most punt returns of all-time by a running back

Brian Mitchell has the most career punt returns by a running back, with 463 returns.

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Data note: Punt Returns: player season data complete from 1941

	NAME	PR	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	463	223	607	14,014	23.1	62.8	4	4,999	10.8	22.4	9
2	Dave Meggett D. Meggett	349	146	252	5,566	22.1	38.1	1	3,708	10.6	25.4	7
3	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	311	183	332	8,352	25.2	45.6	2	2,961	9.5	16.2	7
4	Glyn Milburn G. Milburn	227	106	291	7,047	24.2	66.5	2	2,205	9.7	20.8	1
5	Vai Sikahema V. Sikahema	219	86	179	3,826	21.4	44.5	0	2,391	10.9	27.8	3
6	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	194	158	106	2,514	23.7	15.9	1	2,007	10.3	12.7	1
7	Bruce Harper B. Harper	183	99	243	5,407	22.3	54.6	0	1,784	9.7	18.0	1
8	Leon Washington L. Washington	181	126	292	7,553	25.9	59.9	8	1,793	9.9	14.2	0
9	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	173	105	198	4,065	20.5	38.7	2	1,635	9.5	15.6	5
10	Leon Johnson L. Johnson	171	74	121	2,688	22.2	36.3	1	1,617	9.5	21.9	1
11	Howard Stevens H. Stevens	163	66	103	2,336	22.7	35.4	0	1,559	9.6	23.6	0
12	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	156	116	177	4,007	22.6	34.5	0	1,377	8.8	11.9	1
13	Eddie Payton E. Payton	156	65	156	3,676	23.6	56.6	2	1,387	8.9	21.3	1
14	Chad Morton C. Morton	155	93	229	5,401	23.6	58.1	3	1,431	9.2	15.4	1
15	Johnny Bailey J. Bailey	148	81	115	2,420	21.0	29.9	0	1,420	9.6	17.5	2
16	Leon Bright L. Bright	141	50	77	1,544	20.1	30.9	0	1,149	8.1	23.0	0
17	Dexter Carter D. Carter	138	100	250	5,412	21.6	54.1	2	1,358	9.8	13.6	2
18	Bobby Joe Edmonds B. Joe Edmonds	134	65	173	3,646	21.1	56.1	0	1,471	11.0	22.6	1
19	Winslow Oliver W. Oliver	126	64	35	659	18.8	10.3	0	1,364	10.8	21.3	2
20	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	126	143	83	1,921	23.1	13.4	0	920	7.3	6.4	2
21	Lionel James L. James	124	67	99	2,094	21.2	31.3	0	1,193	9.6	17.8	2
22	Willard Harrell W. Harrell	123	136	97	1,921	19.8	14.1	0	854	6.9	6.3	2
23	Tiki Barber T. Barber	122	154	27	544	20.1	3.5	0	1,181	9.7	7.7	1
24	B.J. Sams	121	43	138	3,161	22.9	73.5	0	1,320	10.9	30.7	2
25	Jon Arnett J. Arnett	120	123	126	3,110	24.7	25.3	2	981	8.2	8.0	1

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Vikings	6	2	0	.750
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