Kick return yards leaders
As per Pro Football Reference and The Football Database.[1][2]
Year |
Player |
Kickoff Return Yards |
Team |
1941 |
Marshall Goldberg |
290 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1942 |
Marshall Goldberg |
393 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1943 |
Ken Heineman |
444 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
1944 |
John Grigas |
471 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1945 |
Frank Seno |
408 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1946 |
Abe Karnofsky |
599 |
Boston Yanks |
1947 |
Eddie Saenz |
797 |
Washington Redskins |
1948 |
Dan Sandifer |
594 |
Washington Redskins |
1949 |
Herman Wedemeyer |
602 |
Baltimore Colts |
1950 |
Vitamin Smith |
742 |
Los Angeles Rams |
1951 |
George Taliaferro |
622 |
New York Yanks |
1952 |
Buddy Young |
643 |
Dallas Texans |
1953 |
Woodley Lewis |
830 |
Los Angeles Rams |
1954 |
Woodley Lewis |
836 |
Los Angeles Rams |
1955 |
Sid Watson |
716 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
1956 |
Al Carmichael |
927 |
Green Bay Packers |
1957 |
Al Carmichael |
690 |
Green Bay Packers |
1958 |
Jimmy Sears |
756 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1959 |
Lenny Lyles |
565 |
San Francisco 49ers |
1960 |
Ted Dean |
533 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
1961 |
Timmy Brown |
811 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
1962 |
Abe Woodson |
1,157 |
San Francisco 49ers |
1963 |
Timmy Brown |
945 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
1964 |
Mel Renfro |
1,017 |
Dallas Cowboys |
1965 |
Kermit Alexander |
741 |
San Francisco 49ers |
1966 |
Ron Smith |
1,013 |
Atlanta Falcons |
1967 |
Ron Smith |
976 |
Atlanta Falcons |
1968 |
Chuck Latourette |
1,237 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1969 |
Mercury Morris |
1,136 |
Miami Dolphins |
1970 |
Alvin Haymond |
1,022 |
St. Louis Rams |
1971 |
Dave Hampton |
1,314 |
Green Bay Packers |
1972 |
Margene Adkins |
1,020 |
New Orleans Saints |
1973 |
Mack Herron |
1,092 |
New England Patriots |
1974 |
Lou Piccone |
961 |
New York Jets |
1975 |
Larry Jones |
1,086 |
Washington Redskins |
1976 |
Willie Shelby |
761 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
1977 |
Bruce Harper |
1,035 |
New York Jets |
1978 |
Bruce Harper |
1,280 |
New York Jets |
1979 |
Bruce Harper |
1,158 |
New York Jets |
1980 |
Eddie Payton |
1,184 |
Minnesota Vikings |
1981 |
Stump Mitchell |
1,292 |
St. Louis Rams |
1982 |
James Brooks |
749 |
San Diego Chargers |
1983 |
Zachary Dixon |
1,171 |
Baltimore Colts Seattle Seahawks |
1984 |
Lionel James |
959 |
San Diego Chargers |
1985 |
Buster Rhymes |
1,345 |
Minnesota Vikings |
1986 |
Tim McGee Herman Hunter |
1,007 |
Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions |
1987 |
Paul Palmer |
923 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
1988 |
Tim Brown |
1,098 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
1989 |
James Dixon |
1,181 |
Dallas Cowboys |
1990 |
Eric Metcalf |
1,052 |
Cleveland Browns |
1991 |
Mel Gray |
929 |
Detroit Lions |
1992 |
Deion Sanders |
1,067 |
Atlanta Falcons |
1993 |
Clarence Verdin |
1,050 |
Indianapolis Colts |
1994 |
Tyrone Hughes |
1,556 |
New Orleans Saints |
1995 |
Tyrone Hughes |
1,617 |
New Orleans Saints |
1996 |
Tyrone Hughes |
1,791 |
New Orleans Saints |
1997 |
Kevin Williams |
1,458 |
Arizona Cardinals |
1998 |
Glyn Milburn |
1,550 |
Chicago Bears |
1999 |
Brock Marion |
1,524 |
Miami Dolphins |
2000 |
MarTay Jenkins |
2,186 |
Arizona Cardinals |
2001 |
Ronney Jenkins |
1,541 |
San Diego Chargers |
2002 |
Michael Lewis |
1,807 |
New Orleans Saints |
2003 |
Josh Scobey |
1,684 |
Arizona Cardinals |
2004 |
Dante Hall |
1,718 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
2005 |
Chris Carr |
1,752 |
Oakland Raiders |
2006 |
Chris Carr |
1,762 |
Oakland Raiders |
2007 |
Josh Cribbs |
1,809 |
Cleveland Browns |
2008 |
Josh Wilson |
1,753 |
Seattle Seahawks |
2009 |
Danny Amendola |
1,618 |
St. Louis Rams |
2010 |
LaRod Stephens-Howling |
1,548 |
Arizona Cardinals |
2011 |
Brandon Banks |
1,174 |
Washington Redskins |
2012 |
David Wilson |
1,533 |
New York Giants |
2013 |
Devin Hester |
1,436 |
Chicago Bears |
2014 |
Devin Hester |
1,128 |
Atlanta Falcons |
2015 |
Ameer Abdullah |
1,077 |
Detroit Lions |
2016 |
Alex Erickson |
810 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
2017 |
Tyler Lockett |
949 |
Seattle Seahawks |
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