Lynn Chandnois averaged the most yards per kick return by a running back in his 3rd season, averaging 35.2 per return in 1952.
Interpreted as:
most kick return avg with a minimum of 1.25 kickoff returns per team game by a running back in their third season| NAME | KR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Chandnois | 35.2 | 1952 |  PIT | 12 | 17 | 599 | 49.9 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2 | | J. Arenas | 34.4 | 1953 |  SF | 12 | 16 | 551 | 45.9 | 0 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 3 | | D. Hampton | 28.6 | 1971 |  GB | 13 | 46 | 1,314 | 101.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Cunningham | 28.6 | 2015 |  STL | 16 | 25 | 714 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | R. Holmes | 28.2 | 1970 |  KC | 14 | 19 | 535 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | T. Brown | 28.0 | 1961 |  PHI | 13 | 29 | 811 | 62.4 | 1 | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 7 | | B. Young | 28.0 | 1952 |  DAL | 12 | 23 | 643 | 53.6 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. McKnight | 27.5 | 2012 |  NYJ | 15 | 39 | 1,072 | 71.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | T. Metcalf | 27.4 | 1975 |  STL | 13 | 35 | 960 | 73.8 | 1 | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 10 | | G. Milburn | 27.0 | 1995 |  DEN | 16 | 47 | 1,269 | 79.3 | 0 | 31 | 354 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 11 | | B. Gresham | 26.8 | 1973 |  HOU | 13 | 27 | 723 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | C. Davis | 26.5 | 1973 |  OAK | 14 | 19 | 504 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Turner | 26.5 | 2006 |  SD | 13 | 36 | 954 | 73.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | K. Mitchell | 26.3 | 2025 |  BAL | 7 | 14 | 368 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C. Morton | 26.0 | 2002 | NYJ | 16 | 58 | 1,509 | 94.3 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 16 | | D. Sproles | 26.0 | 2008 | SD | 16 | 53 | 1,376 | 86.0 | 1 | 22 | 249 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 17 | | B.J. Sams | 25.7 | 2006 | BAL | 12 | 30 | 772 | 64.3 | 0 | 29 | 307 | 10.6 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 18 | | J. Norwood | 25.7 | 2008 |  ATL | 16 | 51 | 1,311 | 81.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | L. Washington | 25.6 | 2008 | NYJ | 16 | 48 | 1,231 | 76.9 | 1 | 29 | 303 | 10.4 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 20 | | C. Monroe | 25.6 | 1985 | SF | 14 | 28 | 717 | 51.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Todman | 25.6 | 2014 |  JAX | 16 | 38 | 972 | 60.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Logan | 25.5 | 1989 |  MIA | 10 | 24 | 613 | 61.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | R. Blackshear | 25.5 | 2024 |  CAR | 16 | 31 | 791 | 49.4 | 0 | 17 | 145 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 24 | | B. Mitchell | 25.4 | 1960 |  CLE | 12 | 17 | 432 | 36.0 | 1 | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 25 | | D. McCall | 25.3 | 1969 | PIT | 13 | 21 | 532 | 40.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for kickoff returns per team game and yards per kick return going back to the 1941 season.
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