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Troy Football Career Punt Return Yards Leaders

Leodis McKelvin holds Troy's career punt return yards record with 1,471 yards (2004–2007). Maurice Stringer (854) and Carl Smith (852) round out the top three. 6 of the top 20 played since 2000; the most recent is Cedarius Rookard (2015–2018), No. 14 on the list.

Troy TrojansUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Troy Trojans career punt return yards leaders
Rank	Player	Years	Punt Return Yards
1	Leodis McKelvin	2004–2007	1,471
2	Maurice Stringer	1993–1996	854
3	Carl Smith	1980–1983	852
4	Virgil Seay	1978–1979	783
5	Heyward Skipper	2000–2002	577
6	Ronnie Shelley	1967–1969	573
7	John Raburn	1972–1974	530
8	William Covington	1991–1992	479
9	Tony Myrick	1971–1974	476
10	Perry Griggs	1973–1976	470
11	Julius Pittman	1987–1990	420
12	Jerrel Jernigan	2007–2010	372
13	Justin Albert	2011–2012	371
14	Cedarius Rookard	2015–2018	355
15	Rayshun Reed	1999–2003	332
16	Andy Swafford	1995–1997	322
17	Danny Grant	1966–1969	317
18	Greg Harris	1984–1987	279
19	Teddy Ruben	2014–2015	270
20	Demetric Shipman	1993–1996	231

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CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Career totals cover a player’s games at Troy only.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026.