highest punt return average in a single season with at least 20 krsd

Jack Christiansen has gained the most yards per punt return in a season, with 21.5 per return in 1952.

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  • Data note: Yards Per Punt Return, Punt Returns Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1941
NAMEPR AVGSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
21.5
1952
11
16
409
25.6
37.2
0
15
322
29.3
2
2Dick Christy
D. Christy
21.3
1961
14
15
360
24.0
25.7
0
18
383
27.4
2
3Red Cochran
R. Cochran
20.9
1949
12
20
410
20.5
34.2
0
15
314
26.2
2
4Jerry Davis
J. Davis
20.9
1948
11
15
437
29.1
39.7
0
16
334
30.4
2
5Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
19.1
1950
12
26
600
23.1
50.0
0
29
555
46.3
2
6Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
19.1
1951
12
11
270
24.5
22.5
0
18
343
28.6
4
7Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
18.8
1974
13
2
36
18.0
2.8
0
18
338
26.0
2
8Leodis McKelvin
L. McKelvin
18.7
2012
13
18
510
28.3
39.2
0
23
431
33.2
2
9Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
18.5
1952
12
16
345
21.6
28.8
0
19
351
29.3
2
10Myles Price
M. Price
17.9
2026
7
21
624
29.7
89.1
0
14
250
35.7
1
11Chimere Dike
C. Dike
17.3
2025
17
62
1,588
25.6
93.4
0
23
398
23.4
2
12Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
17.3
2020
13
18
418
23.2
32.2
0
20
346
26.6
1
13Devin Hester
D. Hester
17.1
2010
16
12
427
35.6
26.7
0
33
564
35.3
3
14Dick Todd
D. Todd
17.0
1941
7
3
58
19.3
8.3
0
14
238
34.0
1
15Jimmy Williams
J. Williams
16.8
2002
13
35
765
21.9
58.8
0
20
336
25.8
1
16Art Jones
A. Jones
16.6
1941
11
7
122
17.4
11.1
0
14
232
21.1
0
17Santana Moss
S. Moss
16.5
2002
15
0
0
0.0
0
25
413
27.5
2
18Roscoe Parrish
R. Parrish
16.3
2007
16
6
126
21.0
7.9
0
27
440
27.5
1
19Dante Hall
D. Hall
16.3
2003
16
57
1,478
25.9
92.4
2
29
472
29.5
2
20Devin Hester
D. Hester
16.2
2011
16
33
723
21.9
45.2
1
28
454
28.4
2
21Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
16.1
1982
9
0
0
0.0
0
15
242
26.9
2
22Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
16.1
2012
16
11
210
19.1
13.1
0
22
354
22.1
1
23Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
16.1
2000
15
1
23
23.0
1.5
0
36
578
38.5
2
24Derius Davis
D. Davis
16.0
2023
17
17
374
22.0
22.0
0
24
385
22.6
1
25Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
15.9
2011
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
699
43.7
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