Chris Carr has gained the most return yards by a defensive back in a season, with 1,978 yards in 2006.
| NAME | RET YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Carr | 1,978 | 2006 | 16 | 69 | 1,762 | 25.5 | 110.1 | 0 | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| 2 | | T. Hughes | 1,943 | 1996 | 16 | 70 | 1,791 | 25.6 | 111.9 | 0 | 30 | 152 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| 3 | | C. Carr | 1,938 | 2005 | 16 | 73 | 1,752 | 24.0 | 109.5 | 0 | 34 | 186 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| 4 | | T. Hughes | 1,879 | 1995 | 16 | 66 | 1,617 | 24.5 | 101.1 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 9.4 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| 5 | | A. Rossum | 1,836 | 2003 | 16 | 62 | 1,291 | 20.8 | 80.7 | 0 | 39 | 545 | 14.0 | 34.1 | 1 | |
| 6 | | J. Wilson | 1,753 | 2008 | 16 | 69 | 1,753 | 25.4 | 109.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | A. Rossum | 1,707 | 2004 | 16 | 58 | 1,250 | 21.6 | 78.1 | 0 | 37 | 457 | 12.4 | 28.6 | 1 | |
| 8 | | T. Hughes | 1,699 | 1994 | 15 | 63 | 1,556 | 24.7 | 103.7 | 2 | 21 | 143 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | T. Fair | 1,617 | 1998 | 14 | 51 | 1,428 | 28.0 | 102.0 | 2 | 30 | 189 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | | A. Rossum | 1,597 | 1999 | 16 | 54 | 1,347 | 24.9 | 84.2 | 1 | 28 | 250 | 8.9 | 15.6 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Nelms | 1,591 | 1981 | 16 | 37 | 1,099 | 29.7 | 68.7 | 0 | 45 | 492 | 10.9 | 30.8 | 2 | |
| 12 | | J. Miller | 1,586 | 2005 | 16 | 60 | 1,577 | 26.3 | 98.6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 13 | | D. Hester | 1,585 | 2007 | 16 | 43 | 934 | 21.7 | 58.4 | 2 | 42 | 651 | 15.5 | 40.7 | 4 | |
| 14 | | W. Blackmon | 1,555 | 2008 | 16 | 55 | 1,157 | 21.0 | 72.3 | 0 | 36 | 398 | 11.1 | 24.9 | 2 | |
| 15 | | A. Rossum | 1,536 | 2000 | 16 | 50 | 1,288 | 25.8 | 80.5 | 1 | 29 | 248 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | B. Marion | 1,524 | 1999 | 16 | 62 | 1,524 | 24.6 | 95.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | L. McKelvin | 1,494 | 2008 | 16 | 52 | 1,468 | 28.2 | 91.8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 18 | | D. Vaughn | 1,491 | 2001 | 16 | 61 | 1,491 | 24.4 | 93.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | A. Rossum | 1,482 | 2008 | 13 | 47 | 1,259 | 26.8 | 96.8 | 1 | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| 20 | | N. Glasgow | 1,478 | 1979 | 16 | 50 | 1,126 | 22.5 | 70.4 | 0 | 44 | 352 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | C. Watson | 1,472 | 1999 | 14 | 48 | 1,138 | 23.7 | 81.3 | 0 | 44 | 334 | 7.6 | 23.9 | 1 | |
| 22 | | B. Jancik | 1,462 | 1963 | 14 | 45 | 1,317 | 29.3 | 94.1 | 0 | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | D. O'Neal | 1,456 | 2000 | 16 | 46 | 1,102 | 24.0 | 68.9 | 1 | 34 | 354 | 10.4 | 22.1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | A. Rossum | 1,452 | 2002 | 14 | 53 | 1,164 | 22.0 | 83.1 | 1 | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 20.6 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Witherspoon | 1,442 | 2008 | 14 | 52 | 1,250 | 24.0 | 89.3 | 0 | 17 | 192 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 0 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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