which player has the most punt return yards in the 2000's

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Allen Rossum gained the most punt-return yards, with 2,619 yards.

NAMEPR YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
2,619
126
416
9,520
22.9
75.6
4
257
10.2
20.8
3
2Dennis Northcutt
D. Northcutt
2,592
144
4
92
23.0
0.6
0
255
10.2
18.0
3
3Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
2,501
127
79
1,759
22.3
13.9
1
297
8.4
19.7
5
4Dante Hall
D. Hall
2,261
112
426
10,136
23.8
90.5
6
216
10.5
20.2
6
5Wes Welker
W. Welker
2,056
93
180
4,105
22.8
44.1
1
203
10.1
22.1
0
6Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
1,818
76
248
5,989
24.1
78.8
3
186
9.8
23.9
1
7Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
1,649
53
116
2,520
21.7
47.5
0
142
11.6
31.1
2
8Devin Hester
D. Hester
1,636
60
101
2,297
22.7
38.3
4
145
11.3
27.3
7
9Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
1,606
121
98
2,371
24.2
19.6
2
172
9.3
13.3
4
10Troy Brown
T. Brown
1,569
100
3
28
9.3
0.3
0
148
10.6
15.7
3
11R.W. McQuarters
R.W. McQuarters
1,524
129
20
462
23.1
3.6
0
162
9.4
11.8
2
12Nate Burleson
N. Burleson
1,523
90
56
1,286
23.0
14.3
1
156
9.8
16.9
3
13Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
1,523
64
186
4,428
23.8
69.2
2
146
10.4
23.8
2
14Mark Jones
M. Jones
1,483
62
71
1,669
23.5
26.9
0
159
9.3
23.9
0
15Karl Williams
K. Williams
1,458
72
26
570
21.9
7.9
0
166
8.8
20.3
3
16Roscoe Parrish
R. Parrish
1,445
67
29
685
23.6
10.2
0
118
12.2
21.6
3
17Chad Morton
C. Morton
1,431
93
229
5,401
23.6
58.1
3
155
9.2
15.4
1
18B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
1,378
46
147
3,341
22.7
72.6
0
128
10.8
30.0
2
19Deltha O'Neal
D. O'Neal
1,370
132
57
1,274
22.4
9.7
1
138
9.9
10.4
2
20Az-Zahir Hakim
A. Hakim
1,312
86
10
173
17.3
2.0
0
121
10.8
15.3
2
21Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
1,311
69
208
4,919
23.6
71.3
2
132
9.9
19.0
2
22Tim Dwight
T. Dwight
1,290
92
123
2,836
23.1
30.8
1
134
9.6
14.0
2
23Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
1,280
64
250
5,811
23.2
90.8
2
140
9.1
20.0
4
24Santana Moss
S. Moss
1,268
127
2
38
19.0
0.3
0
112
11.3
10.0
3
25Troy Walters
T. Walters
1,241
98
117
2,594
22.2
26.5
0
139
8.9
12.7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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