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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Vai Sikahema PHO 27 16 2 37 433 0 53 11.7 43 874 0 52 20.3 1697
2 Dave Meggett* NYG 23 16 2 46 582 1 76 12.7 27 577 0 43 21.4 1807
3 Jo-Jo Townsell NYJ 29 16 16 33 299 0 30 9.1 34 653 0 69 19.2 1739
4 Rod Woodson*+ PIT 24 15 14 29 207 0 20 7.1 36 982 1 84 27.3 1189
5 Deion Sanders ATL 22 15 10 28 307 1 68 11.0 35 725 0 72 20.7 1024
6 Derrick Shepard 2TM 25 15 8 31 251 1 56 8.1 27 529 0 32 19.6 1096
7 Gerald McNeil CLE 27 16 0 49 496 0 49 10.1 4 61 0 21 15.3 703
8 Ken Bell DEN 25 15 0 21 143 0 24 6.8 30 602 0 33 20.1 745
9 Ron J. Brown RAM 28 16 0 47 968 0 74 20.6 1108
10 James Dixon DAL 22 16 7 47 1181 1 97 25.1 1688
11 Rod Harris NOR 23 11 0 27 196 0 20 7.3 19 378 0 39 19.9 574
12 Leo Lewis MIN 33 16 0 44 446 0 65 10.1 2 30 0 15 15.0 635
13 Walter Stanley DET 27 14 12 36 496 0 74 13.8 9 95 0 19 10.6 895
14 Henry Williams PHI 27 13 0 30 267 0 24 8.9 14 249 0 28 17.8 548
15 Sammy Martin NWE 24 10 1 19 164 0 28 8.6 24 584 0 38 24.3 997
16 Joe P. Johnson WAS 27 15 0 21 200 0 38 9.5 21 522 1 99 24.9 722
17 Erroll Tucker 2TM 25 9 0 19 165 0 26 8.7 23 436 0 37 19.0 601
18 Clarence Verdin IND 26 16 7 23 296 1 49 12.9 19 371 0 29 19.5 1087
19 Stefon Adams RAI 26 14 0 19 156 0 15 8.2 22 425 0 37 19.3 581
20 Donnie Elder TAM 27 16 0 40 685 0 30 17.1 685
21 Kenny Johnson HOU 31 16 0 19 122 0 19 6.4 21 372 0 39 17.7 494
22 John Taylor* SFO 27 15 15 36 417 0 37 11.6 2 51 0 27 25.5 1551
23 Jeff Query GNB 22 16 0 30 247 0 15 8.2 6 125 0 28 20.8 722
24 Mel J. Gray DET 28 10 1 11 76 0 15 6.9 24 640 0 57 26.7 785
25 James Jefferson SEA 26 16 1 12 87 0 19 7.3 22 511 1 97 23.2 598
26 David Hollis SEA 24 10 0 18 164 0 21 9.1 15 247 0 30 16.5 411
27 Vince Workman GNB 21 15 0 33 547 0 46 16.6 555
28 Terrence Flagler SFO 25 15 0 32 643 0 41 20.1 823
29 Eric Metcalf CLE 21 16 11 31 718 0 49 23.2 1748
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Mickey Sutton 2TM 29 15 0 31 273 0 26 8.8 273
31 Darryl Usher 2TM 24 13 0 4 25 0 11 6.3 27 506 0 33 18.7 539
32 Bobby Joe Edmonds RAI 25 7 0 16 168 0 20 10.5 14 271 0 43 19.4 439
33 Jamie Holland SDG 25 16 6 29 510 0 34 17.6 892
34 Dennis Gentry CHI 30 16 6 28 667 0 63 23.8 1236
35 Darryl Henley RAM 23 15 0 28 266 0 25 9.5 266
36 Mark Green CHI 22 10 0 16 141 0 24 8.8 11 239 0 37 21.7 474
37 Danny Copeland KAN 23 16 0 26 466 0 36 17.9 466
38 Stanford Jennings CIN 27 16 6 26 525 0 33 20.2 937
39 Bobby Humphery NYJ 28 16 16 24 414 0 52 17.3 414
40 A.J. Johnson WAS 22 16 8 24 504 0 38 21.0 504
41 Marc Logan MIA 24 10 4 24 613 1 97 25.5 848
42 Naz Worthen KAN 23 10 1 19 133 0 17 7.0 5 113 0 27 22.6 315
43 Keith L. Jones ATL 23 14 9 23 440 0 29 19.1 1038
44 Thomas Sanders CHI 27 16 0 23 491 1 96 21.3 646
45 Mark Ingram NYG 24 16 3 22 332 0 29 15.1 623
46 Willie Drewrey TAM 26 16 0 20 220 0 55 11.0 1 26 0 26 26.0 403
47 Anthony Miller* SDG 24 16 16 21 533 1 91 25.4 1806
48 Scott Schwedes MIA 24 9 0 18 210 1 70 11.7 3 24 0 13 8.0 408
49 Ira Hillary CIN 27 16 1 6 19 0 10 3.2 14 223 0 29 15.9 402
50 Pete Mandley KAN 28 13 12 19 151 0 19 7.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 628
