nfl most kick return yards by a player 1957

Al Carmichael had the most kick-return yards in 1957, with 690 yards.

NAMEKR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
690
1957
12
31
22.3
57.5
0
25
190
7.6
15.8
0
2Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
682
1957
12
26
26.2
56.8
0
24
175
7.3
14.6
0
3Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
657
1957
12
24
27.4
54.8
0
25
80
3.2
6.7
0
4Gene Filipski
G. Filipski
613
1957
12
26
23.6
51.1
0
20
91
4.6
7.6
0
5Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
504
1957
12
18
28.0
42.0
1
14
85
6.1
7.1
0
6J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
368
1957
12
14
26.3
30.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Don McIlhenny
D. McIlhenny
362
1957
12
14
25.9
30.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Dick Nyers
D. Nyers
350
1957
7
17
20.6
50.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Bert Zagers
B. Zagers
348
1957
11
15
23.2
31.6
0
14
217
15.5
19.7
2
10Jack Call
J. Call
329
1957
12
14
23.5
27.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Billy Wells
B. Wells
325
1957
TOT
11
12
27.1
29.5
1
21
143
6.8
13.0
0
12Ken Keller
K. Keller
320
1957
12
15
21.3
26.7
0
9
59
6.6
4.9
0
13Ron Drzewiecki
R. Drzewiecki
315
1957
8
13
24.2
39.4
0
22
64
2.9
8.0
0
14Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
304
1957
12
11
27.6
25.3
0
26
127
4.9
10.6
0
15Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
290
1957
11
11
26.4
26.4
0
1
28
28.0
2.5
0
16Ron Waller
R. Waller
289
1957
11
13
22.2
26.3
0
16
33
2.1
3.0
0
17Milt Campbell
M. Campbell
263
1957
9
11
23.9
29.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Dick James
D. James
259
1957
11
12
21.6
23.5
0
11
83
7.5
7.5
0
19Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
232
1957
12
10
23.2
19.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Vic Zucco
V. Zucco
224
1957
12
8
28.0
18.7
0
11
58
5.3
4.8
0
21Jimmy Patton
J. Patton
223
1957
12
10
22.3
18.6
0
11
29
2.6
2.4
0
22Jimmy Sears
J. Sears
220
1957
12
8
27.5
18.3
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
23Gene Gedman
G. Gedman
158
1957
10
6
26.3
15.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Ollie Matson
O. Matson
154
1957
12
7
22.0
12.8
0
10
54
5.4
4.5
0
25Terry Barr
T. Barr
153
1957
12
9
17.0
12.8
0
9
33
3.7
2.8
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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