List of Washington Redskins football kick & punt returning leaders

Kick return yards

Kick return yards

Top 15 career total kick return yards Name 'Yards Start End Brian Mitchell 9,586 1990 1999 Rock Cartwright 4,464 2002 2008 Mike Nelms 4,128 1980 1984 Dick James 3,949 1956 1963 Rickie Harris 2,326 1965 1970 Eddie Saenz 2,191 1946 1951 Ladell Betts 2,033 2002 2007 James Thrash 1,886 1998 2007 Larry Jones 1,816 1974 1977 Eddie Brown 1,590 1975 1977 Ken Jenkins 1,572 1985 1986 Herb Mul-Key 1,505 1972 1974 Chad Morton 1,387 2003 2004 Speedy Duncan 1,153 1971 1974 Michael Bates 1,150 2001 2001

Top 15 single-season kick return yards Name Yards Year Rock Cartwright 1,541 2006 Brian Mitchell 1,478 1994 Brian Mitchell 1,408 1995 Rock Cartwright 1,339 2007 Brian Mitchell 1,337 1998 Rock Cartwright 1,307 2008 Brian Mitchell 1,258 1996 Michael Bates 1,150 2001 Mike Nelms 1,099 1981 Brian Mitchell 1,094 1997 Larry Jones 1,086 1975 Chad Morton 1,029 2003 Ken Jenkins 1,018 1985 Herb Mul-Key 1,011 1973 James Thrash 1,000 2000

Yards per return

Yards per return

Top 15 career yards per kick return (including only players with at least 10 returns) Name Y/KR Start End Alvin Haymond 29.1 1962 1968 Bobby Mitchell 28.5 1962 1968 Hall Haynes 28.1 1950 1953 Herb Mul-Key 27.9 1972 1974 Jim Kerr 27.5 1961 1962 Andy Farkas 27.3 1941 1944 Jim Steffen 26.3 1961 1963 Harry Dowda 26.2 1951 1951 Joe Scudero 26.0 1954 1958 Dale Atkeson 26.0 1954 1956 Tom Farmer 25.8 1947 1948 Steve Bagarus 25.8 1945 1948 Leroy Jackson 25.7 1962 1963 Tony Green 25.6 1978 1978 Dick James 25.5 1956 1963

Top 15 career yards per punt return (including only players with at least 10 returns) Name Y/PR Start End Frank Filchock 16.3 1941 1945 Derrick Shepard 13.9 1987 1988 Bob Seymour 13.8 1941 1944 Bert Zagers 13.7 1955 1958 Dick Todd 13.2 1941 1948 Frank Seno 13.0 1943 1949 Johnny Williams 12.8 1952 1953 Eric Metcalf 12.5 2001 2001 Champ Bailey 12.1 2000 2002 Andy Farkas 12.1 1941 1944 Jim Youel 11.5 1946 1946 Dan Sandifer 11.4 1948 1949 Steve Bagarus 11.4 1945 1948 Darrell Green 11.3 1983 1997 Brian Mitchell 11.0 1990 1999

Return touchdowns

Return touchdowns

Top 15 career kick return touchdowns (including ties) Name TDs Start End Eddie Saenz 2 1946 1951 Bobby Mitchell 2 1962 1968 Brian Mitchell 2 1990 1999 Dan Sandifer 1 1948 1989 James Thrash 1 1998 2007 Herb Mul-Key 1 1972 1974 Joe Johnson 1 1989 1991 Chad Morton 1 2003 2004 Dale Atkeson 1 1954 1956 Antonio Brown 1 2004 2005 Ray Hare 1 1941 1943 Rock Cartwright 1 2002 2008 Ladell Betts 1 2002 2007 John Love 1 1967 1967 Andy Farkas 1 1941 1944 Tony Green 1 1978 1978 Larry Jones 1 1974 1977 Joe Scudero 1 1954 1958

Top 15 career punt return touchdowns (including ties) Name TDs Start End Brian Mitchell 7 1990 1999 Bert Zagers 3 1955 1958 Rickie Harris 3 1965 1970 Johnny Williams 2 1952 1953 Mike Nelms 2 1980 1984 Ken Houston 1 1974 1974 Eddie Brown 1 1975 1977 Frank Filchock 1 1941 1945 Bill Dudley 1 1950 1953 Dick Todd 1 1941 1948 Joe Scudero 1 1954 1958 Jacquez Green 1 2002 2002 Andy Farkas 1 1941 1944 Desmond Howard 1 1992 1993 Larry Jones 1 1974 1977 Eric Metcalf 1 2001 2001 Antwaan Randle El 1 2006 2008 Tony Green 1 1978 1978