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| Individual Records: Kickoff returns | Records updated in July 2007 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
| Most Seasons Leading League |
| 3 | Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1959, 1962-63 |
| 2 | Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh, 1951-52 |
| | Bobby Jancik, Houston 1962-63 |
| | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967; Los Angeles, 1971 |
| | Mel Gray, Detroit, 1991, 1994 |
| | Michael Bates, Carolina, 1996-97 |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Career |
| 607 | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003 |
| 421 | Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 |
| | Allen Rossum, Philadelphia, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-01; Atlanta, 2002-07 |
| 407 | Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 82 | MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000 |
| 73 | Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003 |
| | Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005 |
| 70 | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1996 |
| | Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Rookie, Season |
| 73 | Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003 |
| | Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005 |
| 67 | Ronney Jenkins, San Diego, 2000 |
| 64 | Tab Perry, Cincinnati, 2005 |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Game |
| 10 | Desmond Howard, Oakland vs. Seattle, Oct. 26, 1997 |
| | Richard Alston, Cleveland vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 28, 2004 |
| 9 | Noland Smith, Kansas City vs. Oakland, Nov. 23, 1967 |
| | Dino Hall, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 7, 1979 |
| | Paul Palmer, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Sept. 20, 1987 |
| | Eric Metcalf, Atlanta vs. San Francisco, Sept. 29, 1996; vs. St. Louis, Nov. 10, 1996 |
| | Michael Bates, Carolina vs. Atlanta, Oct. 4, 1998 |
| | Ahmad Merritt, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Sept. 7, 2003 |
| | Josh Scobey, Arizona vs. Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 |
| | Maurice Hicks, San Francisco vs. San Diego, Oct. 15, 2006 |
| | Aveion Cason, Detroit vs. San Diego, Dec. 16, 2007 |
| 8 | By many players |
| YARDS GAINED |
| Most Seasons Leading League |
| 3 | Bruce Harper, N.Y. Jets, 1977-79 |
| | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1994-96 |
| 2 | Marshall Goldberg, Chi. Cardinals, 1941-42 |
| | Woodley Lewis, Los Angeles, 1953-54 |
| | Al Carmichael, Green Bay, 1956-57 |
| | Timmy Brown, Philadelphia, 1961, 1963 |
| | Bobby Jancik, Houston, 1963, 1966 |
| | Ron Smith, Atlanta, 1966-67 |
| | Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005-06 |
| Most Yards Gained, Career |
| 14,014 | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003 |
| 10,520 | Allen Rossum, Philadelphia, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-01; Atlanta, 2002-06; Pittsburgh, 2007 |
| 10,250 | Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 |
| 9,788 | Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 |
| Most Yards Gained, Season |
| 2,186 | MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000 |
| 1,809 | Josh Cribbs, Cleveland, 2007 |
| 1,807 | Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 |
| 1,791 | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1996 |
| Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season |
| 1,752 | Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005 |
| 1,684 | Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003 |
| 1,577 | Justin Miller, N.Y. Jets, 2005 |
| Most Yards Gained, Game |
| 304 | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 |
| 294 | Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950 |
| 278 | Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT) |
| Longest Kickoff Return (All TDs) |
| 108 | Ellis Hobbs, New England vs. N.Y. Jets, Sept. 9, 2007 |
| 106 | Al Carmichael, Green Bay vs. Chi. Bears, Oct. 7, 1956 |
| | Noland Smith, Kansas City vs. Denver, Dec. 17, 1967 |
| | Roy Green, St. Louis vs. Dallas, Oct. 21, 1979 |
| 105 | Frank Seno, Chi. Cardinals vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 20, 1946 |
| | Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals vs. Washington, Oct. 14, 1956 |
| | Abe Woodson, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 1959 |
| | Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Cleveland, Sept. 17, 1961 |
| | Jon Arnett, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, Oct. 29, 1961 |
| | Eugene (Mercury) Morris, Miami vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 14, 1969 |
| | Travis Williams, Los Angeles vs. New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1971 |
| | Terry Fair, Detroit vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 28, 1998 |
| 104 | By many players |
| AVERAGE YARDAGE |
| Highest Average, Career (75 returns) |
| 30.56 | Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1965-1971 (91-2,781) |
| 29.57 | Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh, 1950-56 (92-2,720) |
| 28.69 | Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1958-1964; St. Louis, 1965-66 (193-5,538) |
| Highest Average, Season (Qualifiers) |
| 41.06 | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18-739) |
| 37.69 | Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 (16-603) |
| 35.50 | Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals, 1958 (14-497) |
| Highest Average, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers) |
