highest yards per kick return 1977

Bruce Harper scored the most kick-return yards in 1977, with 1,035 yards in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per kick return by a player 1977
NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Bruce Harper
B. Harper
1,035
1977
14
42
24.6
73.9
0
34
425
12.5
30.4
0
2Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
871
1977
14
36
24.2
62.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
869
1977
14
28
31.0
62.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
4Eddie Brown
E. Brown
852
1977
14
34
25.1
60.9
0
57
452
7.9
32.3
0
5Al Hunter
A. Hunter
820
1977
12
36
22.8
68.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
772
1977
14
32
24.1
55.1
0
14
108
7.7
7.7
0
7Keith Moody
K. Moody
636
1977
14
30
21.2
45.4
0
15
196
13.1
14.0
1
8Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
630
1977
14
25
25.2
45.0
1
35
539
15.4
38.5
2
9Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
619
1977
14
23
26.9
44.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Rich Mauti
R. Mauti
609
1977
14
27
22.6
43.5
0
37
281
7.6
20.1
0
11Brian Baschnagel
B. Baschnagel
557
1977
10
23
24.2
55.7
1
3
54
18.0
5.4
0
12Eddie Payton
E. Payton
548
1977
TOT
10
22
24.9
54.8
1
30
290
9.7
29.0
1
13Bruce Laird
B. Laird
541
1977
14
24
22.5
38.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
536
1977
14
22
24.4
38.3
0
50
423
8.5
30.2
0
15Manfred Moore
M. Moore
524
1977
12
24
21.8
43.7
0
47
277
5.9
23.1
0
16Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
523
1977
14
24
21.8
37.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Lawrence Williams
L. Williams
518
1977
TOT
9
25
20.7
57.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Isaac Hagins
I. Hagins
493
1977
13
21
23.5
37.9
0
17
85
5.0
6.5
0
19Clarence Williams
C. Williams
481
1977
14
24
20.0
34.4
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
20Steve Odom
S. Odom
468
1977
14
23
20.3
33.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
456
1977
14
20
22.8
32.6
0
51
653
12.8
46.6
1
22Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
455
1977
14
20
22.8
32.5
0
46
489
10.6
34.9
0
23Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
420
1977
14
21
20.0
30.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Karl Farmer
K. Farmer
419
1977
14
21
20.0
29.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Bobby Hammond
B. Hammond
419
1977
14
19
22.1
29.9
0
32
334
10.4
23.9
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