most punt return yards by a rookie in a game

George Atkinson has the most punt-return yards by a rookie in a game, with 205 yards versus the Bills on September 15, 1968.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a rookie in a regular-season game
NAMEPR YDSDATETMOPPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR AVGPR TD
1George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
205
9/15/1968
@
1
25
25.0
0
5
41.0
1
2De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
156
12/14/2014
vs
0
0
0
8
19.5
1
3Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
156
11/7/1976
vs
0
0
0
4
39.0
1
4Devin Hester
D. Hester
152
10/16/2006
@
1
24
24.0
0
6
25.3
1
5Rickie Harris
R. Harris
146
11/21/1965
@
0
0
0
6
24.3
1
6Tavon Austin
T. Austin
145
11/10/2013
@
1
27
27.0
0
4
36.3
1
7Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
145
12/21/1986
vs
2
42
21.0
0
4
36.3
2
8Kevin Clark
K. Clark
144
12/27/1987
vs
0
0
0
6
24.0
1
9Ted Wilson
T. Wilson
142
10/11/1987
@
0
0
0
7
20.3
0
10Johnny Roland
J. Roland
142
10/2/1966
@
0
0
0
3
47.3
1
11Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
141
10/17/1976
vs
1
20
20.0
0
9
15.7
1
12Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
139
1/3/2016
@
0
0
0
4
34.8
0
13Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
134
12/12/1965
vs
0
0
0
5
26.8
1
14Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
133
11/20/1977
@
0
0
0
4
33.3
0
15Bruce Taylor
B. Taylor
133
11/15/1970
@
0
0
0
6
22.2
0
16Johnny Rodgers
J. Rodgers
130
9/25/1977
@
1
33
33.0
0
7
18.6
0
17Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
128
9/29/1996
@
3
56
18.7
0
4
32.0
1
18Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
128
10/3/1993
@
1
19
19.0
0
4
32.0
1
19Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
128
11/19/1984
@
0
0
0
4
32.0
1
20Jaylin Lane
J. Lane
127
9/21/2025
vs
0
0
0
5
25.4
1
21Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
127
11/6/2011
vs
0
0
0
4
31.8
1
22Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
127
11/2/1975
@
0
0
0
3
42.3
0
23T.J. Houshmandzadeh
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
126
11/25/2001
@
0
0
0
5
25.2
0
24Dana McLemore
D. McLemore
125
1/2/1983
vs
2
31
15.5
0
4
31.3
1
25Mercury Morris
M. Morris
123
10/19/1969
@
2
70
35.0
0
7
17.6
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1960 season.

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