In American and Canadian football, a kick returner (KR) is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the air and determine if it would be beneficial to his team for a return. BALL ( Biochemical Algorithms Library) is a C++ library containing common algorithms used in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. If he decides that it is not, he can make a touchback by kneeling down in the end zone after catching the ball, which gives his team the ball at their own 20-yard line to start the drive. In American football, a touchback is a ruling which is made and signaled by the Referee when the ball crosses into or through the end zone not in control of the team

He is usually one of the faster players on the team, often a backup wide receiver, defensive back, or running back. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield.

A kick returner might also double as a punt returner as well. Punt returner ( PR) is a position on Special teams in American football.

Sometimes players who make big plays at the punt or kick returner positions become well known "return specialist" players. (e. g. Dante Hall, Leon Washington, Deion Sanders, Devin Hester, Eric Metcalf, and Brian Mitchell)

Kickoff return touchdown percentage

The following table ranks all National Football League kick returners with at least 4 touchdown returns through the 2006 season (plus Devin Hester & Allen Rossum) by touchdown return percentage:

Top 25 career

Name	TD	Returns	Yards	Average	TD %	Start	End
Gale Sayers	6	91	2781	30. Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978 in Lufkin Texas) is an American football kick returner, Punt returner Leon Washington (born August 29, 1983) is an American football running back who currently plays for the National Football League 's New York Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers Florida) is a former National Football League Cornerback, Major League Devin Hester (born November 4 1982 is an American football Wide receiver and Return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football Eric Quinn Metcalf (born January 23, 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is a former American football Running back and Wide Brian Keith Mitchell (born August 18, 1968 in Fort Polk, Louisiana) is a former American football player who played Running back In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) In sports offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress also known as attack, is the In many team Sports defense or defence (see spelling differences) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Lineman in American football. (See also American and Canadian football position names. In American and Canadian football, a guard ( G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles ( OT, T) are a part of the Offensive line. Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) Lineman in American football. (See also American and Canadian football position names. Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. Definition The nose tackle is a defensive alignment position for a Defensive lineman in American and Canadian football Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the A punter ( P) in American or Canadian football is a Special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and Kickoff specialist ( KOS) is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center (though he could also be a tackle guard In American football the holder is the player who receives the Snap during field goal and Extra point attempts A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. A halfback or tailback is an offensive position in American, and College football who lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible In American football, a fullback ( FB) is a position in the offensive backfield An H-Back (not to be confused with a Half-Back) is an offensive position in American football, and is also known as F-Back. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Safety ( S) is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. Punt returner ( PR) is a position on Special teams in American football. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football The tight end ( TE) is a position in American football on the Offensive team. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) In American football, a nickelback is a Cornerback who serves as the fifth (in addition to the typical four defensive backs on the defense In American football, a dimeback is a Cornerback who serves as the sixth defensive back (fourth cornerback on defense In American football, a gunner (also often referred to as a "shooter" is a player on kickoffs and punts who specializes in running down the sideline very A formation in American football refers to the position players line up in before the start of a down. Part of the confusion with American Football position names is that they are based on the role the player normally has in the offense rather than necessarily his position at the start The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. In American and Canadian football, a kick returner ( KR) is the player on Special teams who is primarily responsible to catch Kickoffs Devin Hester (born November 4 1982 is an American football Wide receiver and Return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football Allen Bonshaca Lamont Rossum (ROSS-um (born October 22, 1975 in Dallas Texas) is an American football Cornerback and Return A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. Gale Eugene Sayers (b May 30 1943, Wichita Kansas) also known as "The Kansas Comet", was a professional football player 56	6. 59%	1965	1971
Devin Hester	4	63	1462	23. Devin Hester (born November 4 1982 is an American football Wide receiver and Return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football 21	6. 35%	2006	2007
Travis Williams	6	102	2801	27. Travis Williams ( January 14, 1946 - February 17, 1991) was an American football player for the Green Bay Packers. 46	5. 88%	1967	1971
Bobby Mitchell	5	102	2690	26. Robert Cornelius Mitchell (born June 6, 1935 in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is a former American football halfback and 37	4. 90%	1958	1968
Ollie Matson	6	143	3746	26. Ollie Genoa Matson II (born May 1, 1930 in Trinity Texas) is a former professional American football Running back who played in the 20	4. 20%	1952	1964
Jon Vaughn	4	103	2390	23. Jonathan Stewart Vaughn ( in) is a former professional American football player who played Running back and served as a Kick returner in the 20	3. 88%	1991	1994
Darrick Vaughn	4	103	2620	25. Darrick Vaughn (born October 2, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football Defensive back in the NFL 44	3. 88%	2000	2003
Cecil Turner	4	108	2616	24. Cecil Turner, born April 2, 1944 in Washington DC, is a former professional American football player who played Wide receiver for 22	3. 70%	1968	1973
Tony Horne	4	143	3577	25. Tony Horne is a former professional football player in the National Football League. 01	2. 80%	1998	2000
Timmy Brown	5	186	4781	25. Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther" 70	2. 69%	1959	1968
Abe Woodson	5	193	5538	28. Abraham Benjamin Woodson (born February 15, 1934 in Jackson Mississippi) is a former American football cornerback and kick returner who 69	2. 59%	1958	1966
Andre Coleman	4	193	4446	23. Andre Coleman (born January 18, 1971 in Charlotte North Carolina) is a former professional American football player who played Wide 04	2. 07%	1994	1998
Ron Brown	4	199	4493	22. Ronald James Brown (born March 31, 1961 in Los Angeles California) is a former American athlete and American football 58	2. 01%	1984	1990
Terrence McGee	4	203	5358	26. Terrence Dewayne McGee (born October 14, 1980 in Smith County Texas) is an American football Cornerback and kick returner 39	1. 97%	2003	2007
Tamarick Vanover	4	226	5422	23. Tamarick Vanover (born February 25, 1974 in Tallahassee Florida) is a former professional American football player in the NFL and 99	1. 77%	1995	1999
Dante Hall	6	389	9373	24. Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978 in Lufkin Texas) is an American football kick returner, Punt returner 10	1. 54%	2000	2007
Mel Gray	6	421	10250	24. This page refers to the Detroit Lions kick returner For the St 35	1. 43%	1986	1997
Michael Bates	5	373	9110	24. Michael Dion Bates (born December 19 1969 in Victoria, Texas) is an former two-sport athlete who gained renown both as a sprinter 42	1. 34%	1993	2003
Allen Rossum	4	459	10520	22. Allen Bonshaca Lamont Rossum (ROSS-um (born October 22, 1975 in Dallas Texas) is an American football Cornerback and Return 92	0. 87%	1998	2007
Brian Mitchell	4	607	14014	23. Brian Keith Mitchell (born August 18, 1968 in Fort Polk, Louisiana) is a former American football player who played Running back 09	0. 66%	1990	2003

Source: Official NFL.com Kick return All-Time Leaders and Current Player stats

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