| 41.06 | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18-739) |
| 33.08 | Tom Moore, Green Bay, 1960 (12-397) |
| 32.88 | Duriel Harris, Miami, 1976 (17-559) |
| Highest Average, Game (3 returns) |
| 73.50 | Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950 (4-294) |
| 67.33 | Lenny Lyles, San Francisco vs. Baltimore, Dec. 18, 1960 (3-202) |
| 65.33 | Ken Hall, Houston vs. N.Y. Titans, Oct. 23, 1960 (3-196) |
| TOUCHDOWNS |
| Most Touchdowns, Career |
| 6 | Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals, 1952, 1954-58; L.A. Rams, 1959-1962; Detroit, 1963; Philadelphia, 1964 |
| | Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1965-1971 |
| | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967-1970; Los Angeles, 1971 |
| | Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 |
| | Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2000-06,St. Louis, 2007 |
| 5 | Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland, 1958-1961; Washington, 1962-68 |
| | Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1958-1964; St. Louis, 1965-66 |
| | Timmy Brown, Green Bay, 1959; Philadelphia, 1960-67; Baltimore, 1968 |
| | Michael Bates, Seattle, 1993-94; Cleveland, 1995; Carolina, 1996-2000, 2002; Washington, 2001; N.Y. Jets, 2003; Dallas, 2003 |
| | Terrence McGee, Buffalo, 2003-07 |
| 4 | Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1968-1973 |
| | Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1984-89, 1991; L.A. Raiders, 1990 |
| | Jon Vaughn, New England, 1991-92; Seattle, 1993-94; Kansas City, 1994 |
| | Andre Coleman, San Diego, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997; Pittsburgh, 1997-98 |
| | Tamarick Vanover, Kansas City, 1995-99 |
| | Tony Horne, St. Louis, 1998-2000 |
| | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003 |
| | Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000-01; Houston, 2003 |
| | Josh Cribbs, Cleveland, 2005-07 |
| | Andre Davis, Cleveland, 2002-04; New England, 2005; Buffalo, 2006; Houston, 2007
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| | Devin Hester, Chicago, 2006-07 |
| | Allen Rossum, Philadelphia, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-01; Atlanta, 2002-06; Pittsburgh,
2007 |
| Most Touchdowns, Season |
| 4 | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 |
| | Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970 |
| 3 | Verda (Vitamin T) Smith, Los Angeles, 1950 |
| | Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1963 |
| | Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 |
| | Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977 |
| | Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1985 |
| | Mel Gray, Detroit, 1994 |
| | Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000 |
| | Terrence McGee, Buffalo, 2004 |
| | Andre Davis, Houston, 2007 |
| | Leon Washington, N.Y. Jets, 2007 |
| 2 | By many players |
| Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season |
| 4 | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 |
| 3 | Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977 |
| | Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000 |
| 2 | By many players |
| Most Touchdowns, Game |
| 2 | Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Nov. 6, 1966 |
| | Travis Williams, Green Bay vs. Cleveland, Nov. 12, 1967 |
| | Ron Brown, L.A. Rams vs. Green Bay, Nov. 24, 1985 |
| | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 |
| | Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT) |
| | Devin Hester, Chicago vs. St. Louis, Dec. 11, 2006 |
| | Andre Davis, Houston vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 30, 2007 |
| COMBINED KICK RETURNS |
| Most Combined Kick Returns, Career |
| 1,070 | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02 (p-463, k-607); N.Y. Giants, 2003 |
| 739 | Allen Rossum, Philadelphia, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-01; Atlanta, 2002-06; Pittsburgh, 2007 (p-280, k-459) |
| 711 | Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 (p-304, k-407) |
| 673 | Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 (p-252, k-421) |
| Most Combined Kick Returns, Season |
| 114 | Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-44; k-70) |
| | B.J. Sams, Baltimore, 2004 (p-55, k-59) |
| 107 | Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005 (p-34, k-73) |
| | Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2005 (p-42, k-65) |
| 105 | Reggie Swinton, Arizona, 2005 (p-42, k-63) |
| Most Combined Kick Returns, Game |
| 13 | Stump Mitchell, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Oct. 18, 1981 (p-6, k-7) |
| | Ronnie Harris, New England vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 5, 1993 (p-10, k-3) |
| 12 | Mel Renfro, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 29, 1964 (p-4, k-8) |
| | Larry Jones, Washington vs. Dallas, Dec. 13, 1975 (p-6, k-6) |
| | Eddie Brown, Washington vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 9, 1977 (p-11, k-1) |
| | Nesby Glasgow, Baltimore vs. Denver, Sept. 2, 1979 (p-9, k-3) |
| | Tim Dwight, Atlanta vs. Detroit, Nov. 12, 2000 (p-8, k-4) |
| | Wes Welker, Miami vs. Buffalo, Dec. 5, 2004 (p-6, k-6) |
| | Reggie Swinton, Arizona vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 2005 (p-9, k-3) |
| | Devin Hester, Chicago vs. Detroit, Sept. 30, 2007 (p-5, k-7) |
| 11 | By many players |
| YARDS GAINED |
| Most Yards Returned, Career |
| 19,013 | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003 (p-4,999; k-14,014) |
| 13,269 | Allen Rossum, Philadelphia, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-01; Atlanta, 2002-06; Pittsburgh, 2007 (p-2,749, k-10,520) |
