highest punt return yds by player in his 7th season

Desmond Howard had the most punt-return yards by a player in his 7th season, with 541 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Desmond Howard
D. Howard
541
1998
15
49
1,040
21.2
69.3
0
45
12.0
36.1
2
2Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
503
1992
16
26
528
20.3
33.0
0
40
12.6
31.4
1
3Tim Brown
T. Brown
487
1994
16
0
0
0.0
0
40
12.2
30.4
0
4Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
457
2004
16
58
1,250
21.6
78.1
0
37
12.4
28.6
1
5R.W. McQuarters
R.W. McQuarters
435
2004
16
2
46
23.0
2.9
0
44
9.9
27.2
1
6Karl Williams
K. Williams
410
2002
16
3
49
16.3
3.1
0
43
9.5
25.6
1
7Troy Brown
T. Brown
405
1999
13
8
271
33.9
20.8
0
38
10.7
31.2
0
8Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
388
2011
16
39
974
25.0
60.9
0
34
11.4
24.3
1
9Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
383
1995
16
38
964
25.4
60.3
0
45
8.5
23.9
0
10Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
383
1995
16
12
278
23.2
17.4
0
39
9.8
23.9
1
11Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
376
1970
14
35
1,022
29.2
73.0
1
53
7.1
26.9
0
12Willie Drewrey
W. Drewrey
360
1991
16
12
246
20.5
15.4
0
38
9.5
22.5
0
13Leon Washington
L. Washington
356
2012
16
27
784
29.0
49.0
1
41
8.7
22.3
0
14Terrell Buckley
T. Buckley
354
1998
16
0
0
0.0
0
29
12.2
22.1
0
15Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
346
1999
16
61
1,426
23.4
89.1
0
30
11.5
21.6
0
16Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
338
1993
16
15
294
19.6
18.4
0
42
8.0
21.1
0
17Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
336
2007
13
5
86
17.2
6.6
0
44
7.6
25.8
0
18J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
332
1984
15
19
391
20.6
26.1
0
39
8.5
22.1
0
19Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
331
2023
17
0
0
0.0
0
29
11.4
19.5
0
20Devin Hester
D. Hester
331
2012
15
24
621
25.9
41.4
0
40
8.3
22.1
0
21Kevin Williams
K. Williams
331
1999
16
42
840
20.0
52.5
0
33
10.0
20.7
0
22Dexter Carter
D. Carter
317
1996
16
41
909
22.2
56.8
0
36
8.8
19.8
0
23Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
316
2013
16
25
595
23.8
37.2
0
26
12.2
19.8
0
24Dennis Northcutt
D. Northcutt
312
2006
13
0
0
0.0
0
28
11.1
24.0
0
25Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
292
2016
11
2
35
17.5
3.2
0
21
13.9
26.5
2
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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