most punt return yards 1976 to 1985

Between the 1976 and 1985 seasons, Rick Upchurch had the most punt-return yards, with 2,696 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1976 to 1985
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
2,696
105
55
1,271
23.1
12.1
0
221
12.2
25.7
8
2J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
2,605
100
25
473
18.9
4.7
0
246
10.6
26.1
4
3Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
2,250
100
48
976
20.3
9.8
0
216
10.4
22.5
1
4Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
2,015
98
61
1,358
22.3
13.9
1
180
11.2
20.6
3
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
7Robbie Martin
R. Martin
1,561
65
91
1,699
18.7
26.1
0
158
9.9
24.0
3
8Danny Reece
D. Reece
1,554
72
23
483
21.0
6.7
0
222
7.0
21.6
0
9Theo Bell
T. Bell
1,511
127
3
50
16.7
0.4
0
189
8.0
11.9
0
10LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
1,448
88
4
60
15.0
0.7
0
144
10.1
16.5
4
11Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1,443
45
69
1,693
24.5
37.6
0
162
8.9
32.1
1
12Eddie Payton
E. Payton
1,387
65
156
3,676
23.6
56.6
2
156
8.9
21.3
1
13Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
1,377
72
161
3,583
22.3
49.8
0
156
8.8
19.1
1
14Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
1,348
117
54
1,153
21.4
9.9
0
138
9.8
11.5
1
15Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
1,313
144
79
1,832
23.2
12.7
0
146
9.0
9.1
0
16Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
1,294
137
15
346
23.1
2.5
1
151
8.6
9.4
3
17Dana McLemore
D. McLemore
1,266
54
53
1,085
20.5
20.1
0
121
10.5
23.4
3
18Wally Henry
W. Henry
1,231
56
87
1,950
22.4
34.8
0
148
8.3
22.0
1
19Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
1,168
127
0
0
0.0
0
112
10.4
9.2
2
20Leon Bright
L. Bright
1,149
50
77
1,544
20.1
30.9
0
141
8.1
23.0
0
21Jeff Fisher
J. Fisher
1,125
49
14
204
14.6
4.2
0
120
9.4
23.0
1
22Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
1,121
44
17
338
19.9
7.7
0
83
13.5
25.5
4
23Carl Roaches
C. Roaches
1,116
76
154
3,352
21.8
44.1
2
155
7.2
14.7
0
24Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
1,104
105
7
130
18.6
1.2
0
122
9.0
10.5
0
25Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
1,093
30
13
237
18.2
7.9
0
89
12.3
36.4
3
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