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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 Bruce Harper 1979 24 NYJ RET 16 0 33 290 0 51 8.8 55 1158 0 52 21.1 1980
2 Bruce Harper 1978 23 NYJ RET 16 0 30 378 1 82 12.6 55 1280 0 40 23.3 2157
3 Bruce Harper 1980 25 NYJ RET 15 1 28 242 0 24 8.6 49 1070 0 35 21.8 2072
4 Bruce Harper 1977 22 NYJ RET 14 2 34 425 0 49 12.5 42 1035 0 60 24.6 1867
5 Jo-Jo Townsell 1989 29 NYJ WR 16 16 33 299 0 30 9.1 34 653 0 69 19.2 1739
6 Leon Washington 2007 25 NYJ RET 16 4 20 183 0 33 9.2 47 1291 3 98 27.5 2040
7 Justin Miller 2005 21 NYJ rcb 16 8 6 9 0 12 1.5 60 1577 1 95 26.3 1586
8 Jo-Jo Townsell 1988 28 NYJ RET 16 0 35 409 1 59 11.7 31 601 0 40 19.4 1050
9 Mike Battle 1969 23 NYJ RET 14 0 34 235 0 22 6.9 31 750 0 45 24.2 985
10 Leon Johnson 1997 23 NYJ RET 16 1 51 619 1 66 12.1 12 319 1 101 26.6 1238
11 Chad Morton 2002 25 NYJ RET 16 0 4 51 0 21 12.8 58 1509 2 98 26.0 1587
12 Mike Battle 1970 24 NYJ RET 14 0 19 117 0 21 6.2 40 891 0 41 22.3 1010
13 Bruce Harper 1981 26 NYJ rb 16 7 35 265 0 46 7.6 23 480 0 42 20.9 1597
14 Dexter Carter 1995 28 NYJ RET 10 0 21 145 0 20 6.9 33 705 0 57 21.4 850
15 Terance Mathis 1990 23 NYJ RET 16 1 11 165 1 98 15.0 43 787 0 35 18.3 1206
16 Dick Christy 1962* 27 NYT HB 14 0 15 250 2 73 16.7 38 824 0 43 21.7 2147
17 Terance Mathis 1991 24 NYJ RET 16 0 23 157 0 25 6.8 29 599 0 50 20.7 1104
18 Lou Piccone 1976 27 NYJ WR 14 7 21 173 1 60 8.2 31 699 0 58 22.5 1030
19 Kirk Springs 1984 26 NYJ SS 16 11 28 247 0 33 8.8 23 521 0 73 22.7 768
20 Lou Piccone 1974 25 NYJ RET 14 0 9 75 0 13 8.3 39 961 0 46 24.6 1036
21 Justin Miller 2006* 22 NYJ rcb 16 5 46 1304 2 103 28.3 1304
22 Leon Johnson 1998 24 NYJ RET 12 2 29 203 0 23 7.0 16 366 0 37 22.9 976
23 Chris Farasopoulos 1971 22 NYJ RET 14 0 19 155 0 19 8.2 25 545 0 30 21.8 700
24 Lou Piccone 1975 26 NYJ RET 13 0 18 74 0 9 4.1 26 637 0 53 24.5 790
25 Chris Farasopoulos 1972 23 NYJ FS 13 0 17 179 1 65 10.5 26 627 0 51 24.1 806
26 Jo-Jo Townsell 1987 27 NYJ RET 12 0 32 381 1 91 11.9 11 272 0 60 24.7 688
27 Leon Burton 1960 25 NYT RET 14 0 12 93 0 21 7.8 30 862 2 101 28.7 1082
28 Kurt Sohn 1986 29 NYJ RET 15 1 35 289 0 27 8.3 7 124 0 36 17.7 531
29 Roscoe Word 1974 22 NYJ RCB 14 0 38 301 0 34 7.9 4 69 0 24 17.3 370
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Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Craig Yeast 2001 25 NYJ RET 11 0 13 122 0 35 9.4 29 663 0 50 22.9 785
