nfl most punt return yards by a player 2016

Tyreek Hill had the most punt-return yards in 2016, with 592 yards in his rookie season.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
592
2016
16
14
384
27.4
24.0
1
39
15.2
37.0
2
2Tavon Austin
T. Austin
364
2016
15
1
5
5.0
0.3
0
44
8.3
24.3
0
3Jamison Crowder
J. Crowder
328
2016
16
0
0
0.0
0
27
12.1
20.5
1
4Jalen Richard
J. Richard
306
2016
16
17
402
23.6
25.1
0
34
9.0
19.1
0
5Brandon Tate
B. Tate
301
2016
15
29
662
22.8
44.1
0
26
11.6
20.1
0
6Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
292
2016
11
2
35
17.5
3.2
0
21
13.9
26.5
2
7Eric Weems
E. Weems
273
2016
16
17
391
23.0
24.4
0
24
11.4
17.1
0
8Tyler Ervin
T. Ervin
261
2016
12
14
263
18.8
21.9
0
27
9.7
21.8
0
9Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
246
2016
16
33
747
22.6
46.7
0
20
12.3
15.4
2
10Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
243
2016
15
23
606
26.3
40.4
0
29
8.4
16.2
0
11Adam Humphries
A. Humphries
237
2016
15
4
47
11.8
3.1
0
24
9.9
15.8
0
12Marc Mariani
M. Mariani
235
2016
16
26
560
21.5
35.0
0
29
8.1
14.7
0
13Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
224
2016
15
1
19
19.0
1.3
0
17
13.2
14.9
0
14Jordan Norwood
J. Norwood
204
2016
14
3
65
21.7
4.6
0
25
8.2
14.6
0
15Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
202
2016
16
18
391
21.7
24.4
0
29
7.0
12.6
0
16Lucky Whitehead
L. Whitehead
195
2016
15
17
394
23.2
26.3
0
25
7.8
13.0
0
17Alex Erickson
A. Erickson
195
2016
16
29
810
27.9
50.6
0
28
7.0
12.2
0
18Devin Hester
D. Hester
180
2016
12
19
466
24.5
38.8
0
25
7.2
15.0
0
19Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
170
2016
16
22
533
24.2
33.3
0
29
5.9
10.6
0
20Eddie Royal
E. Royal
166
2016
9
0
0
0.0
0
19
8.7
18.4
1
21Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
165
2016
16
19
439
23.1
27.4
0
20
8.3
10.3
1
22Will Fuller
W. Fuller
165
2016
14
2
31
15.5
2.2
0
11
15.0
11.8
1
23Jarvis Landry
J. Landry
163
2016
16
0
0
0.0
0
16
10.2
10.2
0
24Tommylee Lewis
T. Lewis
160
2016
12
8
152
19.0
12.7
0
14
11.4
13.3
0
25Jeremy Kerley
J. Kerley
158
2016
16
2
32
16.0
2.0
0
21
7.5
9.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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