Johnnie Lee Higgins (WR, Oakland Raiders) and Reggie Bush (RB, New Orleans Saints) had the most punt returns for touchdowns in 2008 with three each. Three punt return touchdowns is just one short of the all time record for punt returns for a TD in a season - 4. Higgins had 44 punt returns for 570 punt return yards, averaging 13 yards per punt return over 16 games. His longest punt return was for 93 yards. Bush had 20 punt returns for 270 punt return yards, averaging 13.5 yards per punt return over only 10 games. His longest punt return was for 71 yards. According to Playerfilter, two other plays also had two punt returns for touchdowns in 2008 - Jacob Jones (WR, Houston Texans) and Will Blackmon (CB, Green Pay Packers) while six had one.
At the start of the 2010 season, that was November 9, 2008 when Will Blackmon returned a punt 65 yards for a TD against the Minnesota Vikings.
That was Michael Lewis is 2002. He had 44 punt returns for 625 yards and 1 TD.
111 yards
Through 12 games that is Darren Sproles of the New Orleans Saints with 1909 ... 430 rushing yards, 522 receiving yards, 186 punt return yards, 771 kickoff return yards.
Yes. Through the 2008 season, Clements has 78 career punt returns for 778 yards and 2 TDs. Since coming to the 49ers in the 2007 season, he has 13 punt returns for 161 yards and 0 TDs.
The top 10 New England Patriots punt returners of all time:1. Troy Brown 1993-2007 - 2,625 punt return yards2. Irving Fryar 1984-92 - 2,055 punt return yards3. David Meggett 1995-97 - 1,438 punt return yards4. Mike Haynes 1976-82 - 1,159 punt return yards5. Stanley Morgan 1977-89 - 960 punt return yards6. Kevin Faulk 1999-2008 - 901 punt return yards7. Mack Herron 1973-75 - 888 punt return yards8. Ricky Smith 1982-83 - 537 punt return yards9. Carl Garrett 1969-72 - 487 punt return yards10. Wes Welker 2007-08 - 486 punt return yards
The NFL's all purpose yardage leader for the 2008 regular season was Leon Washington of the New York Jets with 2,337. He had 448 rushing yards, 355 receiving yards, 303 punt return yards, and 1,231 kickoff return yards.
Troy Brown holds the record for Patriots punt returns. He had 252 punt returns for a total of 2625 yards, an average of 10.4 yards per return.
Through Super Bowl XLIII, the longest punt return is 45 yards by John Taylor of the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII.
2005 NFL punt return leaders: Number of Returns: 51 by Mark Jones of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Total Return Yards: 492 by Mark Jones of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Average Yards per Return: 12.8 by Reno Mahe of the Philadelphia Eagles (21 returns for 269 yards). Punt Returns for TD: 2 by Antwaan Randle El of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Detroit Lions on October 2, 1994 when Vernon Turner returned a punt 80 yards for a TD.