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Gridiron football statistic
return and punt return statistics are aggregated. and sometimes they are added to yards from scrimmage to yield all-purpose yards. When kick return yards
Return_yards
interception return yards, career: 1,590, Ed Reed, 2002–2013 Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 30 interceptions): 25.1 (1,331 yards/53 INTS)
List of NFL individual records
List_of_NFL_individual_records
American football play
interception return, 107 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 23, 2008. Reed also holds the record for the second longest interception return, 106
Interception
National Football League (NFL) kickoff return yards leaders, league record books recognize the kickoff return yard leaders of the American Football League (AFL)
List of NFL annual kickoff return yards leaders
List_of_NFL_annual_kickoff_return_yards_leaders
1997 National Football League championship game
interceptions for 149 return yards and a touchdown. Aided by Martin's 166 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 78-yard touchdown run in the 2nd
Super_Bowl_XXXI
American/Canadian football player who specializes in kick returns
kickoff return (99 yards), punt return yards (90), total return yards (244) and combined net yards (244). Incidentally, his 99-yard kickoff return in the
Return_specialist
kickoff returners based on their career kickoff return yards within 5,000 yards. Brian Mitchell is the all-time leader with 14,014 kickoff return yards over
List of NFL career kickoff return yards leaders
List_of_NFL_career_kickoff_return_yards_leaders
American football player (born 1998)
receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 313 yards and a touchdown.
Brandon_Aiyuk
American football player (born 1991)
for 227 yards (including a 97-yard return for a touchdown) and also ran for 100 yards with two touchdowns on just 13 carries. His kick-off return touchdown
David_Wilson_(running_back)
American football player (born 2001)
totaling 31 receptions for 461 yards and two touchdowns. In 2022, he started all 13 games, hauling in 47 receptions for 689 yards and six touchdowns, while
Chimere_Dike
American football player (born 1996)
Panthers from Poland in 2021. Turpin led the NFL in kick return yards in 2025 with 1,814 yards, the second most in a season in NFL history. Turpin went
KaVontae_Turpin
American football player (born 2004)
rushed nine times for 59 yards, tallying four receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown, while also returning three kickoffs for 80 yards versus Washington. He
Jaydon_Blue
American football player (1961–1986)
their starting fullback, rushing for 1,813 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also catching 108 passes for 914 yards and 3 scores. Tuggle earned a spot in the
John_Tuggle
1995 edition of the Super Bowl
Year Award. His 303 return yards was the third-highest total in NFL history, while his touchdown returns of 74, 93, and 90 yards made him the first player
Super_Bowl_XXIX
American football player (born 2001)
100-yard game against Georgia, rushing for 146 yards on 20 carries. Bigsby finished the season averaging 6.0 yards per carry for a total of 834 yards and
Tank_Bigsby
American football player (born 2003)
times for 1,242 yards and nine touchdowns and hauled in seven receptions for 52 yards. In the 2024 season opener, he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns
Kaleb_Johnson_(running_back)
In American football, a punt can be returned for yards. The number of punt return yards a player makes is a recorded statistic in football games. Statistics
List of NFL annual punt return yards leaders
List_of_NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders
American football player (born 1966)
his first NFL season, he led the league in kickoff returns, return yards, and yards per return average. Though it took time for him to fill into the role
Tim_Brown_(American_football)
American football player (born 1994)
for 413 yards, leading the league in punt return yards despite missing five games due to injury. As a receiver, he had 17 receptions for 215 yards and two
Kalif_Raymond
American football player (born 1974)
history with at least 10,000 receiving yards and 5,000 return yards. He set the record for all-purpose yards in a single season, which was later broken
Derrick_Mason
1973 Edition of the Super Bowl
breakaway runner, rushed for exactly 1,000 yards, caught 15 passes for 168 yards, added another 334 yards returning kickoffs, and scored a league-leading 12
Super_Bowl_VII
American football player (born 2003)
school records. As a senior, he passed for 3,447 yards with 35 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,235 yards and 24 touchdowns. DeJean was the 2021 All-American
Cooper_DeJean
American football player (born 2002)
receptions for 336 yards and five touchdowns. In his first career start against Fresno State, he posted five receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns
Tory_Horton
American football player (born 1988)
with 410 punt return yards and 791 kick return yards, and he also led the nation with an average of 20.5 yards per punt return. After a slow start to
Antonio_Brown
American football player and coach (1924–1975)
Stagg's Pacific Tigers football team, throwing 22 yards for a touchdown and returning an interception 75 yards for another touchdown. At the end of the 1944
Emlen_Tunnell
Fourth AFL–NFL Championship Game
receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. Running back Warren McVea rushed for 500 yards and 7 touchdowns, while adding another 318 yards returning kickoffs.
