All-Time Kick Return Yards Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Andre Coleman | 244 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 |
2 | Ellis Hobbs | 220 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
3 | Danieal Manning | 216 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
4 | Tim Dwight | 210 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999 |
5 | Dante Hall | 208 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
6 | Jacoby Jones | 206 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013 |
7 | Eric Weems | 195 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 15, 2011 |
8 | Devin Hester+ | 194 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017 |
| Roell Preston | 194 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 3, 1999 |
10 | Fulton Walker | 190 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
11 | Quintin Demps | 187 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2014 |
12 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 180 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 11, 2009 |
13 | Rock Cartwright | 176 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 5, 2008 |
14 | Derrick Mason | 174 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 23, 2000 |
| Tony Horne | 174 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
16 | Michael Bates | 172 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers, January 3, 2004 |
17 | Speedy Duncan | 170 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971 |
18 | Carl Garrett | 169 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Colts, December 24, 1977 |
19 | Nate Burleson | 166 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, January 14, 2007 |
20 | Darren Sproles | 164 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 11, 2009 |
21 | Larry Anderson | 162 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
22 | Charlie Rogers | 159 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 2000 |
| Mel Gray | 159 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1994 |
| Eric Metcalf | 159 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990 |
25 | Trindon Holliday | 158 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
26 | Michael Bates | 155 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 5, 1997 |
27 | Chad Morton | 154 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders, January 12, 2002 |
| Ron Dixon | 154 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 28, 2001 |
| Desmond Howard | 154 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
| Ed Podolak | 154 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
31 | Stephen Starring | 153 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears, January 26, 1986 |
32 | Mark Jones | 151 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 10, 2009 |
| Robert Tate | 151 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
34 | Godwin Igwebuike | 150 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 14, 2023 |
35 | Ameer Abdullah | 148 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 11, 2020 |
| Jacoby Jones | 148 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots, January 10, 2015 |
| Antonio Freeman | 148 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 1996 |
| Del Rodgers | 148 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 16, 1983 |
39 | Speedy Duncan | 147 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
40 | Ray-Ray McCloud | 146 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
| Darren Carrington | 146 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 28, 1990 |
42 | Leon Washington | 143 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, January 16, 2011 |
| Courtney Roby | 143 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 24, 2010 |
| Marcus Knight | 143 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 26, 2003 |
| Marcus Knight | 143 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Tennessee Titans, January 19, 2003 |
46 | Mecole Hardman | 142 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans, January 12, 2020 |
| Eric Moulds | 142 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 28, 1996 |
48 | Glyn Milburn | 140 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, December 28, 1997 |
49 | Brad Smith | 139 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 24, 2010 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 139 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints, January 16, 2010 |
| Fred McAfee | 139 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 6, 2001 |
| Bobby Jancik | 139 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Texans, December 23, 1962 |
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