most punt return yards since 2000

Since 2000, Devin Hester has the most punt-return yards, with 3,695 yards.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player since 2000
NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Devin Hester
D. Hester
3,695
156
295
7,333
24.9
47.0
5
315
11.7
23.7
14
2Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
2,961
183
332
8,352
25.2
45.6
2
311
9.5
16.2
7
3Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
2,688
128
183
4,940
27.0
38.6
5
276
9.7
21.0
4
4Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
2,624
193
307
6,899
22.5
35.7
3
262
10.0
13.6
4
5Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
2,619
126
416
9,520
22.9
75.6
4
257
10.2
20.8
3
6Dennis Northcutt
D. Northcutt
2,592
144
4
92
23.0
0.6
0
255
10.2
18.0
3
7Wes Welker
W. Welker
2,584
175
183
4,138
22.6
23.6
1
264
9.8
14.8
0
8Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
2,557
143
79
1,759
22.3
12.3
1
311
8.2
17.9
5
9Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
2,503
128
57
1,416
24.8
11.1
0
243
10.3
19.6
5
10Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
2,375
136
426
11,113
26.1
81.7
8
222
10.7
17.5
3
11Dante Hall
D. Hall
2,261
112
426
10,136
23.8
90.5
6
216
10.5
20.2
6
12Julian Edelman
J. Edelman
1,986
137
30
626
20.9
4.6
0
177
11.2
14.5
4
13Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
1,948
112
62
1,338
21.6
11.9
0
188
10.4
17.4
3
14Adam Jones
A. Jones
1,947
146
125
3,232
25.9
22.1
0
192
10.1
13.3
5
15Brandon Tate
B. Tate
1,924
127
247
5,890
23.8
46.4
2
203
9.5
15.1
1
16Roscoe Parrish
R. Parrish
1,920
90
33
771
23.4
8.6
0
165
11.6
21.3
3
17Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
1,906
109
163
4,204
25.8
38.6
1
190
10.0
17.5
4
18Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
1,880
182
260
6,751
26.0
37.1
3
219
8.6
10.3
3
19Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
1,860
163
153
3,590
23.5
22.0
0
198
9.4
11.4
0
20Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
1,818
76
248
5,989
24.1
78.8
3
186
9.8
23.9
1
21Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
1,816
201
4
75
18.8
0.4
0
195
9.3
9.0
4
22Leon Washington
L. Washington
1,793
126
292
7,553
25.9
59.9
8
181
9.9
14.2
0
23Antonio Brown
A. Brown
1,761
146
47
1,173
25.0
8.0
1
187
9.4
12.1
4
24Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
1,684
219
98
2,371
24.2
10.8
2
180
9.4
7.7
4
25Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
1,649
53
116
2,520
21.7
47.5
0
142
11.6
31.1
2
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