highest punt returns average career active players minimum 5 punt returns

Josh Blackwell has the most career yards per punt return by an active player with 5+ punt returns, with 20.9 per return.

NAMEPR AVGPRGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Josh Blackwell
J. Blackwell
20.9
7
58
19
480
25.3
8.3
0
146
2.5
1
2Chimere Dike
C. Dike
17.3
23
17
62
1,588
25.6
93.4
0
398
23.4
2
3Tylan Wallace
T. Wallace
16.2
12
68
8
188
23.5
2.8
0
194
2.9
1
4Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
15.8
74
48
47
1,249
26.6
26.0
1
1,172
24.4
1
5Tory Horton
T. Horton
14.9
16
8
0
0
0.0
0
238
29.8
1
6Marcus Jones
M. Jones
14.3
79
48
27
645
23.9
13.4
0
1,132
23.6
3
7Parker Washington
P. Washington
14.2
43
42
10
248
24.8
5.9
0
611
14.5
3
8Jaylin Lane
J. Lane
13.7
23
15
3
56
18.7
3.7
0
314
20.9
2
9Rashid Shaheed
R. Shaheed
13.2
77
51
53
1,322
24.9
25.9
1
1,014
19.9
3
10Derius Davis
D. Davis
12.9
54
43
54
1,362
25.2
31.7
0
697
16.2
1
11Isaiah Williams
I. Williams
12.5
39
23
33
1,006
30.5
43.7
0
489
21.3
2
12LaJohntay Wester
L. Wester
12.4
16
17
10
246
24.6
14.5
0
198
11.6
0
13Devin Duvernay
D. Duvernay
11.8
109
89
127
3,231
25.4
36.3
2
1,284
14.4
0
14Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
11.4
122
82
67
1,586
23.7
19.3
0
1,386
16.9
2
15Brashard Smith
B. Smith
11.3
6
17
18
481
26.7
28.3
0
68
4.0
0
16Britain Covey
B. Covey
11.3
79
44
16
361
22.6
8.2
0
895
20.3
0
17Kameron Johnson
K. Johnson
11.2
27
22
27
685
25.4
31.1
0
302
13.7
0
18Tank Dell
T. Dell
10.8
18
25
2
44
22.0
1.8
0
195
7.8
0
19Jaylin Noel
J. Noel
10.8
31
17
29
799
27.6
47.0
0
335
19.7
0
20Olamide Zaccheaus
O. Zaccheaus
10.8
20
105
3
48
16.0
0.5
0
215
2.0
0
21DeeJay Dallas
D. Dallas
10.6
39
84
89
2,254
25.3
26.8
1
414
4.9
0
22Malik Washington
M. Washington
10.4
38
31
50
1,395
27.9
45.0
0
394
12.7
1
23Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
10.4
188
112
62
1,338
21.6
11.9
0
1,948
17.4
3
24Ke'Shawn Williams
K. Williams
10.4
20
11
26
628
24.2
57.1
0
207
18.8
0
25Cooper DeJean
C. DeJean
10.0
21
32
0
0
0.0
0
211
6.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns and yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.

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8
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