What Are Punt Return Yards?
Punt return yards record the total yards gained on punt returns. This stat reflects effectiveness and impact in special teams play.
Punt Return Yards | NFL Player Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Xavier Hutchinson |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Dean Connors |   | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Bryce Lance |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Tahj Brooks |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Josh Cameron |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Ameer Abdullah | | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Malachi Corley |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Josh Williams |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Jalen Cropper | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Woody Marks | | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Brashard Smith |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Rachaad White |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Deebo Samuel Sr.OutSet by admin |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Khalil Shakir |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Sean Fresch |  | DB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Kenny Gainwell | | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Kene Nwangwu |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Jamaal Pritchett | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Xavier LegetteOutSet by admin |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Kameron Johnson | | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Ashton DulinOutSet by admin |  | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Kimani Vidal |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Brian RobinsonQuestionableSet by admin |  | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Who leads the NFL in punt return yards in 2026?
Through games played October 23, 2026, Myles Price of Minnesota leads all NFL players in punt return yards with 238. Britain Covey of Philadelphia is second with 177 & Kalif Raymond of Chicago third with 154. Price's total puts him 61 yards clear of second place & 187 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Marcus Jones of New England is the highest-ranked cornerback on the board at 117 yards, seventh overall. Skyy Moore of Green Bay is fourth with 128, Greg Dortch of Buffalo fifth with 121, Rashid Shaheed of Seattle sixth with 118, Chimere Dike of Tennessee eighth with 115, Charlie Jones of the New York Giants ninth with 114 & Tez Johnson of Tampa Bay tenth with 105.
Eleven yards separate 22nd from 23rd, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Barion Brown of New Orleans ranks 11th with 104, KaVontae Turpin of Dallas 12th with 100, Isaiah Williams of the New York Jets 13th with 98, LaJohntay Wester of Baltimore 14th with 91, Jaylin Lane of Washington 15th with 84, Zachariah Branch of Atlanta 16th with 83 & Marvin Mims Jr. of Denver 17th with 82.
Eight players sit inside 16 yards of each other from 15th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Tom Kennedy of Detroit is 18th with 79, Jaylin Noel of Houston 19th with 74, Xavier Smith of the Los Angeles Rams & Kaden Wetjen of Pittsburgh are tied 20th with 69, Malik Benson of Las Vegas is 22nd with 68, Trevor Etienne of Carolina 23rd with 57, Malik Washington of Miami 24th with 52 & Nikko Remigio of Kansas City 25th with 51. Twenty-three of the 25 are wide receivers; the only cornerback is Jones seventh; the only running back is Etienne 23rd. One rank inside the top 25 is shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 123 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. Punt return yards record the total yards gained on punt returns. This stat reflects effectiveness and impact in special teams play. Figures are as of October 23, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
