nfl players with most return yardage in 2016

Alex Erickson had the most return yards in 2016, with 1,005 yards in his rookie season.

NAMERET YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Alex Erickson
A. Erickson
1,005
2016
CIN CIN
16
29
810
27.9
50.6
0
28
195
7.0
12.2
0
2Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
993
2016
DET DET
16
33
747
22.6
46.7
0
20
246
12.3
15.4
2
3Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
976
2016
KC KC
16
14
384
27.4
24.0
1
39
592
15.2
37.0
2
4Brandon Tate
B. Tate
963
2016
BUF BUF
15
29
662
22.8
44.1
0
26
301
11.6
20.1
0
5Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
849
2016
SEA SEA
15
23
606
26.3
40.4
0
29
243
8.4
16.2
0
6Deonte Thompson
D. Thompson
804
2016
CHI CHI
16
35
804
23.0
50.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
801
2016
MIN MIN
16
25
792
31.7
49.5
1
1
9
9.0
0.6
0
8Marc Mariani
M. Mariani
795
2016
TEN TEN
16
26
560
21.5
35.0
0
29
235
8.1
14.7
0
9Jalen Richard
J. Richard
708
2016
OAK OAK
16
17
402
23.6
25.1
0
34
306
9.0
19.1
0
10Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
703
2016
NYG NYG
16
22
533
24.2
33.3
0
29
170
5.9
10.6
0
11Eric Weems
E. Weems
664
2016
ATL ATL
16
17
391
23.0
24.4
0
24
273
11.4
17.1
0
12Devin Hester
D. Hester
646
2016
BAL BAL
12
19
466
24.5
38.8
0
25
180
7.2
15.0
0
13Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
604
2016
MIA MIA
16
19
439
23.1
27.4
0
20
165
8.3
10.3
1
14Benny Cunningham
B. Cunningham
599
2016
LA LA
11
22
599
27.2
54.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
593
2016
CAR CAR
16
18
391
21.7
24.4
0
29
202
7.0
12.6
0
16Lucky Whitehead
L. Whitehead
589
2016
DAL DAL
15
17
394
23.2
26.3
0
25
195
7.8
13.0
0
17Marqise Lee
M. Lee
548
2016
JAX JAX
16
18
545
30.3
34.1
1
2
3
1.5
0.2
0
18Tyler Ervin
T. Ervin
524
2016
HOU HOU
12
14
263
18.8
21.9
0
27
261
9.7
21.8
0
19Jordan Todman
J. Todman
478
2016
IND IND
16
16
478
29.9
29.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
20JaCorey Shepherd
J. Shepherd
456
2016
SF SF
11
21
456
21.7
41.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Jalin Marshall
J. Marshall
424
2016
NYJ NYJ
10
13
324
24.9
32.4
0
18
100
5.6
10.0
0
22Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
397
2016
MIA MIA
16
13
397
30.5
24.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Tavon Austin
T. Austin
369
2016
LA LA
15
1
5
5.0
0.3
0
44
364
8.3
24.3
0
24Ty Montgomery
T. Montgomery
366
2016
GB GB
15
18
366
20.3
24.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
360
2016
WAS WAS
16
17
360
21.2
22.5
0
0
0
0.0
0

More Bengals Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

22.4

20th

OPP PPG

31.2

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

87.4

31st

PASS YDS/G

240.4

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
Bengals Bengals
4
10
0
.286
Browns Browns
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

7 - 7

24

Final

0

CIN Bengals

4 - 10

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM