Louis Lipps has gained the most punt-return yards by a rookie wide receiver, with 656 yards in 1984.
| NAME | PR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Lipps | 656 | 1984 |  PIT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 53 | 12.4 | 46.9 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | T. Hill | 592 | 2016 |  KC | 16 | 14 | 384 | 27.4 | 24.0 | 1 | 39 | 15.2 | 37.0 | 2 |
| 3 | | L. Swann | 577 | 1974 | PIT | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 41 | 14.1 | 48.1 | 1 |
| 4 | | T. Vanover | 540 | 1995 | KC | 15 | 43 | 1,095 | 25.5 | 73.0 | 2 | 51 | 10.6 | 36.0 | 1 |
| 5 | | B. Johnson | 489 | 1976 |  DAL | 14 | 28 | 693 | 24.8 | 49.5 | 0 | 45 | 10.9 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 6 | | L. Barnes | 482 | 1986 |  CHI | 16 | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 5.9 | 1 | 57 | 8.5 | 30.1 | 0 |
| 7 | | Q. Cosby | 474 | 2009 |  CIN | 16 | 13 | 239 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 0 | 40 | 11.9 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 8 |  | W. Welker | 464 | 2004 | TOT | 15 | 61 | 1,415 | 23.2 | 94.3 | 1 | 43 | 10.8 | 30.9 | 0 |
| 9 | | A. Jackson | 461 | 2001 |  ARI | 16 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 40 | 11.5 | 28.8 | 0 |
| 10 | | J. Green | 453 | 1998 |  TB | 12 | 10 | 229 | 22.9 | 19.1 | 0 | 30 | 15.1 | 37.8 | 1 |
| 11 | | R. Martin | 450 | 1981 |  DET | 16 | 25 | 509 | 20.4 | 31.8 | 0 | 52 | 8.7 | 28.1 | 1 |
| 12 |  | T. Brown | 444 | 1988 |  RAI | 16 | 41 | 1,098 | 26.8 | 68.6 | 1 | 49 | 9.1 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 13 |  | D. Jackson | 440 | 2008 |  PHI | 16 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 50 | 8.8 | 27.5 | 1 |
| 14 | | B. Banks | 431 | 2010 |  WAS | 13 | 46 | 1,155 | 25.1 | 88.8 | 1 | 38 | 11.3 | 33.2 | 0 |
| 15 | | E. Kennison | 423 | 1996 |  STL | 15 | 23 | 454 | 19.7 | 30.3 | 0 | 29 | 14.6 | 28.2 | 2 |
| 16 | | R. Swinton | 414 | 2001 | DAL | 15 | 56 | 1,327 | 23.7 | 88.5 | 0 | 31 | 13.4 | 27.6 | 1 |
| 17 | | B. Johnson | 409 | 1974 |  HOU | 14 | 29 | 785 | 27.1 | 56.1 | 0 | 30 | 13.6 | 29.2 | 0 |
| 18 | | D. Thomas | 405 | 2014 | KC | 12 | 14 | 428 | 30.6 | 35.7 | 0 | 34 | 11.9 | 33.8 | 1 |
| 19 | | S. Breaston | 395 | 2007 | ARI | 16 | 62 | 1,391 | 22.4 | 86.9 | 0 | 42 | 9.4 | 24.7 | 1 |
| 20 | | M. Clayton | 392 | 1983 |  MIA | 14 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 41 | 9.6 | 28.0 | 1 |
| 21 | | T. Bell | 390 | 1976 | PIT | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | T. Wilkins | 388 | 1999 |  IND | 16 | 51 | 1,134 | 22.2 | 70.9 | 1 | 41 | 9.5 | 24.3 | 1 |
| 23 | | D. Davis | 385 | 2023 |  LAC | 17 | 17 | 374 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 | 16.0 | 22.6 | 1 |
| 24 | | C. Roaches | 384 | 1980 | HOU | 16 | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 46.6 | 0 | 47 | 8.2 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | K. Williams | 381 | 1993 | DAL | 16 | 31 | 689 | 22.2 | 43.1 | 0 | 36 | 10.6 | 23.8 | 2 |
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.
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