The San Francisco 49ers had their most yards per kick return in a season in 2024, averaging 28.5 per return.
Interpreted as:
49ers 3020 highest kick return average in a regular season| TEAM | KR AVG | SEASON | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 28.5 | 2024 | 17 | 31 | 884 | 52.0 | 0 | 32 | 294 | 9.2 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 2 | | 49ers | 28.0 | 1962 | 14 | 62 | 1,739 | 124.2 | 0 | 27 | 207 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 3 | | 49ers | 27.2 | 2011 | 16 | 39 | 1,060 | 66.3 | 1 | 44 | 544 | 12.4 | 34.0 | 1 |
| 4 | | 49ers | 27.1 | 1960 | 12 | 43 | 1,167 | 97.3 | 1 | 24 | 217 | 9.0 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 5 | | 49ers | 26.8 | 1963 | 14 | 62 | 1,659 | 118.5 | 3 | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 6 | | 49ers | 26.6 | 1961 | 14 | 49 | 1,302 | 93.0 | 1 | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 16.6 | 1 |
| 7 | | 49ers | 26.2 | 2018 | 16 | 36 | 944 | 59.0 | 1 | 31 | 180 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 8 | | 49ers | 26.1 | 1957 | 12 | 42 | 1,096 | 91.3 | 0 | 37 | 122 | 3.3 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 9 | | 49ers | 25.7 | 1953 | 12 | 43 | 1,105 | 92.1 | 0 | 33 | 250 | 7.6 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 10 | | 49ers | 24.8 | 2012 | 16 | 49 | 1,216 | 76.0 | 0 | 36 | 378 | 10.5 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 11 | | 49ers | 24.6 | 1956 | 12 | 51 | 1,257 | 104.8 | 1 | 35 | 160 | 4.6 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 12 | | 49ers | 24.5 | 2014 | 16 | 45 | 1,104 | 69.0 | 0 | 35 | 227 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 13 | | 49ers | 24.4 | 1964 | 14 | 57 | 1,393 | 99.5 | 0 | 43 | 322 | 7.5 | 23.0 | 1 |
| 14 | | 49ers | 24.1 | 2006 | 16 | 79 | 1,907 | 119.2 | 0 | 28 | 237 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 15 | | 49ers | 24.0 | 1977 | 14 | 49 | 1,174 | 83.9 | 1 | 48 | 292 | 6.1 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 16 | | 49ers | 23.9 | 1959 | 12 | 41 | 980 | 81.7 | 1 | 37 | 269 | 7.3 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 17 | | 49ers | 23.8 | 1954 | 12 | 39 | 930 | 77.5 | 0 | 36 | 205 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 18 | | 49ers | 23.7 | 1967 | 14 | 56 | 1,326 | 94.7 | 0 | 35 | 314 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 19 | | 49ers | 23.7 | 1966 | 14 | 56 | 1,326 | 94.7 | 0 | 45 | 238 | 5.3 | 17.0 | 1 |
| 20 | | 49ers | 23.7 | 1972 | 14 | 44 | 1,041 | 74.4 | 1 | 44 | 373 | 8.5 | 26.6 | 0 |
| 21 | | 49ers | 23.6 | 2015 | 16 | 42 | 993 | 62.1 | 0 | 30 | 226 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 22 | | 49ers | 23.4 | 1971 | 14 | 46 | 1,075 | 76.8 | 0 | 39 | 268 | 6.9 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 23 | | 49ers | 23.3 | 2007 | 16 | 73 | 1,702 | 106.4 | 0 | 56 | 483 | 8.6 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 24 | | 49ers | 23.3 | 2008 | 16 | 76 | 1,767 | 110.4 | 1 | 29 | 298 | 10.3 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 25 | | 49ers | 23.0 | 2022 | 17 | 26 | 599 | 35.2 | 0 | 33 | 356 | 10.8 | 20.9 | 0 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for yards per kick return going back to the 1941 season.
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PPG
22.9
13th
OPP PPG
25.6
29th
RUSH YDS/G
127.2
12th
PASS YDS/G
260.2
4th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Commanders | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
 Vikings | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Rams | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
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