highest kick off return average in nfl history ind

The Indianapolis Colts have returned for an average of 16.4 yards all-time.

TEAMRET AVGOFFSEASONGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Colts
Colts
17.6
2,716
1953
12
53
1,258
23.7
104.8
1
29
184
6.3
15.3
1
2Colts
Colts
13.2
2,934
1954
12
48
899
18.7
74.9
0
33
168
5.1
14.0
0
3Colts
Colts
12.7
3,464
1955
12
40
941
23.5
78.4
0
48
178
3.7
14.8
0
4Colts
Colts
14.0
4,123
1956
12
54
1,043
19.3
86.9
0
42
297
7.1
24.8
1
5Colts
Colts
14.4
4,123
1957
12
42
948
22.6
79.0
1
33
133
4.0
11.1
0
6Colts
Colts
15.1
4,539
1958
12
34
864
25.4
72.0
2
39
237
6.1
19.8
0
7Colts
Colts
13.5
4,458
1959
12
38
792
20.8
66.0
0
38
233
6.1
19.4
0
8Colts
Colts
16.5
4,245
1960
12
47
1,030
21.9
85.8
1
23
127
5.5
10.6
0
9Colts
Colts
16.9
4,922
1961
14
53
1,182
22.3
84.4
0
33
269
8.2
19.2
0
10Colts
Colts
17.2
4,666
1962
14
55
1,263
23.0
90.2
0
34
272
8.0
19.4
0
11Colts
Colts
15.2
4,938
1963
14
52
1,114
21.4
79.6
0
53
485
9.2
34.6
0
12Colts
Colts
15.9
4,779
1964
14
39
926
23.7
66.1
0
48
453
9.4
32.4
0
13Colts
Colts
17.1
4,598
1965
14
52
1,242
23.9
88.7
0
45
421
9.4
30.1
0
14Colts
Colts
15.1
4,486
1966
14
51
1,094
21.5
78.1
0
45
357
7.9
25.5
0
15Colts
Colts
15.6
5,008
1967
14
42
988
23.5
70.6
0
42
323
7.7
23.1
1
16Colts
Colts
16.9
4,681
1968
14
38
1,003
26.4
71.6
2
42
350
8.3
25.0
0
17Colts
Colts
16.8
4,477
1969
14
51
1,290
25.3
92.1
1
37
192
5.2
13.7
0
18Colts
Colts
18.7
4,134
1970
14
45
1,161
25.8
82.9
1
36
351
9.8
25.1
1
19Colts
Colts
13.7
4,071
1971
14
32
679
21.2
48.5
0
43
351
8.2
25.1
0
20Colts
Colts
18.5
4,187
1972
14
47
1,321
28.1
94.4
1
43
348
8.1
24.9
0
21Colts
Colts
17.5
3,506
1973
14
60
1,343
22.4
95.9
1
24
129
5.4
9.2
0
22Colts
Colts
16.1
3,843
1974
14
66
1,489
22.6
106.4
0
42
253
6.0
18.1
0
23Colts
Colts
17.3
4,498
1975
14
52
1,190
22.9
85.0
0
42
439
10.5
31.4
0
24Colts
Colts
15.1
5,236
1976
14
52
1,072
20.6
76.6
0
40
315
7.9
22.5
0
25Colts
Colts
13.7
4,588
1977
14
48
912
19.0
65.1
0
42
323
7.7
23.1
0
Total16.4357,8541,0993,79182,92121.975.5252,44919,4718.017.718
Average16.44902.115.151.91135.921.975.50.333.5266.78.017.70.2

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