nfl most return yards for a player in 2021 for a db

Avery Williams had the most return yards by a defensive back in his rookie season in 2021, with 643 yards.

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	NAME	RET YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G
1	Avery Williams A. Williams	643	2021	ATL	15	23	490	21.3	32.7	0	20	153	7.7	10.2
2	Tremon Smith T. Smith	538	2021	HOU	17	21	537	25.6	31.6	1	1	1	1.0	0.1
3	Isaiah Rodgers I. Rodgers	501	2021	IND	17	19	501	26.4	29.5	0	0	0		0.0
4	Darius Phillips D. Phillips	346	2021	CIN	12	8	169	21.1	14.1	0	25	177	7.1	14.8
5	Brandon Wilson B. Wilson	291	2021	CIN	9	13	291	22.4	32.3	0	0	0		0.0
6	Desmond King D. King	181	2021	HOU	16	1	27	27.0	1.7	0	17	154	9.1	9.6
7	Jevon Holland J. Holland	138	2021	MIA	16	0	0		0.0	0	12	138	11.5	8.6
8	Darnay Holmes D. Holmes	97	2021	NYG	11	5	97	19.4	8.8	0	0	0		0.0
9	Corey Ballentine C. Ballentine	94	2021	DET	4	4	94	23.5	23.5	0	0	0		0.0
10	Mike Hughes M. Hughes	93	2021	KC	17	1	25	25.0	1.5	0	5	68	13.6	4.0
11	Chris Claybrooks C. Claybrooks	88	2021	JAX	16	5	88	17.6	5.5	0	0	0		0.0
12	Ambry Thomas A. Thomas	70	2021	SF	12	4	70	17.5	5.8	0	0	0		0.0
13	Jabrill Peppers J. Peppers	58	2021	NYG	6	0	0		0.0	0	9	58	6.4	9.7
14	Nasir Adderley N. Adderley	48	2021	LAC	15	3	48	16.0	3.2	0	0	0		0.0
15	Byron Murphy Jr. B. Murphy Jr.	48	2021	ARI	16	0	0		0.0	0	1	48	48.0	3.0
16	Micah Hyde M. Hyde	37	2021	BUF	17	0	0		0.0	0	4	37	9.3	2.2
17	Tavierre Thomas T. Thomas	30	2021	HOU	17	0	30		1.8	0	0	0		0.0
18	Devin McCourty D. McCourty	27	2021	NE	17	2	27	13.5	1.6	0	0	0		0.0
19	M.J. Stewart	20	2021	CLE	13	1	20	20.0	1.5	0	0	0		0.0
20	D.J. Reed	19	2021	SEA	14	1	19	19.0	1.4	0	0	0		0.0
21	Trevon Diggs T. Diggs	10	2021	DAL	16	0	0		0.0	0	2	10	5.0	0.6
22	Cameron Sutton C. Sutton	3	2021	PIT	16	0	0		0.0	0	2	3	1.5	0.2

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229

Rush

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155

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REC

99

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Team Rankings

PPG

8.0

32nd

OPP PPG

27.0

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

138.5

7th

PASS YDS/G

144.0

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	1	1	.500
Panthers	1	1	.500
Falcons	0	2	.000
Buccaneers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 1

Final

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0 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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McBride

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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