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Most Combined Attempts
(Rushing, receiving, and returns)

496James Wilder, Tampa Bay, 1984
458Larry Johnson, Kansas City, 2006
455Eddie George, Tennessee, 2000

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Most Combined Attempts,
Rookie Season

442Eric Dickerson, LA Rams, 1983
433Edgerrin James, Indianapolis, 1999
401Curtis Martin, New England, 1995

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Most Combined Yards

2,690Derrick Mason, Tennessee, 2000
2,647Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002
2,535Lionel James, San Diego, 1985

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Most Combined Yards,
Rookie Season

2,317Tim Brown, L.A. Raiders, 1988
2,272Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1965
2,250Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville, 2006

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Most Yards from Scrimmage (Rushing and Receiving)

2,509Chris Johnson, Tennessee, 2009 (2,006 rushing, 503 receiving)
2,429Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, 1999 (1,381 rushing, 1,048 receiving)
2,390Tiki Barber,NY Giants, 2005 (1,860 rushing, 530 receiving)

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Yards from Scrimmage,
Rookie Season

2,212Eric Dickerson, LA Rams, 1983 (1,808 rushing, 404 receiving)
2,139Edgerrin James, Indianapolis, 1999 (1,553 rushing, 586 receiving)
1,924Billy Sims, Detroit, 1980 (1,303 rushing, 621 receiving)

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Most Kickoff Returns

82MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000
73Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003
73Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005
70Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1996
70Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002

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Most Kickoff Returns,
Rookie Season

73Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003
73Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005
67Ronney Jenkins, San Diego, 2000
64Tab Perry, Cincinnati, 2005

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Yards on Kickoff Returns

2,186MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000
1,809Josh Cribbs, Cleveland, 2007
1,807Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002

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Yards on Kickoff Returns,
Rookie Season

1,752Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005
1,684Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003
1,577Justin Miller, NY Jets, 2005

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Highest Kickoff Return Average

41.06Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18 returns, 739 yards)
37.69Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 (16 returns, 603 yards)
35.50Ollie Matson, Chicago Cardinals, 1958 (14 returns, 497 yards)

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Highest Kickoff Return Average,
Rookie Season

41.06Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18 returns, 739 yards)
33.08Tom Moore, Green Bay, 1960 (12 returns, 397 yards)
32.88Duriel Harris, Miami, 1976 (17 returns, 559 yards)

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Most Touchdowns
on Kickoff Returns

7
4Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967
4Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970
3Verda "Vitamin T" Smith, Los Angeles, 1950
3Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1963
3Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967
3Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977
3Ron Brown, LA Rams, 1985
3Mel Gray, Detroit, 1994
3Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000
3Josh Cribbs, Cleveland, 2009
3Leon Washington, NY Jets, 2007
3Andre Davis, Houston, 2000
3Terrence McGee, Buffalo, 2004

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Touchdowns on Kickoff Returns,
Rookie Season

4Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967
3Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977
3Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000

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Most Punt Returns

70Danny Reece, Tampa Bay, 1979
62Fulton Walker, Miami-L.A. Raiders, 1985
58J. T. Smith, Kansas City, 1979
58Greg Pruitt, L.A. Raiders, 1983
58Leo Lewis, Minnesota, 1988
58Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996

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Most Punt Returns,
Rookie Season

57Lew Barnes, Chicago, 1986
54James Jones, Dallas, 1980
53Louis Lipps, Pittsburgh, 1984

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Most Fair Catches

33Brian Mitchell, Philadelphia, 2000
27Leo Lewis, Minnesota, 1989
26Eric Guliford, New Orleans, 1997
26Glyn Milburn, Detroit, 1997
26Glyn Milburn, Chicago, 2000

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Yards on Punt Returns

875Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996
692Fulton Walker, Miami-L.A. Raiders, 1985
666Greg Pruitt, L.A. Raiders, 1983

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Yards on Punt Returns,
Rookie Season

656Louis Lipps, Pittsburgh, 1984
655Neal Cozie, Oakland, 1975
619Leon Johnson, NY Jets, 1997

