detroit lions player most interception return yard in a game by rookie

Dick Jauron has the most interception-return yards by a player for the Lions in his rookie season in a game, with 167 yards against the Bears on November 18, 1973.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEINT YDSDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
167
11/18/1973
@
3
1
0
2Louis Delmas
L. Delmas
101
12/20/2009
vs
3
5
8
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3Luther Bradley
L. Bradley
76
12/9/1978
vs
1
1
0
4Lem Barney
L. Barney
75
12/17/1967
vs
3
1
0
5Bryant Westbrook
B. Westbrook
64
12/7/1997
@
0.0
1
1
0
6Alvin Hall
A. Hall
60
10/11/1981
@
1
1
0
7Dennis Gaubatz
D. Gaubatz
55
12/8/1963
vs
1
0
0
8Brian Branch
B. Branch
50
9/7/2023
@
2
1
3
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
9Reggie Pinkney
R. Pinkney
48
11/20/1977
vs
1
1
0
10Lem Barney
L. Barney
45
10/22/1967
vs
1
1
0
11Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
41
12/9/1973
vs
1
0
0
12James Hunter
J. Hunter
39
9/19/1976
vs
1
1
0
13Kerby Joseph
K. Joseph
38
11/20/2022
@
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
14Levi Johnson
L. Johnson
38
11/4/1973
vs
1
0
0
15Lem Barney
L. Barney
38
9/24/1967
vs
2
0
0
16Levi Johnson
L. Johnson
37
10/7/1973
vs
2
0
0
17Jeff Okudah
J. Okudah
36
9/27/2020
@
6
0
6
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18Gerald Alexander
G. Alexander
36
10/28/2007
@
1
1
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
19Gerald Alexander
G. Alexander
34
9/16/2007
vs
5
0
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
20Alex Lewis
A. Lewis
33
10/10/2004
@
5
0
5
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
21Lem Barney
L. Barney
31
12/10/1967
@
1
0
0
22Terrence Holt
T. Holt
30
11/2/2003
vs
2
0
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
23James Hunter
J. Hunter
30
11/7/1976
@
1
0
0
24Louis Delmas
L. Delmas
29
11/8/2009
@
2
3
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
25Kevin Abrams
K. Abrams
29
11/23/1997
vs
0.0
1
0
0

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