51 Bobby Morse NOR 24 11 0 10 29 0 16 2.9 10 278 1 99 27.8 350
52 Ronnie Harmon BUF 25 15 2 18 409 0 49 22.7 871
53 Elroy Harris SEA 23 14 0 18 334 0 25 18.6 383
54 Albert Bentley IND 29 16 8 17 328 0 29 19.3 1152
55 Robert Delpino RAM 24 16 1 17 334 0 30 19.6 1036
56 Lorenzo Hampton MIA 27 10 0 17 303 0 34 17.8 375
57 Phil McConkey 2TM 32 11 0 15 124 0 29 8.3 2 40 0 21 20.0 182
58 Kendal Smith CIN 24 11 0 12 54 0 15 4.5 5 65 0 19 13.0 259
59 Lorenzo White HOU 23 16 0 17 303 0 29 17.8 689
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Don Beebe BUF 25 14 0 16 353 0 85 22.1 670
61 Bobby Futrell TAM 26 16 1 12 76 0 15 6.3 4 58 0 22 14.5 134
62 Mark Higgs PHI 23 15 1 16 293 0 30 18.3 486
63 Mike Martin CIN 29 12 0 15 107 0 17 7.1 267
64 Leonard Harris HOU 29 11 0 14 331 0 63 23.6 533
65 Darrin Nelson 2TM 30 14 0 14 317 0 32 22.6 1018
66 Troy Stradford MIA 25 7 4 14 129 0 19 9.2 602
67 Carl Bland GNB 28 16 0 13 256 0 37 19.7 420
68 Irving Fryar NWE 27 11 5 12 107 0 20 8.9 1 47 0 47 47.0 706
69 Tracy Johnson HOU 23 16 0 13 224 0 27 17.2 248
70 Todd McNair KAN 24 14 0 13 257 0 37 19.8 750
71 Heath Sherman PHI 22 15 1 13 222 0 45 17.1 484
72 Herschel Walker 2TM 27 16 15 13 374 1 93 28.8 1712
73 Gene Atkins NOR 25 14 12 12 245 0 32 20.4 245
74 D.J. Dozier MIN 24 14 6 12 258 0 63 21.5 613
75 Vance Johnson DEN 26 16 16 12 118 0 34 9.8 1213
76 James Pruitt IND 25 16 3 12 257 0 49 21.4 328
77 Tony Baker PHO 25 10 2 11 245 0 33 22.3 294
78 Dana Brinson SDG 24 10 0 11 112 0 52 10.2 247
79 Brent Fullwood* GNB 26 15 15 11 243 0 35 22.1 1278
80 Paul Palmer 2TM 25 14 8 11 255 0 62 23.2 794
81 Rodney Rice NWE 23 10 0 11 242 0 46 22.0 242
82 Ricky Sanders WAS 27 16 12 2 12 0 7 6.0 9 134 0 29 14.9 1303
83 Anthony Edwards PHI 23 9 0 7 64 0 28 9.1 3 23 0 11 7.7 161
84 Dennis McKinnon CHI 28 16 10 10 67 0 17 6.7 490
85 Andre Rison IND 22 16 13 2 20 0 12 10.0 8 150 0 30 18.8 1008
86 Spencer Tillman SFO 25 15 0 10 206 0 60 20.6 206
87 Richard Carey CIN 21 7 0 3 29 0 13 9.7 6 104 0 23 17.3 133
88 Phil Epps NYJ 31 10 0 9 154 0 43 17.1 276
89 Ricky Nattiel DEN 23 8 0 9 77 0 38 8.6 260
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Sylvester Stamps TAM 28 10 0 9 145 0 36 16.1 368
91 Paul Frazier NOR 22 15 0 8 157 0 29 19.6 294
92 Lonzell Hill NOR 24 16 12 7 41 0 13 5.9 1 13 0 13 13.0 683
93 Ernie Jones PHO 25 15 9 1 13 0 13 13.0 7 124 0 27 17.7 993
94 Greg Paterra ATL 22 10 0 8 129 0 31 16.1 203
95 Tim Brown RAI 23 1 1 4 43 0 29 10.8 3 63 0 25 21.0 114
96 Darren Carrington DEN 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 6 152 0 68 25.3 152
97 Brian Jordan ATL 22 4 0 4 34 0 15 8.5 3 27 0 13 9.0 61
98 Dwight Stone PIT 25 16 8 7 173 0 73 24.7 318
99 George Thomas ATL 25 16 0 7 142 0 28 20.3 188
100 Marvin Allen NWE 24 3 0 6 124 0 29 20.7 175
101 Cornell Burbage DAL 24 10 1 3 5 0 5 1.7 3 55 0 22 18.3 194
102 Kevin Harmon SEA 24 4 0 6 84 0 19 14.0 108
103 Willard Reaves 2TM 30 3 0 6 84 0 22 14.0 83
104 Matt Suhey CHI 31 16 0 6 93 0 21 15.5 217
105 Wayne Walker SDG 23 13 4 6 31 0 13 5.2 435
106 Bruce Alexander DET 24 8 1 5 100 0 25 20.0 100
107 Alfred Anderson MIN 28 11 8 5 75 0 36 15.0 457
108 Derek Hill PIT 22 16 8 5 22 0 12 4.4 477
109 William Howard TAM 25 16 12 5 82 0 19 16.4 627
110 Jason Johnson PIT 24 14 0 2 22 0 13 11.0 3 43 0 19 14.3 65
111 Glen Kozlowski CHI 27 15 0 4 -2 0 4 -0.5 1 12 0 12 12.0 84
112 Vance Mueller RAI 25 16 2 5 120 0 49 24.0 521
113 Mike Oliphant CLE 26 14 0 5 69 0 28 13.8 188
114 Barry Sanders*+ DET 21 15 13 5 118 0 43 23.6 1870
115 Titus Dixon 2TM 23 4 0 4 67 0 21 16.8 67
116 Cliff Hicks RAM 25 15 6 4 39 0 15 9.8 39
117 Bobby Humphrey DEN 23 16 12 4 86 0 29 21.5 1393
118 Ivy Joe Hunter IND 23 16 1 4 58 0 19 14.5 105
119 Keith Jones CLE 23 16 2 4 42 0 25 10.5 328
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Louis Lipps PIT 27 16 16 4 27 0 9 6.8 1151
121 Kelvin Martin DAL 24 11 11 4 32 0 12 8.0 676
122 Weegie Thompson PIT 28 16 0 4 41 0 15 10.3 115
123 Timmie Ware RAI 27 13 0 4 86 0 29 21.5 86
124 Jerrol Williams PIT 22 16 3 4 31 0 22 7.8 31
125 Darryl Clack DAL 26 8 1 3 56 0 24 18.7 165
126 Kenneth Davis BUF 27 16 0 3 52 0 20 17.3 293
127 Victor Floyd SDG 23 6 0 3 12 0 12 4.0 33
128 Kenny Gamble KAN 24 2 0 3 55 0 2 18.3 81
129 Bob Mrosko HOU 24 15 14 3 46 0 19 15.3 74
130 James Saxon KAN 23 16 2 3 16 0 14 5.3 335
131 Harry Sydney SFO 30 7 0 3 16 0 16 5.3 143
132 Kitrick Taylor NWE 25 4 0 3 52 0 22 17.3 52
133 George Wonsley NWE 29 5 0 3 69 0 40 23.0 67
134 Chris Woods DEN 27 1 0 2 6 0 11 3.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 23
135 Anthony Allen SDG 30 7 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 22
136 Scott Ankrom DAL 23 10 0 2 6 0 5 3.0 6
137 Lew Barnes KAN 27 2 0 2 41 0 21 20.5 41
138 Brad Beckman ATL 25 15 2 2 15 0 15 7.5 117
139 Stephen Braggs CLE 24 7 0 2 20 0 18 10.0 20
140 Mel Bratton DEN 24 16 3 2 19 0 10 9.5 196
141 Andre Brown MIA 23 16 0 2 9 0 9 4.5 419
142 Anthony Carter* MIN 29 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 19 0 19 19.0 1105
143 Jessie Clark 2TM 29 14 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 119
144 Ken Dallafior DET 30 16 11 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
145 Patrick Egu NWE 22 7 0 2 26 0 22 13.0 46
146 Henry Ellard* RAM 28 14 12 2 20 0 10 10.0 1412
147 Nuu Faaola 2TM 25 12 1 2 30 0 17 15.0 48
148 Cedric Figaro SDG 23 16 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
149 Herman Fontenot GNB 26 16 0 2 30 0 20 15.0 471
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
150 Terry Greer SFO 32 11 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 46
151 Emile Harry KAN 26 16 6 2 6 0 7 3.0 445
152 Keith Henderson SFO 23 6 0 2 21 0 13 10.5 181
153 Milford Hodge NWE 28 16 1 2 19 0 11 9.5 19
154 Undra Johnson 2TM 23 6 0 2 34 0 19 17.0 34
155 Brian Kinchen MIA 24 16 0 2 26 0 17 13.0 38
156 Dave Little PHI 28 16 1 2 14 0 12 7.0 22
157 Mike McDonald RAM 31 16 0 2 22 0 12 11.0 22
158 Gerald Nichols NYJ 25 16 0 2 9 0 7 4.5 9
159 Mickey Pruitt CHI 24 14 1 2 17 0 11 8.5 17
160 Barry Redden CLE 29 16 1 2 2 0 2 1.0 216
161 Butch Rolle BUF 25 16 1 2 20 0 14 10.0 21
162 Kevin Ross* KAN 27 15 13 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
163 Steve Smith RAI 25 16 16 2 19 0 15 9.5 630
164 Steve Tasker BUF 27 16 0 2 39 0 20 19.5 39