Super_Bowl_IV
American football player (born 2000)
regular season, recording five receptions for 87 yards, two carries for 11 yards, and 1,198 combined return yards. Moore signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract
Skyy_Moore
American football player (born 1994)
for 237 yards and one touchdown), wide receiver (27 receptions for 444 yards and a touchdown), punt returner (20 returns averaging 10.7 yards with two
Tyreek_Hill
American football player (born 1997)
catches for 46 yards and a touchdown, in addition to six punt returns for 132 yards and a 25-yard kick return for a total of 203 all-purpose yards. The 132
Britain_Covey
American football player (born 1981)
over 3,000 yards. Jones also set school records for kickoff return yards (1,678), combined kick return yards (2,104) and all-purpose yards (5,372). After
Julius Jones (American football)
Julius_Jones_(American_football)
American football player (1928–2002)
298 interception return yards in 1952 was three yards short of the NFL record at the time(The Lions' Don Doll, who had 301 return yards in 1949) and remains
Night_Train_Lane
American football player (born 1995)
finished the season ranked third in the NFL in kickoff return yards (852) and third in yards per punt return (13.4). On March 14, 2022, Berrios re-signed with
Braxton_Berrios
American football player (born 1995)
catches for 13 yards in the 24–16 win. In Week 8 against the Houston Texans, Renfrow caught four passes for 88 yards including a 65-yard touchdown reception
Hunter_Renfrow
American football player (born 1984)
for 155 yards and a touchdown to go along with 257 return yards in 15 games and two starts. In 2009, Walker recorded 21 receptions for 233 yards to go along
Delanie_Walker
Topics referred to by the same term
NFL kickoff return yards leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual kickoff return yards leaders List of NFL career kickoff return yards leaders This disambiguation
NFL kickoff return yards leaders
NFL_kickoff_return_yards_leaders
Gridiron football statistical measure
all-purpose yards is a combined total of rushing yards, receiving yards, and all forms of return yards only. Some sources do not specify which types of return yards
All-purpose_yardage
American football player (born 1975)
interception brought his season return yards to 376-yards and earned him the record for most interception return yards in a single season. He surpassed
Darren_Sharper
American football player (born 1998)
Louisiana, Waddle had three receptions for 138 yards and two receiving touchdowns to go with a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown. In the SEC Championship
Jaylen_Waddle
American football player (born 2004)
school career, Etienne rushed for 2,455 yards and 34 touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 1,344 rushing yards along with 20 touchdowns and was named to
Trevor_Etienne
American football player (born 2002)
194 yards and 26 punt returns for 408 yards, leading the league with 15.7 yards per punt return. He was named First-team All-Pro as a punt returner, and
Marvin_Mims
2001 National Football League championship game
recorded 152 total all-purpose yards (111 kickoff return yards, 34 punt return yards, seven receiving yards, one rushing yard) and a touchdown. Collins had
Super_Bowl_XXXV
American football player (born 1983)
season and made an impact as a kick returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a franchise record. He made his
Josh_Cribbs
Longest missed field goal return 131 – Boyd Carter/Dave Mann (1958) (Carter for 15 yards, then lateral to Mann for 116 yards and TD) 130 – Ken Hinton (1977)
List of Canadian Football League records (individual)
List_of_Canadian_Football_League_records_(individual)
American football player (born 1970)
at Michigan with 249 rushing yards, 134 receptions for 2,146 yards, 1,211 kickoff return yards, and 339 yards returning punts, while also scoring 37 touchdowns
Desmond_Howard
American football player (born 1999)
Laube recorded 687 rush attempts for 6,495 yards and 101 touchdowns while having 64 receptions for 1,234 yards and 14 touchdowns, with five additional touchdowns
Dylan_Laube
4,813 yards FCS: 1,240 – Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005–08, 5,621 yards Div II: 1,271 – Xavier Omon, Northwest Missouri State, 2004–07, 7,073 yards DIV III:
List_of_NCAA_football_records
American football player (born 2002)
Washington had 9 receptions for 93 yards. Two weeks later, against Michigan State, he set a new career high with 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns Washington
Parker_Washington
American football player (born 1968)
kickoff return yards are a record as well. He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered
Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)
American football player (born 1948)
