nfl most punt return yards by a player 1954

Veryl Switzer had the most punt-return yards in 1954, with 306 yards in his rookie season.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Veryl Switzer
V. Switzer
306
1954
12
20
500
25.0
41.7
0
24
12.8
25.5
1
2Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
225
1954
11
5
102
20.4
9.3
0
23
9.8
20.5
1
3Herb Johnson
H. Johnson
164
1954
11
10
251
25.1
22.8
0
16
10.3
14.9
1
4Jerry Williams
J. Williams
153
1954
11
0
0
0.0
0
23
6.7
13.9
0
5Billy Reynolds
B. Reynolds
138
1954
12
14
413
29.5
34.4
0
25
5.5
11.5
0
6Joe Arenas
J. Arenas
117
1954
12
16
362
22.6
30.2
0
23
5.1
9.8
0
7Doak Walker
D. Walker
117
1954
12
8
172
21.5
14.3
0
4
29.3
9.8
1
8Ollie Matson
O. Matson
100
1954
10
17
449
26.4
44.9
1
11
9.1
10.0
1
9Chet Hanulak
C. Hanulak
92
1954
12
9
213
23.7
17.8
0
27
3.4
7.7
0
10Jerry Norton
J. Norton
89
1954
12
0
0
0.0
0
21
4.2
7.4
0
11Will Sherman
W. Sherman
89
1954
12
6
130
21.7
10.8
0
6
14.8
7.4
0
12Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
82
1954
12
34
836
24.6
69.7
1
22
3.7
6.8
0
13McNeil Moore
M. Moore
80
1954
12
8
156
19.5
13.0
0
11
7.3
6.7
0
14Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
78
1954
6
8
210
26.3
35.0
0
8
9.8
13.0
0
15Johnny Lattner
J. Lattner
73
1954
12
16
413
25.8
34.4
0
17
4.3
6.1
0
16Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
70
1954
12
5
98
19.6
8.2
0
21
3.3
5.8
0
17Buddy Young
B. Young
60
1954
10
13
308
23.7
30.8
0
14
4.3
6.0
0
18Don Paul
D. Paul
57
1954
12
1
31
31.0
2.6
0
1
57.0
4.8
0
19Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
57
1954
12
1
17
17.0
1.4
0
6
9.5
4.8
0
20Buford Long
B. Long
54
1954
12
10
237
23.7
19.8
0
6
9.0
4.5
0
21Joe Scudero
J. Scudero
53
1954
12
3
70
23.3
5.8
0
14
3.8
4.4
0
22Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
52
1954
12
7
167
23.9
13.9
0
8
6.5
4.3
0
23Les Goble
L. Goble
51
1954
12
27
749
27.7
62.4
2
22
2.3
4.3
0
24Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
43
1954
10
20
531
26.6
53.1
0
9
4.8
4.3
0
25Ray Gene Smith
R. Gene Smith
43
1954
7
2
38
19.0
5.4
0
7
6.1
6.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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