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The Most Feared Returners of All Time

The Bears' Devin Hester has 10 punt and kickoff returns for TDs in just 28 games. He holds the record for the most kicks returned for touchdowns in a season with five (2006). (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

In 1986 and 1987, his first two seasons in the NFL, Vai Sikahema led the league in punt return yards with 522 and 550 yards respectively for the St. Louis Cardinals. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Dave Meggett ranks second all-time in punt-return yardage with 3,708 yards. Meggett made a name for himself as a RB, KR and PR for the Giants from 1989-94, but had his best season as a kick returner with the Patriots in 1996 when he averaged a career-high 25.4 yards per kickoff return. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

In three seasons with the Browns, Josh Cribbs has posted three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 kick-return yards. He currently leads the league this season with a career-high 1,560 kick return yards. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)

In 14 seasons with the Oilers, Falcons and Redskins, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson recorded 3,317 punt-return yards and returned six punt for touchdowns. Photo By Malcolm Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

In five seasons with the Chiefs, Tamarick Vanover amassed 7,438 combined kickoff and punt return yards and a combined eight kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns. In his first three seasons, Vanover returned four kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns. Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images

In 14 seasons with the Redskins, Eagles and Giants Brian Mitchell holds more kick-return records than you can count on one hand. Most kickoff returns (607), most punt-return yards gained (14,014), most combined kick returns (1,070), most combined kick returns in a game (13), most combined kick and punt return yards (19,013), and most kicks returned for touchdowns (13). Photo by Allsport

From 2002-2004 Dante Hall was the most feared kick returner in the NFL, recording nine of his 12 career kick returns for touchdowns in that three-year span. Hall is among five players who lead the NFL's all-time list with six career kickoff returns for touchdowns. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Desmond Howard led the league in punt return yardage (875) in 1996, but he is best remembered for his 99-yard kick return for a TD against the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. Photo By Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

In 1992, while playing for the Atlanta Falcons, Deion Sanders led the league in kickoff return yards (1,067), yards per return (26.7) and return touchdowns (2). Photo by Rubio-US PRESSWIRE

In 13 seasons with seven different teams, Eric Metcalf returned 10 punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Gale Sayers spent seven seasons with the Chicago Bears and holds the all-time NFL record for the highest career kickoff return yard average (30.56). (Photo by Vernon Biever/NFL)

In just his second season, the Jets' Leon Washington has amassed three kick returns for touchdowns and 1,011 kick return yards in 12 games. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Best known as a dynamic WR for the Raiders, Tim Brown also returned a combined 375 kickoffs and punts in his 17 years as a pro. His best season was his first, recording 1,542 total return yards and one touchdown for the Raiders in 1988.

Travis Williams holds the all-time NFL record for the highest single-season kick return average (41.1), set in 1967 with the Green Bay Packers. He also returned four kickoffs for touchdowns that season. Photo By Malcolm Emmons- US PRESSWIRE