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Kick & Punt Returns

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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 Dexter Carter 1994 27 SFO RET 16 0 38 321 0 26 8.4 48 1105 1 96 23.0 1559
2 Dexter Carter 1996 29 SFO RET 16 0 36 317 0 52 8.8 41 909 0 71 22.2 1292
3 Vinny Sutherland 2001 23 SFO RET 15 0 21 147 0 19 7.0 50 1140 0 65 22.8 1308
4 Kermit Alexander 1965 24 SFO RS 14 9 35 262 0 40 7.5 32 741 0 46 23.2 1003
5 Kermit Alexander 1966 25 SFO RCB 14 14 30 198 1 44 6.6 37 984 0 56 26.6 1182
6 R.W. McQuarters 1998 22 SFO RCB 16 7 47 406 1 72 8.6 17 339 0 45 19.9 745
7 Maurice Hicks 2007 29 SFO RET 16 0 63 1502 0 55 23.8 1705
8 Tony Leonard 1976 23 SFO RET 14 1 35 293 1 60 8.4 26 553 0 39 21.3 846
9 Dana McLemore 1983 23 SFO RET 14 0 31 331 1 56 10.7 30 576 0 39 19.2 907
10 Dexter Carter 1993 26 SFO RET 16 0 34 411 1 72 12.1 25 494 0 60 19.8 1017
11 Doug Cunningham 1967 22 SFO RET 14 0 27 249 0 57 9.2 31 826 0 94 26.6 1408
12 Maurice Hicks 2006 28 SFO RET 16 0 57 1428 0 64 25.1 1647
13 John Taylor 1988* 26 SFO RET 12 4 44 556 2 95 12.6 12 225 0 29 18.8 1106
14 Kevin Williams 2000 29 SFO RET 16 0 26 220 0 25 8.5 30 536 0 33 17.9 756
15 Abe Woodson 1962* 28 SFO RCB 14 14 19 179 1 85 9.4 37 1157 0 79 31.3 1336
16 Bruce Taylor 1970 22 SFO RCB 14 0 43 516 0 76 12.0 12 190 0 25 15.8 706
17 Jimmy Williams 2002 23 SFO RET 13 0 20 336 1 89 16.8 35 765 0 50 21.9 1101
18 Abe Woodson 1964 30 SFO RCB 14 12 22 133 0 26 6.0 32 880 0 70 27.5 1013
19 Joe Arenas 1957 32 SFO RET 12 0 25 80 0 26 3.2 24 657 0 64 27.4 761
20 Michael Lewis 2007 36 SFO RET 13 0 44 336 0 51 7.6 5 86 0 24 17.2 422
21 Dana McLemore 1984 24 SFO RET 16 0 45 521 1 79 11.6 3 80 0 50 26.7 601
22 Joe Arenas 1956 31 SFO RH 12 0 19 117 1 67 6.2 27 801 1 96 29.7 1144
23 Jimmy Williams 2003 24 SFO RET 15 0 35 240 0 20 6.9 11 207 0 41 18.8 447
24 Joe Arenas 1955 30 SFO LH 12 0 21 55 0 7 2.6 24 594 0 42 24.8 1054
25 Kermit Alexander 1968* 27 SFO RCB 14 14 24 87 0 26 3.6 20 360 0 35 18.0 447
26 Arnaz Battle 2004 24 SFO RET 14 0 31 266 1 71 8.6 13 257 0 40 19.8 671
27 R.W. McQuarters 1999 23 SFO RET 11 4 18 90 0 32 5.0 26 568 0 37 21.8 658
28 Don Griffin 1986 22 SFO RCB 16 15 38 377 1 76 9.9 5 97 0 28 19.4 474
29 Rasheed Marshall 2005 24 SFO RET 12 0 17 87 0 13 5.1 26 488 0 29 18.8 567
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 Abe Woodson 1961* 27 SFO RCB/lcb 14 11 16 172 1 80 10.8 27 782 1 98 29.0 1051
31 Joe Arenas 1951 26 SFO RET 12 0 21 272 0 51 13.0 21 542 0 49 25.8 1009
