all-time rookie punt return yds leaders

Patrick Peterson has the most punt-return yards by a rookie, with 699 yards in 2011.

NAME PR YDS SEASON TM GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
699
2011
ARI ARI
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
15.9
43.7
4
2 Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
656
1984
PIT PIT
14
0
0
0.0
0
53
12.4
46.9
1
3 Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
655
1975
OAK OAK
13
0
0
0.0
0
48
13.6
50.4
0
4 Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
619
1997
NYJ NYJ
16
12
319
26.6
19.9
1
51
12.1
38.7
1
5 Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
608
1976
NE NE
14
0
0
0.0
0
45
13.5
43.4
2
6 Devin Hester
D. Hester
600
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
2
47
12.8
37.5
3
7 Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
598
1996
CAR CAR
16
7
160
22.9
10.0
0
52
11.5
37.4
1
8 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
592
2016
KC KC
16
14
384
27.4
24.0
1
39
15.2
37.0
2
9 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
582
1989
NYG NYG
16
27
577
21.4
36.1
0
46
12.7
36.4
1
10 Lynn Swann
L. Swann
577
1974
PIT PIT
12
2
11
5.5
0.9
0
41
14.1
48.1
1
11 B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
575
2004
BAL BAL
16
59
1,251
21.2
78.2
0
55
10.5
35.9
2
12 James Jones
J. Jones
548
1980
DAL DAL
16
32
720
22.5
45.0
0
54
10.1
34.3
0
13 Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
540
1995
KC KC
15
43
1,095
25.5
73.0
2
51
10.6
36.0
1
14 Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
522
1986
STL STL
16
37
847
22.9
52.9
0
43
12.1
32.6
2
15 Bruce Taylor
B. Taylor
516
1970
SF SF
14
12
190
15.8
13.6
0
43
12.0
36.9
0
16 Jeff Fisher
J. Fisher
509
1981
CHI CHI
16
7
102
14.6
6.4
0
43
11.8
31.8
1
17 Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
503
1993
NO NO
16
30
753
25.1
47.1
1
37
13.6
31.4
2
18 George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
490
1968
OAK OAK
14
32
802
25.1
57.3
0
36
13.6
35.0
2
19 Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
489
1976
DAL DAL
14
28
693
24.8
49.5
0
45
10.9
34.9
0
20 Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
487
1980
WAS WAS
16
38
810
21.3
50.6
0
48
10.1
30.4
0
21 Lew Barnes
L. Barnes
482
1986
CHI CHI
16
3
94
31.3
5.9
1
57
8.5
30.1
0
22 Quan Cosby
Q. Cosby
474
2009
CIN CIN
16
13
239
18.4
14.9
0
40
11.9
29.6
0
23 Hank Poteat
H. Poteat
467
2000
PIT PIT
15
24
465
19.4
31.0
0
36
13.0
31.1
1
24 Wes Welker
W. Welker
464
2004
TOT
15
61
1,415
23.2
94.3
1
43
10.8
30.9
0
25 Arnold Jackson
A. Jackson
461
2001
ARI ARI
16
2
46
23.0
2.9
0
40
11.5
28.8
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

23.5

12th

OPP PPG

22.3

15th

RUSH YDS/G

144.2

7th

PASS YDS/G

227.0

21st

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
Cardinals Cardinals
8
9
0
.471
49ers 49ers
6
11
0
.353
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
9/21
ARI ARI
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

8 - 9 - 0

47

Final

24

SF 49ers

6 - 11 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM