NFL Kickoff returns leaders, 2000–2026

The NFL players with the most kickoff returns since 2000.

Player	POS	Team	GP	KRET	FGM	FGA	FG%	XPM	XPA	XP%
#1Josh Cribbs	WR		136	426	0	0	—	0	0	—
#2Dante Hall	WR		112	425	0	0	—	0	0	—
#3Allen Rossum	DB		126	416	0	0	—	0	0	—
#4Darren Sproles	RB		183	332	0	0	—	0	0	—
#5Ted Ginn	WR		191	307	0	0	—	0	0	—
#6Devin Hester	WR		156	295	0	0	—	0	0	—
#7Leon Washington	RB		124	292	0	0	—	0	0	—
#8Cordarrelle Patterson	RB		179	284	0	0	—	0	0	—
#9Andre Roberts	WR		180	260	0	0	—	0	0	—
#10Chris Carr	DB		119	258	0	0	—	0	0	—
#11Eddie Drummond	WR		64	250	0	0	—	0	0	—
#12Michael L. Lewis	WR		75	248	0	0	—	0	0	—
#13Brandon Tate	WR		125	247	0	0	—	0	0	—
#14Rock Cartwright	RB		138	231	0	0	—	0	0	—
#15Chad Morton	RB		93	229	0	0	—	0	0	—
#16Maurice Hicks	RB		65	214	0	0	—	0	0	—
#17Reggie Swinton	WR		66	208	0	0	—	0	0	—
#18Terrence McGee	CB	BUF	115	207	0	0	—	0	0	—
#19Andre Davis	WR		98	205	0	0	—	0	0	—
#20Charlie Rogers	RB		55	199	0	0	—	0	0	—
#21Brian Mitchell	RB		64	186	0	0	—	0	0	—
#22Josh Scobey	RB		57	185	0	0	—	0	0	—
#23Ronney Jenkins	RB		50	184	0	0	—	0	0	—
#24Jacoby Jones	WR		127	183	0	0	—	0	0	—
#25Wes Welker	WR		174	182	1	1	100%	2	2	100%
#26Ameer Abdullah	RB		148	176	0	0	—	0	0	—
#27Terrence Wilkins	WR		56	172	0	0	—	0	0	—
#28Stefan Logan	WR		63	171	0	0	—	0	0	—
#29Aaron Stecker	RB		116	170	0	0	—	0	0	—
#30Eric Weems	WR		120	167	0	0	—	0	0	—
#31LaRod Stephens-Howling	RB		58	164	0	0	—	0	0	—
#32Dwayne Harris	WR		108	163	0	0	—	0	0	—
#33Marc Mariani	WR		70	154	0	0	—	0	0	—
#34Danny Amendola	WR		162	153	0	0	—	0	0	—
#35Jamal Agnew	WR		93	152	0	0	—	0	0	—
#35Justin Miller	DB		44	152	0	0	—	0	0	—
#35Percy Harvin	WR		74	152	0	0	—	0	0	—
#38MarTay Jenkins	WR	ARI	37	151	0	0	—	0	0	—
#39Dominic Rhodes	RB		98	148	0	0	—	0	0	—
#40B.J. Sams	RB		46	147	0	0	—	0	0	—
#40Bethel Johnson	WR		50	147	0	0	—	0	0	—
#42Jerious Norwood	RB		66	145	0	0	—	0	0	—
#43DeAndre Carter	WR		110	144	0	0	—	0	0	—
#44KaVontae Turpin	WR	DAL	69	142	0	0	—	0	0	—
#45Ellis Hobbs	CB		77	141	0	0	—	0	0	—
#45Kevin Faulk	RB	NE	149	141	0	0	—	0	0	—
#47Desmond Howard	WR	DET	36	140	0	0	—	0	0	—
#48Devin Duvernay	WR		92	133	0	0	—	0	0	—