32 Chuck Levy 1997 25 SFO RET 14 0 6 109 1 73 18.2 36 793 0 59 22.0 1060
33 Dana McLemore 1985 25 SFO RET 16 0 38 258 0 22 6.8 4 76 0 26 19.0 334
34 Manfred Moore 1975 25 SFO RET 14 0 16 160 0 17 10.0 26 650 0 52 25.0 831
35 Abe Woodson 1963* 29 SFO RCB 14 14 13 95 0 51 7.3 29 935 3 103 32.2 1030
36 Kermit Alexander 1964 23 SFO RS 14 12 21 189 1 70 9.0 20 483 0 44 24.2 672
37 Dexter Carter 1990 23 SFO rb 16 5 41 783 0 35 19.1 1460
38 James Owens 1979 24 SFO RET 16 0 41 1002 1 85 24.4 1156
39 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 1997 24 SFO RET 14 0 34 373 0 36 11.0 6 131 0 25 21.8 669
40 Joe Arenas 1954 29 SFO RDH 12 0 23 117 0 23 5.1 16 362 0 41 22.6 568
41 Ralph McGill 1973 23 SFO RET 14 0 22 186 0 54 8.5 17 374 0 43 22.0 560
42 Hugh McElhenny 1952*+ 24 SFO RH 12 0 20 284 1 94 14.2 18 396 0 40 22.0 1731
43 John Taylor 1989* 27 SFO WR 15 15 36 417 0 37 11.6 2 51 0 27 25.5 1551
44 Brandon Williams 2006 22 SFO RET 13 0 22 147 0 25 6.7 16 380 0 44 23.8 527
45 Cedrick Wilson 2003 25 SFO RET 16 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 37 836 1 95 22.6 1240
46 Dexter Carter 1991 24 SFO RB 16 14 37 839 1 98 22.7 1471
47 Paul Hofer 1977 25 SFO RET 14 0 36 871 0 48 24.2 1023
48 Maurice Hicks 2005 27 SFO RET 14 3 34 689 0 40 20.3 1044
49 Mike Holmes 1974 24 SFO fs 13 6 9 45 0 22 5.0 25 612 0 57 24.5 657
50 Bruce Taylor 1971* 23 SFO RCB 14 14 34 235 0 38 6.9 235
51 Dave Williams 1978 24 SFO RET 16 0 34 745 1 89 21.9 826
52 Vic Washington 1971* 25 SFO RB 14 0 33 858 0 74 26.0 1986
53 Dexter Carter 1995 28 SFO RET 7 0 9 164 1 78 18.2 23 522 0 46 22.7 712
54 Jim Cason 1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 21 351 0 0 16.7 11 247 0 0 22.5 706
55 Jim Cason 1948 21 SFO rh 13 5 22 309 0 0 14.0 10 212 0 0 21.2 766
56 Doug DuBose 1988 24 SFO RET 14 0 32 608 0 44 19.0 781
57 Terrence Flagler 1989 25 SFO RET 15 0 32 643 0 41 20.1 823
58 Alan Grant 1992 26 SFO RET 15 0 29 249 0 46 8.6 3 70 0 47 23.3 319
59 Ralph McGill 1972 22 SFO RET 11 0 22 219 0 33 10.0 10 192 0 30 19.2 411
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 Maurice Hicks 2004 26 SFO RET 9 2 31 623 0 35 20.1 1139
61 Ralph McGill 1975 25 SFO FS 9 9 31 290 0 34 9.4 290
62 James Owens 1980 25 SFO wr 14 6 31 726 1 101 23.4 859
63 Freddie Solomon 1980 27 SFO WR 16 13 27 298 2 57 11.0 4 61 0 32 15.3 1073
64 John Taylor 1991 29 SFO WR 16 16 31 267 0 24 8.6 1278
65 Hugh McElhenny 1953*+ 25 SFO RH 12 0 15 104 0 25 6.9 15 368 0 55 24.5 1449
66 Abe Woodson 1960*+ 26 SFO RCB 12 12 13 174 0 48 13.4 17 498 0 64 29.3 676
