Returns Yearly Leaders
 

 

 

PUNT RETURNS Year Player Yards No. 1954 Thomas Whalen....... 62 5 1957 Gerald Walls........ 121 10 1958 James Hickman....... 75 4 1959 Tom Delnickas....... 141 5 1961 James Hickman....... 77 5 1962 Sam Lussier......... 45 7 1963 Kenneth Palm........ 153 12 1964 Kenneth Palm........ 127 9 1968 Stephen Parnell..... 262 23 1969 Stephen Parnell..... 214 15 1970 Steve Schubert...... 169 18 1971 Steve Schubert...... 165 15 1972 Steve Schubert...... 252 15 1973 Tim Berra........... 188 29 1974 David Croasdale..... 28 4 1975 Ron Harris.......... 259 24 1976 Ron Harris.......... 191 24 1977 David Croasdale..... 56 18 1978 Kevin Sullivan...... 258 27 1979 Kevin Sullivan...... 205 20 1980 Bob Manning......... 137 18 1981 Grady Fuller........ 43 4 1982 John Crowley........ 35 11 1983 Kevin Jackson....... 132 19 1984 Paul Platek......... 61 7 1985 Paul Platek......... 130 20 1986 John Crowley........ 149 13 1987 Scott Alia.......... 192 32 1988 Jerome Bledsoe...... 314 19 1989 Jerome Bledsoe...... 45 6 1990 Eric Thimas......... 292 32 1991 Don Caparotti....... 355 26 1992 Don Caparotti....... 301 30 1993 Tony Williams....... 304 17 1994 Breon Parker........ 338 42 1995 Breon Parker........ 250 26 1996 Kory Blackwell...... 113 9 1997 Tehran Hunter....... 66 7 1998 Adrian Zullo........ 53 11 1999 DeShon Hardy........ 261 34 2000 DeShon Hardy........ 169 15 2001 DeShon Hardy........ 104 22 2002 DeShon Hardy........ 133 14 2003 Steve Costello...... 152 18 2004 Nathanael Hasselbeck 151 23 2005 Steve Costello...... 80 22 2006 JJ Moore............ 244 30 2007 JJ Moore............ 234 28 2008 Victor Cruz......... 57 6 Sean Smalls......... 57 13 2009 Victor Cruz......... 65 15

KICK RETURNS Year Player Yards No. 1954 Richard Wright...... 199 8 1957 Gerald Walls........ 272 15 1958 Tom Delnickas....... 154 5 1959 James Hickman....... 178 8 1961 James Hickman....... 261 10 1962 Ken Kezer........... 303 13 1963 Kenneth Palm........ 143 6 1964 Phil DeRose......... 253 8 1968 Stephen Parnell..... 603 26 1969 Stephen Parnell..... 278 10 1970 Pat Scavone......... 345 12 1971 Tim Berra........... 431 19 1972 Paul Metallo........ 291 15 1973 Tim Berra........... 805 32 1974 Bill Coleman........ 360 18 1975 Dennis Dent......... 159 7 1976 Dennis Dent......... 315 14 1977 Dennis Dent......... 251 14 1978 Dennis Dent......... 453 16 1979 Garry Pearson....... 348 12 1980 Mike Battle......... 122 7 1981 Garry Pearson....... 450 19 1982 Richard Jenkins..... 377 14 1983 Richard Jenkins..... 411 20 1984 Ed Barrett.......... 374 17 1985 Andrew Thomas....... 170 9 1986 Chip Mitchell....... 386 20 1987 Allen Williams...... 203 12 1988 Jerome Croom........ 323 17 1989 Chip Mitchell....... 313 16 1990 Eric Thimas......... 222 13 1991 Jerome Bledsoe...... 293 18 1992 Don Caparotti....... 374 18 1993 Breon Parker........ 162 9 1994 Tony Williams....... 470 22 1995 Breon Parker........ 384 20 1996 Jerard White........ 282 14 1997 Darryl Thomas....... 474 19 1998 Adrian Zullo........ 681 31 1999 Troy Lockman........ 385 20 2000 Kevin Quinlan....... 220 13 2001 Kevin Quinlan....... 348 16 2002 Adrian Zullo........ 232 13 2003 Jimmie Howard....... 327 16 2004 Bryan Smith......... 317 16 2005 RJ Cobbs............ 277 14 2006 Courtney Robinson... 489 21 2007 Courtney Robinson... 495 19 2008 Courtney Robinson... 404 18 2009 Jeremy Horne........ 425 22

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