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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 ...
Season Player Kickoff return yards Team Ref. 1960: Leon Burton: 862* New York Titans [3]1961: Frank Jackson: 645 Dallas Texans [4]1962: Dick Christy: 824 New York Titans
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.
Roberts received the punt at the Lions 47 yard line. As Roberts broke the return down the left sideline, Cowboys linebacker Kyle Wilber had the angle on him. At the 30-yard line, Wilber dove toward Roberts where Jones met them both - lowering his shoulder and delivering a blow on Roberts that took the returner off his feet. [8] In the season ...
Deonte Harty's 96-yard punt return proved to be a decisive blow in the Dolphins squandering an AFC East title and shot at hosting in the NFL playoffs.
In the 2023 season, the NFL adopted the same rules as college football in regard to awarding touchbacks on kickoffs that end in a fair catch. [3] In 2024, the NFL moved the placement of the ball after a touchback on a kickoff to the receiving team's 30-yard line; this was part of a radical change to the league's kickoff procedure. [4]
That was the case for Pitts' current Atlanta teammate, receiver Ray Ray McCloud, who was finishing off a 75-yard punt return score against Troy eight years ago when he tossed the ball behind him ...