Interception Return Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1976
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Ed Reynolds*3012012Stanford
2Deltha O'Neal2801999California
3Shawun Lurry*2732015Northern Illinois
4Eric Berry2652008Tennessee
5Darius Phillips*2632016Western Michigan
6Nathan LaDuke2551990Arizona State
7Gerod Holliman*2452014Louisville
8Billy Bowman*2382023Oklahoma
Terrell Buckley2381991Florida State
10Lee Miller2331983Cal State Fullerton
11Mike Sainristil*2322023Michigan
12Eddie Jackson*2302015Alabama
Xavier Woods*2302014Louisiana Tech
14Ron Irving2271977Louisiana
15Aaron Curry*2262007Wake Forest
16Anthony Washington2241978California
17Tory Nixon2231984San Diego State
18Eric Berry*2222007Tennessee
19Quintin Demps2202007UTEP
P.J. Mahone*2202007Bowling Green State
Stanley Franks2202006Idaho
22Jay Baker2191998Miami (OH)
Richard Palmer2191991Eastern Michigan
Terrell Buckley2191990Florida State
Greg Jackson2191988LSU
26Johnny Jackson2181987Houston
27Tony Williams2171988Cal State Fullerton
28Horace Richardson2152016SMU
Erroll Tucker2151985Utah
30Rickey Dixon2141987Oklahoma
31Kevin Thomas2132001UNLV
32Dwight Smith2082000Akron
33Alan Zemaitis2072003Penn State
34Justin Phinisee*2062005Oregon
Ed Reed2062001Miami (FL)
Dan Dawson2062000Rice
37Dominick Sanders*2052015Georgia
David Amerson*2052011North Carolina State
Richard Marshall*2052004Fresno State
40Tyler Sash*2032009Iowa
Phil Parker2031983Michigan State
42Brett Whitley2021987Northwestern
43Kendric Burney*2002009North Carolina
Tay Cody2002000Florida State
Ken Swilling2001989Georgia Tech
46Ricky Parker1991995San Diego State
47Ron Carpenter1971991Miami (OH)
Reggie Pinkney1971976East Carolina
49Pat Dennis1961998Louisiana-Monroe
50Aqib Talib*1952007Kansas
51Derek Ross1942001Ohio State
52Cedric Donaldson1921997LSU
Darryl Lewis1921990Arizona
54Ahmad Black*1912008Florida
Shawn Vincent1911990Akron
56Daniel Bullocks1872004Nebraska
57Juwan Foggie1862018Charlotte
Minkah Fitzpatrick*1862016Alabama
Jamaal Brimmer1862003UNLV
Donald Strickland*1862002Colorado
Teryl Austin1861985Pitt
62Lukas Denis*1852017Boston College
Lorenzo Doss*1852013Tulane
Orlando Watters1851993Arkansas
Eric Allen1851987Arizona State
66Sean Taylor*1842003Miami (FL)
Mikal Smith1841996Arizona
Harold Lusk1841994Utah
Anthony Bridges1841993Louisville
70Emmanuel Forbes*1832020Mississippi State
71Trey Wilson*1822012Vanderbilt
Keiwan Ratliff*1822003Florida
Frank Staine-Pyne1821997Air Force
Ashley Lee1821983Virginia Tech
75Malik Hooker*1812016Ohio State
76Willie Smith1801994Louisiana Tech
Cornelius Price1801989Houston
78Lito Sheppard1792000Florida
79Gerald Jones1782003San Jose State
80Bobby Walker*1772002Kansas State
81Marty Tadman*1762006Boise State
Hyrum Peters*1762002Hawaii
Harold Hicks1761986San Diego State
Mark Moore1761985Oklahoma State
Greg Long1761981Kentucky
86Isaiah Newsome1752013Louisiana-Monroe
Anthony Gaitor1752008Florida International
Derrick Strait*1752002Oklahoma
89Emmanuel Forbes*1742022Mississippi State
Jerell Norton*1742007Arkansas
Jerry Parks1741990Houston
92Morris Claiborne*1732011LSU
93Calen Bullock*1722022USC
John Talley1722004Duke
Vann Washington1721994West Virginia
Rod Smith1721987Oklahoma State
97Parry Nickerson1712016Tulane
D.J. Hayden1712012Houston
Ahmad Black*1712010Florida
Davon House1712007New Mexico State
Willie Pile*1712002Virginia Tech
Aaron Beasley1711995West Virginia
Jocelyn Borgella1711992Cincinnati
Jeff Nixon1711978Richmond