nfl rookie punt return yards leaders 2023

Derius Davis had the most punt-return yards by a rookie in 2023, with 385 yards.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Derius Davis
D. Davis
385
2023
17
17
374
22.0
22.0
0
24
16.0
22.6
1
2Xavier Gipson
X. Gipson
319
2023
17
22
511
23.2
30.1
0
33
9.7
18.8
1
3Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
312
2023
16
15
397
26.5
24.8
1
19
16.4
19.5
0
4Calvin Austin III
C. Austin III
249
2023
17
0
0
0.0
0
29
8.6
14.6
0
5Charlie Jones
C. Jones
248
2023
11
0
0
0.0
0
23
10.8
22.5
1
6Eric Garror
E. Garror
159
2023
12
0
0
0.0
0
21
7.6
13.3
0
7Parker Washington
P. Washington
126
2023
9
2
51
25.5
5.7
0
12
10.5
14.0
0
8Tank Dell
T. Dell
100
2023
11
2
44
22.0
4.0
0
11
9.1
9.1
0
9Jayden Reed
J. Reed
94
2023
16
0
0
0.0
0
11
8.5
5.9
0
10Ronnie Bell
R. Bell
70
2023
17
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
10
7.0
4.1
0
11Josh Downs
J. Downs
63
2023
17
2
24
12.0
1.4
0
6
10.5
3.7
0
12DeMario Douglas
D. Douglas
56
2023
14
0
0
0.0
0
11
5.1
4.0
0
13Kearis Jackson
K. Jackson
48
2023
2
0
0
0.0
0
6
8.0
24.0
0
14Eric Gray
E. Gray
28
2023
13
4
58
14.5
4.5
0
7
4.0
2.2
0
15Deuce Vaughn
D. Vaughn
19
2023
7
0
0
0.0
0
4
4.8
2.7
0
16Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
8
2023
17
0
0
0.0
0
1
8.0
0.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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