31 Bruce Harper 1982 27 NYJ RET 9 0 23 184 0 24 8.0 18 368 0 37 20.4 854
32 Cliff Hicks 1994 30 NYJ RET 16 0 38 342 0 26 9.0 2 30 0 16 15.0 372
33 Earl Christy 1967 24 NYJ RET 10 0 16 83 0 16 5.2 23 521 0 33 22.7 604
34 Kurt Sohn 1981 24 NYJ RET 16 0 13 66 0 14 5.1 26 528 0 31 20.3 594
35 Kirk Springs 1983 25 NYJ RET 16 0 23 287 1 76 12.5 16 364 0 64 22.8 651
36 Earl Christy 1968 25 NYJ RET 14 0 13 116 0 39 8.9 25 599 0 87 24.0 715
37 Dedric Ward 1999 25 NYJ wr 16 10 38 288 0 23 7.6 612
38 Louie Giammona 1976 23 NYJ 14 3 12 117 0 25 9.8 23 527 0 34 22.9 939
39 Dick Christy 1963 28 NYJ HB 11 0 9 46 0 13 5.1 24 585 0 71 24.4 792
40 Dick Christy 1961 26 NYT HB 14 0 18 383 2 70 21.3 15 360 0 60 24.0 1444
41 Margene Adkins 1973 26 NYJ RET 13 0 31 615 0 38 19.8 724
42 Jim Tiller 1962 27 NYT 11 0 9 47 0 20 5.2 22 462 0 40 21.0 660
43 Terance Mathis 1992 25 NYJ RET 16 0 2 24 0 12 12.0 28 492 0 32 17.6 857
44 Santana Moss 2003 24 NYJ WR 16 12 30 332 0 47 11.1 1504
45 Bill Baird 1964 25 NYJ RS 14 0 18 170 0 27 9.4 11 240 0 33 21.8 418
46 Preston Brown 1983 25 NYJ RET 16 0 29 645 0 46 22.2 645
47 Rob Carpenter 1992 24 NYJ RET 16 0 28 208 0 21 7.4 371
48 Wayne Chrebet 1996 23 NYJ WR 16 9 28 139 0 15 5.0 1048
49 Aaron Glenn 1997* 25 NYJ LCB 16 16 28 741 1 96 26.5 741
50 Bobby Humphery 1986 25 NYJ RET 16 1 28 655 1 96 23.4 655
51 Dwight Stone 1999 35 NYJ RET 16 0 28 689 0 50 24.6 716
52 Jerricho Cotchery 2005 23 NYJ RET 16 1 23 182 0 18 7.9 4 105 0 30 26.3 542
53 Aaron Glenn 1994 22 NYJ LCB 15 15 27 582 0 45 21.6 582
54 Aaron Glenn 1999 27 NYJ LCB 16 16 27 601 0 46 22.3 601
55 Santana Moss 2004 25 NYJ WR 15 14 27 225 0 46 8.3 1081
56 Dedric Ward 2000 26 NYJ WR 16 16 27 214 0 19 7.9 1038
57 Emerson Boozer 1966* 23 NYJ HB 14 0 26 659 1 96 25.3 1247
58 Bill Baird 1967 28 NYJ RS 14 0 25 219 0 33 8.8 219
59 Chad Morton 2001 24 NYJ 9 0 13 113 0 33 8.7 12 247 0 33 20.6 360
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Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Santana Moss 2002 23 NYJ RET 15 1 25 413 2 63 16.5 894
61 Dwight Stone 2000 36 NYJ RET 12 0 25 555 0 43 22.2 558
62 Henry Bailey 1996 23 NYJ RET 8 0 24 470 0 34 19.6 531
63 Aaron Glenn 1998* 26 NYJ LCB 13 13 24 585 0 62 24.4 585
64 Bobby Humphery 1989 28 NYJ LCB 16 16 24 414 0 52 17.3 414
65 Kirk Springs 1985 27 NYJ SS 16 14 14 147 0 40 10.5 10 227 0 58 22.7 374
66 Jo-Jo Townsell 1990 30 NYJ RET 9 0 17 154 0 20 9.1 7 158 0 38 22.6 369
67 Reggie Cobb 1996 28 NYJ 15 0 23 488 0 34 21.2 596
