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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 Brian Mitchell 2003 35 NYG RET 16 0 29 154 0 15 5.3 55 1117 0 29 20.3 1329
2 Leon Bright 1981 26 NYG RET 15 1 52 410 0 55 7.9 25 481 0 41 19.2 1379
3 Phil McConkey 1984 27 NYG RET 13 0 46 306 0 31 6.7 28 541 0 33 19.3 1001
4 Dave Meggett 1989* 23 NYG RET 16 2 46 582 1 76 12.7 27 577 0 43 21.4 1807
5 Chad Morton 2005 28 NYG RET 16 0 47 453 1 58 9.6 24 559 0 41 23.3 1012
6 Phil McConkey 1985 28 NYG RET 16 0 53 442 0 37 8.3 12 234 0 43 19.5 1080
7 Dave Meggett 1990 24 NYG RET 16 1 43 467 1 68 10.9 21 492 0 58 23.4 1533
8 Alvin Garrett 1980 24 NYG RET 15 0 35 287 0 66 8.2 28 527 0 41 18.8 914
9 Chad Morton 2006 29 NYG RET 15 0 29 268 0 38 9.2 31 670 0 51 21.6 960
10 Delvin Joyce 2002 24 NYG RET 12 0 25 210 0 37 8.4 33 776 0 46 23.5 993
11 Tiki Barber 1999 24 NYG RET 16 1 44 506 1 85 11.5 12 266 0 41 22.2 1639
12 Phil McConkey 1986 29 NYG RET 12 0 32 253 0 22 7.9 24 471 0 27 19.6 1003
13 Dave Meggett 1993 27 NYG RET 16 1 32 331 1 75 10.3 24 403 0 35 16.8 1382
14 Dave Meggett 1994 28 NYG RET 16 3 26 323 2 68 12.4 29 548 0 30 18.9 1462
15 Emlen Tunnell 1953* 28 NYG LS 12 0 38 223 0 37 5.9 17 479 0 86 28.2 702
16 Dave Meggett 1991 25 NYG RET 16 2 28 287 1 70 10.3 25 514 0 42 20.6 1366
17 Bobby Hammond 1977 25 NYG rb 14 0 32 334 1 68 10.4 19 419 0 31 22.1 1466
18 Dave Meggett 1992 26 NYG RET 16 0 27 240 0 39 8.9 20 455 1 92 22.8 1091
19 Amani Toomer 1997 23 NYG RET 16 0 47 455 1 53 9.7 718
20 Gene Filipski 1957 26 NYG RET 12 0 20 91 0 17 4.6 26 613 0 34 23.6 800
21 Emlen Tunnell 1952*+ 27 NYG LS 12 0 30 411 0 60 13.7 15 364 0 39 24.3 775
22 Rondy Colbert 1975 21 NYG RET 14 0 27 238 1 65 8.8 17 408 0 30 24.0 646
23 Dick James 1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 21 153 0 31 7.3 23 515 0 30 22.4 958
24 Jim Robinson 1976 23 NYG WR 12 7 24 106 0 22 4.4 20 444 0 32 22.2 799
25 Phil McConkey 1987 30 NYG RET 12 0 42 394 0 37 9.4 1 8 0 8 8.0 588
26 David Patten 1998 24 NYG RET 12 0 43 928 1 90 21.6 1047
27 Phil McConkey 1988 31 NYG RET 16 0 40 313 0 35 7.8 2 30 0 17 15.0 415
28 R.W. McQuarters 2007 31 NYG RET 16 2 42 318 0 27 7.6 318
29 Leon Bright 1982 27 NYG RET 8 0 37 325 0 33 8.8 4 72 0 20 18.0 421
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 Herschel Walker 1995 33 NYG RET 16 3 41 881 0 67 21.5 1241
31 Tiki Barber 2000 25 NYG RB 16 12 39 332 0 31 8.5 1 28 0 28 28.0 2085
32 Clarence Childs 1964 26 NYG RET 13 0 6 40 0 27 6.7 34 987 1 100 29.0 1226
