highest interception return yardage per interception in a career minimum of 40 interceptions

Deion Sanders has the most career interception yards per interception when catching 40+ interceptions, with 25.11.

Interpreted as:
highest interception return yardage per defensive interception by a player in a career minimum of 40 defensive interceptions
NAMEINT YDS/INTINTINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
25.11
53
1,331
188
34
4
38
1.0
9
0
13
1
2Ed Reed
E. Reed
24.84
64
1,590
174
534
112
646
6.0
56
7
11
13
2
3Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
22.41
63
1,412
205
517
141
658
7.5
11
8
8
2
4Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
21.79
48
1,046
164
7
14
0
5Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
20.89
71
1,483
238
167
42
209
13.5
12
1
32
1
6Ed Sharockman
E. Sharockman
20.1
40
804
142
3
9
1
7Ronde Barber
R. Barber
19.64
47
923
241
847
165
1,012
28.0
8
13
12
4
8Bill Thompson
B. Thompson
19.6
40
784
179
3
21
4
9DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
19.49
43
838
171
638
176
814
2.0
8
5
11
15
5
10Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
19.44
48
933
139
5
2
0
11Lem Barney
L. Barney
19.23
56
1,077
140
7
17
0
12Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
18.96
45
853
178
7
12
1
13Bobby Dillon
B. Dillon
18.77
52
976
94
5
3
0
14Ken Houston
K. Houston
18.33
49
898
196
9
21
1
15Thom Darden
T. Darden
18.22
45
820
128
2
9
1
16Bobby Hunt
B. Hunt
17.98
42
755
112
1
2
0
17Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
17.75
68
1,207
157
5
11
1
18Ray Buchanan
R. Buchanan
17.6
47
827
184
208
40
248
3.5
4
3
6
0
19Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
17.44
57
994
121
4
12
1
20Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
16.8
56
941
213
4
19
1
21Richie Petitbon
R. Petitbon
16.69
48
801
179
3
13
0
22Butch Byrd
B. Byrd
16.65
40
666
112
5
4
0
23Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
16.23
79
1,282
167
4
16
0
24Emmitt Thomas
E. Thomas
16.16
58
937
181
5
7
0
25W.K. Hicks
W.K. Hicks
16.13
40
645
125
0
3
0
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14
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11
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12
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.559
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8
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9
8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
5
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5
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