most punt return yards 1987 to 1996

Between the 1987 and 1996 seasons, Dave Meggett had the most punt-return yards, with 3,201 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player 1987 to 1996
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
3,201
128
218
4,734
21.7
37.0
1
299
10.7
25.0
7
2Tim Brown
T. Brown
3,083
128
48
1,228
25.6
9.6
1
301
10.2
24.1
2
3Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
2,647
102
198
4,086
20.6
40.1
0
249
10.6
26.0
2
4Mel Gray
M. Gray
2,592
139
381
9,191
24.1
66.1
5
233
11.1
18.6
3
5Kelvin Martin
K. Martin
2,567
139
76
1,453
19.1
10.5
0
261
9.8
18.5
3
6Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
2,362
134
220
4,894
22.2
36.5
2
257
9.2
17.6
2
7Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,196
111
272
6,262
23.0
56.4
0
195
11.3
19.8
6
8Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
2,020
120
200
4,118
20.6
34.3
2
193
10.5
16.8
6
9Leo Lewis
L. Lewis
1,732
74
6
81
13.5
1.1
0
187
9.3
23.4
1
10Clarence Verdin
C. Verdin
1,650
110
225
4,690
20.8
42.6
1
178
9.3
15.0
4
11John Taylor
J. Taylor
1,517
121
14
276
19.7
2.3
0
149
10.2
12.5
2
12Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
1,442
64
160
3,877
24.2
60.6
0
146
9.9
22.5
0
13Johnny Bailey
J. Bailey
1,420
81
115
2,420
21.0
29.9
0
148
9.6
17.5
2
14Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
1,407
48
0
0
0.0
0
103
13.7
29.3
3
15Gerald McNeil
G. McNeil
1,369
60
44
855
19.4
14.3
0
151
9.1
22.8
0
16Dexter Carter
D. Carter
1,358
100
250
5,412
21.6
54.1
2
138
9.8
13.6
2
17Cliff Hicks
C. Hicks
1,284
98
7
154
22.0
1.6
0
138
9.3
13.1
0
18Jo-Jo Townsell
J. Townsell
1,243
53
83
1,684
20.3
31.8
0
117
10.6
23.5
2
19Desmond Howard
D. Howard
1,230
77
75
1,505
20.1
19.5
0
92
13.4
16.0
4
20Walter Stanley
W. Stanley
1,124
56
52
887
17.1
15.8
0
128
8.8
20.1
0
21Willie Drewrey
W. Drewrey
1,120
99
51
955
18.7
9.6
0
134
8.4
11.3
0
22Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
1,060
63
229
5,717
25.0
90.7
3
116
9.1
16.8
2
23Bobby Joe Edmonds
B. Joe Edmonds
1,052
50
139
2,882
20.7
57.6
0
100
10.5
21.0
0
24Todd Kinchen
T. Kinchen
1,009
56
66
1,412
21.4
25.2
0
106
9.5
18.0
2
25O.J. McDuffie
O.J. McDuffie
920
63
91
2,086
22.9
33.1
0
106
8.7
14.6
2
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