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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 Dave Meggett 1996* 30 NWE RET 16 1 52 588 1 60 11.3 34 781 0 54 23.0 1783
2 Dave Meggett 1995 29 NWE RET 16 0 45 383 0 23 8.5 38 964 0 62 25.4 1931
3 Ricky Smith 1983 23 NWE RET 16 0 38 398 0 55 10.5 42 916 0 53 21.8 1314
4 Dave Meggett 1997 31 NWE RET 16 2 45 467 0 47 10.4 33 816 0 61 24.7 1546
5 Mack Herron 1973 25 NWE RET 14 1 27 282 0 54 10.4 41 1092 1 92 26.6 1839
6 Mack Herron 1974 26 NWE RB 14 14 35 517 0 66 14.8 28 629 0 62 22.5 2444
7 Willie Porter 1968 22 BOS RET 13 0 22 135 0 24 6.1 36 812 0 61 22.6 947
8 Walter Stanley 1992 30 NWE RET 13 0 28 227 0 50 8.1 29 529 0 40 18.2 819
9 Stephen Starring 1985 24 NWE RET 16 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 48 1012 0 53 21.1 1247
10 Kevin Faulk 1999 23 NWE RET 11 2 10 90 0 20 9.0 39 943 0 95 24.2 1358
11 Kevin Faulk 2006 30 NWE RET 15 1 31 330 0 43 10.6 17 364 0 31 21.4 1173
12 Jay Cunningham 1967 24 BOS RET 12 1 17 105 0 44 6.2 30 627 0 41 20.9 732
13 Troy Brown 1999 28 NWE RET 13 1 38 405 0 52 10.7 8 271 0 54 33.9 1147
14 Derrick Cullors 1998 26 NWE RET 16 0 45 1085 0 68 24.1 1279
15 Irving Fryar 1986 24 NWE WR 14 13 35 366 1 59 10.5 10 192 0 33 19.2 1375
16 Mike Haynes 1976* 23 NWE RCB 14 14 45 608 2 89 13.5 608
17 Bethel Johnson 2004 25 NWE RET 13 1 4 8 0 6 2.0 41 1016 1 93 24.8 1206
18 Kevin Faulk 2000 24 NWE RB 16 9 6 58 0 35 9.7 38 816 0 40 21.5 1909
19 Ray Crittenden 1994 24 NWE RET 16 2 19 155 0 26 8.2 24 460 0 36 19.2 994
20 Sammy Martin 1989 24 NWE RET 10 1 19 164 0 28 8.6 24 584 0 38 24.3 997
21 Tony Collins 1981 22 NWE RB 16 11 3 15 0 15 5.0 39 773 0 30 19.8 1893
22 Tim Dwight 2005 30 NWE RET 16 1 32 273 0 29 8.5 10 250 0 38 25.0 866
23 Stephen Starring 1986 25 NWE RET 14 2 6 18 0 12 3.0 36 802 0 52 22.3 1115
24 Bob Suci 1963 24 BOS LCB 14 0 25 233 0 22 9.3 17 360 0 35 21.2 593
25 Troy Brown 2000 29 NWE WR 16 15 39 504 1 66 12.9 2 15 0 9 7.5 1509
26 Irving Fryar 1984 22 NWE RET 14 2 36 347 0 55 9.6 5 95 0 22 19.0 595
27 Carl Garrett 1970 23 BOS RB 13 12 17 168 0 62 9.9 24 511 0 30 21.3 1167
28 Troy Brown 1993 22 NWE RET 12 0 25 224 0 19 9.0 15 243 0 29 16.2 489
29 Irving Fryar 1985* 23 NWE WR 16 14 37 520 2 85 14.1 3 39 0 24 13.0 1256
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 Carl Garrett 1969* 22 BOS HB 14 6 12 159 0 45 13.3 28 792 0 63 28.3 1909
31 Ricky Smith 1982 22 NWE RET 9 0 16 139 0 19 8.7 24 567 1 98 23.6 706
32 Irving Fryar 1988 26 NWE WR 15 14 38 398 0 30 10.5 1 3 0 3 3.0 903
