Year-by-Year Kick & Punt Return Yds Leaders

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NFL Year-by-Year Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders

Year	Player	RtY	Teams
2012	Darius Reynaud (27)	1,650	TEN
2011	Leon Washington (29)	1,548	SEA
2010	Marc Mariani (23)	1,859	TEN
2009	Josh Cribbs (26)	1,994	CLE
2008	Josh Wilson (23)	1,753	SEA
2007	Josh Cribbs (24)	2,214	CLE
2006	Chris Carr (23)	1,978	OAK
2005	Chris Carr (22)	1,938	OAK
2004	Dante Hall (26)	1,950	KAN
2003	Dante Hall (25)	1,950	KAN
2002	Michael Lewis (31)	2,432	NOR
2001	Steve Smith (22)	1,795	CAR
2000	MarTay Jenkins (25)	2,187	ARI
1999	Glyn Milburn (28)	1,772	CHI
1998	Roell Preston (26)	1,895	GNB
1997	Kevin Williams (26)	1,920	ARI
1996	Tyrone Hughes (26)	1,943	NOR
1995	Tyrone Hughes (25)	1,879	NOR
1994	Brian Mitchell (26)	1,930	WAS
1993	Tyrone Hughes (23)	1,256	NOR
1992	Mel J. Gray (31)	1,181	DET
1991	Mel J. Gray (30)	1,314	DET
1990	Mel J. Gray (29)	1,300	DET
1989	Vai Sikahema (27)	1,307	PHO
1988	Tim Brown (22)	1,542	RAI
1987	Vai Sikahema (25)	1,311	STL
1986	Vai Sikahema (24)	1,369	STL
1985	Mike Martin (25)	1,372	CIN
1984	Mike Nelms (29)	1,288	WAS
1983	Ricky Smith (23)	1,314	NWE
1982	James Brooks (24)	887	SDG
1981	Stump Mitchell (22)	1,737	STL
1980	Eddie Payton (29)	1,435	MIN
1979	Nesby Glasgow (22)	1,478	BAL
1978	Bruce Harper (23)	1,658	NYJ
1977	Bruce Harper (22)	1,460	NYJ
1976	Eddie Brown (24)	1,384	WAS
1975	Larry Jones (24)	1,493	WAS
1974	Billy Johnson (22)	1,194	HOU
1973	Mack Herron (25)	1,374	NWE
1972	Bruce Laird (22)	1,146	BAL
1971	Dave Hampton (24)	1,314	GNB
1970	Alvin Haymond (28)	1,398	RAM
1969	Mercury Morris (22)	1,308	MIA
	Alvin Haymond (27)	810	RAM
1968	Chuck Latourette (23)	1,582	STL
	George Atkinson (21)	1,292	OAK
1967	Noland Smith (24)	1,360	KAN
	Doug Cunningham (22)	1,075	SFO
1966	Kermit Alexander (25)	1,182	SFO