67 Sam Cathcart 1950 26 SFO LH 12 0 16 185 0 29 11.6 13 311 0 62 23.9 671
68 Freddie Solomon 1981 28 SFO WR 15 15 29 173 0 19 6.0 1185
69 Hugh McElhenny 1956* 28 SFO LH 12 0 15 38 0 12 2.5 13 300 0 36 23.1 1447
70 Carl Monroe 1985 25 SFO RET 14 0 28 717 1 95 25.6 768
71 Abe Woodson 1959*+ 25 SFO RDH 12 0 15 143 0 65 9.5 13 382 1 105 29.4 525
72 Carl Monroe 1984 24 SFO RET 16 0 27 561 0 44 20.8 713
73 Vic Washington 1972 26 SFO RB 13 13 27 771 1 98 28.6 1632
74 Hugh McElhenny 1958* 30 SFO LH 12 0 24 93 0 49 3.9 2 31 0 18 15.5 941
75 John Taylor 1990 28 SFO WR 14 14 26 212 0 30 8.2 960
76 Otis Amey 2005 24 SFO 11 0 11 125 1 75 11.4 14 241 0 25 17.2 366
77 Sam Cathcart 1949 25 SFO 12 0 18 306 0 0 17.0 7 138 0 0 19.7 1038
78 Lenny Lyles 1959 23 SFO RET 12 0 25 565 0 46 22.6 626
79 Jamal Robertson 2004 27 SFO 7 0 25 560 0 37 22.4 665
80 Bill Tucker 1970 27 SFO RET 14 0 25 577 0 43 23.1 822
81 Kermit Alexander 1963 22 SFO LCB 14 14 24 638 0 48 26.6 638
82 Joe Arenas 1953 28 SFO LH 12 0 8 93 0 50 11.6 16 551 0 82 34.4 1137
83 Noland Smith 1969 26 SFO RET 7 0 10 46 0 18 4.6 14 315 0 60 22.5 361
84 Vic Washington 1973 27 SFO RB 13 13 24 549 0 38 22.9 1321
85 Jim Cason 1951* 24 SFO S 12 0 13 115 0 20 8.8 10 196 0 41 19.6 324
86 Derrick Harmon 1985 22 SFO 15 3 23 467 0 37 20.3 682
87 Tony Leonard 1977 24 SFO LCB 13 13 22 154 0 19 7.0 1 68 0 68 68.0 222
88 Dana McLemore 1982 22 SFO RET 8 0 7 156 1 93 22.3 16 353 0 45 22.1 509
89 Manfred Moore 1974 24 SFO 14 0 5 149 1 88 29.8 18 398 0 51 22.1 600
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 Freddie Solomon 1979 26 SFO WR 15 12 23 142 0 14 6.2 1034
91 Eddie Dove 1959 22 SFO RS 12 0 22 126 0 62 5.7 126
92 Chuck Levy 1998 26 SFO RET 12 0 22 383 0 30 17.4 559
93 Marc Logan 1992 27 SFO RET 16 1 22 478 0 82 21.7 539
94 Dana McLemore 1987 27 SFO RET 12 2 21 265 1 83 12.6 1 23 0 23 23.0 288
95 Johnny Strzykalski 1948 27 SFO RH 14 13 13 201 0 0 15.5 9 185 0 0 20.6 1786
96 Ken Casanega 1946 25 SFO qb 14 5 18 248 0 0 13.8 3 61 0 0 20.3 501
97 Bruce Taylor 1972 24 SFO RCB 14 14 21 145 0 41 6.9 145
98 Dwight Hicks 1981* 25 SFO FS 16 16 19 171 0 39 9.0 1 22 0 22 22.0 193
99 Ralph McGill 1974 24 SFO rcb 13 6 20 166 0 47 8.3 166
100 Allen Rossum 2008 33 SFO 5 3 38 0 14 12.7 17 491 0 55 28.9 530
101 Derrick Crawford 1986 26 SFO RET 10 0 4 15 0 9 3.8 15 280 0 34 18.7 365
102 Earle Parsons 1946 76 SFO 10 2 15 198 0 0 13.2 4 94 0 0 23.5 706
103 Lawrence Phillips 1999 24 SFO 8 0 19 415 0 75 21.8 711
