what is the most return yards in a single season as a rookie

Chimere Dike has gained the most return yards by a rookie, with 1,986 yards in 2025.

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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	PR TD
1	Chimere Dike C. Dike	1,986	2025	TEN	17	62	1,588	25.6	93.4	0	23	398	17.3	23.4	2
2	Danny Amendola D. Amendola	1,978	2009	STL	14	66	1,618	24.5	115.6	0	31	360	11.6	25.7	0
3	Chris Carr C. Carr	1,938	2005	OAK	16	73	1,752	24.0	109.5	0	34	186	5.5	11.6	0
4	Wes Welker W. Welker	1,879	2004	TOT	15	61	1,415	23.2	94.3	1	43	464	10.8	30.9	0
5	Marc Mariani M. Mariani	1,859	2010	TEN	16	60	1,530	25.5	95.6	1	27	329	12.2	20.6	1
6	B.J. Sams	1,826	2004	BAL	16	59	1,251	21.2	78.2	0	55	575	10.5	35.9	2
7	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	1,795	2001	CAR	15	56	1,431	25.6	95.4	2	34	364	10.7	24.3	1
8	Steve Breaston S. Breaston	1,786	2007	ARI	16	62	1,391	22.4	86.9	0	42	395	9.4	24.7	1
9	Myles Price M. Price	1,777	2025	MIN	16	57	1,479	25.9	92.4	0	30	298	9.9	18.6	0
10	Stefan Logan S. Logan	1,746	2009	PIT	16	55	1,466	26.7	91.6	0	30	280	9.3	17.5	0
11	Reggie Swinton R. Swinton	1,741	2001	DAL	15	56	1,327	23.7	88.5	0	31	414	13.4	27.6	1
12	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	1,737	1981	STL	16	55	1,292	23.5	80.8	0	42	445	10.6	27.8	1
13	Josh Scobey J. Scobey	1,684	2003	ARI	15	73	1,684	23.1	112.3	1	0	0		0.0	0
14	Ted Ginn T. Ginn	1,663	2007	MIA	16	63	1,433	22.7	89.6	0	24	230	9.6	14.4	1
15	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	1,636	2005	SD	15	63	1,528	24.3	101.9	0	18	108	6.0	7.2	0
16	Tamarick Vanover T. Vanover	1,635	1995	KC	15	43	1,095	25.5	73.0	2	51	540	10.6	36.0	1
17	Terry Fair T. Fair	1,617	1998	DET	14	51	1,428	28.0	102.0	2	30	189	6.3	13.5	0
18	Jerome Mathis J. Mathis	1,610	2005	HOU	12	54	1,542	28.6	128.5	2	12	68	5.7	5.7	0
19	Brandon Banks B. Banks	1,586	2010	WAS	13	46	1,155	25.1	88.8	1	38	431	11.3	33.2	0
20	Justin Miller J. Miller	1,586	2005	NYJ	16	60	1,577	26.3	98.6	1	6	9	1.5	0.6	0
21	Tab Perry T. Perry	1,562	2005	CIN	16	64	1,562	24.4	97.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Tim Brown T. Brown	1,542	1988	RAI	16	41	1,098	26.8	68.6	1	49	444	9.1	27.8	0
23	David Wilson D. Wilson	1,533	2012	NYG	16	57	1,533	26.9	95.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
24	Ronney Jenkins R. Jenkins	1,531	2000	SD	16	67	1,531	22.9	95.7	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	Terrence Wilkins T. Wilkins	1,522	1999	IND	16	51	1,134	22.2	70.9	1	41	388	9.5	24.3	1

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	TEN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM

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844

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662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

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274

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125.9

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3.5

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424.5

409.0

385.5

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212.5

186.0

173.0

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144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

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281.3

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8.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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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	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	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
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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
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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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Chimere Dike has gained the most return yards by a rookie, with 1,986 yards in 2025.

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