RECORDS | INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON Kickoff Return Yards Player Yds 1. Jerrel Jernigan, 2009 897 2. Leodis McKelvin, 2007 765 3. Titus Dixon, 1987 747 4. Chandler Worthy, 2014 704 5. Jorrick Calvin, 2008 693 6. Leodis McKelvin, 2006 634 7. Jerrel Jernigan, 2010 630 8. Leodis McKelvin, 2005 619 9. Titus Dixon, 1986 600 10. Jimmie Haywood, 1984 576 Kickoff Returns Player Returns 1. Jerrel Jernigan, 2009 39 2. Leodis McKelvin, 2007 33 3. Titus Dixon, 1987 29 4. Chandler Worthy, 2014 27 Jorrick Calvin, 2008 27 Leodis McKelvin, 2006 27 7. Carl Smith, 1982 26 Perry Griggs, 1974 26 9. Jerrel Jernigan, 2010 25 Jimmie Haywood, 1984 25 Lawrence Tynes, who has won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants, ranks among the top 10 in Troy history in all of the place kicking categories 5. 7. 8. 10.
Wes Garner, 1996 Will Goggans, 2011 Matt Allen, 1998 Doug Crane, 1982 Rodney Glass, 1991 Will Goggans, 2010
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Average Yards/Punt (min 20 att.) Player Avg. 1. Will Scott, 2013 44.54 2. Sim Byrd, 1968 44.38 3. Thomas Olmsted, 2004 43.05 4. Thomas Olmsted, 2003 42.36 5. David Cooper, 1969 42.31 6. Will Goggans, 2010 42.21 7. Ryan Kay, 2015 41.90 8. Matt Allen, 1999 41.75 9. Matt Allen, 1998 41.61 10. Greg Whibbs, 2007 41.32 Punts Blocked Player Blocked 1. Thomas Olmsted, 2002 4 2. Adrian Vera, 2007 3 Thomas Olmsted, 2003 3 4. Thomas Olmsted, 2005 2 Will Goggans, 2011 2 6. Six others tied at 1 Punt Return Yards Player Yds 1. Virgil Seay, 1979 457 2. Leodis McKelvin, 2007 436 3. Leodis McKelvin, 2005 417 4. Carl Smith, 1982 411 5. Maurice Stringer, 1995 328 6. Virgil Seay, 1978 326 7. William Covington, 1992 318 8. Leodis McKelvin, 2006 314 9. Jerrel Jernigan, 2010 306 10. Leodis McKelvin, 2004 304
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Punt Returns Player Returns 1. Carl Smith, 1982 35 2. Greg Harris, 1987 34 3. Leodis McKelvin, 2005 33 4. Maurice Stringer, 1995 32 5. Ronnie Shelley, 1968 30 6. Leodis McKelvin, 2006 28 Cornelius Williams, 2009 28 Justin Albert, 2011 28 9. Julius Pittman, 1990 27 10. William Covington, 1991 26 Leodis McKelvin, 2004 26 Punt Return Touchdowns Player TDs 1. Leodis McKelvin, 2007 3 Virgil Seay, 1979 3 Perry Griggs, 1974 3 4. Leodis McKelvin, 2004 2 Heyward Skipper, 2000 2 Virgil Seay, 1978 2 John Raburn, 1972 2 8. Teddy Ruben, 2015 1 Jerrel Jernigan, 2010 1 Rufus Cox, 1984 1 Tony Myrick, 1973 1 Tony Myrick, 1971 1 Average Yds/Punt Return (min 5 att.) Player Avg. 1. Perry Griggs, 1974 28.00 2. Bryan Holmes, 2013 20.60 3. Virgil Seay, 1979 18.28 4. Leodis McKelvin, 2007 17.44 5. Bobby Enslen, 1967 17.33 6. Perry Griggs, 1975 15.75 7. Heyward Skipper, 2000 15.50 8. Virgil Seay, 1978 14.82 9. Carl Smith, 1981 14.17 10. John Raburn, 1972 14.15
Kickoff Return Touchdowns Player TDs 1. Chandler Worthy, 2014 2 Frank Sadler, 1957 2 3. Jerrel Jernigan, 2010 1 Bryan Willis, 2009 1 Jorrick Calvin, 2008 1 Leodis McKelvin, 2005 1 Demontray Carter, 2000 1 Arrid Gregory, 1996 1 Cliff Shamburger, 1993 1 Titus Dixon, 1986 1 Jimmie Haywood, 1984 1 Carl Smith, 1982 1 Billy Dixon, 1975 1 Perry Griggs, 1973 1 Johnny Grimes, 1972 1 Average Yds/Kickoff Return (min 10 att.) Player Avg. 1. Danny Grant, 1968 34.75 2. Andy Swafford, 1997 31.40 3. Orlando Parker, 1993 29.40 4. Arrid Gregory, 1995 29.00 5. Jonathan Carter, 2000 28.60 6. Arrid Gregory, 1994 28.39 7. Perry Griggs, 1975 28.07 8. Williams Covington, 1991 27.83 9. Clay Shamburger, 1995 27.80 10. Billy Dixon, 1975 27.73 Interception Return Yards Player Yds 1. Ronnie Shelley, 1968 294 2. Sherman Wilkinson, 1979 189 3. Doug Mims, 1988 165 4. Rayshun Reed, 2001 163 5. Jack Smith, 1970 151 Shane Black, 1996 151 7. Donnie Arnold, 1982 141 8. Eric Sloan, 1998 137 9. Ronnie Shelley, 1967 133 10. Brynden Trawick, 2012 123 Sherman Wilkinson, 1980 123
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