most punt return yards in washington hsitory

Brian Mitchell has gained the most career punt-return yards for the Washington Redskins, with 3,476 yards.

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NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
3,476
159
421
9,586
22.8
60.3
2
317
11.0
21.9
7
2Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
1,948
68
175
4,128
23.6
60.7
0
212
9.2
28.6
2
3Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1,150
39
64
1,590
24.8
40.8
0
111
10.4
29.5
1
4Jamison Crowder
J. Crowder
1,036
79
1
13
13.0
0.2
0
129
8.0
13.1
1
5Rickie Harris
R. Harris
1,005
83
102
2,326
22.8
28.0
0
119
8.4
12.1
3
6Brandon Banks
B. Banks
937
41
119
2,856
24.0
69.7
1
100
9.4
22.9
0
7Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
907
63
1
17
17.0
0.3
0
129
7.0
14.4
1
8Dick James
D. James
794
99
155
3,949
25.5
39.9
0
98
8.1
8.0
0
9Eddie Saenz
E. Saenz
643
50
93
2,191
23.6
43.8
2
59
10.9
12.9
0
10Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
630
41
30
819
27.3
20.0
1
52
12.1
15.4
1
11Darrell Green
D. Green
611
295
1
9
9.0
0.0
0
51
12.0
2.1
0
12Dick Todd
D. Todd
581
58
20
436
21.8
7.5
0
44
13.2
10.0
1
13Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
550
38
46
1,153
25.1
30.3
0
64
8.6
14.5
0
14Ken Jenkins
K. Jenkins
542
25
68
1,572
23.1
62.9
0
54
10.0
21.7
0
15Johnny Williams
J. Williams
538
24
29
710
24.5
29.6
0
42
12.8
22.4
2
16Larry Jones
L. Jones
476
42
73
1,816
24.9
43.2
1
62
7.7
11.3
1
17Joe Scudero
J. Scudero
455
53
44
1,143
26.0
21.6
1
66
6.9
8.6
1
18Tony Green
T. Green
443
16
34
870
25.6
54.4
1
42
10.5
27.7
1
19Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
443
26
26
672
25.8
25.8
0
39
11.4
17.0
0
20Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
435
24
50
1,112
22.2
46.3
1
38
11.4
18.1
0
21James Thrash
J. Thrash
416
118
85
1,903
22.4
16.1
1
41
10.1
3.5
0
22Eric Yarber
E. Yarber
416
14
0
0
0.0
0
46
9.0
29.7
0
23Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
412
10
1
25
25.0
2.5
0
33
12.5
41.2
1
24Jaylin Lane
J. Lane
398
19
15
351
23.4
18.5
0
30
13.3
20.9
2
25Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
391
36
12
291
24.3
8.1
0
42
9.3
10.9
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