most punt return yds by a running back in their second season

Brian Mitchell had the most punt-return yards by a running back in his 2nd season, with 600 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
600
1991
WAS WAS
16
29
583
20.1
36.4
0
45
13.3
37.5
2
2Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
550
1987
STL STL
15
34
761
22.4
50.7
0
44
12.5
36.7
1
3Mack Herron
M. Herron
517
1974
NE NE
14
28
629
22.5
44.9
0
35
14.8
36.9
0
4Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
467
1990
NYG NYG
16
21
492
23.4
30.8
0
43
10.9
29.2
1
5Ira Matthews
I. Matthews
421
1980
OAK OAK
16
29
585
20.2
36.6
0
48
8.8
26.3
0
6Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
411
2018
CHI CHI
16
2
22
11.0
1.4
0
33
12.5
25.7
0
7B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
401
2005
BAL BAL
14
44
998
22.7
71.3
0
33
12.2
28.6
0
8Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
397
1952
PIT PIT
12
14
367
26.2
30.6
0
26
15.3
33.1
2
9Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
379
1994
DEN DEN
16
37
793
21.4
49.6
0
41
9.2
23.7
0
10Bruce Harper
B. Harper
378
1978
NYJ NYJ
16
55
1,280
23.3
80.0
0
30
12.6
23.6
1
11Howard Stevens
H. Stevens
376
1974
NO NO
14
33
749
22.7
53.5
0
37
10.2
26.9
0
12Eddie Payton
E. Payton
364
1978
KC KC
14
30
775
25.8
55.4
0
32
11.4
26.0
0
13Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
349
1974
CLE CLE
14
22
606
27.5
43.3
1
27
12.9
24.9
0
14Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
340
1974
STL STL
14
20
623
31.2
44.5
1
26
13.1
24.3
0
15Bobby Hammond
B. Hammond
334
1977
NYG NYG
14
19
419
22.1
29.9
0
32
10.4
23.9
1
16Leon Bright
L. Bright
325
1982
NYG NYG
8
4
72
18.0
9.0
0
37
8.8
40.6
0
17Cullen Bryant
C. Bryant
321
1976
LA LA
14
16
459
28.7
32.8
1
29
11.1
22.9
0
18Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
311
1970
KC KC
14
17
348
20.5
24.9
0
23
13.5
22.2
0
19Eddie Saenz
E. Saenz
308
1947
WAS WAS
12
29
797
27.5
66.4
2
24
12.8
25.7
0
20Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
306
2003
PHI PHI
15
23
487
21.2
32.5
0
20
15.3
20.4
2
21Mel Gray
M. Gray
305
1988
NO NO
14
32
670
20.9
47.9
0
25
12.2
21.8
1
22Stefan Logan
S. Logan
300
2012
DET DET
16
28
597
21.3
37.3
0
33
9.1
18.8
0
23Chris Warren
C. Warren
298
1991
SEA SEA
16
35
792
22.6
49.5
0
32
9.3
18.6
1
24David Palmer
D. Palmer
289
1998
MIN MIN
16
50
1,176
23.5
73.5
1
28
10.3
18.1
0
25Alvin Pearman
A. Pearman
283
2006
JAX JAX
13
3
56
18.7
4.3
0
32
8.8
21.8
0
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8
3
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6
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