most interception return yards by a defensive back since 1959

Since 1959, Ed Reed has the most interception-return yards by a defensive back, with 1,590 yards.

NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Ed Reed
E. Reed
1,590
174
534
112
646
6.0
56
64
7
11
13
2
2Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
1,483
238
167
42
209
13.5
71
12
1
32
1
3Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
1,412
205
517
141
658
7.5
63
11
8
8
2
4Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
1,331
188
34
4
38
1.0
53
9
0
13
1
5Paul Krause
P. Krause
1,185
226
81
3
19
3
6Lem Barney
L. Barney
1,077
140
56
7
17
0
7Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
1,046
164
48
7
14
0
8Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
994
121
57
4
12
1
9Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
966
254
818
198
1,016
20.0
65
11
28
18
2
10Glen Edwards
G. Edwards
961
142
39
3
13
0
11Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
941
213
56
4
19
1
12Emmitt Thomas
E. Thomas
937
181
58
5
7
0
13Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
933
139
48
5
2
0
14Ronde Barber
R. Barber
923
241
847
165
1,012
28.0
47
8
13
12
4
15Ken Houston
K. Houston
898
196
49
9
21
1
16Marcus Peters
M. Peters
897
116
312
77
389
2.0
22
33
7
12
10
1
17DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
838
171
638
176
814
2.0
8
43
5
11
15
5
18Ty Law
T. Law
828
203
375
81
456
5.0
53
7
5
5
0
19Ray Buchanan
R. Buchanan
827
184
208
40
248
3.5
47
4
3
6
0
20Eric Allen
E. Allen
826
217
49
6
55
3.0
54
8
2
7
1
21Thom Darden
T. Darden
820
128
45
2
9
1
22Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
807
211
179
46
225
3.0
55
9
5
23
3
23Ed Sharockman
E. Sharockman
804
142
40
3
9
1
24Richie Petitbon
R. Petitbon
801
179
48
3
13
0
25Larry Wilson
L. Wilson
800
169
52
5
14
2
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
Ravens Ravens
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
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BAL Ravens

8 - 9

24

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26

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176