33 Deion Branch 2002 23 NWE wr 13 7 2 58 0 40 29.0 36 863 0 63 24.0 1410
34 Allan Clark 1979 22 NWE RET 16 0 37 816 0 38 22.1 935
35 Kevin Faulk 2001 25 NWE RET 15 1 4 27 0 10 6.8 33 662 0 42 20.1 1047
36 Horace Ivory 1980 26 NWE RET 14 0 36 992 1 98 27.6 1198
37 Ellis Hobbs 2007 24 NWE RCB 16 16 35 911 1 108 26.0 911
38 Ron Burton 1962 26 BOS HB 14 0 21 122 0 22 5.8 13 238 0 42 18.3 1369
39 Kevin Faulk 2002 26 NWE 15 0 8 65 0 16 8.1 26 725 2 87 27.9 1440
40 J.D. Garrett 1964 23 BOS RET 14 0 2 28 0 28 14.0 32 749 0 42 23.4 1137
41 Jon Vaughn 1991 21 NWE RET 16 2 34 717 1 99 21.1 952
42 Joe Bellino 1967 29 BOS 14 1 15 129 0 18 8.6 18 357 0 32 19.8 501
43 Roland James 1980 22 NWE SS 16 10 33 331 1 75 10.0 331
44 Stanley Morgan 1978 23 NWE WR 16 16 32 335 0 48 10.5 1 17 0 17 17.0 1183
45 Allen Carter 1975 23 NWE RET 14 0 32 879 1 99 27.5 1013
46 Dick Christy 1960 25 BOS HB 13 0 8 73 0 29 9.1 24 617 0 46 25.7 1321
47 Carl Garrett 1971 24 NWE RB 14 14 8 124 0 50 15.5 24 538 0 37 22.4 1711
48 Bethel Johnson 2005 26 NWE RET 11 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 31 694 0 54 22.4 772
49 Billy Johnson 1968 25 BOS ls 14 5 10 34 0 9 3.4 22 442 0 36 20.1 476
50 Wes Welker 2007 26 NWE WR 16 13 25 249 0 35 10.0 7 176 0 33 25.1 1634
51 Troy Brown 1995 24 NWE 16 0 31 672 0 38 21.7 831
52 Bethel Johnson 2003 24 NWE wr 15 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 30 847 1 92 28.2 1046
53 Sammy Martin 1988 23 NWE RET 16 0 31 735 1 95 23.7 786
54 Troy Brown 2001* 30 NWE WR 16 13 29 413 2 85 14.2 1 13 0 13 13.0 1716
55 Stanley Morgan 1979* 24 NWE WR 16 16 29 289 1 80 10.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 1342
56 Troy Brown 2003 32 NWE WR 12 10 29 293 0 23 10.1 792
57 Troy Brown 1996 25 NWE 16 0 29 634 0 51 21.9 856
58 Larry Garron 1963* 26 BOS FB 14 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 28 693 0 58 24.8 1884
59 Ronnie Harris 1993 23 NWE 5 0 23 201 0 21 8.7 6 90 0 19 15.0 291
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 Raymond Clayborn 1977 22 NWE RET 14 2 28 869 3 101 31.0 869
61 Irving Fryar 1990 28 NWE WR 16 15 28 133 0 17 4.8 985
62 Laurence Maroney 2006 21 NWE rb 14 0 28 783 0 77 28.0 1722
63 Chris Canty 1998 22 NWE RCB 16 9 16 170 0 36 10.6 11 198 0 29 18.0 368
64 Raymond Clayborn 1978 23 NWE LCB 16 16 27 636 0 60 23.6 636
65 Jerome Henderson 1991 22 NWE RET 16 1 27 201 0 39 7.4 201
66 Odell Lawson 1970 22 BOS RET 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 25 546 0 52 21.8 758
