A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs...

returners. Teams may also use the same player for both return positions or have a specific returner for punts and another for kickoffs. The upback, also...

Gerald W. Robinson (March 9, 1939 – January 13, 2013) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the San...

the Indianapolis Colts, Jones was demoted to backup kick returner and third-string punt returner on the depth chart. He was released on January 1, 2016...

University of Kansas for returning three punts for 95 yards and a touchdown. He was named first-team All-Big 12 kick and punt returner, a first-team AP All-Big...

with Chicago on June 2, 2021. Herbert started the season as the Bears kick returner and third-string running back. He earned more playtime after an injury...

Matthew Warren Brown (born July 28, 1989) is a former American football kick returner. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent...

444 yards and a touchdown), punt returner (20 returns averaging 10.7 yards with two touchdowns), and kick returner (also 20 returns averaging 23.0 yards...

than attempt a return. Standard returns: The primary decision for a kick returner is whether to attempt a return. Typically, if a returner catches a kickoff...

running down the sideline very quickly in an attempt to tackle the kick or punt returner. Gunners must have several techniques in order to break away or...

and returned 59 punts for 597 yards. He returned to the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in 1982. In 1983, he doubled as a full-time kick returner, where...

The ball is kicked so short that it forces the receiving team's slower players to recover the ball first instead of their faster kick returner. Secondly...

American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for...

to the AHSAA Class 4A semi-finals at quarterback, safety, kick returner, and punt returner, in 2013. Smith played college football at Central Arkansas...

American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston...

college football color analyst. As a player he was a running back and kick returner for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL), during which...

named first team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) as a kick returner after returning nine kickoffs for 209 yards and one touchdown. After the season...

by the New York Jets. As a rookie, Justin Miller made his impact as kick returner. He compiled 1,577 yards with a 26.3 yard average along with a touchdown...

but remained a successful kick returner. He was named to his second Pro Bowl and second First-team All-Pro, both as a returner. Overall, he recorded 52...

All-America (Sporting News) All-Freshman First-team (Phil Steele) CFPA Kick Returner Performer of the Week (Washington State, USC) 2012 2nd Team All-America...

July 21, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver and kick returner for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Letcher...

former professional football player who was a cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Oakland...

(born July 24, 1953) is a former American football running back and kick returner who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the St. Louis Cardinals of...

the team used him as a kick returner. Howard excelled in this role and ended up setting an NFL record with 875 punt return yards, while also leading...

receptions for 47 yards. Sanders returned in 2015 for his redshirt junior year and contributed as a back-up running back, kick returner and special-teams player...

Washington, where he was a standout defensive back, wide receiver, and kick returner. Brightful played college football at Eastern Washington University...

including as their primary kick returner. During Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns on September 16, he returned his first kick 47 yards as the Saints won...

an American professional football player who was a running back and kick returner. He played for eight years, primarily for the Miami Dolphins, in the...

receiving yards and 195 rushing yards, as he was primarily used as a kick returner. After Kirby Smart replaced Mark Richt as head coach, McKenzie was more...

(August 28, 2022). "Emeka Egbuka becoming 'multifaceted' as Ohio State kick returner, receiver". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022. Means, Stephen...