Between the 1974 and 1978 seasons, Billy Johnson gained the most punt-return yards, with 2,023 yards.
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most punt return yards by a player 1974 to 1978| NAME | PR YDS | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Johnson | 2,023 | 61 | 117 | 2,865 | 24.5 | 47.0 | 2 | 151 | 13.4 | 33.2 | 5 |
| 2 | | R. Upchurch | 1,994 | 53 | 90 | 2,276 | 25.3 | 42.9 | 0 | 153 | 13.0 | 37.6 | 6 |
| 3 | | N. Colzie | 1,747 | 56 | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 168 | 10.4 | 31.2 | 0 |
| 4 | | M. Fuller | 1,642 | 58 | 56 | 1,254 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 0 | 136 | 12.1 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 5 | | H. Stevens | 1,388 | 52 | 77 | 1,746 | 22.7 | 33.6 | 0 | 146 | 9.5 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 6 | | B. Johnson | 1,313 | 44 | 79 | 1,832 | 23.2 | 41.6 | 0 | 146 | 9.0 | 29.8 | 0 |
| 7 | | L. Marshall | 1,183 | 54 | 101 | 2,354 | 23.3 | 43.6 | 0 | 115 | 10.3 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 8 | | E. Brown | 1,179 | 56 | 76 | 1,854 | 24.4 | 33.1 | 0 | 116 | 10.2 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 9 | | M. Haynes | 991 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 83 | 11.9 | 22.5 | 2 | |
| 10 | | T. Metcalf | 921 | 53 | 103 | 2,680 | 26.0 | 50.6 | 2 | 80 | 11.5 | 17.4 | 1 |
| 11 | | J. Wallace | 852 | 66 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 83 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 12 | | F. Solomon | 845 | 53 | 28 | 633 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 1 | 80 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 2 |
| 13 | | D. Reece | 810 | 40 | 15 | 342 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 0 | 95 | 8.5 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 14 | | B. Harper | 803 | 30 | 97 | 2,315 | 23.9 | 77.2 | 0 | 64 | 12.5 | 26.8 | 1 |
| 15 | | M. Moore | 770 | 51 | 76 | 1,734 | 22.8 | 34.0 | 0 | 88 | 8.8 | 15.1 | 1 |
| 16 | | R. Lawrence | 741 | 72 | 26 | 614 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 106 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 17 | | L. Swann | 740 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 60 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 18 | | V. Livers | 738 | 55 | 27 | 543 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 86 | 8.6 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 19 | | C. Bryant | 707 | 72 | 53 | 1,391 | 26.2 | 19.3 | 2 | 71 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 20 | | M. Herron | 700 | 25 | 41 | 893 | 21.8 | 35.7 | 0 | 57 | 12.3 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 21 | | E. Payton | 654 | 24 | 52 | 1,323 | 25.4 | 55.1 | 1 | 62 | 10.5 | 27.3 | 1 |
| 22 | | S. Schubert | 628 | 60 | 19 | 341 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 78 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 23 | | L. Brunson | 610 | 55 | 30 | 658 | 21.9 | 12.0 | 0 | 71 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 24 | | K. Moody | 602 | 42 | 74 | 1,612 | 21.8 | 38.4 | 0 | 50 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 3 |
| 25 | | T. Leonard | 587 | 42 | 27 | 621 | 23.0 | 14.8 | 0 | 75 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |