Punt Return Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rk	Player	Yds	From	To	School
1	Wes Welker*	1761	2000	2003	Texas Tech
2	Javier Arenas*	1752	2006	2009	Alabama
3	Ryne Robinson*	1677	2003	2006	Miami (OH)
4	David Allen	1645	1997	2000	Kansas State
5	Steve Breaston*	1599	2003	2006	Michigan
6	Leodis McKelvin*	1471	2004	2007	Troy
7	Tyrone Thurman	1466	1985	1988	Texas Tech
8	Antonio Perkins*	1445	2001	2004	Oklahoma
9	Deion Sanders	1429	1985	1988	Florida State
10	Dexter Wynn*	1385	2000	2003	Colorado State
11	Brandon James*	1371	2006	2009	Florida
12	Jim Leonhard*	1347	2002	2004	Wisconsin
13	Tim Gilligan*	1343	2000	2003	Boise State
14	Greg Myers	1333	1992	1995	Colorado State
15	Tony James	1332	1989	1992	Mississippi State
16	Nathan Vasher*	1314	2000	2003	Texas
17	Vai Sikahema	1312	1980	1985	Brigham Young
18	Joe Burnett*	1304	2005	2008	UCF
19	Jeremy Kerley*	1299	2007	2010	TCU
20	Eddie Royal*	1296	2004	2007	Virginia Tech
21	Danny Amendola*	1283	2004	2007	Texas Tech
22	Andrew Mott	1280	1983	1986	Southern Mississippi
23	Dante Pettis*	1274	2014	2017	Washington
24	Damien Gary*	1273	1999	2003	Georgia
25	Steve Suter*	1271	2001	2004	Maryland
26	Larry Taylor*	1246	2004	2007	Connecticut
27	Sammie Stroughter*	1235	2004	2008	Oregon State
28	Jarrail Jackson	1230	1996	1999	Oklahoma
29	Dejuan Groce*	1218	1999	2002	Nebraska
30	Keenan Howry*	1216	1999	2002	Oregon
31	Santana Moss	1196	1997	2000	Miami (FL)
32	Ray Peterson	1195	1992	1995	San Diego State
33	Ryan Broyles*	1194	2008	2011	Oklahoma
34	Ledel George	1191	1990	1993	North Carolina State
35	Terry Obee	1178	1986	1989	Oregon
36	Bruce Branch	1171	1998	2001	Penn State
37	Thomas Bailey	1170	1991	1994	Auburn
38	Deltha O'Neal	1169	1996	1999	California
39	Blaise Taylor*	1151	2014	2017	Arkansas State
40	Glyn Milburn	1145	1988	1992	Stanford
41	Bernard Berrian*	1139	1999	2003	Fresno State
42	Kelley Rhino*	1138	1999	2002	Georgia Tech
43	Domanick Davis*	1126	1999	2002	LSU
44	Greg Reid*	1117	2009	2011	Florida State
45	Greg Stroman*	1108	2014	2017	Virginia Tech
46	Kevin Robinson	1104	2004	2007	Utah State
47	Britain Covey*	1092	2015	2021	Utah
48	Ryan Switzer*	1082	2013	2016	North Carolina
49	Eric Metcalf	1076	1985	1988	Texas
50	Willie Drewery	1067	1981	1984	West Virginia
51	Ta'Boris Fisher	1065	1993	1996	Ole Miss
52	Skyler Green*	1064	2002	2005	LSU
53	Willie Reid*	1063	2002	2005	Florida State
54	O.J. McDuffie	1059	1988	1992	Penn State
55	Brian Musso	1058	1994	1997	Northwestern
56	Scott Woerner	1057	1977	1980	Georgia
57	Gari Scott	1055	1996	1999	Michigan State
58	Tim Dwight	1051	1994	1997	Iowa
59	Deandrew Rubin	1049	2000	2002	South Florida
60	Derek Abney	1042	2000	2003	Kentucky
