nfl rookie player most punt return yard in a game in week 1

Amani Toomer has the most punt-return yards by a rookie in a Week-1 game, with 113 yards against the Bills on September 1, 1996.

	NAME	PR YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Amani Toomer A. Toomer	113	9/1/1996	NYG	vs	BUF	3	56	18.7	0	4	28.3	1
2	Bill Schroeder B. Schroeder	107	9/1/1997	GB	vs	CHI	2	53	26.5	0	5	21.4	0
3	Devin Hester D. Hester	104	9/10/2006	CHI	@	GB	0	0		0	5	20.8	1
4	Bobby Joe Edmonds B. Joe Edmonds	101	9/7/1986	SEA	vs	PIT	1	28	28.0	0	4	25.3	0
5	Dexter McCluster D. McCluster	100	9/13/2010	KC	vs	SD	0	0		0	3	33.3	1
6	Patrick Peterson P. Peterson	98	9/11/2011	ARI	vs	CAR	0	0		0	2	49.0	1
7	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	97	9/7/2008	PHI	vs	STL	0	0		0	8	12.1	0
8	Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt	94	9/20/1970	OAK	@	CIN	0	0		0	4	23.5	1
9	Buddy Hardeman B. Hardeman	91	9/2/1979	WAS	vs	HOU	1	21	21.0	0	3	30.3	0
10	Lenny Dunlap L. Dunlap	87	9/19/1971	BAL	vs	NYJ	0	0		0	5	17.4	0
11	Deion Sanders D. Sanders	83	9/10/1989	ATL	vs	RAM	0	0		0	2	41.5	1
12	Russell Copeland R. Copeland	82	9/5/1993	BUF	vs	NE	0	0		0	4	20.5	1
13	Alvin Garrett A. Garrett	82	9/7/1980	NYG	@	STL	0	0		0	2	41.0	0
14	Payton Williams P. Williams	80	9/3/2000	IND	@	KC	2	33	16.5	0	4	20.0	0
15	Dale Carter D. Carter	78	9/6/1992	KC	@	SD	0	0		0	4	19.5	1
16	Marcus Thigpen M. Thigpen	76	9/9/2012	MIA	@	HOU	5	137	27.4	0	2	38.0	1
17	Gene Mingo G. Mingo	76	9/9/1960	DEN	@	BOS	1	24	24.0	0	1	76.0	1
18	Otis Amey O. Amey	75	9/11/2005	SF	vs	STL	1	17	17.0	0	1	75.0	1
19	Patrick Robinson P. Robinson	70	9/5/1993	CIN	@	CLE	3	74	24.7	0	5	14.0	0
20	Myles Price M. Price	68	9/8/2025	MIN	@	CHI	2	49	24.5	0	4	17.0	0
21	Xavier Gipson X. Gipson	66	9/11/2023	NYJ	vs	BUF	2	46	23.0	0	2	33.0	1
22	Tyler Lockett T. Lockett	63	9/13/2015	SEA	@	STL	2	56	28.0	0	2	31.5	1
23	Winslow Oliver W. Oliver	63	9/1/1996	CAR	vs	ATL	1	33	33.0	0	3	21.0	0
24	Tamarick Vanover T. Vanover	63	9/3/1995	KC	@	SEA	2	111	55.5	1	6	10.5	0
25	Kyle Philips K. Philips	62	9/11/2022	TEN	vs	NYG	0	0		0	4	15.5	0

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