who has the most return passing yards

Brian Mitchell has made the most career returns, with 1,090 returns.

NAMERETYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
1,090
168
223
7
18
38.9
9.3
0.8
1
2
52.3
5.6
11.1
1
3
2Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
833
0
157
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
3Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
721
0
138
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
4Mel Gray
M. Gray
684
0
169
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
5Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
662
83
136
6
15
40.0
5.5
0.6
0
1
30.7
0.0
6.7
2
7
6Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
652
0
183
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
7Dante Hall
D. Hall
647
0
112
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
1
2
8Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
642
32
179
1
5
20.0
6.4
0.2
1
0
93.3
20.0
0.0
2
13
9Devin Hester
D. Hester
629
0
156
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
15
10Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
623
114
146
4
8
50.0
14.3
0.8
4
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
2
7
11Desmond Howard
D. Howard
607
0
156
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
12Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
583
0
238
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
582
10
193
1
1
100.0
10.0
0.1
0
0
108.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
14Kevin Williams
K. Williams
564
0
121
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
15Ron Smith
R. Smith
547
0
139
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
532
0
118
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
516
3
111
1
1
100.0
3.0
0.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
488
0
182
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Leon Washington
L. Washington
484
36
126
1
1
100.0
36.0
0.3
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
1
7
20Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
468
0
128
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
21Wes Welker
W. Welker
462
0
175
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
22Brandon Tate
B. Tate
458
0
127
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
23Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
454
0
81
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
446
0
104
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
25Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
440
0
76
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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9
1
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13
0
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14
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.765
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14
3
0
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11
6
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.647
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11
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14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176