highest kick return average in a decade

Larry Walton has averaged the most yards per kick return in a decade, averaging 69.5 per return in the 1970s.

Interpreted as:
highest kick return average by a player in a decade
NAMEKR AVGDECADEGPKRKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Larry Walton
L. Walton
69.5
1970s
93
2
139
1.5
0
12
39
3.3
0.4
0
2David Rackley
D. Rackley
63.0
1980s
7
1
63
9.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Norm Bulaich
N. Bulaich
62.0
1970s
120
1
62
0.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Ray Norton
R. Norton
60.0
1960s
9
1
60
6.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Jimmy Wyrick
J. Wyrick
58.0
2000s
62
1
58
0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Rafael Cooper
R. Cooper
55.0
2000s
5
1
55
11.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Quincy Enunwa
Q. Enunwa
54.0
2010s
41
1
54
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Joe Geri
J. Geri
54.0
1950s
36
2
108
3.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Clyde Scott
C. Scott
54.0
1940s
8
1
54
6.8
0
5
114
22.8
14.3
1
10Bobby Bell
B. Bell
53.0
1960s
98
1
53
0.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
11John Brown
J. Brown
51.0
2010s
87
1
51
0.6
0
17
119
7.0
1.4
0
12Mal Snider
M. Snider
48.0
1960s
14
1
48
3.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Andrew Beck
A. Beck
47.0
2020s
71
2
94
1.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
14CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
47.0
2020s
95
1
47
0.5
1
38
311
8.2
3.3
0
15Jalen Saunders
J. Saunders
46.3
2010s
9
3
139
15.4
0
15
125
8.3
13.9
0
16David Barrett
D. Barrett
46.0
2000s
131
1
46
0.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Will Moore
W. Moore
46.0
1990s
43
1
46
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Dave Cloutier
D. Cloutier
46.0
1960s
12
1
46
3.8
0
20
136
6.8
11.3
0
19Vic Sears
V. Sears
45.0
1950s
48
1
45
0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Marc Boerigter
M. Boerigter
44.0
2000s
41
1
44
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Paul Christman
P. Christman
44.0
1940s
50
1
44
0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Joe Carter
J. Carter
44.0
1940s
31
1
44
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
23DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
43.0
2010s
86
1
43
0.5
0
3
7
2.3
0.1
0
24Tim Gordon
T. Gordon
43.0
1990s
26
1
43
1.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
25A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
42.0
2020s
89
1
42
0.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per kick return going back to the 1941 season.

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