165 Michael Timpson NWE 22 2 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
166 James Wilder TAM 31 15 4 2 42 0 23 21.0 621
167 David W. Williams HOU 23 14 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 8
168 Jerry Woods DET 23 2 0 2 28 0 15 14.0 28
169 Keith Woodside GNB 25 16 16 2 38 0 23 19.0 838
170 Dave Ahrens MIA 31 11 8 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
171 Eric Ball CIN 23 15 9 1 19 0 19 19.0 454
172 Reggie Branch WAS 27 10 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
173 Aundray Bruce ATL 23 16 13 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
174 Bob Brudzinski MIA 34 10 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
175 Keith Byars PHI 26 16 15 1 27 0 27 27.0 1200
176 Dennis Byrd NYJ 23 16 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
177 Lydell Carr PHO 24 5 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
178 Thornton Chandler DAL 26 6 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
179 Dick Chapura CHI 25 16 3 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
180 Louis Clark SEA 25 16 6 1 31 0 31 31.0 291
181 Mark Collins NYG 25 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
182 Darren Comeaux SEA 29 16 13 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
183 Ray Crockett DET 22 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
184 Travis Curtis MIN 24 16 11 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
185 Ron Davenport MIA 27 9 3 1 19 0 19 19.0 94
186 Brian Davis WAS 26 15 9 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
187 Clint Didier GNB 30 16 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 71
188 Eric Fairs HOU 25 16 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
189 Rick Fenney MIN 25 16 8 1 12 0 12 12.0 854
190 Cleveland Gary RAM 23 10 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 180
191 Willie Gault RAI 29 16 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 706
192 Ernest Gibson MIA 28 5 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
193 Kerry Goode MIA 24 1 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
194 Kurt Gouveia WAS 25 15 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
195 Darrell Green WAS 29 7 7 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
196 Don Griffin SFO 25 16 16 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
197 James Griffin DET 28 16 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
198 Larry Griffin PIT 26 16 1 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
199 Mike Harden RAI 31 15 12 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
200 Dalton Hilliard* NOR 25 16 16 1 20 0 20 20.0 1796
201 Mike Hinnant PIT 23 5 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
202 John Holifield CIN 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 38
203 Maurice Hurst NWE 22 16 14 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
204 LeRoy Irvin RAM 32 13 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
205 Johnnie Jackson SFO 22 16 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
206 Kirby Jackson BUF 24 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