67 Sammy Martin 1990 25 NWE RET 10 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 25 515 0 38 20.6 581
68 Erroll Tucker 1989 25 NWE 5 0 13 102 0 26 7.8 13 270 0 37 20.8 372
69 Troy Brown 1994 23 NWE RET 9 0 24 202 0 38 8.4 1 14 0 14 14.0 216
70 Tony Collins 1984 25 NWE rb 16 5 25 544 0 46 21.8 1194
71 Ray Crittenden 1993 23 NWE RET 16 2 2 37 0 30 18.5 23 478 0 44 20.8 805
72 Troy Brown 2002 31 NWE WR 14 13 24 175 0 27 7.3 1079
73 Kevin Faulk 2004 28 NWE RET 11 1 20 133 0 16 6.7 4 73 0 24 18.3 709
74 Irving Fryar 1987 25 NWE WR 12 12 18 174 0 36 9.7 6 119 0 31 19.8 812
75 Larry Garron 1962 25 BOS FB 11 0 24 686 1 95 28.6 1314
76 Mike Haynes 1977* 24 NWE RCB 14 14 24 200 0 46 8.3 200
77 Stephen Starring 1987 26 NWE RET 11 1 1 17 0 17 17.0 23 445 0 43 19.3 764
78 Fred Bruney 1961* 30 BOS RS 14 0 23 109 0 11 4.7 109
79 Ron Burton 1961 25 BOS HB 14 0 8 128 0 62 16.0 15 401 1 91 26.7 904
80 Billy Wells 1960 29 BOS RET 12 0 12 66 0 16 5.5 11 275 0 0 25.0 606
81 Jon Williams 1984 23 NWE 9 0 23 461 0 29 20.0 461
82 Joe Bellino 1966 28 BOS RET 11 0 4 19 0 13 4.8 18 410 0 43 22.8 506
83 Ron Burton 1965 29 BOS RET 14 0 15 61 0 12 4.1 7 188 0 39 26.9 484
84 Jay Cunningham 1965 22 BOS RET 14 0 5 35 0 13 7.0 17 374 0 45 22.0 409
85 Carl Garrett 1972 25 NWE RB 10 7 6 36 0 27 6.0 16 410 0 49 25.6 1344
86 Dave Cloutier 1964 26 BOS RET 12 0 20 136 0 40 6.8 1 46 0 46 46.0 182
87 Hubie Bryant 1971 25 NWE RET 11 2 10 24 0 16 2.4 10 252 0 45 25.2 489
88 Jon Vaughn 1992 22 NWE rb 16 5 20 564 1 100 28.2 1099
89 Preston Brown 1980 22 NWE 5 0 10 42 0 14 4.2 9 156 0 26 17.3 198
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Marvin Allen 1988 23 NWE 11 0 18 391 0 30 21.7 431
91 Ron Burton 1964 28 BOS HB 14 0 11 78 0 19 7.1 7 131 0 27 18.7 855
92 Ron Gardin 1971 27 NWE 8 0 4 14 0 5 3.5 14 321 0 34 22.9 335
93 Leroy Thompson 1994 25 NWE 16 1 18 376 0 30 20.9 1153
94 Troy Brown 1998 27 NWE RET 10 0 17 225 0 39 13.2 571
95 Jay Cunningham 1966 23 BOS 14 1 17 371 0 39 21.8 371
96 Mike Haynes 1980* 27 NWE RCB 13 12 17 140 0 35 8.2 140
97 Darryl Stingley 1975 24 NWE WR 14 14 15 113 0 29 7.5 2 44 0 24 22.0 574
98 Sid Blanks 1970 30 BOS 14 0 9 83 0 22 9.2 7 152 0 29 21.7 328
99 Larry Garron 1961* 24 BOS hb 14 0 16 438 1 89 27.4 1168
100 Andy Johnson 1975 23 NWE RB 14 9 6 60 0 15 10.0 10 188 0 32 18.8 1030
101 Bobby Leo 1967 22 BOS 2 0 5 54 0 43 10.8 11 232 0 31 21.1 318
102 Stanley Morgan 1977 22 NWE WR 14 14 16 220 0 53 13.8 673
103 Josh Ashton 1972 23 NWE FB 14 12 15 309 0 31 20.6 1062
