most punt return yards 1975 to 1984

Between the 1975 and 1984 seasons, Rick Upchurch gained the most punt-return yards, with 3,008 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1975 to 1984
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
3,008
119
95
2,355
24.8
19.8
0
248
12.1
25.3
8
2Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
2,660
114
79
1,701
21.5
14.9
0
252
10.6
23.3
2
3Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
2,545
96
94
2,156
22.9
22.5
2
210
12.1
26.5
6
4J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
2,322
86
21
414
19.7
4.8
0
220
10.6
27.0
4
5Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
1,948
68
175
4,128
23.6
60.7
0
212
9.2
28.6
2
6Bruce Harper
B. Harper
1,784
99
243
5,407
22.3
54.6
0
183
9.7
18.0
1
7Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
1,759
118
7
130
18.6
1.1
0
170
10.3
14.9
0
8Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
1,614
135
32
694
21.7
5.1
1
177
9.1
12.0
4
9Danny Reece
D. Reece
1,554
72
23
483
21.0
6.7
0
222
7.0
21.6
0
10Theo Bell
T. Bell
1,511
112
3
50
16.7
0.4
0
189
8.0
13.5
0
11Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1,511
59
75
1,819
24.3
30.8
0
170
8.9
25.6
1
12Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
1,478
131
68
1,455
21.4
11.1
0
151
9.8
11.3
1
13LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
1,448
72
4
60
15.0
0.8
0
144
10.1
20.1
4
14Eddie Payton
E. Payton
1,387
65
156
3,676
23.6
56.6
2
156
8.9
21.3
1
15Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
1,313
128
79
1,832
23.2
14.3
0
146
9.0
10.3
0
16Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
1,280
56
142
3,238
22.8
57.8
0
145
8.8
22.9
1
17Wally Henry
W. Henry
1,231
56
87
1,950
22.4
34.8
0
148
8.3
22.0
1
18Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
1,159
111
0
0
0.0
0
111
10.4
10.4
2
19Jeff Fisher
J. Fisher
1,125
49
14
204
14.6
4.2
0
120
9.4
23.0
1
20Robbie Martin
R. Martin
1,118
49
59
1,061
18.0
21.7
0
118
9.5
22.8
2
21Carl Roaches
C. Roaches
1,095
73
150
3,276
21.8
44.9
2
151
7.3
15.0
0
22Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
1,065
41
81
1,886
23.3
46.0
0
102
10.4
26.0
0
23Leon Bright
L. Bright
1,025
42
66
1,331
20.2
31.7
0
129
7.9
24.4
0
24Howard Stevens
H. Stevens
1,012
38
44
997
22.7
26.2
0
109
9.3
26.6
0
25Dana McLemore
D. McLemore
1,008
38
49
1,009
20.6
26.6
0
83
12.1
26.5
3
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