33 Emlen Tunnell 1951*+ 26 NYG LDH 12 0 34 489 3 81 14.4 6 227 1 100 37.8 716
34 Ahmad Bradshaw 2007 21 NYG RET 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 38 921 0 68 24.2 1124
35 Amani Toomer 1998 24 NYG RET 16 0 35 252 0 39 7.2 4 66 0 31 16.5 678
36 Tiki Barber 2001 26 NYG RB 14 9 38 338 0 23 8.9 1780
37 Leon Bright 1983 28 NYG RET 7 0 17 117 0 20 6.9 21 475 0 36 22.6 627
38 Bill Stits 1960 29 NYG RET 12 0 18 166 0 38 9.2 20 486 0 39 24.3 652
39 Bobby Hammond 1978 26 NYG rb 14 10 22 157 0 24 7.1 15 290 0 29 19.3 1174
40 Mark Jones 2004 24 NYG RET 14 0 34 227 0 29 6.7 2 37 0 20 18.5 264
41 Willie Ponder 2004 24 NYG RET 11 0 36 967 1 91 26.9 966
42 Rocky Thompson 1971 24 NYG RET 14 0 36 947 1 93 26.3 1209
43 Ronnie Blye 1968 25 NYG RET 13 0 35 734 0 66 21.0 1068
44 Danny Buggs 1975 22 NYG 14 0 19 93 0 34 4.9 16 353 0 43 22.1 446
45 Ron Dixon 2001 25 NYG RET 15 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 34 645 0 43 19.0 869
46 Don Maynard 1958 23 NYG RET 12 0 24 117 0 22 4.9 11 284 0 44 25.8 530
47 Willie Ponder 2005 25 NYG RET 11 0 35 905 1 95 25.9 909
48 Clarence Childs 1966 28 NYG RCB 14 0 34 855 1 90 25.1 855
49 Johnny Counts 1962 23 NYG RET 14 0 8 33 0 17 4.1 26 784 1 90 30.2 934
50 Bobby Duhon 1970 24 NYG RET 14 0 19 157 1 45 8.3 14 255 0 34 18.2 581
51 David Patten 1999 25 NYG RET 16 0 33 673 0 45 20.4 815
52 Leon McQuay 1974 24 NYG RET 13 0 7 81 0 28 11.6 25 689 0 7 27.6 1069
53 Ron Dixon 2000 24 NYG RET 12 0 31 658 0 44 21.2 763
54 Thomas Lewis 1994 22 NYG 9 0 5 64 0 35 12.8 26 509 0 36 19.6 619
55 Emlen Tunnell 1950* 25 NYG LDH 12 0 31 305 0 43 9.8 305
56 Joe Morrison 1959 22 NYG RET 12 0 15 51 0 12 3.4 15 345 0 29 23.0 744
57 Joey Smith 1992 23 NYG RET 16 1 30 564 0 35 18.8 609
58 Clarence Childs 1967 29 NYG RET 14 0 29 603 0 48 20.8 603
59 Clarence Childs 1965 27 NYG RET 14 0 29 718 0 51 24.8 718
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 Frank Gifford 1953* 23 NYG LDH 12 0 16 106 0 40 6.6 13 327 0 55 25.2 882
61 Frank Reagan 1947 28 NYG P 10 4 27 182 0 35 6.7 2 34 0 20 17.0 238
62 Pete Shaw 1983 29 NYG RET 15 1 29 234 0 27 8.1 234
63 Rocky Thompson 1972 25 NYG RET 14 0 29 821 1 92 28.3 856
64 Amani Toomer 1996 22 NYG RET 7 1 18 298 2 87 16.6 11 191 0 25 17.4 501
65 Joel Wells 1961 26 NYG RET 14 0 17 90 0 18 5.3 12 273 0 49 22.8 610
66 Emlen Tunnell 1949 24 NYG RET 12 3 26 315 1 67 12.1 2 26 0 23 13.0 348
67 Phil Harris 1966 22 NYG 14 0 5 7 0 5 1.4 22 480 0 55 21.8 487
68 Herb Johnson 1954 26 NYG RET 11 0 16 164 1 48 10.3 10 251 0 41 25.1 672
69 Beasley Reece 1980 26 NYG SS 16 14 2 15 0 15 7.5 24 471 0 35 19.6 486
70 Emlen Tunnell 1954* 29 NYG LS 12 0 21 70 0 12 3.3 5 98 0 25 19.6 168
71 Jimmy Patton 1956 23 NYG RS 12 0 12 17 0 6 1.4 13 283 0 31 21.8 299
72 Emlen Tunnell 1955*+ 30 NYG LS 12 0 25 98 1 66 3.9 98
73 Alvin Garrett 1981 25 NYG 9 0 8 57 0 18 7.1 16 361 0 35 22.6 420
74 Steve Odom 1979 27 NYG RET 6 0 9 26 0 10 2.9 15 327 0 75 21.8 353
75 Bobby Duhon 1971 25 NYG RB 13 0 12 77 0 15 6.4 11 200 0 24 18.2 887
76 Joe Scott 1948 22 NYG LH 10 6 3 25 0 12 8.3 20 569 1 99 28.5 1027
77 Derrick Ward 2006 26 NYG 8 0 23 466 0 36 20.3 466
78 Tyrone Wheatley 1996 24 NYG RET 14 0 23 503 0 43 21.9 954
79 Willie Williams 1965 23 NYG RET 14 0 18 28 0 14 1.6 5 113 0 36 22.6 141
80 Mark Ingram 1989 24 NYG 16 3 22 332 0 29 15.1 623
81 Bashir Levingston 1999 23 NYG 12 0 22 532 0 35 24.2 532
82 Erric Pegram 1997 28 NYG RET 11 0 22 382 0 50 17.4 537
83 Lee Rouson 1987 25 NYG RET 12 2 22 497 0 49 22.6 781
84 George Scott 1959 22 NYG 7 0 12 17 0 13 1.4 10 253 0 33 25.3 292
85 Emlen Tunnell 1956*+ 31 NYG LS 12 0 22 120 0 14 5.5 120
86 Ernie Koy 1965 23 NYG P 13 0 21 401 0 38 19.1 597
87 Jimmy Patton 1957 24 NYG RS 12 0 11 29 0 7 2.6 10 223 0 33 22.3 252
88 Les Shy 1970 26 NYG RET 13 0 21 544 0 62 25.9 565
89 Bill Stits 1961 30 NYG RET 10 0 17 132 0 20 7.8 4 87 0 30 21.8 219
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 Pete Athas 1973 27 NYG LCB 14 0 20 153 0 28 7.7 153
91 Pete Athas 1974 28 NYG LCB 14 0 20 180 0 22 9.0 180
92 Eddie Dove 1963 26 NYG RET 12 0 17 198 0 83 11.6 3 56 0 24 18.7 254
93 Reuben Droughns 2007 29 NYG 16 1 20 437 0 34 21.9 761
94 Bobby Duhon 1968 22 NYG FB 13 0 7 34 0 12 4.9 13 214 0 30 16.5 983
95 Gene Filipski 1956 25 NYG RET 12 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 19 390 0 30 20.5 537
96 John Fuqua 1969 23 NYG RET 13 0 20 399 0 31 20.0 499
97 Rodney Hampton 1990 21 NYG 15 2 20 340 0 33 17.0 1069
98 Merle Hapes 1942 23 NYG FB 11 10 11 170 0 32 15.5 9 215 0 34 23.9 827
99 Joe Heap 1955 24 NYG RET 12 0 8 63 0 28 7.9 12 230 0 35 19.2 322
100 Butch Woolfolk 1982 22 NYG RB 9 8 20 428 0 34 21.4 1091
101 Gordon Bell 1976 23 NYG 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 18 352 0 37 19.6 784
102 Conrad Hamilton 1996 22 NYG 15 1 19 382 0 29 20.1 382
103 Hugh McElhenny 1963 35 NYG 14 0 13 74 0 13 5.7 6 136 0 51 22.7 476
104 Jim Robinson 1978 25 NYG WR 16 16 19 106 0 31 5.6 726
105 Doug Kotar 1974 23 NYG RB 12 0 3 14 0 11 4.7 15 350 0 52 23.3 817
106 Doug Kotar 1975 24 NYG 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 17 405 0 64 23.8 874