61	Kevin Williams	1039	1990	1992	Miami (FL)
62	Mike Adams	1038	1992	1996	Texas
63	Dan Sheldon*	1021	2001	2004	Northern Illinois
64	Beno Bryant	1019	1989	1993	Washington
65	Marshall Roberts	1018	1989	1992	Rutgers
66	Chuck Carswell	1014	1988	1991	Georgia
67	Kelvin Martin	1012	1983	1986	Boston College
68	Gary Anderson	1004	1979	1982	Arkansas
	Johnnie Johnson	1004	1976	1979	Texas
70	George Coghill	1002	1989	1992	Wake Forest
71	Nick Davis	1001	1998	2001	Wisconsin
	Ted Hollern	1001	1981	1984	Central Michigan
73	Terrell Buckley	1000	1989	1991	Florida State
74	Charles Gordon*	999	2003	2005	Kansas
75	Greg Richardson	997	1983	1986	Alabama
76	Michael Fletcher	988	1996	1999	Oregon
77	Darnell Clash	985	1980	1982	Wyoming
	Dustin Harris*	985	2009	2012	Texas A&M
79	Arnold Jackson	972	1997	2000	Louisville
80	Rod Harris	971	1985	1988	Texas A&M
81	Craig Bragg*	961	2001	2004	UCLA
82	Bobby Joe Edmonds	959	1982	1985	Arkansas
83	Roscoe Parrish*	956	2002	2004	Miami (FL)
84	Austin Conway*	953	2016	2019	Wyoming
85	Trey Gainous	951	1983	1986	Auburn
86	Willie Andrews	949	2002	2005	Baylor
87	Avery Williams*	948	2017	2020	Boise State
88	Eddie Kennison	947	1993	1995	LSU
	Hoost Marsh*	947	2004	2007	Wyoming
90	Dante Hall	943	1996	1999	Texas A&M
91	Terrence Austin*	942	2006	2009	UCLA
	Marcus James	942	2000	2003	Missouri
	Shawn Summers	942	1992	1995	Tennessee
94	Dee Feaster	937	1995	1998	Florida State
	Peter Warrick	937	1995	1999	Florida State
96	J.R. Redmond	934	1996	1999	Arizona State
97	Eric Parker	930	1998	2001	Tennessee
98	Eddie Tillitz	925	2000	2002	Miami (OH)
99	Tom Flynn	923	1980	1983	Pitt
100	Jeff Sydner	920	1989	1991	Hawaii
101	David Boston	917	1996	1998	Ohio State
	Jahmal Fenner*	917	2001	2004	UTEP
	Marshay Green*	917	2006	2009	Ole Miss
104	Greg Poole	916	1980	1982	North Carolina
105	Troy Walters	910	1996	1999	Stanford
106	Ricky Floyd	908	1978	1981	Southern Mississippi
107	Dennis Northcutt	905	1996	1999	Arizona
108	Jeff Campbell	904	1986	1989	Colorado
	Bruce Natson*	904	2012	2016	Akron
	Demornay Pierson-El*	904	2014	2017	Nebraska
111	Terance Richardson	903	1995	1999	Oklahoma State
112	Tracy Saul	902	1989	1992	Texas Tech
113	Ted Ginn Jr.*	900	2004	2006	Ohio State
114	Tony Smith	897	1989	1991	Southern Mississippi
115	Alan Grant	894	1986	1989	Stanford
116	Aaron Ross*	893	2003	2006	Texas
117	LaVon Edwards	892	1988	1991	Utah
118	Gerald McNeil	886	1980	1983	Baylor
119	Paul Guidry	883	1993	1996	UCLA
120	Eugene Wilson	880	1999	2002	Illinois
121	Luke Powell	878	2000	2003	Stanford
122	Dane Johnson	876	1994	1997	Texas Tech
	Scott Schwedes	876	1983	1986	Syracuse
124	Marcus Jones*	875	2017	2021	Houston
	William Likely*	875	2013	2016	Maryland
126	Marvin Young*	874	2001	2004	Southern Mississippi
127	Andre Davis	872	1998	2001	Virginia Tech
128	Jamison Crowder*	869	2011	2014	Duke
	Dave Duerson	869	1979	1982	Notre Dame
	Kendrick Mosley	869	1999	2003	Western Michigan
131	David Palmer	866	1991	1993	Alabama
132	James Henry	865	1986	1988	Southern Mississippi
133	Darrell Blackman*	864	2004	2007	North Carolina State
134	Eric Garror*	860	2018	2022	Louisiana
	Keiwan Ratliff*	860	2000	2003	Florida
	Steve Smith Sr.	860	1999	2000	Utah
137	Napoleon McCallum	858	1981	1985	Navy
138	J.D. Falslev*	856	2010	2013	Brigham Young
139	Gabe Lindsay*	854	1999	2003	Oklahoma State
	Rafael Little*	854	2004	2007	Kentucky
141	Chris Potter*	853	2009	2012	Boise State
142	Charles Sharon*	848	2002	2005	Bowling Green State
143	Tracy Lampley*	847	2009	2012	Southern Mississippi
	Dana McLemore	847	1978	1981	Hawaii
145	Aaron Lockett	845	1998	2001	Kansas State
146	James McMillion	843	1991	1993	Iowa State
147	Brian Bonner*	840	2004	2007	TCU
148	Anthony Carter	839	1979	1982	Michigan
	Deangelo Hall*	839	2001	2003	Virginia Tech
	Smoke Harris*	839	2018	2023	Louisiana Tech
151	Garcia Lane	837	1981	1983	Ohio State
	John Ludlow	837	1979	1982	Virginia Tech
153	Ainias Smith*	836	2019	2023	Texas A&M
154	Brandon Tate*	835	2005	2008	North Carolina
155	Kevin Faulk	832	1995	1998	LSU
156	Scott Harding	831	2011	2014	Hawaii
157	Bobby Newcombe	829	1997	2000	Nebraska
158	Joe Jarzynka	827	1996	1999	Washington
	Louis Lipps	827	1980	1983	Southern Mississippi
160	Cory Rodgers*	825	2003	2005	TCU
161	Robert Redd	823	1998	2002	Bowling Green State
162	Antonio Brown*	822	2007	2009	Central Michigan
163	Thomas Flowers*	821	2004	2007	Georgia
	Anthony Parker	821	1984	1987	Arizona State
165	Frank Cassano	820	1987	1990	Tulsa
	Keith Stokes	820	1999	2000	East Carolina
167	Fred Fernandes	818	1979	1983	Utah State
168	Tyrone Hughes	817	1989	1992	Nebraska
169	Kenyatta Watson	816	1993	1996	Boston College
170	Jayron Hosley*	815	2009	2011	Virginia Tech
171	Christian Kirk*	814	2015	2017	Texas A&M
172	Calvin Lowry*	812	2002	2005	Penn State
173	Bosley Allen	810	1998	2001	North Carolina
174	Pat Chester	808	1978	1982	Virginia
175	Tony Logan*	805	2008	2011	Maryland
176	Tinker Keck	804	1997	1999	Cincinnati
177	Eugene Young	802	1980	1982	Oregon
178	Michael Bumpus	801	2004	2007	Washington State
	Marcus Murphy*	801	2010	2014	Missouri
180	Chad Owens*	798	2001	2004	Hawaii
181	Drew Terrell*	797	2009	2012	Stanford
182	Dallas Davis	796	1997	2001	Colorado State
183	Monty Gilbreath	795	1986	1989	San Diego State
184	Howard Fields	794	1977	1979	Baylor
	Tripp Welborne	794	1987	1990	Michigan
186	Kyle Wilson*	793	2006	2009	Boise State
187	Derek Pegues*	792	2005	2008	Mississippi State