#49Maurice Morris	RB		138	130	0	0	—	0	0	—
#50Danieal Manning	S		126	129	0	0	—	0	0	—
#51Pharoh Cooper	WR		72	128	0	0	—	0	0	—
#52J.J. Moses	WR		34	127	0	0	—	0	0	—
#52Tyler Lockett	WR		178	127	0	0	—	0	0	—
#54Ray-Ray McCloud	WR		98	126	0	0	—	0	0	—
#55Tremon Smith	CB		88	125	0	0	—	0	0	—
#56Adam Jones	DB		145	124	0	0	—	0	0	—
#57Tim Dwight	WR		91	123	0	0	—	0	0	—
#58Willie Ponder	WR		37	122	0	0	—	0	0	—
#59Glenn Holt	WR	CIN	36	121	0	0	—	0	0	—
#60Courtney Roby	WR		67	120	0	0	—	0	0	—
#61Brandon Banks	WR	WAS	41	119	0	0	—	0	0	—
#61Jerry Azumah	CB	CHI	85	119	0	0	—	0	0	—
#63Michael Bates	WR		41	117	0	0	—	0	0	—
#63Troy Walters	WR		94	117	0	0	—	0	0	—
#65Jermaine Lewis	WR		53	116	0	0	—	0	0	—
#66Alex Erickson	WR		110	114	0	0	—	0	0	—
#66Brandon Bennett	RB		65	114	0	0	—	0	0	—
#66J.J. Arrington	RB	ARI	57	114	0	0	—	0	0	—
#69Brad Smith	WR		116	112	0	0	—	0	0	—
#70Benny Cunningham	RB		80	110	0	0	—	0	0	—
#70Jakeem Grant	WR		77	110	0	0	—	0	0	—
#70Quintin Demps	S		107	110	0	0	—	0	0	—
#73Marcus Thigpen	WR		49	107	0	0	—	0	0	—
#73Micheal Spurlock	WR		63	107	0	0	—	0	0	—
#75Aveion Cason	RB		53	105	0	0	—	0	0	—
#76Darius Reynaud	RB		48	104	0	0	—	0	0	—
#76James Thrash	WR		122	104	0	0	—	0	0	—
#78Darrick Vaughn	DB		42	102	0	0	—	0	0	—
#79Josh Wilson	DB		121	101	0	0	—	0	0	—
#79Steve Breaston	WR		83	101	0	0	—	0	0	—
#81Arlen Harris	RB		49	99	0	0	—	0	0	—
#82Steve Smith	WR		219	98	0	0	—	0	0	—
#82Tyson Thompson	RB	DAL	30	98	0	0	—	0	0	—
#84Braxton Berrios	WR		95	96	0	0	—	0	0	—
#85Leodis McKelvin	CB		109	95	0	0	—	0	0	—
#86Travis Minor	RB		104	93	0	0	—	0	0	—
#87Deji Karim	RB		30	91	0	0	—	0	0	—
#87Kene Nwangwu	RB		44	91	0	0	—	0	0	—
#87Mike Goodson	RB		41	91	0	0	—	0	0	—
#90Chris Cole	WR	DEN	32	89	0	0	—	0	0	—
#90DeeJay Dallas	RB		83	89	0	0	—	0	0	—
#90Jordan Todman	RB		61	89	0	0	—	0	0	—
#90Keisean Nixon	DB		96	89	0	0	—	0	0	—
#90Leon Johnson	RB		42	89	0	0	—	0	0	—
#95Deonte Thompson	WR		62	88	0	0	—	0	0	—
#95Felix Jones	RB		79	88	0	0	—	0	0	—
#95Miles Austin	WR		127	88	0	0	—	0	0	—
#95Najeh Davenport	RB		72	88	0	0	—	0	0	—
#99Dexter Wynn	DB		42	87	0	0	—	0	0	—
#99Greg Dortch	WR		72	87	0	0	—	0	0	—