104 Roell Preston 1999 27 SFO 4 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 16 292 0 58 18.3 298
105 Joe Arenas 1952 27 SFO 12 0 7 40 0 13 5.7 11 291 0 47 26.5 561
106 Lenvil Elliott 1980 29 SFO 15 3 18 321 0 32 17.8 947
107 Paul Hofer 1978 26 SFO rb 16 6 18 386 0 40 21.4 1021
108 Dicky Moegle 1955* 21 SFO LS 11 0 8 36 0 21 4.5 10 249 0 61 24.9 614
109 Cedrick Wilson 2002 24 SFO 16 0 8 59 0 13 7.4 10 195 0 37 19.5 420
110 Abe Woodson 1958 24 SFO LS 9 0 7 53 0 38 7.6 11 239 0 34 21.7 304
111 Don Griffin 1990 26 SFO RCB 16 16 16 105 0 20 6.6 1 15 0 15 15.0 120
112 Sammy Johnson 1975 23 SFO 14 0 17 400 0 41 23.5 762
113 Terry Kirby 1998 28 SFO 9 0 17 340 0 33 20.0 732
114 Amos Lawrence 1981 23 SFO RET 13 0 17 437 1 92 25.7 495
115 Lenny Lyles 1960 24 SFO RET 12 0 17 526 1 97 30.9 526
116 Del Rodgers 1987 27 SFO RET 7 0 17 358 0 50 21.1 449
117 Joe Vetrano 1947 29 SFO K 14 2 12 137 0 0 11.4 5 117 0 0 23.4 265
118 Jamal Willis 1995 23 SFO 11 1 17 427 0 39 25.1 470
119 Forrest Hall 1948 27 SFO lh 14 5 3 97 0 0 32.3 13 369 0 0 28.4 966
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 Gary Lewis 1965 23 SFO 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 15 355 0 39 23.7 639
121 Hugh McElhenny 1954 26 SFO RH 6 0 8 78 0 32 9.8 8 210 0 51 26.3 965
122 Hugh McElhenny 1955 27 SFO RH 12 0 7 10 0 10 1.4 9 189 0 31 21.0 729
123 Bruce Rhodes 1976 24 SFO fs 14 5 16 142 0 22 8.9 142
124 Bruce Taylor 1975 27 SFO RCB 12 11 16 166 0 66 10.4 166
125 Dwight Hicks 1979 23 SFO 8 4 13 120 0 33 9.2 2 36 0 19 18.0 156
126 J.D. Smith 1958 26 SFO RET 12 0 15 356 0 39 23.7 624
127 Bruce Taylor 1973 25 SFO RCB 14 12 15 207 0 61 13.8 207
128 Doug Cunningham 1968 23 SFO 10 0 14 286 0 38 20.4 318
129 Amp Lee 1992 21 SFO 16 3 14 276 0 33 19.7 740
130 Earle Parsons 1947 77 SFO 11 0 10 106 0 0 10.6 4 99 0 0 24.8 493
131 Joe Perry 1949 22 SFO fb 11 5 14 337 0 0 24.1 1266
132 J.D. Smith 1957 25 SFO LDH 12 0 14 368 0 38 26.3 368
133 Johnny Strzykalski 1947 26 SFO RH 14 13 8 70 0 0 8.8 6 124 0 0 20.7 1358
134 Stan Black 1977 22 SFO 13 0 13 38 0 11 2.9 38
135 Jim Cason 1950 23 SFO 9 0 11 173 0 33 15.7 2 48 0 25 24.0 724
136 Joe Cribbs 1987 29 SFO 11 2 13 327 1 92 25.2 697
137 Johnny Fuller 1969 23 SFO 7 0 5 12 0 7 2.4 8 155 0 28 19.4 167
138 Johnny Fuller 1968 22 SFO RS 14 10 12 33 0 9 2.8 1 23 0 23 23.0 56
139 Derrick Harmon 1984 21 SFO 16 0 13 357 0 51 27.5 551
140 Freddie Solomon 1982 29 SFO WR 9 7 13 122 0 27 9.4 441
141 Billy Tidwell 1954 24 SFO 10 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 10 287 0 65 28.7 288
142 Sanjay Beach 1991 25 SFO