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This is a list of National Football League punt returners who have led the regular season in punt return yards each year. The record for punt return yards in a season is currently held by Desmond Howard of the Green Bay Packers who had 875 yards in 1996.
Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Game, –10; Green Bay Packers, 1965. Most Yards, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game, 166; Cleveland Browns (11) vs Dallas Cowboys (155), Dec 31, 1967 (1967 NFL Championship Game) Baltimore Ravens (99) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (67), Jan 20, 2002 (Divisional Round) Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game, –9
Fewest yards, punt returns, both teams, game, −18 Buffalo Bills (−18) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (0), Oct 29, 1972 Highest average, punt returns, season , 20.2
[2] [3] As one of the oldest teams in the NFL, the Packers have accumulated a significant number of records, both as a team and within the NFL. The Packers have recorded the most regular season victories (810) and the most overall victories (847) of any team, and are tied with the New England Patriots for the second most playoff wins (37). [ 4 ]
He later retired with 1,713 career punts, still the NFL record. [2] [4] With 1,168 punts and 52,868 punting yards for the Baltimore Ravens, Sam Koch has the most of both statistics for any individual franchise. Ranked 7th all-time in career punting yards, Koch is also the highest-ranked punter to have spent his entire career with a single team.
(WHTM) — Former Penn State wide receiver Parker Washington broke an NFL franchise record today. Washington, now a WR and punt returner for the Jacksonville Jaguars, ran a 96-yard punt return for ...
In addition to Hester's NFL records, he is also the leader in career punt returns (264) and punt return yards (3,241) among active players. Hester ended the 2013 season having averaged 27.7 kickoff return yards and 14.2 punt return yards, [108] while also leading the league in kickoff return yards with 1,442. [109]
Team(s) by season Returns Yards Average Ref 1 Brian Mitchell: RB: Washington Redskins (1990–1999) Philadelphia Eagles (2000–2002) New York Giants 607 14,014 23.1 [3] [4] [5] 2 Allen Rossum: DB: Philadelphia Eagles (1998–1999) Green Bay Packers (2000–2001) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2006) Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009)