 14.5 29
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Brian Robison 2009 2009 5 2 7 0 7 3.5 7
121 Derek Ross 2004 2004 9 2 33 0 19 16.5 33
122 Curtis Rouse 1984 1984 16 2 22 0 15 11.0 22
123 Gordie Smith 1963 1963 14 2 24 0 18 12.0 201
124 Greg Smith 1984 1984 16 2 26 0 15 13.0 26
125 Jimmy K. Smith 1987 1987 1 2 42 0 22 21.0 55
126 Naufahu Tahi 2008 2009 22 3 31 0 20 10.3 124
127 Maurice Turner 1984 1985 23 6 82 0 18 13.7 82
128 Ronnie West 1992 1992 12 2 27 0 27 13.5 27
129 Wayne Wilson 1986 1986 7 2 33 0 26 16.5 47
130 Scott Adams 1992 1992 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
131 Grady Alderman 1968 1969 28 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
132 Nate Allen 1979 1979 5 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
133 Terry Allen 1991 1991 15 1 14 0 14 14.0 626
134 Pete Athas 1975 1975 5 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
135 Randy Baldwin 1991 1991 4 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
136 Autry Beamon 1975 1976 28 8 19 0 14 2.4 19
137 Rick Bell 1983 1983 14 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
138 Sean Berton 2003 2004 30 2 10 0 7 5.0 88
139 Brent Boyd 1980 1980 16 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
140 Ronnie Bradford 2002 2002 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
141 Joey Browner 1985 1985 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
142 Nate Burleson 2003 2005 44 31 235 1 91 7.6 2 51 0 29 25.5 2118
143 John Burrough 1999 1999 10 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
144 John Campbell 1963 1963 14 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
145 Cris Carter 1996 1996 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 1166
146 Jessie Clark 1989 1989 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 77
147 Roger Craig 1993 1993 14 1 11 0 11 11.0 299
148 Steve Craig 1978 1978 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
149 Travis Curtis 1989 1989 16 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
150 Rod Davis 2004 2004 14 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
151 Jack Del Rio 1993 1993 16 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
152 Greg DeLong 1996 1996 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 37
153 Earl Denny 1967 1968 27 4 37 0 18 9.3 46
154 Bob Denton 1962 1962 14 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
155 Paul Dickson 1970 1970 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
156 Jeff Dugan 2007 2007 16 1 18 0 18 18.0 82
157 Neil Elshire 1982 1982 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
158 Charles Evans 1993 1994 17 2 15 0 11 7.5 108
159 Rick Fenney 1989 1989 16 1 12 0 12 12.0 854
160 Chuck Foreman 1974 1975 27 2 34 0 30 17.0 3158
161 Tom Franckhauser 1962 1963 28 1 12 0 12 12.0 4 94 0 26 23.5 106
162 Tony Galbreath 1981 1981 14 1 16 0 16 16.0 358
163 Dave Garnett 1994 1994 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
164 Ron George 1997 1997 16 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
165 John Gerak 1995 1996 30 2 32 0 19 16.0 35
166 Charles Gordon 2006 2008 33 16 67 0 20 4.2 4 109 0 42 27.3 176
167 Scottie Graham 1993 1993 7 1 16 0 16 16.0 550
168 Otis Grigsby 2007 2007 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
169 Billy Harris 1969 1969 13 1 23 0 23 23.0 49
170 Ray Hayes 1961 1961 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 440
171 E.J. Henderson 2003 2005 31 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
172 Wally Hilgenberg 1974 1974 13 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2
173 Carl Hilton 1987 1987 11 1 13 0 13 13.0 29
174 Tim Irwin 1986 1986 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
175 Spencer Johnson 2004 2004 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
176 Andrew Jordan 1994 1999 27 2 8 0 8 4.0 384
177 Steve Jordan 1990 1990 16 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 633
178 Karl Kassulke 1963 1964 28 2 31 0 31 15.5 31
179 Mark Kellar 1976 1978 33 5 72 0 22 14.4 163
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
180 Phil King 1965 1966 28 7 92 0 26 13.1 608
181 Jim Kleinsasser 1999 2008 29 4 36 0 14 9.0 141
182 Ed Marinaro 1974 1975 28 6 76 0 20 12.7 1152
183 Bill Martin 1968 1968 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 101
184 Audray McMillian 1993 1993 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
185 Bill McWatters 1964 1964 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 66
186 Randy Moss 1998 2003 64 18 162 1 64 9.0 2 33 0 22 16.5 6016
187 Mike Mularkey 1987 1987 9 1 16 0 16 16.0 22
188 David Nelson 1984 1984 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 3
189 Travis Prentice 2001 2001 14 1 2 0 2 2.0 25
190 Jake Reed 1992 1992 16 1 1 0 1 1.0 143
191 Oscar Reed 1969 1973 38 8 138 0 38 17.3 1298
192 Sidney Rice 2009 2009 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 786
193 Nick Rogers 2003 2003 16 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
194 Mike Rosenthal 2006 2006 15 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
195 Adam Schreiber 1990 1990 16 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
196 Visanthe Shiancoe 2007 2007 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 323
197 Cedric Smith 1990 1990 15 1 16 0 16 16.0 35
198 Dwight Smith 2006 2006 15 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
199 Steve Smith 1969 1970 28 2 3 0 3 1.5 3
200 Robert Steele 1979 1979 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 10
201 Steve Stonebreaker 1962 1962 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 239
202 Scott Studwell 1979 1979 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
203 Milt Sunde 1966 1969 28 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
204 Dennis Swilley 1977 1977 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
205 Pete Tatman 1967 1967 5 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
206 Travis Taylor 2005 2005 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 607
207 Willie Teal 1984 1984 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
208 Dontarrious Thomas 2005 2005 14 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
209 Orlando Thomas 2000 2000 9 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk From To G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
210 John Turner 1979 1979 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
211 Stu Voigt 1971 1979 42 3 2 0 2 0.7 406
212 Chris Walsh 1994 2001 72 2 13 0 11 6.5 8 77 0 18 9.6 528
213 Lonnie Warwick 1965 1965 14 1 10 1 10 10.0 10
214 Roy Winston 1966 1966 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
215 Cory Withrow 2003 2003 8 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
216 Shawn Worthen 2001 2001 4 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
217 Ron Yary 1980 1980 14 1 3 0 3 3.0 8
218 Rickey Young 1978 1983 48 5 50 0 15 10.0 1879