most interception return yards for a cornerback in a season

Darren Sharper has the most interception-return yards by a defensive back in a season, with 376 yards in 2009.

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	NAME	INT YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Darren Sharper D. Sharper	376	2009	NO	14	51	20	71	0.5	5.5	9	3	0	0	0
2	Ed Reed E. Reed	358	2004	BAL	16	64	14	78	2.0	28	9	1	3	2	1
3	Charlie McNeil C. McNeil	349	1961	SD	14						9	2		0	0
4	Stevie Brown S. Brown	307	2012	NYG	16	64	12	76	0.0	0	8	0	2	2	0
5	Deion Sanders D. Sanders	303	1994	SF	14				0.0		6	3		1	0
6	Night Train Lane N. Train Lane	298	1952	LA	12						14	2		0	0
7	Nick Collins N. Collins	295	2008	GB	16	60	12	72	0.0	0	7	3	1	0	0
8	Marcus Peters M. Peters	280	2015	KC	16	53	7	60	0.0	0	8	2	1	0	0
9	Bob Suci B. Suci	277	1963	BOS	14						7	2		0	0
10	Darren Sharper D. Sharper	276	2005	MIN	14	42	10	52	0.0	0	9	2	1	1	0
11	Woodley Lewis W. Lewis	275	1950	LA	12						12	0		1	1
12	Mark McMillian M. McMillian	274	1997	KC	16				0.0		8	3		0	0
13	Lester Hayes L. Hayes	273	1980	OAK	16						13	1		2	0
14	Ed Reed E. Reed	264	2008	BAL	16	34	7	41	1.0	9	9	2	1	2	1
15	Miller Farr M. Farr	264	1967	HOU	14						10	3		1	0
16	Henry Jones H. Jones	263	1992	BUF	16				0.0		8	2		2	0
17	Dan Sandifer D. Sandifer	258	1948	WAS	12						13	2		4	0
18	Dick Lynch D. Lynch	251	1963	NYG	14						9	3		0	0
19	Emlen Tunnell E. Tunnell	251	1949	NYG	12						10	2		0	0
20	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	248	1971	PHI	14						11	0		2	0
21	Bobby Dillon B. Dillon	244	1956	GB	12						7	1		1	0
22	Jimmy Hitchcock J. Hitchcock	242	1998	MIN	16				0.0		7	3		1	0
23	Dwight Hicks D. Hicks	239	1981	SF	16						9	1		4	1
24	Bernie Parrish B. Parrish	238	1960	CLE	12						6	1		1	0
25	Jack Christiansen J. Christiansen	238	1953	DET	12						12	1		3	0

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