most kick return + punt return yards by a rookie in a season

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

	NAME	KR+YDS	KR	PR YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Patrick Peterson P. Peterson	699	0	699	2011	ARI	16	698	43.6	4	0	0.0	0	-1	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	43.7	4
2	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	656	0	656	1984	PIT	14	1,587	113.4	11	71	5.1	1	860	61.4	9	0	0.0	0	46.9	1
3	Neal Colzie N. Colzie	655	0	655	1975	OAK	13	693	53.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	50.4	0
4	B.J. Sams	634	59	575	2004	BAL	16	1,847	115.4	3	19	1.2	1	2	0.1	0	1,251	78.2	0	35.9	2
5	Leon Johnson L. Johnson	631	12	619	1997	NYJ	16	1,238	77.4	4	158	9.9	2	142	8.9	0	319	19.9	1	38.7	1
6	Devin Hester D. Hester	620	20	600	2006	CHI	16	1,128	70.5	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	528	33.0	2	37.5	3
7	Dave Meggett D. Meggett	609	27	582	1989	NYG	16	1,807	112.9	5	117	7.3	0	531	33.2	4	577	36.1	0	36.4	1
8	Mike Haynes M. Haynes	608	0	608	1976	NE	14	698	49.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	43.4	2
9	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	606	14	592	2016	KC	16	1,836	114.8	12	267	16.7	3	593	37.1	6	384	24.0	1	37.0	2
10	Winslow Oliver W. Oliver	605	7	598	1996	CAR	16	1,085	67.8	1	183	11.4	0	144	9.0	0	160	10.0	0	37.4	1
11	Tamarick Vanover T. Vanover	583	43	540	1995	KC	15	1,897	126.5	5	31	2.1	0	231	15.4	2	1,095	73.0	2	36.0	1
12	James Jones J. Jones	580	32	548	1980	DAL	16	1,442	90.1	0	135	8.4	0	39	2.4	0	720	45.0	0	34.3	0
13	Lynn Swann L. Swann	579	2	577	1974	PIT	12	810	67.5	3	14	1.2	0	208	17.3	2	11	0.9	0	48.1	1
14	Vai Sikahema V. Sikahema	559	37	522	1986	STL	16	1,530	95.6	3	62	3.9	0	99	6.2	1	847	52.9	0	32.6	2
15	Tyrone Hughes T. Hughes	533	30	503	1993	NO	16	1,256	78.5	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	753	47.1	1	31.4	2
16	Bruce Taylor B. Taylor	528	12	516	1970	SF	14	773	55.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	190	13.6	0	36.9	0
17	Wes Welker W. Welker	525	61	464	2004	TOT	15	1,879	125.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1,415	94.3	1	30.9	0
18	Mike Nelms M. Nelms	525	38	487	1980	WAS	16	1,297	81.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	810	50.6	0	30.4	0
19	George Atkinson G. Atkinson	522	32	490	1968	OAK	14	1,358	97.0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	802	57.3	0	35.0	2
20	Butch Johnson B. Johnson	517	28	489	1976	DAL	14	1,266	90.4	2	0	0.0	0	84	6.0	2	693	49.5	0	34.9	0
21	Jeff Fisher J. Fisher	516	7	509	1981	CHI	16	614	38.4	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	102	6.4	0	31.8	1
22	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	500	55	445	1981	STL	16	1,947	121.7	2	175	10.9	0	35	2.2	1	1,292	80.8	0	27.8	1
23	Hank Poteat H. Poteat	491	24	467	2000	PIT	15	932	62.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	465	31.0	0	31.1	1
24	Quan Cosby Q. Cosby	487	13	474	2009	CIN	16	766	47.9	0	-2	-0.1	0	55	3.4	0	239	14.9	0	29.6	0
25	Tim Brown T. Brown	485	41	444	1988	RAI	16	2,317	144.8	7	50	3.1	1	725	45.3	5	1,098	68.6	1	27.8	0

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