107 Walt Love 1973 23 NYG RET 12 0 18 396 0 39 22.0 396
108 George Franck 1941 23 NYG RET 11 3 13 194 0 31 14.9 4 120 0 0 30.0 510
109 Neal Guggemos 1988 24 NYG RET 11 0 17 344 0 40 20.2 344
110 Bobby Hammond 1979 27 NYG 4 0 6 21 0 8 3.5 11 230 0 39 20.9 251
111 Dave Hathcock 1967 24 NYG 6 0 3 7 0 7 2.3 14 315 0 38 22.5 322
112 Delvin Joyce 2003 25 NYG 16 0 2 9 0 8 4.5 15 309 0 36 20.6 364
113 Tuffy Leemans 1941* 29 NYG TB 11 11 14 170 0 18 12.1 3 48 0 0 16.0 550
114 Howie Livingston 1945 23 NYG fb 10 6 13 106 0 16 8.2 4 104 0 39 26.0 569
115 Spider Lockhart 1966* 23 NYG LCB 14 0 17 113 0 21 6.6 113
116 Mark Ingram 1991 26 NYG WR 16 13 8 49 0 13 6.1 8 125 0 29 15.6 998
117 Daryl Jones 2002 23 NYG wr 13 6 6 28 0 17 4.7 10 195 0 31 19.5 317
118 Buford Long 1954 23 NYG 12 0 6 54 0 21 9.0 10 237 0 36 23.7 575
119 Arthur Marshall 1994 25 NYG 16 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 15 249 0 30 16.6 477
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Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Bill Paschal 1944+ 23 NYG FB 10 6 7 102 0 20 14.6 9 260 0 66 28.9 1099
121 Bill Paschal 1943 22 NYG FB 9 3 9 92 0 20 10.2 7 183 0 31 26.1 921
122 Derrick Ward 2004 24 NYG 5 0 16 436 1 92 27.3 436
123 Rondy Colbert 1976 22 NYG 14 2 13 72 0 15 5.5 2 42 0 22 21.0 114
124 Clete Fischer 1949 24 NYG 11 1 7 64 0 19 9.1 8 188 0 34 23.5 369
125 Tony Green 1979 23 NYG 4 0 3 17 0 8 5.7 12 214 0 31 17.8 231
126 Rich Houston 1973 28 NYG 14 0 15 375 0 51 25.0 465
127 Thomas Lewis 1995 23 NYG 8 2 6 46 0 14 7.7 9 257 1 91 28.6 511
128 Dick Pesonen 1963 25 NYG 14 0 7 47 0 10 6.7 8 197 0 30 24.6 244
129 Ernest Pough 1978 26 NYG RET 12 0 15 313 0 40 20.9 348
130 Jack Salscheider 1949 25 NYG RET 11 1 15 474 1 95 31.6 588
131 Joe Scott 1950 24 NYG rh 10 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 14 351 0 53 25.1 936
132 George Adams 1985 23 NYG RET 16 0 14 241 0 29 17.2 1128
133 Tiki Barber 1998 23 NYG 16 4 14 250 0 32 17.9 764
134 Mark Collins 1986 22 NYG LCB 15 9 3 11 0 6 3.7 11 204 0 26 18.5 215
135 Ward Cuff 1945 32 NYG WB 9 5 10 124 0 41 12.4 4 105 0 33 26.3 615
136 Sam Horner 1962 24 NYG 9 0 3 3 0 3 1.0 11 242 0 33 22.0 245
137 Charlie Killett 1963 23 NYG RET 13 0 14 332 0 54 23.7 368
138 Thomas Lewis 1997 25 NYG 4 2 14 364 0 84 26.0 448
139 Thomas Lewis 1996 24 NYG WR 13 10 10 36 0 8 3.6 4 107 0 47 26.8 837
140 Joe Morris 1983 23 NYG 15 0 14 255 0 26 18.2 401
141 Bill Paschal 1946 25 NYG FB 10 1 8 85 0 26 10.6 6 158 0 53 26.3 683
142 Butch Woolfolk 1984 24 NYG rb 15 8 14 232 0 27 16.6 377
143 Gordon Bell 1977 24 NY