NFL Punt return yards allowed per game leaders, 2000–2009

The NFL players with the most punt return yards allowed per game from 2000 through 2009, minimum 8 games played.

Player	POS	Team	GP	RET YD	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG40–49	FG50–59	XPM	XPA	XP%
#1Filip Filipovic	P	DAL	9	48.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#2Mike Barr	P	ARI	11	35.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#3Rodney Williams	P	NYG	15	34.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#4Tom Tupa	P		78	33.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#5Chris Kluwe	P	MIN	79	28.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#6Sean Landeta	P		75	28.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#7Scott Player	P		110	28.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#8Shane Lechler	P	LV	158	27.6	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	100%
#9Andy Lee	P	SF	96	27.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#10Chris Gardocki	P		109	27.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#11Glenn Pakulak	P		9	27	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#12Nick Harris	P		143	26.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#13Bryan Barker	P		86	26.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#14Todd Sauerbrun	P		111	26.1	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	100%
#15Brandon Fields	P	MIA	48	25.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#16Darren Bennett	P		79	25.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#17Kevin Huber	P	CIN	16	24.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#18Micah Knorr	P		73	24.5	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	100%
#19Ryan Plackemeier	P		43	23.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#20Leo Araguz	P		9	23.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#21Daniel Pope	P		17	23.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#22Tommy Barnhardt	P	WAS	15	22.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#23Donnie Jones	P		86	22.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#24John Jett	P	DET	49	22.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#25Jon Ryan	P		63	22.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#26Lee Johnson	P		27	22.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#27Thomas Morstead	P	NO	16	22.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#28Jeremy Kapinos	P		21	22.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#29Dave Zastudil	P		111	22.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#30Ben Graham	P		72	22	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#31Mat McBriar	P	DAL	86	21.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#32Josh Miller	P		105	21.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#33Jason Baker	P		135	21.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#34Josh Bidwell	P		144	21.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#35B.J. Sander	P	GB	14	21.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#36Mark Royals	P		61	21.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#37Sam Koch	P	BAL	63	20.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#38Sam Paulescu	P		17	20.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#39Mitch Berger	P		120	20.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#40Kyle Larson	P	CIN	79	20.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0%
#41Brian Moorman	P	BUF	144	20.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#42Tom Rouen	P		76	19.9	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#43Sav Rocca	P	PHI	48	19.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#44Hunter Smith	P		155	19.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0%
#45Brad Maynard	P		159	19.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	100%
#46Chad Stanley	P		100	19.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#47Patrick McAfee	P	IND	16	18.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#48Brett Kern	P		31	18.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#49Steve Weatherford	P		62	18.7	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#50Daniel Sepulveda	P	PIT	32	18.5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#51Toby Gowin	P		79	18.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#52Dirk Johnson	P		80	18	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#53Chris Hanson	P		133	17.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#54Reggie Hodges	P		32	17.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#55Dustin Colquitt	P	KC	78	17	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#56Kyle Richardson	P		75	16.8	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#57Jeff Feagles	P		160	16.7	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	—
#58Eddie Johnson	P	MIN	14	16.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#59Steve Cheek	P	KC	12	16.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#60Derrick Frost	P		74	16	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#61Bill Lafleur	P	SF	21	16	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#62Craig Hentrich	P	TEN	144	15.8	0	0.1	55.6%	0	0	0	0	100%
#63Dan Stryzinski	P		64	15.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#64Chris Mohr	P		79	15.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#65Michael Koenen	P	ATL	80	14.5	0.1	0.2	30.8%	0	0	0.1	0.1	100%
#66Matt Allen	P	NYG	14	14.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#67Adam Podlesh	P	JAX	41	14.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#68Louie Aguiar	P	CHI	9	14	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#69Paul Ernster	P		21	13.3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#70Mike Scifres	P	LAC	102	13.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#71Matt Turk	P		140	12.2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#72Ken Walter	P		68	11.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#73John Baker	P	LAR	31	9.6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#74Kevin Stemke	P		8	8.1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#75James Tuthill	K		12	2.5	0.8	1.3	62.5%	0.2	0.1	1.7	1.8	95.2%
#76Owen Pochman	K		16	1.4	0.5	1.1	47.1%	0.3	0	0.6	0.6	90%
#77Connor Barth	K		19	0.9	1.3	1.6	77.4%	0.3	0.2	1.9	1.9	100%
#78John Kasay	K	CAR	128	0.9	1.6	1.9	83.3%	0.4	0.1	2	2.1	98.1%
#79Bill Gramatica	K		34	0.6	1.1	1.4	77.1%	0.3	0.1	1.8	1.8	98.4%
#80Kordell Stewart	QB		50	0.4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	—
#81Aaron Elling	K		33	0.3	0.6	0.8	67.9%	0.1	0	1.5	1.5	100%
#82Robbie Gould	K	CHI	77	0.2	1.7	2	85.9%	0.5	0	2.2	2.3	99.4%
#83Jason Hanson	K	DET	159	0.2	1.5	1.8	82.9%	0.4	0.2	1.8	1.8	98.9%
#84Paul Edinger	K		96	0.2	1.4	1.9	75%	0.5	0.2	1.7	1.7	100%
#85Kris Brown	K		160	0.2	1.4	1.9	76.4%	0.4	0.1	2	2	98.1%
#86Todd Peterson	K		77	0.1	1.4	1.8	77.5%	0.3	0	2	2.1	98.1%
#87Olindo Mare	K		151	0.1	1.4	1.7	80.9%	0.4	0.1	2.1	2.1	98.7%
#88Shaun Suisham	K		57	0.1	1.5	1.9	79.1%	0.5	0	1.8	1.8	98.1%
#89Jeff Wilkins	K	LAR	123	0.1	1.6	1.9	84.4%	0.4	0.2	2.5	2.5	100%
#90Neil Rackers	K		148	0	1.4	1.8	78.2%	0.4	0.1	2	2	98.3%