most kickoff return average yards by team 2021

The New York Jets had 27.4 yards per kick return in 2021.

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Data note: Yards Per Kick Return: team season data complete from 1941

	TEAM	KR YDS	KR AVG	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Jets	1,371	27.4	2021	17	50	80.6	1	17	206	12.1	12.1	0
2	Bears	1,180	23.1	2021	17	51	69.4	0	29	338	11.7	19.9	1
3	Texans	1,006	23.4	2021	17	43	59.2	1	26	188	7.2	11.1	0
4	Falcons	999	21.7	2021	17	46	58.8	0	23	189	8.2	11.1	0
5	Chargers	976	25.0	2021	17	39	57.4	1	18	107	5.9	6.3	0
6	Washington Football Team	904	25.1	2021	17	36	53.2	1	16	134	8.4	7.9	0
7	Seahawks	894	23.5	2021	17	38	52.6	1	23	192	8.3	11.3	0
8	Lions	880	24.4	2021	17	36	51.8	0	22	236	10.7	13.9	0
9	Steelers	849	22.3	2021	17	38	49.9	0	40	370	9.3	21.8	0
10	Vikings	849	26.5	2021	17	32	49.9	2	26	206	7.9	12.1	0
11	Saints	838	22.6	2021	17	37	49.3	0	35	349	10.0	20.5	0
12	Browns	828	20.7	2021	17	40	48.7	0	47	337	7.2	19.8	0
13	Colts	808	24.5	2021	17	33	47.5	0	23	170	7.4	10.0	0
14	Jaguars	799	22.2	2021	17	36	47.0	1	19	159	8.4	9.4	0
15	Bills	790	23.9	2021	17	33	46.5	0	37	351	9.5	20.6	0
16	Titans	778	19.5	2021	17	40	45.8	0	30	293	9.8	17.2	0
17	Ravens	737	23.0	2021	17	32	43.4	0	26	360	13.8	21.2	0
18	Cowboys	719	24.8	2021	17	29	42.3	1	28	185	6.6	10.9	0
19	Chiefs	702	23.4	2021	17	30	41.3	0	19	228	12.0	13.4	0
20	Raiders	694	20.4	2021	17	34	40.8	0	32	354	11.1	20.8	0
21	Rams	686	20.2	2021	17	34	40.4	0	19	215	11.3	12.6	1
22	Giants	683	20.7	2021	17	33	40.2	0	26	197	7.6	11.6	0
23	Bengals	662	20.1	2021	17	33	38.9	0	36	261	7.3	15.4	0
24	49ers	642	18.9	2021	17	34	37.8	0	34	279	8.2	16.4	0
25	Eagles	630	18.5	2021	17	34	37.1	0	33	239	7.2	14.1	0

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More Jets Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,078

Smith

RUSH

598

Allen

REC

527

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

25th

OPP PPG

24.8

20th

RUSH YDS/G

105.2

20th

PASS YDS/G

230.9

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	7	1	.875
Patriots	5	4	.556
Jets	2	7	.222
Dolphins	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NYJ	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	DEN	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 12/20	NYJ	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

Jets

2 - 7

Final

Chiefs

6 - 2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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
49ers	7	1	0	.875
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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

The New York Jets had 27.4 yards per kick return in 2021.

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880

872

847

1,036

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879

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19

10

9

9

9

7

7

114.8

111.7

109.8

9.5

8.0

8.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

175.2

170.4

149

161.1

131.8

127.9

98

89.8

82.8

106

99

93

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