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Brian Mitchell, who played running back in the NFL for 14 seasons, is the league's career leader in kickoff return yards (14,014) and punt return yards (4,999) by a very wide margin. Red Grange was one of the sport's first iconic faces, breaking onto the national scene with a 95-yard kickoff return against Michigan .
Payton was primarily used as a kick and punt returner. He led the NFL with 53 kickoffs for 1184 yards in 1980. Payton ran back two kickoffs and one punt return for touchdowns in his career, two in the same game. On December 17, 1977, Payton ran a kick return and a punt return for a touchdown for the Lions in a game against the Vikings.
Jerome Alvon Mathis (born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. [1]
The following year, he totaled 63 rushes for 285 yards, 28 receptions for 412 yards and 29 kick returns for 675 yards in 10 games, having 1,372 all-purpose yards while scoring five touchdowns. [8] He was selected second-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele for his performance. [ 2 ]
Cribbs had a rebound season with 1,136 kick return yards and 450 punt return yards with just three lost fumbles. He averaged 27.4 yards per return, good for fourth in the NFL. On October 7, during a Week 5 game against the New York Giants , during which Cribbs returned 6 kickoffs for 221 yards, including a 74-yard return; he also returned one ...
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In his senior year, 2023, he averaged 19.6 yards per punt return and 17.9 yards per kick return, scoring two punt return touchdowns. [5] He finished his collegiate career having started 41 games, totaling 93 tackles and 10 pass breakups on defense and 2,148 return yards and four return touchdowns on 130 total returns.
He also led the league in kick returns (34), kick return yards (901), kick return average (26.5), and was fourth in the league in all-purpose yards (1,404). On Oct 17, he returned 3 kicks 140 yards for a franchise record 46.7 average. [9] In 1966, he had 304 yards rushing and 480 receiving, but led the league with 11 fumbles and was let go.