1	Devin Hester, CHI - The rookie brought significant attention to the importance of the returner role, for the first time since Dante Hall scored return touchdowns in four consecutive games in 2003. Hester set the NFL record for most return TDs in a season with six (three punt returns, two kickoff returns, and one missed field goal return). He ran away with (no pun intended) the top fantasy returner ranking, despite not becoming the Bears' primary kickoff returner until the last third of the season.
2	Chris Carr, OAK - He placed second due to shear quantity and despite not scoring any TDs. He logged every punt return this year for the Raiders, and all but four of the kickoff returns. Oakland's' generous defense provided Carr with 69 kickoff returns, the most for any player in the league.
3	Pacman Jones, TEN - His three punt return TDs, second most punt return yards in the NFL, along with handling a quarter of the Titans' kickoff returns, all added up the a third place finish. In his second year, Jones proved to be the playmaker the team had hoped he would be.
4	Eddie Drummond, DET - He played in 14 games (which is pretty good given his injury track record), and like Chris Carr, ranked near the top despite not scoring any TDs. His combined punt and kickoff return yardage total was second in the NFL.
5	Dante Hall, KC - Devin Hester is off to a great start, but he'll need to sustain that success to become one of the all-time great returners… like Dante Hall. The 5th place finish means Hall has now been a top five fantasy returner for five years in a row. He scored on a punt return for his 11th career return touchdown. He is third all-time behind Brian Mitchell (13) and Eric Metcalf (12).
56	Darrent Williams, DEN - our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Darrent Williams, following his tragic death just hours after the 2006 season ended. He will be missed. 2006 Denver Broncos: 25 punt returns, 8.2 yard average 2005 Denver Broncos: 17 punt returns, 8.7 yard average; 18 kickoff returns, 23.9 yard average 2004 Oklahoma State: 9 punt returns, 27.7 yard average, 1 TD 2003 Oklahoma State: 13 punt returns, 17.9 yard average, 2 TDs; 4 kickoff returns, 20.8 yard average
Fantasy points scoring: 6 points per TD, 1 point per 20 punt return yards, & 1 point per 40 kickoff return yards Player Key: bold = current starter, red = injured, strikethrough = suspended or no longer on the team
Players				Punt Returns								Kick Returns							Combo PR/KR			Fantasy
Tm	Name	Pos	gm	Rets	Avg	rank	Yds	rank	Lng	TD	FC	Rets	Avg	rank	Yds	rank	Lng	TD	Yards	rank	TD	points	rank
Ari	J.J. Arrington	RB	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	67	22.7	55	1521	3	99	1	1521	5	1	44.0	11
Ari	Troy Walters	WR	15	24	10.4	16	250	18	37	0	12	0	0.0	185	0	185	0	0	250	61	0	12.5	49
Ari	Michael Spurlock	WR	1	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	3	18.0	102	54	96	21	0	54	120	0	1.4	127
Ari	Bryant Johnson	WR	16	1	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	1	2	14.5	122	29	108	16	0	29	138	0	0.7	144
Ari	Fred Wakefield	TE	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	1	7.0	162	7	167	7	0	7	199	0	0.2	202
Atl	Allen Rossum	DB	16	37	7.8	42	289	14	41	0	13	46	23.5	43	1081	12	51	0	1370	10	0	41.5	12
Atl	Jerious Norwood	RB	14	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	13	24.6	31	320	49	37	0	320	55	0	8.0	65
Atl	Adam Jennings	WR	15	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	7	17.6	107	123	68	26	0	123	89	0	3.1	94
Atl	Fred McCrary	RB	15	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	2	8.5	155	17	133	10	0	17	161	0	0.4	167
Bal	B.J. Sams	DB	12	29	10.6	13	307	12	65	0	4	30	25.7	22	771	20	72	0	1078	15	0	34.6	15
Bal	Cory Ross	RB	4	13	2.8	76	36	53	9	0	3	9	21.6	65	194	58	28	0	231	62	0	6.7	71
Bal	Musa Smith	RB	12	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	1	27.0	12	27	111	27	0	27	142	0	0.7	147
Bal	Corey Ivy	DB	13	2	3.5	71	7	74	7	0	0	1	14.0	123	14	141	14	0	21	151	0	0.7	145
Bal	Jarret Johnson	DE	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	3	9.3	152	28	110	14	0	28	141	0	0.7	146
Bal	Quinn Sypniewski	TE	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	1	11.0	139	11	151	11	0	11	180	0	0.3	188
Bal	Evan Oglesby	DB	16	1	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	0	0.0	185	0	185	0	0	0	223	0	0.0	223
Buf	Terrence McGee	CB	15	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	52	26.1	17	1357	6	88	0	1357	11	0	33.9	16
Buf	Roscoe Parrish	WR	16	32	11.4	10	365	5	82	1	9	0	0.0	185	0	185	0	0	365	48	1	24.2	26
Buf	Jim Leonhard	DB	15	7	8.3	36	58	44	32	0	1	0	0.0	185	0	185	0	0	58	115	0	2.9	95
Buf	Andre Davis	WR	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	6	16.5	115	99	72	27	0	99	94	0	2.5	101
Buf	Shaud Williams	RB	5	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	1	17.0	109	17	133	17	0	17	161	0	0.4	167
Buf	Duke Preston	G	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	2	5.0	165	10	156	9	0	10	185	0	0.3	192
Buf	Mario Haggan	LB	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	2	2.0	177	4	170	5	0	4	205	0	0.1	206
Car	DeAngelo Williams	RB	13	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	32	19.5	89	624	28	39	0	624	32	0	15.6	41
Car	Chris Gamble	CB	15	36	5.1	66	184	25	24	0	13	0	0.0	185	0	185	0	0	184	76	0	9.2	58
Car	Richard Marshall	CB	16	2	-0.5	246	-1	246	0	0	0	14	20.8	78	291	52	26	0	290	59	0	7.2	69
Car	Nick Goings	RB	11	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	9	24.2	35	218	54	33	0	218	63	0	5.4	75
Car	Steve Smith	WR	1	9	3.3	74	30	54	16	0	3	2	-0.5	247	-1	247	3	0	29	140	0	1.5	121
Car	Brad Hoover	FB	16	0	0.0	83	0	83	0	0	0	3	12.3	136	37	105	21