most punt return ypg 2021

Easop Winston had the most punt-return yards per game in 2021, with 39.7 per game in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
most punt return ypg by a player 2021
NAMEPR YDS/GSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1Easop Winston
E. Winston
39.7
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
10
119
11.9
0
2Marquez Stevenson
M. Stevenson
33.4
2021
5
7
165
23.6
33.0
0
14
167
11.9
0
3Dazz Newsome
D. Newsome
25.0
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
6
75
12.5
0
4Ray-Ray McCloud
R. McCloud
22.9
2021
16
35
776
22.2
48.5
0
38
367
9.7
0
5Devin Duvernay
D. Duvernay
22.5
2021
16
28
676
24.1
42.3
0
26
360
13.8
0
6Brandon Powell
B. Powell
22.2
2021
6
8
208
26.0
34.7
0
6
133
22.2
1
7Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
20.6
2021
TOT
15
23
539
23.4
35.9
0
26
309
11.9
1
8Hunter Renfrow
H. Renfrow
20.5
2021
17
0
0
0.0
0
31
348
11.2
0
9Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
19.3
2021
16
18
416
23.1
26.0
0
26
309
11.9
0
10Chester Rogers
C. Rogers
18.3
2021
16
14
282
20.1
17.6
0
30
293
9.8
0
11Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
15.8
2021
9
18
359
19.9
39.9
0
19
142
7.5
0
12Kenjon Barner
K. Barner
15.7
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
6
47
7.8
0
13Deonte Harty
D. Harty
15.3
2021
13
29
690
23.8
53.1
0
21
199
9.5
0
14Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
14.8
2021
16
0
0
0.0
0
21
236
11.2
0
15Darius Phillips
D. Phillips
14.8
2021
12
8
169
21.1
14.1
0
25
177
7.1
0
16Demetric Felton
D. Felton
14.2
2021
16
9
172
19.1
10.8
0
32
227
7.1
0
17Diontae Spencer
D. Spencer
13.7
2021
15
17
291
17.1
19.4
0
26
206
7.9
0
18Jalen Reagor
J. Reagor
13.4
2021
17
12
255
21.3
15.0
0
31
227
7.3
0
19Trent Taylor
T. Taylor
13.0
2021
4
4
68
17.0
17.0
0
7
52
7.4
0
20Braxton Berrios
B. Berrios
12.6
2021
16
28
852
30.4
53.3
1
15
201
13.4
0
21Jaydon Mickens
J. Mickens
12.4
2021
TOT
11
13
302
23.2
27.5
0
14
136
9.7
0
22Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
12.2
2021
17
0
0
0.0
0
29
208
7.2
0
23Rondale Moore
R. Moore
12.2
2021
14
13
291
22.4
20.8
0
21
171
8.1
0
24Dede Westbrook
D. Westbrook
12.2
2021
15
0
0
0.0
0
22
183
8.3
0
25Alex Erickson
A. Erickson
12.0
2021
17
2
57
28.5
3.4
0
23
204
8.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards per game going back to the 1941 season.

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