| 13,003 | Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 (p-2,753; k-10,250) |
| 12,772 | Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 (p-2,984; k-9,788) |
| Most Yards Returned, Season |
| 2,432 | Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-625, k-1,807) |
| 2,214 | Josh Cribbs, Cleveland, 2007 (p-405, k-1,809) |
| 2,187 | MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000 (p-1, k-2,186) |
| 1,992 | Charlie Rogers, Seattle, 2000 (p-363, k-1,629) |
| Most Yards Returned, Game |
| 347 | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 (p-43, k-304) |
| 314 | Devin Hester, Chicago vs. Detroit, Sept. 30, 2007 (p-95, k-219) |
| 306 | Josh Cribbs, Cleveland vs. Baltimore, Nov. 18, 2007 (OT) (p-61, k-245) |
| 294 | Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950 (k-294) |
| TOUCHDOWNS |
| Most Touchdowns, Career |
| 13 | Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02; N.Y. Giants, 2003 (p-9, k-4) |
| 12 | Eric Metcalf, Cleveland, 1989-1994; Atlanta, 1995-96; San Diego, 1997; Arizona, 1998; Carolina, 1999; Washington, 2001; Green Bay, 2002 (p-10, k-2) |
| Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2000-07 (p-6, k-6) |
| 11 | Devin Hester, Chicago, 2006-07 (p-7, k-4) |
| Most Touchdowns, Season |
| 6 | Devin Hester, Chicago, 2007 (p-4, k-2) |
| 5 | Devin Hester, Chicago, 2006 (p-3, k-2) |
| 4 | Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951 (p-4) |
| | Emlen Tunnell, N.Y. Giants, 1951 (p-3, k-1) |
| | Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 (p-1, k-3) |
| | Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (k-4) |
| | Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970 (k-4) |
| | Billy Johnson, Houston, 1975 (p-3, k-1) |
| | Rick Upchurch, Denver, 1976 (p-4) |
| | Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2003 (p-2; k-2) |
| | Eddie Drummond, Detroit, 2004 (p-2, k-2) |
| 3 | Verda (Vitamin T) Smith, Los Angeles, 1950 (k-3) |
| | Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1963 (k-3) |
| | Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977 (k-3) |
| | Billy Johnson, Houston, 1977 (p-2, k-1) |
| | LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles, 1981 (p-3) |
| | Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1985 (k-3) |
| | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1993 (p-2, k-1) |
| | Mel Gray, Detroit, 1994 (k-3) |
| | Andre Coleman, San Diego, 1995 (p-2; k-1) |
| | Tamarick Vanover, Kansas City, 1995 (p-1, k-2) |
| | Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996 (p-3) |
| | Darrien Gordon, Denver, 1997 (p-3) |
| | Eric Metcalf, San Diego, 1997 (p-3) |
| | Glyn Milburn, Chicago, 1998 (p-2; k-1) |
| | Roell Preston, Green Bay, 1998 (p-2; k-1) |
| | Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000 (k-3) |
| | Steve Smith, Carolina, 2001 (p-1; k-2) |
| | Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-1; k-2) |
| | Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2002 (p-2; k-1) |
| | Terrence McGee, McGee, Buffalo, 2004 (k-3) |
| Most Touchdowns, Game |
| 2 | Jack Christiansen, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1951 (p-2); vs. Green Bay, Nov. 22, 1951 (p-2) |
| | Jim Patton, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 30, 1955 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1958 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Dick Christy, N.Y. Titans vs. Denver, Sept. 24, 1961 (p-2) |
| | Al Frazier, Denver vs. Boston, Dec. 3, 1961 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Nov. 6, 1966 (k-2) |
| | Travis Williams, Green Bay vs. Cleveland, Nov. 12, 1967 (k-2); vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 2, 1969 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Gale Sayers, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Dec. 3, 1967 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Rick Upchurch, Denver vs. Cleveland, Sept. 26, 1976 (p-2) |
| | Eddie Payton, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Dec. 17, 1977 (p-1, k-1) |
| | LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981 (p-2) |
| | Ron Brown, L.A. Rams vs. Green Bay, Nov. 24, 1985 (k-2) |
| | Vai Sikahema, St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 21, 1986 (p-2) |
| | Todd Kinchen, L.A. Rams vs. Atlanta, Dec. 27, 1992 (p-2) |
| | Eric Metcalf, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 1993 (p-2); San Diego vs. Cincinatt,i Nov. 2, 1997 (p-2) |
| | Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 (k-2) |
| | Darrien Gordon, Denver vs. Carolina, Nov. 9, 1997 (p-2) |
| | Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. Seattle, Dec. 7, 1997 (p-2); Baltimore vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 24, 2000 (p-2) |
| | Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT) (k-2) |
| | Michael Lewis, New Orleans vs. Washington, Oct. 13, 2002 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Dante Hall, Kansas City vs. St. Louis, Dec. 8, 2002 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 2002 (p-2) |
| | Eddie Drummond, Detroit vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 14, 2004 (OT) (p-2) |
| | Devin Hester, Chicago vs. St. Louis, Dec. 11, 2006 (k-2) |
| | Darren Sproles, San Diego vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 11, 2007 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Devin Hester, Chicago vs. Denver, Nov. 25, 2007 (p-1, k-1) |
| | Andre Davis, Houston vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 30, 2007 (k-2) |
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