most kick returns yards in a season

MarTay Jenkins has the most kickoff returns in a season, with 82 returns in 2000.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Kickoff Returns, Kick-Return Yards: player season data complete from 1941
NAMEKRKR YDSSEASONTMGPKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1MarTay Jenkins
M. Jenkins
82
2,186
2000
16
26.7
136.6
1
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
2Chris Carr
C. Carr
73
1,752
2005
16
24.0
109.5
0
34
186
5.5
11.6
0
3Josh Scobey
J. Scobey
73
1,684
2003
15
23.1
112.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
4Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
70
1,807
2002
16
25.8
112.9
2
44
625
14.2
39.1
1
5Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
70
1,791
1996
16
25.6
111.9
0
30
152
5.1
9.5
0
6KaVontae Turpin
K. Turpin
69
1,814
2025
15
26.3
120.9
0
10
55
5.5
3.7
0
7Josh Wilson
J. Wilson
69
1,753
2008
16
25.4
109.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Chris Carr
C. Carr
69
1,762
2006
16
25.5
110.1
0
35
216
6.2
13.5
0
9Dante Hall
D. Hall
68
1,718
2004
16
25.3
107.4
2
23
232
10.1
14.5
0
10J.J. Arrington
J.J. Arrington
67
1,520
2006
16
22.7
95.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Ronney Jenkins
R. Jenkins
67
1,531
2000
16
22.9
95.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
12Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
66
1,618
2009
14
24.5
115.6
0
31
360
11.6
25.7
0
13Charlie Rogers
C. Rogers
66
1,629
2000
15
24.7
108.6
1
26
363
14.0
24.2
0
14Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
66
1,617
1995
16
24.5
101.1
0
28
262
9.4
16.4
0
15Dante Hall
D. Hall
65
1,560
2005
16
24.0
97.5
1
42
276
6.6
17.3
0
16Rock Cartwright
R. Cartwright
64
1,541
2006
16
24.1
96.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Tab Perry
T. Perry
64
1,562
2005
16
24.4
97.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Charlie Rogers
C. Rogers
64
1,280
2002
16
20.0
80.0
1
26
137
5.3
8.6
0
19Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
64
1,627
1996
16
25.4
101.7
0
34
284
8.4
17.8
0
20Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
63
1,433
2007
16
22.7
89.6
0
24
230
9.6
14.4
1
21Maurice Hicks
M. Hicks
63
1,502
2007
16
23.8
93.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
63
1,528
2005
15
24.3
101.9
0
18
108
6.0
7.2
0
23Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
63
1,456
2005
15
23.1
97.1
0
42
334
8.0
22.3
0
24Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
63
1,468
2000
16
23.3
91.8
0
35
300
8.6
18.8
0
25Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
63
1,556
1994
15
24.7
103.7
2
21
143
6.8
9.5
0

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