most kick returns in nfl history

Brian Mitchell has the most career kickoff returns, with 607 returns.

Interpreted as:
most kick returns by a player in NFL history
NAMEKRGPKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
607
223
14,014
23.1
62.8
4
463
4,999
10.8
22.4
9
2Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
514
157
11,947
23.2
76.1
5
307
3,056
10.0
19.5
3
3Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
426
136
11,113
26.1
81.7
8
222
2,375
10.7
17.5
3
4Dante Hall
D. Hall
426
112
10,136
23.8
90.5
6
216
2,261
10.5
20.2
6
5Mel Gray
M. Gray
421
169
10,250
24.3
60.7
6
252
2,753
10.9
16.3
3
6Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
407
138
9,788
24.0
70.9
2
304
2,984
9.8
21.6
1
7Michael Bates
M. Bates
373
145
9,110
24.4
62.8
5
10
44
4.4
0.3
0
8Desmond Howard
D. Howard
359
156
7,959
22.2
51.0
0
244
2,895
11.9
18.6
8
9Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
332
183
8,352
25.2
45.6
2
311
2,961
9.5
16.2
7
10Kevin Williams
K. Williams
322
121
7,309
22.7
60.4
1
231
2,295
9.9
19.0
3
11Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
307
193
6,899
22.5
35.7
3
262
2,624
10.0
13.6
4
12Devin Hester
D. Hester
295
156
7,333
24.9
47.0
5
315
3,695
11.7
23.7
14
13Leon Washington
L. Washington
292
126
7,553
25.9
59.9
8
181
1,793
9.9
14.2
0
14Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
284
183
8,229
29.0
45.0
9
1
9
9.0
0.0
0
15Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
283
81
6,999
24.7
86.4
3
162
1,411
8.7
17.4
2
16Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
280
179
5,813
20.8
32.5
2
351
3,453
9.8
19.3
10
17Ron Smith
R. Smith
275
139
6,922
25.2
49.8
3
235
1,788
7.6
12.9
2
18Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
260
182
6,751
26.0
37.1
3
219
1,880
8.6
10.3
3
19Chris Carr
C. Carr
256
125
6,276
24.5
50.2
0
148
1,073
7.3
8.6
0
20Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
252
146
5,566
22.1
38.1
1
349
3,708
10.6
25.4
7
21Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
250
64
5,811
23.2
90.8
2
140
1,280
9.1
20.0
4
22Dexter Carter
D. Carter
250
100
5,412
21.6
54.1
2
138
1,358
9.8
13.6
2
23Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
248
76
5,989
24.1
78.8
3
186
1,818
9.8
23.9
1
24Brandon Tate
B. Tate
247
127
5,890
23.8
46.4
2
203
1,924
9.5
15.1
1
25Bruce Harper
B. Harper
243
99
5,407
22.3
54.6
0
183
1,784
9.7
18.0
1
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6
2
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3
4
1
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KC Chiefs

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5
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2
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1
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2
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6
2
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.750
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4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
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2
0
.714

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Wed
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
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11/2
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11/2
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