68 Adrian Murrell 1993 23 NYJ RET 16 0 23 342 0 23 14.9 511
69 Michael Bates 2003 34 NYJ RET 8 0 22 596 0 48 27.1 596
70 Bobby Humphery 1984 23 NYJ 16 4 22 675 1 97 30.7 881
71 Erik McMillan 1992 27 NYJ 15 0 22 420 0 45 19.1 420
72 Marshall Starks 1963 24 NYJ rcb 14 0 3 7 0 3 2.3 19 336 0 30 17.7 343
73 Bobby Humphery 1988 27 NYJ LCB 16 16 21 510 0 48 24.3 510
74 Terance Mathis 1993 26 NYJ 16 3 14 99 0 16 7.1 7 102 0 28 14.6 573
75 Jeff Sydner 1995 26 NYJ 6 0 17 178 0 22 10.5 4 80 0 35 20.0 258
76 Kevin Williams 2000 25 NYJ fs 9 7 21 551 1 97 26.2 551
77 Ron Carpenter 1995 25 NYJ 13 4 20 553 0 58 27.7 553
78 Steve Davis 1975 27 NYJ 14 1 20 483 0 46 24.2 829
79 Bill Shockley 1960 23 NYT K 14 0 3 12 0 9 4.0 17 411 0 56 24.2 648
80 Kurt Sohn 1985 28 NYJ wr 15 6 16 149 0 46 9.3 3 7 0 4 2.3 702
81 Vern Studdard 1971 23 NYJ 8 0 4 3 0 3 0.8 15 329 0 37 21.9 332
82 Bake Turner 1965 25 NYJ RET 13 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 18 402 0 32 22.3 805
83 Leon Washington 2006 24 NYJ RB 16 8 13 97 0 38 7.5 6 79 0 23 13.2 1096
84 Bill Baird 1968 29 NYJ RS 14 0 18 111 0 20 6.2 111
85 Jonathan Carter 2003 24 NYJ 9 0 18 517 1 90 28.7 610
86 Bobby Humphery 1987 26 NYJ RET 12 2 18 357 0 47 19.8 357
87 Bobby Humphery 1985 24 NYJ RET 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 17 363 0 56 21.4 373
88 Jonathan Carter 2004 25 NYJ RET 13 1 17 374 0 40 22.0 547
89 Cliff Hicks 1993 29 NYJ RET 10 0 17 157 0 20 9.2 157
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Rk Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Jo-Jo Townsell 1986 26 NYJ 14 1 4 52 0 28 13.0 13 322 1 93 24.8 387
91 Bill Baird 1965 26 NYJ LCB 14 0 14 88 0 23 6.3 2 50 0 26 25.0 138
92 Jazz Jackson 1976 24 NYJ 7 0 6 -1 0 8 -0.2 10 207 0 30 20.7 215
93 Leon Johnson 2000 26 NYJ 3 0 10 62 0 16 6.2 6 117 0 27 19.5 179
94 Anthony Prior 1994 24 NYJ 13 0 16 316 0 27 19.8 316
95 Kern Carson 1965 24 NYJ 10 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 14 311 0 30 22.2 343
96 Earl Christy 1966 23 NYJ 6 0 5 23 0 15 4.6 10 203 0 30 20.3 226
97 Kurt Sohn 1982 25 NYJ 9 0 15 299 0 32 19.9 299
98 Alex Van Dyke 1996 22 NYJ 15 1 15 289 0 37 19.3 407
99 Tim Dwight 2006 31 NYJ RET 9 2 14 146 0 18 10.4 286
100 Chris Farasopoulos 1973 24 NYJ FS 9 0 14 111 0 23 7.9 111
101 Johnny Hector 1983 23 NYJ 10 1 14 274 0 45 19.6 420
102 LaMont Jordan 2004 26 NYJ 16 0 14 284 0 40 20.3 875
103 Justin McCareins 2004 26 NYJ WR 16 16 14 88 0 26 6.3 853
104 Cedric Minter 1984 26 NYJ 8 2 4 44 0 18 11.0 10 224 0 52 22.4 513
