highest kick return average in a game

David Johnson has the most yards per kick return in a game, averaging 108.0 per return versus the Bears on September 20, 2015.

Interpreted as:
highest kick return average by a player in a regular-season game
NAMEKR AVGDATETMOPPKRKR YDSKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1David Johnson
D. Johnson
108.0
9/20/2015
@
1
108
1
0
0
0
2Josh Huff
J. Huff
107.0
11/23/2014
vs
1
107
1
0
0
0
3Brad Smith
B. Smith
106.0
12/27/2009
@
1
106
1
0
0
0
4Noland Smith
N. Smith
106.0
12/17/1967
@
1
106
1
2
35
17.5
0
5Keisean Nixon
K. Nixon
105.0
1/1/2023
vs
1
105
1
1
10
10.0
0
6Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
105.0
9/27/2015
vs
1
105
1
3
9
3.0
0
7Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
105.0
9/29/2013
vs
1
105
1
2
0
0.0
0
8Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
105.0
11/11/2012
vs
1
105
1
3
36
12.0
0
9Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
105.0
9/30/2012
@
1
105
1
0
0
0
10Stefan Logan
S. Logan
105.0
10/10/2010
vs
1
105
1
2
24
12.0
0
11Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
104.0
11/20/2016
vs
1
104
1
0
0
0
12Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
104.0
11/27/2011
@
1
104
0
0
0
0
13Devin Duvernay
D. Duvernay
103.0
9/18/2022
vs
1
103
1
1
5
5.0
0
14Dion Lewis
D. Lewis
103.0
11/12/2017
@
1
103
1
0
0
0
15Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
103.0
9/11/2011
@
1
103
1
0
0
0
16Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
103.0
11/18/1962
vs
1
103
1
0
0
0
17Byron Pringle
B. Pringle
102.0
10/25/2020
@
1
102
1
0
0
0
18Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
102.0
11/10/1968
@
1
102
1
0
0
0
19Charley Warner
C. Warner
102.0
11/7/1965
@
1
102
1
0
0
0
20Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
101.0
12/14/1997
vs
1
101
1
4
45
11.3
0
21James Owens
J. Owens
101.0
11/2/1980
@
1
101
1
0
0
0
22Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
101.0
12/18/1977
@
1
101
1
0
0
0
23Ike Thomas
I. Thomas
101.0
12/4/1971
vs
1
101
1
0
0
0
24Ihmir Smith-Marsette
I. Smith-Marsette
100.0
12/29/2024
vs
1
100
1
0
0
0
25Charlie Jones
C. Jones
100.0
10/20/2024
@
1
100
1
4
39
9.8
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for yards per kick return going back to the 1960 season.

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