half of his career, gaining 418 yards on punt returns and 1,622 yards returning kickoffs, with a yards per kick return average of 25.7. On January 15,
Cliff_Harris
American football player, coach, and administrator (born 1978)
interception returns (106 yards in 2004 and 107 yards in 2008). He also holds the all-time NFL record for interception return yards, with 1,590, and postseason
Ed_Reed
American football player (born 1982)
264 Most punt return yards, lifetime: 3,241 yards Most punt return yards, season: 651 yards (2007) Most punt return yards, game: 152 yards, at Arizona Cardinals
Devin_Hester
American football player (born 1998)
second-team all-conference as a return specialist after returning 30 kickoffs for 879 yards and three touchdowns and 14 for 121 yards while also intercepting
Marcus_Jones_(cornerback)
American football player (born 1991)
for 80 yards in the 37–31 overtime road victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Patterson had two receptions for 14 yards, a 38-yard kick return, and seven
Cordarrelle_Patterson
American football player (born 1992)
school records for single-game receiving yards, single game all-purpose yards and career kickoff return yards. As a senior for the 2014 team, he surpassed
Tyler_Lockett
American football player (born 1968)
career return yards (1,076). And he currently holds the record for most career receptions by a running back (125), most career receiving yards by a running
Eric_Metcalf
American football player (born 1996)
Plantation-American Heritage. Johnson ran for 143 yards, a touchdown, and a 99-yard kickoff return in a game against American Heritage School that included
D'Ernest_Johnson
American football player (born 1992)
33.5 yards a return, capped off with a 99-yard touchdown return in the bowl game. He finished the season with seven returns of 39 or more yards, including
Raheem_Mostert
American football player (born 1987)
recording seven special teams tackles while returning 17 kickoffs for 429 yards giving him 25.2 yards per return average. Toward the end of the season, the
Eric_Decker
2002 National Football League championship game
yards. Troy Brown was the Patriots' leading receiver with 6 catches for 89 yards. Brown also had a 15-yard kickoff return, and a 4-yard punt return,
Super_Bowl_XXXVI
American football player (born 1998)
Dallas amassed a total of 1,599 passing yards, 2,502 rushing yards, 779 receiving yards, 430 return yards and 55 touchdowns. Dallas was considered one
DeeJay_Dallas
American football player (born 1952)
783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards
Rick_Upchurch
American football player (born 1985)
with 972 all-purpose yards. In the down season, Johnson totaled 314 rushing yards, 176 receiving yards, and 482 kickoff return yards. He played in 12 games
Chris_Johnson_(running_back)
1996 National Football League championship game
yards and 10 touchdowns. Kevin Williams was another big receiving threat with 38 receptions for 613 yards, while also racking up 1,274 return yards on
Super_Bowl_XXX
American football player (born 1999)
season but returned 31 kickoffs in the regular season for the Bills for 943 yards and one touchdown, finishing with 1,304 all-purpose yards. He was named
Ray_Davis_(American_football)
American football player (born 1961)
against the Cincinnati Bengals, he returned 5 kickoffs for 177 yards and 3 punts for 86 yards; the 263 total return yards remains tied with Billy "White Shoes"
Mel_Gray_(return_specialist)
Index of articles associated with the same name
rushing yards leaders List of NFL career rushing attempts leaders List of NFL career rushing touchdowns leaders List of NFL career receiving yards leaders
NFL_records
American football player (born 1999)
Football after rushing for 2,251 yards and 38 touchdowns in his sophomore season. As a junior, Gray rushed for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns and was selected
Eric_Gray_(American_football)
American football player (born 1998)
50 receptions for 871 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns, 27 kick returns, 554 kick-return yards and 249 rushing yards. He played wide receiver and running
Antonio_Gibson
American football player (1925–2020)
returner. His 4,572 career kick and punt return yards was the best in NFL history at the time of his retirement, and his career average of 27.3 yards
Joe_Arenas
National Football League franchise in New Orleans, Louisiana
Alvin Kamara (2020) Punt return yards: 625 Michael Lewis (2002) All-purpose yards: 2,696 Darren Sproles (2011) – NFL record Yards from scrimmage: 2,157 Deuce
New_Orleans_Saints
American football coach and former player (born 1967)
37-yard receiving touchdown in the 35–7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1992, he led the league in kick return yards (1,067), yards per return (26
Deion_Sanders
American football player (born 2001)
