Interception Return Yards Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1976
Leaders Table
Year Player Yds School
2023Billy Bowman*238Oklahoma
2022Emmanuel Forbes*174Mississippi State
2021Quincy Riley*153Middle Tennessee State
2020Emmanuel Forbes*183Mississippi State
2019Grayland Arnold*118Baylor
2019Corey Straughter118Louisiana-Monroe
2018Juwan Foggie186Charlotte
2017Lukas Denis*185Boston College
2016Darius Phillips*263Western Michigan
2015Shawun Lurry*273Northern Illinois
2014Gerod Holliman*245Louisville
2013Lorenzo Doss*185Tulane
2012Ed Reynolds*301Stanford
2011David Amerson*205North Carolina State
2010Ahmad Black*171Florida
2009Tyler Sash*203Iowa
2008Eric Berry265Tennessee
2007Aaron Curry*226Wake Forest
2006Stanley Franks220Idaho
2005Justin Phinisee*206Oregon
2004Richard Marshall*205Fresno State
2003Alan Zemaitis207Penn State
2002Donald Strickland*186Colorado
2001Kevin Thomas213Nevada-Las Vegas
2000Dwight Smith208Akron
1999Deltha O'Neal280California
1998Jay Baker219Miami (OH)
1997Cedric Donaldson192Louisiana State
1996Mikal Smith184Arizona
1995Ricky Parker199San Diego State
1994Harold Lusk184Utah
1993Orlando Watters185Arkansas
1992Jocelyn Borgella171Cincinnati
1991Terrell Buckley238Florida State
1990Nathan LaDuke255Arizona State
1989Ken Swilling200Georgia Tech
1988Greg Jackson219Louisiana State
1987Johnny Jackson218Houston
1986Harold Hicks176San Diego State
1985Erroll Tucker215Utah
1984Tory Nixon223San Diego State
1983Lee Miller233Cal State Fullerton
1982Bill Houston144Rutgers
1981Greg Long176Kentucky
1980Ronnie Lott166Southern California
1979Chris Middleton167UT Arlington
1978Anthony Washington224California
1977Ron Irving227Louisiana
1976Reggie Pinkney197East Carolina