most punt return yards 1981 to 1990

Between the 1981 and 1990 seasons, Vai Sikahema gained the most punt-return yards, with 2,152 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1981 to 1990
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
2,152
75
164
3,501
21.3
46.7
0
193
11.2
28.7
3
2Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
2,045
98
26
495
19.0
5.1
0
204
10.0
20.9
3
3Phil McConkey
P. McConkey
1,832
84
69
1,324
19.2
15.8
0
228
8.0
21.8
0
4Gerald McNeil
G. McNeil
1,717
76
91
1,852
20.4
24.4
1
191
9.0
22.6
1
5Robbie Martin
R. Martin
1,670
72
112
2,084
18.6
28.9
0
175
9.5
23.2
3
6Leo Lewis
L. Lewis
1,643
127
8
137
17.1
1.1
0
171
9.6
12.9
1
7Dana McLemore
D. McLemore
1,598
72
56
1,147
20.5
15.9
0
152
10.5
22.2
4
8J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
1,538
128
24
455
19.0
3.6
0
165
9.3
12.0
0
9Pete Mandley
P. Mandley
1,511
92
35
630
18.0
6.8
0
162
9.3
16.4
2
10Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
1,509
110
19
364
19.2
3.3
0
133
11.3
13.7
4
11Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
1,461
52
137
3,318
24.2
63.8
0
164
8.9
28.1
2
12Fulton Walker
F. Walker
1,437
81
167
3,779
22.6
46.7
1
145
9.9
17.7
1
13Walter Stanley
W. Stanley
1,392
71
60
1,129
18.8
15.9
0
147
9.5
19.6
1
14Mike Martin
M. Martin
1,381
76
75
1,643
21.9
21.6
0
140
9.9
18.2
0
15Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
1,377
116
177
4,007
22.6
34.5
0
156
8.8
11.9
1
16Jo-Jo Townsell
J. Townsell
1,360
83
98
2,048
20.9
24.7
1
127
10.7
16.4
2
17Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
1,348
55
51
1,073
21.0
19.5
0
138
9.8
24.5
1
18Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
1,277
64
2
39
19.5
0.6
0
127
10.1
20.0
1
19Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
1,212
93
14
246
17.6
2.6
0
107
11.3
13.0
3
20John Taylor
J. Taylor
1,194
53
14
276
19.7
5.2
0
107
11.2
22.5
2
21Lionel James
L. James
1,193
67
99
2,094
21.2
31.3
0
124
9.6
17.8
2
22Dennis McKinnon
D. McKinnon
1,191
94
3
58
19.3
0.6
0
129
9.2
12.7
3
23Bobby Joe Edmonds
B. Joe Edmonds
1,178
49
115
2,499
21.7
51.0
0
105
11.2
24.0
1
24LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
1,161
143
3
55
18.3
0.4
0
105
11.1
8.1
4
25Leon Bright
L. Bright
1,149
50
77
1,544
20.1
30.9
0
141
8.1
23.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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