most return yards in a career by a defensive back

Allen Rossum has gained the most career return yards by a defensive back, with 15,003 yards.

NAMERET YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
15,003
157
514
11,947
23.2
76.1
5
307
3,056
10.0
19.5
3
2Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
8,410
81
283
6,999
24.7
86.4
3
162
1,411
8.7
17.4
2
3Ron Smith
R. Smith
7,623
112
235
5,929
25.2
52.9
2
214
1,694
7.9
15.1
2
4Chris Carr
C. Carr
7,349
125
256
6,276
24.5
50.2
0
148
1,073
7.3
8.6
0
5Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
7,256
238
220
4,894
22.2
20.6
2
260
2,362
9.1
9.9
2
6Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
6,740
115
180
4,539
25.2
39.5
0
202
2,201
10.9
19.1
4
7Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
6,586
104
170
4,438
26.1
42.7
2
253
2,148
8.5
20.7
1
8Abe Woodson
A. Woodson
6,494
116
193
5,538
28.7
47.7
5
123
956
7.8
8.2
2
9Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
6,076
68
175
4,128
23.6
60.7
0
212
1,948
9.2
28.6
2
10Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
5,722
188
155
3,523
22.7
18.7
3
212
2,199
10.4
11.7
6
11Terrence McGee
T. McGee
5,450
122
207
5,450
26.3
44.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
12Fulton Walker
F. Walker
5,216
81
167
3,779
22.6
46.7
1
145
1,437
9.9
17.7
1
13Adam Jones
A. Jones
5,179
146
125
3,232
25.9
22.1
0
192
1,947
10.1
13.3
5
14Corey Harris
C. Harris
4,837
168
205
4,837
23.6
28.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Bobby Jancik
B. Jancik
4,832
81
158
4,185
26.5
51.7
0
67
647
9.7
8.0
1
16Larry Anderson
L. Anderson
4,799
82
189
4,217
22.3
51.4
1
75
582
7.8
7.1
0
17Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
4,421
143
153
3,586
23.4
25.1
0
133
835
6.3
5.8
2
18Mike Fuller
M. Fuller
4,361
114
79
1,701
21.5
14.9
0
252
2,660
10.6
23.3
2
19Bruce Laird
B. Laird
4,153
164
152
3,748
24.7
22.9
0
61
405
6.6
2.5
0
20Justin Miller
J. Miller
3,975
46
152
3,966
26.1
86.2
5
6
9
1.5
0.2
0
21Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
3,919
128
57
1,416
24.8
11.1
0
243
2,503
10.3
19.6
5
22Ellis Hobbs
E. Hobbs
3,739
79
141
3,739
26.5
47.3
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
3,671
138
5
70
14.0
0.5
0
314
3,601
11.5
26.1
6
24Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
3,644
56
109
2,718
24.9
48.5
0
110
926
8.4
16.5
0
25Tremain Mack
T. Mack
3,583
44
146
3,583
24.5
81.4
2
0
0
0.0
0

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Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

22.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

15th

PASS YDS/G

229.0

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
Falcons Falcons
3
5
0
.375
Saints Saints
1
8
0
.111
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 5 - 0

23

Final

24

NE Patriots

7 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM