| 1997 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Derrick Alexander, BAL | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | | Aaron Bailey, IND | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Chuck Levy, SF | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 1 | | Courtney Hawkins, PIT | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | | Jermaine Lewis, BAL | 28 | 437 | 15.6 | 2 | | Terrell Buckley, MIA | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | | Darrien Gordon, DEN | 40 | 543 | 13.6 | 3 | | David Palmer, MIN | 34 | 444 | 13.1 | 0 | | Karl Williams, TB | 46 | 597 | 13.0 | 1 | | Deion Sanders, DAL | 33 | 407 | 12.3 | 1 | | Leon Johnson, NYJ | 51 | 619 | 12.1 | 1 | | Rod Smith, DEN | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Brian Mitchell, WAS | 38 | 442 | 11.6 | 1 | | Kevin Williams, ARZ | 40 | 462 | 11.6 | 0 | | Reggie Barlow, JAC | 36 | 412 | 11.4 | 0 | | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke, SF | 34 | 373 | 11.0 | 0 | | Tamarick Vanover, KC | 35 | 383 | 10.9 | 1 | | Eric Metcalf, SD | 45 | 489 | 10.9 | 3 | | Mark Seay, PHI | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 0 | | Eric Guliford, NO | 47 | 498 | 10.6 | 0 | | Charles Jordan, MIA | 26 | 273 | 10.5 | 0 | | Dave Meggett, NE | 45 | 467 | 10.4 | 0 | | Bill Schroeder, GB | 33 | 342 | 10.4 | 0 | | Derrick Mayes, GB | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 0 | | Eric Moulds, BUF | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Amani Toomer, NYG | 47 | 455 | 9.7 | 1 | | Warrick Dunn, TB | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | | Jeff Burris, BUF | 21 | 198 | 9.4 | 0 | | Steve Tasker, BUF | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 0 | | Glyn Milburn, DET | 47 | 433 | 9.2 | 0 | | James Roe, BAL | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | | Todd Kinchen, ATL | 52 | 446 | 8.6 | 0 | | Mel Gray, TEN/PHI | 19 | 161 | 8.5 | 0 | | Kevin Mathis, DAL | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 0 | | Michael Bates, CAR | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Winslow Oliver, CAR | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 0 | | Brian Stablein, IND | 17 | 133 | 7.8 | 0 | | Desmond Howard, OAK | 27 | 210 | 7.8 | 0 | | Greg Myers, CIN | 26 | 201 | 7.7 | 0 | | Mitchell Galloway, BUF | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | | Nate Jacquet, IND | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 0 | | Ricky Proehl, CHI | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | | Tyrone Poole, CAR | 26 | 191 | 7.3 | 0 | | Derrick Mason, TEN | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 0 | | Eddie Kennison, STL | 34 | 247 | 7.3 | 0 | | Tyrone Hughes, CHI | 36 | 258 | 7.2 | 0 | | Stepfret Williams, DAL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Dedric Ward, NYJ | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | | Ronnie Harris, SEA | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 0 | | Tyree Davis, SEA | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | | Will Blackwell, PIT | 23 | 149 | 6.5 | 0 | | Jermaine Ross, STL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Freddie Solomon, PHI | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | | Mike Archie, TEN | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Darren Sharper, GB | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | | Ray Ethridge, BAL | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | | Bobby Engram, CHI | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Malcolm Floyd (Seaborn), TEN/STL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | | O. J. McDuffie, MIA | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Andre Coleman, SEA/PIT | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | | Ray Buchanan, ATL | 0 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | | Raymond Jackson, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Kavika Pittman, DAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Roell Preston, GB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Rod Woodson, SF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mark Carrier, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Marcus Robertson, TEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Greg Jackson, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Dulaney (Faulkerson), CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Prior, GB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Henry Jones, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Rodney Harrison, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Anthony Edwards, ARZ | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Antwuan Wyatt, PHI | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | | Andre Hastings, NO | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Troy Vincent, PHI | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
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