most punt return yds by a rookie rb in the playoffs

Charley Trippi has the most punt-return yards by a rookie running back in a playoff season, with 102 yards in 1947.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
102
1947
CHC CHC
1
0
0
0.0
0
2
51.0
102.0
1
2James Jones
J. Jones
81
1980
DAL DAL
3
9
200
22.2
66.7
0
10
8.1
27.0
0
3Hugh Gallarneau
H. Gallarneau
81
1941
CHB CHB
2
1
10
10.0
5.0
0
1
81.0
40.5
1
4Jalen Richard
J. Richard
68
2016
OAK OAK
1
2
38
19.0
38.0
0
5
13.6
68.0
0
5Chad Morton
C. Morton
65
2000
NO NO
2
0
0
0.0
0
6
10.8
32.5
0
6Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
54
1966
KC KC
2
3
46
15.3
23.0
0
5
10.8
27.0
0
7Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
52
1945
WAS WAS
1
1
29
29.0
29.0
0
4
13.0
52.0
0
8Leon Bright
L. Bright
50
1981
NYG NYG
2
5
113
22.6
56.5
0
7
7.1
25.0
0
9Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
38
1993
DEN DEN
1
6
85
14.2
85.0
0
3
12.7
38.0
0
10Reno Mahe
R. Mahe
37
2003
PHI PHI
2
0
0
0.0
0
5
7.4
18.5
0
11Delvin Joyce
D. Joyce
33
2002
NYG NYG
1
5
118
23.6
118.0
0
3
11.0
33.0
0
12Billy Reynolds
B. Reynolds
32
1953
CLE CLE
1
1
21
21.0
21.0
0
2
16.0
32.0
0
13Reggie Bush
R. Bush
31
2006
NO NO
2
0
0
0.0
0
6
5.2
15.5
0
14Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
31
1990
WAS WAS
2
3
54
18.0
27.0
0
4
7.8
15.5
0
15Cory Ross
C. Ross
30
2006
BAL BAL
1
6
124
20.7
124.0
0
2
15.0
30.0
0
16Dave Brown
D. Brown
30
1943
NYG NYG
1
0
0
0.0
0
2
15.0
30.0
0
17Tony Canadeo
T. Canadeo
27
1941
GB GB
1
0
0
0.0
0
2
13.5
27.0
0
18Donny Anderson
D. Anderson
25
1966
GB GB
2
4
70
17.5
35.0
0
3
8.3
12.5
0
19Tyler Ervin
T. Ervin
23
2016
HOU HOU
2
1
14
14.0
7.0
0
4
5.8
11.5
0
20Glenn Davis
G. Davis
22
1950
LA LA
2
0
0
0.0
0
2
11.0
11.0
0
21Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
21
1996
CAR CAR
2
1
13
13.0
6.5
0
3
7.0
10.5
0
22Don Maynard
D. Maynard
19
1958
NYG NYG
2
3
52
17.3
26.0
0
5
3.8
9.5
0
23Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
18
1952
CLE CLE
1
1
18
18.0
18.0
0
4
4.5
18.0
0
24Mike Collier
M. Collier
17
1975
PIT PIT
3
3
82
27.3
27.3
0
2
8.5
5.7
0
25Vitamin Smith
V. Smith
17
1949
LA LA
1
2
40
20.0
40.0
0
2
8.5
17.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 playoffs.

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