highest league wide kick return yards per game by year since 1966
| KR YDS/G | SEASON | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103.9 | 2025 | 244 | 994 | 25,361 | 25.5 | 1 | 394 | 4,205 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 6 |
| 2 | 94.2 | 2008 | 512 | 2,114 | 48,249 | 22.8 | 13 | 1,091 | 10,092 | 9.3 | 19.7 | 16 |
| 3 | 93.8 | 2002 | 512 | 2,205 | 48,020 | 21.8 | 17 | 1,151 | 10,971 | 9.5 | 21.4 | 22 |
| 4 | 93.0 | 2005 | 512 | 2,137 | 47,626 | 22.3 | 12 | 1,252 | 10,141 | 8.1 | 19.8 | 9 |
| 5 | 92.9 | 1966 | 126 | 523 | 11,709 | 22.4 | 6 | 265 | 2,291 | 8.6 | 18.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 91.7 | 2007 | 512 | 2,074 | 46,937 | 22.6 | 25 | 1,122 | 10,210 | 9.1 | 19.9 | 17 |
| 7 | 91.3 | 2004 | 512 | 2,155 | 46,740 | 21.7 | 17 | 1,217 | 10,462 | 8.6 | 20.4 | 11 |
| 8 | 91.2 | 1995 | 480 | 2,043 | 43,767 | 21.4 | 9 | 1,042 | 9,819 | 9.4 | 20.5 | 10 |
| 9 | 91.0 | 2003 | 512 | 2,161 | 46,595 | 21.6 | 13 | 1,209 | 11,540 | 9.5 | 22.5 | 18 |
| 10 | 90.7 | 1966 | 210 | 863 | 19,038 | 22.1 | 8 | 492 | 3,119 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 6 |
| 11 | 90.6 | 1975 | 364 | 1,471 | 32,993 | 22.4 | 7 | 1,097 | 10,021 | 9.1 | 27.5 | 9 |
| 12 | 90.4 | 1967 | 224 | 897 | 20,257 | 22.6 | 13 | 522 | 3,174 | 6.1 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 13 | 90.2 | 2000 | 496 | 2,040 | 44,727 | 21.9 | 15 | 1,142 | 11,397 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 15 |
| 14 | 89.7 | 2006 | 512 | 2,037 | 45,908 | 22.5 | 9 | 1,216 | 10,623 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 15 |
| 15 | 88.7 | 2010 | 512 | 2,033 | 45,420 | 22.3 | 23 | 1,149 | 11,026 | 9.6 | 21.5 | 13 |
| 16 | 88.6 | 2009 | 512 | 2,004 | 45,341 | 22.6 | 18 | 1,182 | 10,022 | 8.5 | 19.6 | 10 |
| 17 | 88.3 | 1967 | 126 | 504 | 11,120 | 22.1 | 2 | 332 | 3,038 | 9.2 | 24.1 | 1 |
| 18 | 87.8 | 1996 | 480 | 1,919 | 42,163 | 22.0 | 9 | 1,135 | 11,396 | 10.0 | 23.7 | 13 |
| 19 | 87.3 | 1994 | 448 | 1,842 | 39,096 | 21.2 | 16 | 1,074 | 9,605 | 8.9 | 21.4 | 16 |
| 20 | 87.1 | 2001 | 496 | 1,997 | 43,208 | 21.6 | 10 | 1,160 | 11,337 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 12 |
| 21 | 87.1 | 1999 | 496 | 2,035 | 43,196 | 21.2 | 13 | 1,229 | 11,497 | 9.4 | 23.2 | 16 |
| 22 | 86.6 | 1997 | 480 | 1,890 | 41,587 | 22.0 | 14 | 1,222 | 12,105 | 9.9 | 25.2 | 15 |
| 23 | 86.1 | 1998 | 480 | 1,857 | 41,350 | 22.3 | 18 | 1,171 | 11,706 | 10.0 | 24.4 | 16 |
| 24 | 84.6 | 1974 | 364 | 1,390 | 30,812 | 22.2 | 4 | 1,210 | 11,842 | 9.8 | 32.5 | 9 |
| 25 | 84.3 | 1971 | 364 | 1,335 | 30,694 | 23.0 | 9 | 856 | 6,009 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 3 |
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