104 Derrick Cullors 1997 25 NWE 15 1 15 386 1 86 25.7 495
105 Kevin Faulk 2003 27 NWE RB 15 8 5 66 0 19 13.2 10 207 0 30 20.7 1351
106 Ellis Hobbs 2005 22 NWE RCB 16 8 15 361 0 37 24.1 361
107 Andy Johnson 1974 22 NWE 14 3 15 303 0 41 20.2 446
108 Leon McQuay 1975 25 NWE 13 0 15 252 0 34 16.8 326
109 Stanley Morgan 1981 26 NWE WR 13 13 15 116 0 26 7.7 1166
110 Mike Haynes 1978* 25 NWE RCB 16 16 14 183 0 35 13.1 183
111 Mack Herron 1975 27 NWE rb 7 5 12 89 0 24 7.4 2 75 0 40 37.5 488
112 Jess Phillips 1976 29 NWE RET 13 0 14 397 0 71 28.4 579
113 Thomas Stephens 1963 28 BOS 14 0 14 117 0 26 8.4 117
114 Irving Fryar 1989 27 NWE wr 11 5 12 107 0 20 8.9 1 47 0 47 47.0 706
115 J.D. Garrett 1965 24 BOS 12 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 12 232 0 25 19.3 447
116 Curtis Jackson 2000 27 NWE 5 2 13 323 0 47 24.8 367
117 Vic Purvis 1966 23 BOS 14 0 5 43 0 18 8.6 8 185 0 34 23.1 228
118 Don Westbrook 1979 27 NWE 16 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 11 151 0 30 13.7 337
119 Troy Brown 2004 33 NWE 12 0 12 83 0 23 6.9 267
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 Marvin Allen 1990 25 NWE 8 3 11 168 0 34 15.3 453
121 Sid Blanks 1969 29 BOS 14 0 5 10 0 12 2.0 6 131 0 25 21.8 187
122 Scott Lockwood 1992 24 NWE 4 0 11 233 0 36 21.2 395
123 Jamie Morris 1990 25 NWE 5 0 11 202 0 22 18.4 206
124 Patrick Pass 2003 26 NWE 13 1 11 254 0 36 23.1 302
125 Tyrone Poole 2003 31 NWE RCB 16 16 11 75 0 18 6.8 75
126 Rodney Rice 1989 23 NWE 10 0 11 242 0 46 22.0 242
127 Junior Robinson 1990 22 NWE 16 0 11 211 0 27 19.2 211
128 Rick Sanford 1979 22 NWE 16 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 10 179 0 23 17.9 180
129 Corey Croom 1994 23 NWE 16 0 10 172 0 24 17.2 172
130 Ricky Feacher 1976 22 NWE 3 0 10 240 0 46 24.0 278
131 Larry Garron 1964* 27 BOS FB 14 0 10 198 0 31 19.8 1133
132 Bob Gladieux 1971 24 NWE 14 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 6 85 0 20 14.2 320
133 Ellis Hobbs 2006 23 NWE RCB 15 9 10 360 1 93 36.0 360
134 James McAlister 1978 27 NWE 16 0 10 186 0 32 18.6 275
135 Don Overton 1990 23 NWE 7 0 10 188 0 23 18.8 215
136 Patrick Pass 2001 24 NWE 16 0 10 222 0 33 22.2 295
137 Stephen Starring 1984 23 NWE WR 16 16 10 73 0 16 7.3 714
138 Michael Timpson 1992 25 NWE 16 2 8 47 0 14 5.9 2 28 0 28 14.0 390
139 Don Calhoun 1976 24 NWE 14 3 9 183 0 33 20.3 960
140 George Hoey 1972 26 NWE rcb 12 6 9 210 0 30 23.3 210
141 Claude King 1962 24 BOS 14 0 9 177 0 28 19.7 363
142 Darryl Stingley 1973 22 NWE WR 14 10 3 21 0 16 7.0 6 143 0