receptions for 25 yards. In the COVID shortened 2020 season, he brought in five passes for 51 yards, while also rushing for eight yards. In week seven of
Malik_Washington
American football player (born 1959)
interceptions, which he returned for 730 yards and five touchdowns. Lott recovered 17 fumbles, returned them for 43 yards, and gained 113 yards on kickoff returns
Ronnie_Lott
American football player (born 1998)
9 yards per punt return. He finished with 20 receptions for 349 yards and five touchdowns. On October 5, 2025, Shaheed scored a career-long 87-yard touchdown
Rashid_Shaheed
American football player (born 1979)
with 25 receptions for 600 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and amassed 450 yards on 12 kickoff returns with one return touchdown that year. Moss earned
Santana_Moss
2000 National Football League championship game
80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Although McNair passed for only 112 yards and one touchdown with one interception, he rushed for 91 yards and
Super_Bowl_XXXIV
American football player (born 1980)
Quincy Carter that he returned 21 yards, before lateralling the ball to linebacker Mark Fields, who gained an additional 30 yards. Peppers' second three-sack
Julius_Peppers
American football player (born 1978)
Career combined punt and kickoff return touchdowns (11) Kickoff return yards in a single season: 1,718 (2004) All-purpose yards in a single season: 2,446 (2003)
Dante_Hall
2021 National Football League championship game
for 466 yards), Mecole Hardman (41 reception for 561 yards and 360 return yards on special teams), and Sammy Watkins (37 receptions for 421 yards). The
Super_Bowl_LV
Kick downfield to the opposing team in gridiron football
jumped or the 1-yard line, whichever is farther from the goal line. The length of the punt, referred to as punting yards or gross punting yards, is measured
Punt_(gridiron_football)
American football player and coach (born 1944)
going. Houston intercepted 49 passes, recovered 21 fumbles, gained 1,498 return yards (on interception, fumble, blocked field goal, kickoff, and punt returns)
Ken_Houston
1983 Edition of the Super Bowl
returns for 190 yards and a touchdown, setting Super Bowl records for most kickoff return yards and highest single-game yards-per-return average (47.5)
Super_Bowl_XVII
American football player (born 2002)
843 yards and six touchdowns. He returned to the Cougars for the 2024 season. He was the team's top receiver, making 70 receptions for 1,198 yards and
Kyle Williams (wide receiver, born 2002)
Kyle_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_2002)
American football player (born 1986)
rushed for 1,870 yards and scored 26 touchdowns. In his senior year, Holliday put up even better statistics by rushing for 2,210 yards, scoring 34 touchdowns
Trindon_Holliday
American football player (born 1981)
reception for -1 yards and a rush for -7 yards. He played most of the 2005 NFL season as a kick returner, however. He registered 488 yards on kick returns
Rasheed_Marshall
American gridiron football player (born 1992)
Whitehead returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. In addition, he had one catch for six yards and one rushing attempt for 11 yards. In Week
Lucky_Whitehead
American football player (born 1999)
receptions for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also carried the ball 14 times for 75 yards and had 983 return yards and a kickoff return touchdown. Remigio's
Nikko_Remigio
more yards passing over four consecutive quarters. If counting interception return yards, then Jameis Winston holds the league record with a 668-yard game
List of 500-yard passing games in the NFL
List_of_500-yard_passing_games_in_the_NFL
American football player (born 1999)
year with 17 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns. As a redshirt junior, Austin caught 61 passes for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named
Calvin_Austin
2014 National Football League championship game
caught 64 passes for 898 yards and five touchdowns. Tate was also a major asset on special teams, returning 51 punts for 585 yards (second in the NFL). Other
Super_Bowl_XLVIII
American football player (born 1997)
and rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown while also returning 33 kickoffs for 873 yards and a touchdown and 19 punts for 249 yards and two touchdowns
Isaiah_Wright
American football player and coach (born 1986)
2009 season with 45 receptions for 527 yards and five touchdowns. Knox ranked second in the NFL for return yard average with 29.0. On January 25, 2010
Johnny_Knox
American football player (born 1977)
with 2,305 rushing yards on 356 carries with 21 touchdowns. He also recorded 115 receiving yards, 279 kickoff return yards, and 14 yards on punt returns
Rod_Smart
American football player (born 1991)
served primarily as a return specialist. Campanaro earned a starting position at wide receiver his sophomore year and recorded 833 yards off 73 receptions
