who has the most interception return yards as a rookie

Don Doll has the most interception-return yards by a rookie, with 301 yards in 1949.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player season data complete from 1940
NAMEINT YDSSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Don Doll
D. Doll
301
1949
12
11
1
0
0
2Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
298
1952
12
14
2
0
0
3Marcus Peters
M. Peters
280
2015
16
53
7
60
0.0
0
8
2
1
0
0
4Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
275
1950
12
12
0
1
1
5Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
258
1948
12
13
2
4
0
6Lem Barney
L. Barney
232
1967
14
10
3
0
0
7Dick Anderson
D. Anderson
230
1968
14
8
1
1
0
8Brandon Browner
B. Browner
220
2011
16
51
3
54
0.0
0
6
2
0
0
0
9Milt Davis
M. Davis
219
1957
12
10
2
1
0
10Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
208
1973
14
4
1
5
0
11John Symank
J. Symank
198
1957
12
9
0
2
0
12Rebel Steiner
R. Steiner
190
1950
12
7
1
0
0
13J.C. Caroline
J.C. Caroline
182
1956
12
6
2
1
0
14Butch Byrd
B. Byrd
178
1964
14
7
1
0
0
15Nathan Vasher
N. Vasher
177
2004
16
28
1
29
0.0
0
5
1
0
1
0
16Anthony Henry
A. Henry
177
2001
16
44
10
54
0.0
0
10
1
0
0
0
17Howie Livingston
H. Livingston
172
1944
10
9
1
0
18Erik McMillan
E. McMillan
168
1988
13
0.0
8
2
0
0
19Ed Reed
E. Reed
167
2002
16
71
14
85
1.0
3
5
0
0
0
0
20Deion Jones
D. Jones
165
2016
15
75
33
108
0.0
0
3
2
1
0
0
21Brig Owens
B. Owens
165
1966
14
7
1
4
1
22Charlie Sumner
C. Sumner
162
1955
10
7
0
0
0
23Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
D. Rodgers-Cromartie
157
2008
16
39
4
43
0.0
0
4
1
0
1
0
24Gerald Small
G. Small
157
1978
16
4
1
3
0
25Zach Brown
Z. Brown
156
2012
16
68
25
93
5.5
28.5
3
2
1
2
0

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