Return Yardage
Kick Return Yards: 1,752 (Chris Carr, 2005)
Punt Return Yards: 656 (Louis Lipps, 1984)
Touchdowns: (Multiple tied at 4)
Kick and punt return records for rookies have also held for quite some time.
The kick return yardage record by Chris Carr in 2005 is probably safe with the NFL’s newest rules regarding kick returns. Getting nearly 1,800 kick return yards may be a thing of ancient NFL history at this point.
Racking up 656 punt return yards hasn’t been done by a rookie since 1984, but is a record that seems very attainable.
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That would require 60 punt return yards per week on average, and Phillip Lindsay is a rookie competing for that job. If Lindsay wins the job, he has a chance to etch his name in Denver Broncos and NFL history.
Four return touchdowns doesn’t seem out of reach if the return man is averaging 60 yards per week in returns, but is still a huge number.