Michael_Campanaro
American football player (born 1983)
yards, 72 receiving yards, and 192 return yards. Sproles logged 317 all-purpose yards in a 39–38 loss to the Denver Broncos. He also had a 103-yard touchdown
Darren_Sproles
1989 Edition of the Super Bowl
per return, (12.6), and touchdowns (2). He also gained 228 yards on kickoff returns and 325 receiving yards on just 14 receptions (a 23.2 yards per catch
Super_Bowl_XXIII
American football player (born 2000)
team-high 33 receptions for 407 yards and three touchdowns. Reed also returned 16 kickoffs for 329 yards and two punts for 14 yards and was named honorable mention
Jayden_Reed
American football player (1943–2026)
receiving passes, and returning kicks. As a senior in 1964, Rentzel was the team's top pass catcher (268 receiving yards) and punter (40.5-yard average). His
Lance_Rentzel
1999 National Football League championship game
and 16 yards, respectively, but Gordon intercepted another pass at his own 2-yard line and returned this one 50 yards to the Falcons' 48-yard line. On
Super_Bowl_XXXIII
American football player (born 1998)
carries for 2,545 yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. He also passed for 1,434 yards, 11 touchdowns, 4 interceptions and had a 55-yard touchdown reception
Rico_Dowdle
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
Male
Chinese
brightness returns.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Son of return; son of rest.
Biblical
order; succession; mountainous
Boy/Male
Korean
Integrity returns.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Redbourn in Hertfordshire or Redbourne in Humberside (formerly Lincolnshire), named with Old English hrēod ‘reeds’ + burna ‘stream’.
Biblical
the remnant shall return
Boy/Male
British, English
A Planet
Boy/Male
Biblical
The remnant shall return.
Girl/Female
Indian
Return of Love
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Deer's Stream
Boy/Male
Greek
Helps Odysseus return home.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Hjortr, HJÖRTUR means "hart, stag."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Return of Sound
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
From the Roe-deer Brook
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Incense.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Returnee
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Who Returns Salutations
Boy/Male
Bengali, Bihari, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil, Traditional
Victory; Glory; Fame; Vaibhav; Return Favourable
Boy/Male
Biblical
Order, succession, mountainous.
Boy/Male
Greek
Helps Odysseus return home.
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prayer, Devotional song
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Good
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Skilled; Skillful Expert
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Irish
Red Haired; Roe Deer; From the Rowan Tree; Renowned Land
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German, Teutonic
Free
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Semper.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : possibly a habitational name from Trillo in Guadalajara province; otherwise, a metonymic occupational name from trillo ‘threshing sledge’ (Latin tribulum).Italian : perhaps from French trille, a southern variant of treille ‘vine arbor’.English : Reaney believes this to be an altered form of Thurlow, citing as evidence Philip de Trillowe 1279.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord Krishna; Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Spanish American
Victorious one. Derived from Victoria. Singer LaToya Jackson.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Harshali | ஹரà¯à®·à®¾à®²à¯€Â
Anand
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
RETURN YARDS
n.
That which is returned.
n.
An answer; as, a return to one's question.
n.
The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary.
v. i.
To return; to recur.
n.
An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.
v. t.
To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
n.
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
v. t.
To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
n.
One who returns.
v. i.
To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
v. t.
To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.
n.
The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
v. t.
To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse.
v. t.
To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
v. t.
To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.
imp. & p. p.
of Return
v. t.
To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club.
v. t.
To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
n.
To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
n.
A day in bank. See Return day, below.