NFL Punt return yards allowed leaders, 2000–2026

The NFL players with the most punt return yards allowed since 2000.

Player	POS	Team	GP	RET YD	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG40–49	FG50–59	XPM	XPA	XP%
#1Shane Lechler	P		286	8,442	0	1	0%	0	0	7	7	100%
#2Andy Lee	P		296	6,976	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#3Nick Harris	P		183	4,896	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#4Donnie Jones	P		226	4,622	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#5Sam Koch	P	BAL	254	4,542	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#6Brian Moorman	P		202	4,323	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#7Brett Kern	P		221	4,110	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#8Thomas Morstead	P		263	3,983	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#9Britton Colquitt	P		173	3,964	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#10Jon Ryan	P		191	3,890	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#11Dustin Colquitt	P		254	3,870	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#12Jason Baker	P		167	3,855	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#13Dave Zastudil	P		159	3,815	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#14Bryan Anger	P		228	3,745	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#15Brad Maynard	P		190	3,646	0	0	—	0	0	1	1
#16Brandon Fields	P		130	3,419	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#17Hunter Smith	P		164	3,395	0	0	—	0	0	0	1
#18Chris Kluwe	P	MIN	127	3,387	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#19Mike Scifres	P	LAC	193	3,370	1	1	100%	1	0	3	3
#20Kevin Huber	P	CIN	214	3,358	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#21Steve Weatherford	P		143	3,302	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#22Tress Way	P	WAS	197	3,242	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#23Scott Player	P		110	3,148	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#24Josh Bidwell	P		147	3,129	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#25Mat McBriar	P		141	3,005	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#26Chris Gardocki	P		109	2,971	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#27Johnny Hekker	P		230	2,942	1	1	100%	0	0	1	1
#28Sam Martin	P		209	2,931	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#29Todd Sauerbrun	P		111	2,892	1	1	100%	0	0	4	4
#30Bradley Pinion	P		182	2,806	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0
#31Pat O'Donnell	P		156	2,698	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#32Michael Koenen	P		160	2,687	4	13	30.8%	0	2	4	4
#33Jeff Feagles	P		160	2,677	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0
#34Tom Tupa	P		78	2,643	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#35Patrick McAfee	P	IND	127	2,641	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#36Corey Bojorquez	P		127	2,544	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#37Sav Rocca	P		112	2,477	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#38Mitch Berger	P		120	2,462	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#39Riley Dixon	P		167	2,459	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#40Chris Hanson	P		133	2,290	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#41Craig Hentrich	P	TEN	144	2,275	5	9	55.6%	2	1	1	1
#42Josh Miller	P		105	2,271	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#43Ben Graham	P		99	2,269	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#43Bryan Barker	P		86	2,269	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#45Sean Landeta	P		75	2,154	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#46AJ Cole	P	LV	121	2,098	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#47Matt Turk	P		165	2,094	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#48Brad Nortman	P		96	1,993	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#49Darren Bennett	P		79	1,990	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#50Michael Dickson	P	SEA	134	1,968	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#51Chad Stanley	P		100	1,908	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#52Cameron Johnston	P		104	1,859	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#53Braden Mann	P		96	1,833	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#54Marquette King	P		84	1,829	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#55Micah Knorr	P		73	1,787	1	1	100%	0	0	2	2
#56Matt Haack	P		109	1,785	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#57Matt Bosher	P	ATL	130	1,746	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#58Rigoberto Sanchez	P	IND	132	1,698	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#59Jordan Berry	P		108	1,684	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#60Lachlan Edwards	P		74	1,637	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#61J.K. Scott	P		118	1,618	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#62Kyle Larson	P	CIN	79	1,612	0	0	—	0	0	0	1
#63Ryan Stonehouse	P	TEN	46	1,534	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#64Tom Rouen	P		76	1,513	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#65Jamie Gillan	P		107	1,501	1	2	50%	1	0	0	2
#66Ryan Allen	P		105	1,491	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#67Chris Jones	P	DAL	126	1,476	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#68Tim Masthay	P	GB	94	1,451	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#69Logan Cooke	P	JAX	132	1,447	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#70Dirk Johnson	P		80	1,443	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#71Toby Gowin	P		79	1,438	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#72Michael Palardy	P		84	1,378	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#73Ryan Quigley	P		67	1,351	0	0	—	0	0	4	4
#74Brad Wing	P		66	1,326	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#75Jake Bailey	P		112	1,296	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#76Mark Royals	P		61	1,288	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#77Blake Gillikin	P		68	1,286	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#78Jack Fox	P	DET	101	1,270	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#79Kyle Richardson	P		75	1,263	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#80Chris Mohr	P		79	1,189	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#81Derrick Frost	P		74	1,186	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#82Reggie Hodges	P		64	1,177	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#83Colton Schmidt	P	BUF	67	1,167	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#84Ethan Evans	P	LAR	54	1,144	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#85Ty Long	P	LAC	46	1,139	7	9	77.8%	4	1	9	9
#86Adam Podlesh	P		102	1,124	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#87Mitch Wishnowsky	P		107	1,118	1	2	50%	0	0	2	4
#88John Jett	P	DET	49	1,114	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#89Bryce Baringer	P	NE	51	1,110	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#90Tommy Townsend	P		103	1,096	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#91Drew Butler	P		54	1,057	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#92Ryan Wright	P		72	1,048	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#93Jeff Locke	P		69	1,016	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#94Ryan Plackemeier	P		43	1,015	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#95Dan Stryzinski	P		64	999	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#96Jordan Stout	P		72	986	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#97Jake Camarda	P	TB	38	944	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#98Matt Darr	P		37	890	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#99Daniel Sepulveda	P	PIT	52	826	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#100Corliss Waitman	P		56	813	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—