Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Michael Bates had the most yards per kick return in a season, averaging 30.2 per return in 1996.
Interpreted as:
best kick return average with a minimum of 1.25 kickoff returns per team game by a player in a 1990s season| NAME | KR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Bates | 30.2 | 1996 | 14 | 33 | 998 | 71.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | T. Horne | 29.7 | 1999 | 12 | 30 | 892 | 74.3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 3 | | H. Walker | 28.9 | 1996 | 16 | 27 | 779 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | M. Gray | 28.4 | 1994 | 16 | 45 | 1,276 | 79.8 | 3 | 21 | 233 | 11.1 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Vaughn | 28.2 | 1992 | 16 | 20 | 564 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Fair | 28.0 | 1998 | 14 | 51 | 1,428 | 102.0 | 2 | 30 | 189 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Tucker | 27.9 | 1999 | 15 | 22 | 613 | 40.9 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| 8 | | H. Walker | 27.7 | 1994 | 16 | 21 | 581 | 36.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | R. Carpenter | 27.7 | 1995 | 13 | 20 | 553 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | C. Harris | 27.6 | 1998 | 16 | 35 | 965 | 60.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | M. Bates | 27.3 | 1997 | 16 | 47 | 1,281 | 80.1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | T. Mack | 27.1 | 1999 | 12 | 51 | 1,382 | 115.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | T. Dwight | 27.0 | 1998 | 12 | 36 | 973 | 81.1 | 1 | 31 | 263 | 8.5 | 21.9 | 0 | |
| 14 | | G. Milburn | 27.0 | 1995 | 16 | 47 | 1,269 | 79.3 | 0 | 31 | 354 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | S. Broussard | 26.9 | 1998 | 15 | 29 | 781 | 52.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | R. Baldwin | 26.9 | 1994 | 16 | 28 | 753 | 47.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | K. Williams | 26.7 | 1994 | 15 | 43 | 1,148 | 76.5 | 1 | 39 | 349 | 8.9 | 23.3 | 1 | |
| 18 |  | D. Sanders | 26.7 | 1992 | 13 | 40 | 1,067 | 82.1 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 19 | | R. Brooks | 26.6 | 1993 | 14 | 23 | 611 | 43.6 | 1 | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Glenn | 26.5 | 1997 | 16 | 28 | 741 | 46.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | V. Hebron | 26.4 | 1998 | 15 | 46 | 1,216 | 81.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | A. Coleman | 26.4 | 1994 | 13 | 49 | 1,293 | 99.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Preston | 26.3 | 1998 | 16 | 57 | 1,497 | 93.6 | 2 | 44 | 398 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 1 | |
| 24 | | E. Guliford | 26.2 | 1997 | 16 | 43 | 1,128 | 70.5 | 1 | 47 | 498 | 10.6 | 31.1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | N. Kaufman | 26.0 | 1995 | 16 | 22 | 572 | 35.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
STLStatMuse has season-level data for kickoff returns per team game and yards per kick return going back to the 1941 season.
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
 Panthers | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |