highest nfl career punt return average

The Baltimore Colts have averaged the most yards per punt return by a team, with 14.5 per return.

		TEAM	PR AVG	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Colts	14.5	12	66	1,286	19.5	107.2	0	26	378	31.5	1
2		Yanks	12.3	55	238	4,958	20.8	90.1	1	158	1,938	35.2	1
3		Ravens	10.3	485	1,440	33,611	23.3	69.3	12	1,125	11,631	24.0	18
4		Broncos	10.0	1,017	3,254	72,265	22.2	71.1	13	2,467	24,672	24.3	35
5		Tigers	9.8	42	125	2,818	22.5	67.1	0	131	1,279	30.5	1
6		Lions	9.7	1,234	4,403	97,498	22.1	79.0	30	2,942	28,510	23.1	49
7		Yanks	9.6	36	171	3,727	21.8	103.5	2	93	895	24.9	1
8		Chargers	9.5	1,017	3,535	76,501	21.6	75.2	20	2,205	20,948	20.6	28
9		Patriots	9.4	1,017	3,483	76,153	21.9	74.9	29	2,408	22,742	22.4	19
10		Dolphins	9.3	933	2,953	65,020	22.0	69.7	14	2,062	19,257	20.6	19
11		Chiefs	9.3	1,017	3,419	75,234	22.0	74.0	25	2,432	22,613	22.2	30
12		Seahawks	9.3	793	2,789	60,820	21.8	76.7	17	1,751	16,279	20.5	17
13		Commanders	9.1	1,234	4,448	98,118	22.1	79.5	26	3,134	28,459	23.1	34
14		Raiders	9.1	1,017	3,569	76,994	21.6	75.7	18	2,528	22,924	22.5	25
15		Jaguars	9.1	501	1,520	33,779	22.2	67.4	9	1,052	9,535	19.0	11
16		Rams	9.0	1,224	4,319	94,342	21.8	77.1	30	3,242	29,098	23.8	38
17		Texans	8.9	389	1,112	25,432	22.9	65.4	10	870	7,781	20.0	6
18		Jets	8.9	1,017	3,810	82,774	21.7	81.4	30	2,202	19,629	19.3	21
19		Bears	8.8	1,234	4,317	96,307	22.3	78.0	45	3,067	27,134	22.0	43
20		Eagles	8.8	1,234	4,191	90,149	21.5	73.1	28	3,145	27,711	22.5	33
21		Cardinals	8.8	1,234	4,582	100,435	21.9	81.4	28	3,075	26,934	21.8	35
22		Bills	8.7	1,016	3,563	76,443	21.5	75.2	29	2,259	19,760	19.4	26
23		Titans	8.7	1,017	3,618	78,603	21.7	77.3	18	2,242	19,497	19.2	22
24		Browns	8.7	1,087	3,780	80,965	21.4	74.5	21	2,619	22,772	20.9	30
25		Packers	8.7	1,234	4,316	93,018	21.6	75.4	30	2,993	25,937	21.0	40

StatMuse has team, season-level data for yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.

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