Eric Metcalf has scored the most kick-return yards by a rookie running back in a playoff season, with 277 yards in 1989.
| NAME | KR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Metcalf | 277 | 1989 |  CLE | 2 | 10 | 27.7 | 138.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | L. Stephens-Howling | 224 | 2009 |  ARI | 2 | 9 | 24.9 | 112.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | C. Evans | 211 | 2021 |  CIN | 4 | 9 | 23.4 | 52.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Simon | 201 | 2002 |  TEN | 2 | 9 | 22.3 | 100.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Jones | 200 | 1980 |  DAL | 3 | 9 | 22.2 | 66.7 | 0 | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 27.0 | 0 |
| 6 | | D. Rodgers | 195 | 1982 |  GB | 2 | 9 | 21.7 | 97.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Avery | 186 | 1998 |  MIA | 2 | 8 | 23.3 | 93.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Brooks | 172 | 1981 |  SD | 2 | 9 | 19.1 | 86.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 9 | | A. Lawrence | 165 | 1981 |  SF | 3 | 7 | 23.6 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | L. James | 162 | 2012 | SF | 3 | 7 | 23.1 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | L. Hampton | 161 | 1985 | MIA | 2 | 9 | 17.9 | 80.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | H. Hart | 151 | 1974 |  OAK | 2 | 7 | 21.6 | 75.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | R. Riddick | 141 | 1981 |  BUF | 2 | 8 | 17.6 | 70.5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | E. Hill | 138 | 1979 |  LA | 3 | 7 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | D. Holmes | 137 | 1995 | BUF | 2 | 8 | 17.1 | 68.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | R. Erenberg | 135 | 1984 |  PIT | 2 | 6 | 22.5 | 67.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | C. Ross | 124 | 2006 |  BAL | 1 | 6 | 20.7 | 124.0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| 18 | | A. Harris | 124 | 2003 |  STL | 1 | 5 | 24.8 | 124.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | K. Bell | 121 | 1986 |  DEN | 3 | 8 | 15.1 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | L. Maroney | 120 | 2006 |  NE | 3 | 6 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | R. Brown | 120 | 1982 |  ATL | 1 | 7 | 17.1 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | D. Joyce | 118 | 2002 |  NYG | 1 | 5 | 23.6 | 118.0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 33.0 | 0 |
| 23 | | V. Washington | 114 | 1971 | SF | 2 | 6 | 19.0 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | W. Shipley | 113 | 2024 |  PHI | 4 | 4 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | D. Harris | 113 | 1988 |  MIN | 2 | 6 | 18.8 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 playoffs.
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