most kick returns yards by a player career

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

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Data note: Kickoff Returns, Kick-Return Yards: player season data complete from 1941

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

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1,250

Daniels

RUSH

252

Daniels

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303

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PPG

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OPP PPG

25.3

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222

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Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	WAS	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	WAS	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	HOU	@	WAS	1:00 PM

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5 - 4

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2,618

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2,386

Burrow

2,381

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Burrow

20

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19

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Rush TD Leaders

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Swift

9

Gibbs

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Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

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111.7

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109.8

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30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

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15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Gibbs

170.4

Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000