105 Adrian Murrell 1994 24 NYJ 10 1 14 268 0 37 19.1 504
106 Bake Turner 1968 28 NYJ 13 0 14 319 0 36 22.8 560
107 Bake Turner 1963* 23 NYJ WR 14 0 14 299 0 49 21.4 1308
108 Sammy Weir 1966 25 NYJ 11 0 8 48 0 24 6.0 6 121 0 25 20.2 173
109 Jerricho Cotchery 2004 22 NYJ 12 0 13 362 1 94 27.8 422
110 Jim Evans 1964 25 NYJ RET 12 1 13 259 0 30 19.9 315
111 Mike Harmon 1983 22 NYJ 9 0 12 109 0 21 9.1 113
112 Sherman Lewis 1966 24 NYJ 5 0 7 76 0 40 10.9 5 121 0 46 24.2 197
113 Bill Shockley 1961 24 NYT 6 0 2 6 0 3 3.0 10 223 0 37 22.3 265
114 Kurt Sohn 1988 31 NYJ 15 0 3 9 0 5 3.0 9 159 0 27 17.7 234
115 Marshall Starks 1964 25 NYJ 4 0 5 36 0 27 7.2 7 183 0 41 26.1 219
116 Bake Turner 1966 26 NYJ RET 14 0 10 60 0 16 6.0 2 50 0 26 25.0 225
117 Emerson Boozer 1967 24 NYJ HB 8 0 11 213 0 28 19.4 860
118 Laveranues Coles 2000 23 NYJ 13 0 11 207 0 24 18.8 592
119 Johnny Hector 1985 25 NYJ rb 14 5 11 274 0 47 24.9 1010
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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 LaMont Jordan 2003 25 NYJ 16 0 11 209 0 25 19.0 500
121 Rocky Turner 1973 23 NYJ 14 0 11 54 0 10 4.9 54
122 Dedric Ward 1998 24 NYJ 16 2 8 72 0 20 9.0 3 60 0 23 20.0 616
123 Kevin Williams 1998 23 NYJ fs 15 6 11 230 0 31 20.9 230
124 Eddie Bell 1970 24 NYJ 14 0 7 33 0 12 4.7 3 61 0 28 20.3 333
125 A.B. Brown 1991 26 NYJ 9 0 10 100 0 31 10.0 104
126 Jazz Jackson 1974 22 NYJ 13 0 6 49 0 38 8.2 4 100 0 30 25.0 267
127 Bob Renn 1961 27 NYT 12 0 10 201 0 35 20.1 483
128 Jerry Robinson 1965 26 NYJ 4 0 3 36 0 17 12.0 7 164 0 30 23.4 200
129 Dedric Ward 1997 23 NYJ 11 1 8 55 0 12 6.9 2 10 0 11 5.0 302
130 Willie West 1965 27 NYJ 14 0 10 34 0 9 3.4 34
131 Hank Bjorklund 1973 23 NYJ 10 0 9 175 0 24 19.4 262
132 Solomon Brannan 1967 25 NYJ 12 0 9 204 0 47 22.7 204
133 Laveranues Coles 2001 24 NYJ WR 16 16 9 211 0 34 23.4 1187
134 Phil Epps 1989 31 NYJ 10 0 9 154 0 43 17.1 276
135 Anthony Prior 1993 23 NYJ 16 0 9 126 0 27 14.0 126
136 Brad Smith 2007 24 NYJ WR 16 9 9 183 0 27 20.3 553
137 Phil Wise 1972 23 NYJ 9 0 9 211 0 33 23.4 211
138 Bob Brooks 1961 23 NYT 14 0 8 111 0 25 13.9 166
139 Billy Hardee 1977 23 NYJ LCB 14 9 1 17 0 17 17.0 7 148 0 36 21.1 165
140 Michael Harper 1987 26 NYJ 3 2 4 93 1 78 23.3 4 75 0 22 18.8 393
141 Johnny Hector 1991 31 NYJ 14 1 8 172 0 53 21.5 568
142 Eddie Hunter 1987 22 NYJ 3 3 8 123 0 27 15.4 316
143 Cecil Leonard 1969 23 NYJ 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 7 120