Marvin Mims Jr. has the most career yards per punt return by an active player, with 15.8 per return.
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highest punt returns average with a minimum of 38 punt returns career active players| NAME | PR AVG | PR | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Mims Jr. | 15.8 | 74 | 48 | 47 | 1,249 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 1 | 1,172 | 24.4 | 1 |
| 2 | | M. Jones | 14.3 | 79 | 48 | 27 | 645 | 23.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 1,132 | 23.6 | 3 |
| 3 |  | P. Washington | 14.2 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 248 | 24.8 | 5.9 | 0 | 611 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 4 |  | R. Shaheed | 13.2 | 77 | 51 | 53 | 1,322 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 1 | 1,014 | 19.9 | 3 |
| 5 | | D. Davis | 12.9 | 54 | 43 | 54 | 1,362 | 25.2 | 31.7 | 0 | 697 | 16.2 | 1 |
| 6 | | I. Williams | 12.5 | 39 | 23 | 33 | 1,006 | 30.5 | 43.7 | 0 | 489 | 21.3 | 2 |
| 7 | | D. Duvernay | 11.8 | 109 | 89 | 127 | 3,231 | 25.4 | 36.3 | 2 | 1,284 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 8 | | G. Olszewski | 11.4 | 122 | 82 | 67 | 1,586 | 23.7 | 19.3 | 0 | 1,386 | 16.9 | 2 |
| 9 | | B. Covey | 11.3 | 79 | 44 | 16 | 361 | 22.6 | 8.2 | 0 | 895 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 10 | | B. Berrios | 11.3 | 100 | 91 | 91 | 2,265 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1 | 1,130 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 11 | | M. Washington | 10.4 | 38 | 31 | 50 | 1,395 | 27.9 | 45.0 | 0 | 394 | 12.7 | 1 |
| 12 | | K. Raymond | 10.4 | 188 | 112 | 62 | 1,338 | 21.6 | 11.9 | 0 | 1,948 | 17.4 | 3 |
| 13 | | S. Moore | 9.7 | 39 | 53 | 38 | 1,000 | 26.3 | 18.9 | 0 | 377 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 14 | | D. Dallas | 9.4 | 39 | 84 | 89 | 2,254 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 1 | 367 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 15 | | X. Smith | 9.3 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 456 | 24.0 | 14.7 | 0 | 400 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 16 | | C. Jones | 9.2 | 50 | 33 | 47 | 1,284 | 27.3 | 38.9 | 2 | 462 | 14.0 | 1 |
| 17 | | X. Gipson | 9.1 | 74 | 41 | 51 | 1,319 | 25.9 | 32.2 | 0 | 671 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 18 |  | M. Hardman Jr. | 9.0 | 91 | 82 | 46 | 1,134 | 24.7 | 13.8 | 1 | 823 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 19 | | G. Dortch | 8.9 | 99 | 68 | 75 | 1,773 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 0 | 886 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 20 | | K. Turpin | 8.9 | 70 | 65 | 127 | 3,518 | 27.7 | 54.1 | 1 | 624 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 21 | | C. Austin III | 8.9 | 72 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 639 | 13.3 | 1 | |
| 22 | | D. Thompkins | 8.8 | 42 | 36 | 45 | 1,005 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 0 | 368 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 23 | | I. Smith-Marsette | 8.3 | 66 | 48 | 16 | 481 | 30.1 | 10.0 | 1 | 550 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 24 |  | C. Lamb | 8.2 | 38 | 95 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 311 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Reagor | 8.0 | 61 | 64 | 20 | 498 | 24.9 | 7.8 | 1 | 488 | 7.6 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns and yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |