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...

impact as a kick and punt returner, and later became a wide receiver. He holds the NFL record for most all-time return touchdowns—punt and kickoff combined—and...

best WRs or CBs as returners. Teams may also use the same player for both return positions or have a specific returner for punts and another for kickoffs...

as a return specialist Selected as a wide receiver and punt returner Selected as a kick returner Selected as a kick returner and punt returner Plunkett...

for 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...

In gridiron football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground. The most common...

he returned a punt for a 70-yard score against Miami in week 6 of the 2008 season. Jones continued to contribute as both a receiver and a returner for...

Covey (born March 18, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He...

of the 2017 NFL draft. McKenzie plays primarily at wide receiver and punt returner but has also seen playing time at the NFL level as a running back and...

Taylor (born April 30, 1994) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He...

per return in 2012). In January 2021 Olszewski was named to the 2020 AP All-Pro first team as a punt returner. He is the first Patriots punt returner so...

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

All Big-12 as a punt returner. Ahead of the upcoming 2023 season, Brooks would be named preseason First Team All Big-12 as a punt returner. Brooks would...

was named first-team cornerback and punt returner while Gray made the second team as both a kick and punt returner. Morten Andersen, Gary Anderson, Sean...

player on kickoffs and punts who specializes in running down the sideline very quickly in an attempt to tackle the kick or punt returner. Gunners must have...

both a kickoff returner and a punt returner) and made the Pro Bowl twice both times primarily as a kickoff returner and punt Returner (other than returns...

and a track star. In high school football, he was a highly regarded punt returner and defensive back. He was named USA Navy Player of the Week and Bright...

at punt returner as a true freshman in Michigan's season opener against Florida. He returned five punts for 40 yards, including an 18-yard return. In...

American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college...

Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He...

from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, he became the lead receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner for Alabama. Maze was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended...

football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He registered...

Chippewas, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner. Raised in Liberty City, Miami, Brown attended Miami Norland High School...

former American football cornerback. McClain was a cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner with the University of Connecticut Huskies. He was a co-captain...

returner to fill in for a hurt Jacoby Ford. However, in the following preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Parrish fumbled both punt return attempts...

played cornerback, cash (a hybrid linebacker/safety position), and punt returner for the Hawkeyes in 2022, in addition to playing safety in the preseason...

California. He played wide receiver, defensive back, linebacker, and punt returner. Uwaezuoke was selected to the Los Angeles Times All San Fernando Valley...

All-American (as a kickoff returner) and 2014 College Football All-America Team consensus All-American selection (as a punt returner). In college, he totaled...

career as a punt returner. He has said "That's being a ballplayer. Everyone talks about me as a punt returner, and they made me a punt returner in my rookie...

(NFL). He earned All-Pro honors in 2018 as both a defensive back and a punt returner. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a unanimous...