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Highest Punt Return Average

23.00Herb Rich, Baltimore, 1950 (12 returns, 276 yards)
21.47Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1952 (15 returns, 322 yards)
21.28Dick Christy, NY Titans, 1961 (18 returns, 383 yards)

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Highest Punt Return Average,
Rookie Season

23.00Herb Rich, Baltimore, 1950 (12 returns, 276 yards)
20.88Jerry Davis, Chicago Cardinals, 1948 (16 returns, 334 yards)
20.73Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, 1943 (11 returns, 228 yards)

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Touchdowns on Punt Returns

4Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951
4Rick Upchurch, Denver, 1976
3Emlen Tunnell, NY Giants, 1951
3Billy (White Shoes) Johnson, Houston, 1975
3LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles, 1981
3Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996
3Darrien Gordon, Denver, 1997
3Eric Metcalf, San Diego, 1997

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Touchdowns on Punt Returns,
Rookie Season

4Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951

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Most Fumbles

23Kerry Collins, NY Giants, 2001
23Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, 2002
21Tony Banks, St. Louis, 1996
21David Carr, Houston, 2002
18Dave Krieg, Seattle, 1989
18Warren Moon, Houston, 1990

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Most Fumbles Recovered

12David Carr, Houston, 2002 (12 own)
9Don Hultz, Minnesota, 1963 (9 opponents')
9Dave Krieg, Seattle, 1989 (9 own)
9Brian Griese, Denver, 1999 (9 own)
9Jon Kitna, Seattle, 2000 (9 own)
8Paul Christman, Chicago Cardinals, 1945 (8 own)
8Joe Schmidt, Detroit, 1955 (8 opponents')
8Bill Butler, Minnesota, 1963 (8 own)
8Kermit Alexander, San Francisco, 1965 (4 own, 4 opponents')
8Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh, 1976 (1 own, 7 opponents')
8Danny White, Dallas, 1981 (8 own)
8Dan Marino, Miami, 1988 (7 own, 1 opponents')
8Tony Banks, St. Louis, 1998 (8 own)

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Most Own Fumbles Recovered

12David Carr, Houston, 2002
9Dave Krieg, Seattle, 1989
9Brian Griese, Denver, 1999
9Jon Kitna, Seattle, 2000
8Paul Christman, Chicago Cardinals, 1945
8Bill Butler, Minnesota, 1963
8Danny White, Dallas, 1981
8Tony Banks, St. Louis, 1998

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Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered

9Don Hultz, Minnesota, 1963
8Joe Schmidt, Detroit, 1955
7Alan Page, Minnesota, 1970
7Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh, 1976
7Ray Childress, Houston, 1988
7Rickey Jackson, New Orleans, 1990

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Most Touchdowns on Own Fumble Recoveries

2Ahmad Rashad, Buffalo, 1974
2Del Rodgers, Green Bay, 1982

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Most Touchdowns on Opponents' Fumble Recoveries

2Harold McPhail, Boston, 1934
2Harry Ebding, Detroit, 1937
2John Morelli, Boston, 1944
2Frank Maznicki, Boston, 1947
2Fred "Dippy" Evans, Chi. Bears, 1948
2Ralph Heywood, Boston, 1948
2Art Tait, NY Yanks, 1951
2John Dwyer, Los Angeles, 1952
2Leo Sugar, Chicago Cardinals, 1957
2Doug Cline, Houston, 1961
2Jim Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 1964
2Royce Berry, Cincinnati, 1970
2Tim Gray, Kansas City, 1977
2Charles Phillips, Oakland, 1978
2Kenny Johnson, Atlanta, 1981
2George Martin, NY Giants, 1981
2Mike Douglass, Green Bay, 1983
2Shelton Robinson, Seattle, 1983
2Erik McMillan, NY Jets, 1989
2Les Miller, San Diego, 1990
2Seth Joyner, Philadelphia, 1991
2Robert Goff, New Orleans, 1992
2Willie Clay, Detroit, 1993
2Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1994
2Chad Brown, Seattle, 1997
2Marcus Robertson, Tennessee, 1997
2Dwayne Rudd, Minnesota, 1998
2Keith McKenzie, Green Bay, 1999

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