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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.
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) Dallas Cowboys ...
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.
On October 23, 1994, Bailey made the longest punt return in NFL history when he ran 103 yards for a touchdown in a game against the New Orleans Saints. [4] What makes this return stand out is that every single player on the field assumed the ball was going to bounce through the end zone after the punt.
Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 30 interceptions): 25.1 (1,331 yards/53 INTS), Deion Sanders, 1989–2000, 2004–2005 Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 20 interceptions) : 27.6 (608 yards/22 INTS), Erik McMillan , 1989–1993
Video review showed what happened so Corley was credited with an 18-yard run and a fumble. ... who was finishing off a 75-yard punt return score against Troy eight years ago when he tossed the ...
Jeff Feagles holds the NFL career record for most punts with 1,713. In American football, a punt is a kick that is performed after a player (most often a punter) drops the ball from their hands and kicks it prior to it hitting the ground. Record keeping for punts in the National Football League (NFL) goes back to 1939.
As a rookie, he tied the longest punt return in NFL history with a 98-yard touchdown (also a franchise record) against the St. Louis Cardinals. [6] [7] That season, he finished third in the NFL in punt return average with 15.1 yards and led the team in both punt return yards (287) and kickoff return yards (823). Morgan was waived on August 4 ...