188	James Dye	790	1995	1996	Brigham Young
	Ray Small*	790	2006	2009	Ohio State
190	Randall Felton	789	1989	1993	North Carolina
191	Adam Jennings*	788	2002	2005	Fresno State
192	Joshua Bush	786	1998	2001	Western Michigan
	Bobby Engram	786	1991	1995	Penn State
	B.J. Hill*	786	2005	2008	Ball State
195	Ryan Johnson	784	1999	2002	Memphis
196	Troy Mason	783	1999	2002	UNLV
	Mark Slawson	783	1977	1980	The Citadel
198	Clifton Smith*	782	2004	2007	Fresno State
199	Kitrick Taylor	781	1982	1986	Washington State
200	Anthony Chambers*	780	2002	2003	Purdue
201	Troy Vincent	773	1988	1991	Wisconsin
202	Vaughn Rivers*	772	2004	2007	West Virginia
203	Don Morgan	771	1995	1998	Nevada
204	Kyle Williams*	768	2006	2009	Arizona State
205	Dana Brinson	767	1985	1988	Nebraska
206	Thomas Everett	766	1983	1986	Baylor
	Jacquez Green	766	1995	1997	Florida
208	Darryl Usher	762	1983	1987	Illinois
209	Leonard Harris	759	1981	1983	Texas Tech
210	Quinton Spotwood	757	1996	1999	Syracuse
	Tom Zbikowski*	757	2004	2007	Notre Dame
212	Terry Richardson*	753	2003	2006	Arizona State
213	Jo Jo Collins	752	1984	1988	Colorado
	Willie Gittens	752	1978	1982	Arizona State
	Roman Hollowell	752	1998	2001	Colorado
216	Brent Dennis	750	1980	1983	Tulsa
	Jimmie Hawkins	750	1982	1985	Texas A&M
	Billy Myers	750	1984	1987	Virginia Tech
219	Pat Johnson	747	1994	1997	Oregon
220	Peter Marciano	746	1986	1989	Iowa
221	Terry Fair	745	1995	1997	Tennessee
	J.T. Thatcher	745	1997	2000	Oklahoma
223	Donovan Peoples-Jones*	743	2017	2019	Michigan
224	KaVontae Turpin*	741	2015	2018	TCU
225	J.J. Worton*	740	2011	2014	UCF
226	Corey Brazil	739	2001	2004	Louisiana Tech
	Brisly Estime*	739	2013	2016	Syracuse
	Blake Warren	739	2003	2006	SMU
229	Deon Murphy	737	2007	2008	Kansas State
230	Andy Brodell*	735	2005	2008	Iowa
231	Jaylen Waddle*	733	2018	2020	Alabama
232	Willie Clay	732	1988	1991	Georgia Tech
233	Mike Guess	730	1976	1979	Ohio State
234	Montrell Jones*	729	2001	2005	Louisville
	Todd Miller*	729	2002	2004	Iowa State
236	Hodges Mitchell	727	1997	2000	Texas
237	Alvin Duke	726	1996	1998	Vanderbilt
238	Vontez Duff*	725	2000	2003	Notre Dame
	Bobby Wade	725	1999	2002	Arizona
240	Jemeel Powell	724	1999	2002	California
	Derrick Williams*	724	2005	2008	Penn State
	Donnell Woolford	724	1985	1988	Clemson
243	Fabian Davis*	722	1999	2002	Wake Forest
244	David Gilreath*	721	2007	2010	Wisconsin
245	Eric Blount	720	1988	1991	North Carolina
	Ryan Roskelly	720	1994	1995	Memphis
247	Christion Jones*	719	2011	2014	Alabama
248	Chris McCranie	718	1993	1996	Georgia
	Tramaine Thompson*	718	2010	2013	Kansas State
250	Shayne Wasden	717	1988	1990	Auburn

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