207 Eddie Johnson CLE 30 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
208 Flip Johnson BUF 26 16 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 310
209 Vernon Joines CLE 24 4 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
210 Trey Junkin RAI 28 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 32
211 Zeph Lee RAI 26 13 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
212 Lester Lyles SDG 27 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
213 Robert Lyles HOU 28 13 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
214 Tony Mandarich GNB 23 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
215 Chris Mandeville WAS 24 1 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
216 Martin Mayhew WAS 24 16 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
217 Travis McNeal SEA 22 16 6 1 17 0 17 17.0 164
218 Glenn Montgomery HOU 22 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
219 Jamie Mueller BUF 25 14 3 1 19 0 19 19.0 71
220 Terry Orr WAS 28 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 80
221 Carl Painter DET 25 15 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 119
222 Brett Perriman NOR 24 14 1 1 10 0 10 10.0 356
223 Kim Phillips NOR 23 5 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 24
224 Frank Pillow TAM 24 3 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
225 James Primus ATL 25 5 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
226 Walter Reeves PHO 24 16 3 1 5 0 5 5.0 10
227 Tom Rehder NWE 24 16 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
228 Allen Rice MIN 27 4 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 67
229 Bill Romanowski SFO 23 16 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
230 Lee Rouson NYG 27 16 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 189
231 Dan Saleaumua KAN 25 16 8 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
232 Broderick Sargent DAL 27 14 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 137
233 Greg Scales NOR 23 14 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 89
234 David Tate CHI 25 14 4 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
235 Mosi Tatupu NWE 34 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 94
236 Junior Tautalatasi DAL 26 13 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 181
237 Craig Taylor CIN 23 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 160
238 Dan Turk RAI 27 16 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
239 Floyd Turner NOR 23 13 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 294
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
240 Chris Verhulst HOU 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 48
241 Tom Waddle CHI 22 3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 10
242 Charles Washington IND 23 16 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
243 Marvin Washington NYJ 24 16 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
244 Jarvis Williams MIA 24 16 16 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
245 Tony Woods SEA 24 16 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
246 Donnell Woolford CHI 23 11 11 1 12 0 12 12.0 12