nfl most punt return yards by a player 1997

Leon Johnson gained the most punt-return yards in 1997, with 619 yards in his rookie season.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
619
1997
16
12
319
26.6
19.9
1
51
12.1
38.7
1
2Karl Williams
K. Williams
597
1997
16
15
277
18.5
17.3
0
46
13.0
37.3
1
3Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
543
1997
16
0
0
0.0
0
40
13.6
33.9
3
4Eric Guliford
E. Guliford
498
1997
16
43
1,128
26.2
70.5
1
47
10.6
31.1
0
5Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
489
1997
16
16
355
22.2
22.2
0
45
10.9
30.6
3
6Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
467
1997
16
33
816
24.7
51.0
0
45
10.4
29.2
0
7Kevin Williams
K. Williams
462
1997
16
59
1,458
24.7
91.1
0
40
11.6
28.9
0
8Amani Toomer
A. Toomer
455
1997
16
0
0
0.0
0
47
9.7
28.4
1
9Todd Kinchen
T. Kinchen
446
1997
16
1
18
18.0
1.1
0
52
8.6
27.9
0
10David Palmer
D. Palmer
444
1997
16
32
711
22.2
44.4
0
34
13.1
27.8
0
11Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
442
1997
16
47
1,094
23.3
68.4
1
38
11.6
27.6
1
12Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
437
1997
14
41
905
22.1
64.6
0
28
15.6
31.2
2
13Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
433
1997
16
55
1,315
23.9
82.2
0
47
9.2
27.1
0
14Reggie Barlow
R. Barlow
412
1997
16
10
267
26.7
16.7
1
36
11.4
25.8
0
15Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
407
1997
13
1
18
18.0
1.4
0
33
12.3
31.3
1
16Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
383
1997
16
51
1,308
25.6
81.8
1
35
10.9
23.9
1
17Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
I. Uwaezuoke
373
1997
14
6
131
21.8
9.4
0
34
11.0
26.6
0
18Bill Schroeder
B. Schroeder
342
1997
15
24
562
23.4
37.5
0
33
10.4
22.8
0
19Charles Jordan
C. Jordan
273
1997
14
1
6
6.0
0.4
0
26
10.5
19.5
0
20Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
258
1997
14
43
1,008
23.4
72.0
0
36
7.2
18.4
0
21Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
247
1997
14
1
14
14.0
1.0
0
34
7.3
17.6
0
22Desmond Howard
D. Howard
210
1997
15
61
1,318
21.6
87.9
0
27
7.8
14.0
0
23Greg Myers
G. Myers
201
1997
16
0
0
0.0
0
26
7.7
12.6
0
24Jeff Burris
J. Burris
198
1997
14
1
10
10.0
0.7
0
21
9.4
14.1
0
25Tyrone Poole
T. Poole
191
1997
16
1
5
5.0
0.3
0
26
7.3
11.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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