What Are Kickoff Return Yards?
Kickoff return yards record the total yards gained on kickoff returns. This stat reflects field position impact and return effectiveness.
Kickoff Return Yards | NFL Player Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Dameon Pierce |  | RB | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 101 | Marvin Mims Jr. |  | WR | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | 24 | - |
| 103 | Dean Connors |   | RB | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| 104 | Jalen Cropper |  | WR | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 105 | Ollie Gordon II |  | RB | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 106 | Khalil Shakir |  | WR | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 107 | Tre Tucker |  | WR | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| 108 | Josh Downs |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Matthew Golden |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Efton Chism III |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Denzel Boston |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Kalif Raymond |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Antonio Williams |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | KC Concepcion | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Siran Neal |  | DB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Jalen Coker |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Marcus Jones | | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Malik Benson | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Amon-Ra St. Brown |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Coleman Owen | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Jonathan Mingo |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Kris Abrams-Draine | | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 108 | Parker Washington |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Who has the most kickoff return yards in the NFL in 2026?
The top player in kickoff return yards is Chimere Dike of Tennessee, at 608 through games played October 22, 2026. KaVontae Turpin of Dallas ranks second at 574, with Kaden Wetjen of Pittsburgh third at 532. Dike's total puts him 34 yards clear of second place & 313 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Seth McGowan of Indianapolis is the highest-ranked running back on the board at 426 yards, ninth overall. Myles Price of Minnesota ranks fourth at 506, with Greg Dortch of Buffalo fifth at 468, Zavion Thomas of Chicago sixth at 447, Rashid Shaheed of Seattle seventh at 436, Dohnte Meyers of Cincinnati eighth at 435 & Jalen Brooks of Arizona tenth at 393.
Thirty-three yards separate ninth from tenth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Barion Brown of New Orleans ranks 11th at 392, with Kyle Williams of New England 12th at 385, Ameer Abdullah of Jacksonville 13th at 382, Malachi Corley of Cleveland 14th at 381, Devin Duvernay of Arizona 15th at 366, Dylan Laube of Las Vegas 16th at 357 & Jaylin Noel of Houston 17th at 348.
Eight players sit inside 44 yards of each other from 18th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Kameron Johnson of Tampa Bay ranks 18th at 339, with Jacob Saylors of Detroit 19th at 338, Jaylen Wright of Miami 20th at 335, Keaton Mitchell of the Los Angeles Chargers 21st at 322, Kenny Gainwell of Tampa Bay 22nd at 311, Ray Davis of Buffalo 23rd at 310, Skyy Moore of Green Bay 24th at 302 & Jaylin Lane of Washington 25th at 295. Arizona, Buffalo & Tampa Bay are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Seventeen of the 25 are wide receivers; the eight running backs are McGowan ninth, Abdullah 13th, Laube 16th, Saylors 19th, Wright 20th, Mitchell 21st, Gainwell 22nd & Davis 23rd.
How this ranking is measured
123 NFL players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Kickoff return yards record the total yards gained on kickoff returns. This stat reflects field position impact and return effectiveness. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
