| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Vitamin Smith | 26 | RAM | 12 | 4 | 27 | 427 | 1 | 85 | 15.8 | 13 | 235 | 0 | 31 | 18.1 | 842 | ||
| 2 | Emlen Tunnell | 24 | NYG | 12 | 3 | 26 | 315 | 1 | 67 | 12.1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 599 | ||
| 3 | George McAfee | 31 | CHI | RH | 12 | 6 | 24 | 279 | 0 | 33 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 | ||
| 4 | Frank Reagan | 30 | PHI | 12 | 0 | 21 | 266 | 1 | 42 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 | |||
| 5 | Wally Triplett | 23 | DET | RH | 11 | 6 | 21 | 281 | 1 | 62 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | ||
| 6 | Dan Sandifer | 22 | WAS | 12 | 0 | 18 | 199 | 0 | 41 | 11.1 | 24 | 518 | 0 | 70 | 21.6 | 1161 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Saenz | 27 | WAS | 12 | 4 | 17 | 178 | 0 | 32 | 10.5 | 24 | 465 | 0 | 34 | 19.4 | 1076 | ||
| 8 | Bob Gage | 22 | PIT | 12 | 4 | 16 | 254 | 0 | 50 | 15.9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 593 | ||
| 9 | Red Cochran | 27 | CRD | 12 | 0 | 15 | 314 | 2 | 71 | 20.9 | 20 | 410 | 0 | 32 | 20.5 | 944 | ||
| 10 | J.R. Boone | 24 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 14 | 170 | 0 | 37 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | |||
| 11 | Ralph Earhart | 26 | GNB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 161 | 1 | 57 | 11.5 | 11 | 187 | 0 | 30 | 17.0 | 511 | ||
| 12 | Tommy Kalmanir | 23 | RAM | 12 | 2 | 14 | 164 | 1 | 62 | 11.7 | 18 | 403 | 0 | 57 | 22.4 | 821 | ||
| 13 | Wally Dreyer | 26 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 13 | 130 | 0 | 28 | 10.0 | 13 | 338 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 734 | ||
| 14 | Bosh Pritchard | 30 | PHI | RH | 8 | 7 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 23 | 7.6 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 36 | 19.8 | 889 | |
| 15 | Bill Dudley | 28 | DET | LH | 12 | 10 | 11 | 199 | 1 | 67 | 18.1 | 13 | 246 | 0 | 31 | 18.9 | 1035 | |
| 16 | Jug Girard | 22 | GNB | QB | 12 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 6.4 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 22.5 | 372 | |
| 17 | Charley Trippi | 28 | CRD | LH | 12 | 12 | 10 | 160 | 0 | 38 | 16.0 | 18 | 427 | 0 | 48 | 23.7 | 1552 | |
| 18 | Howard Hartley | 25 | PIT | 12 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |||
| 19 | Jack Kirby | 27 | GNB | 6 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 14 | 315 | 0 | 34 | 22.5 | 369 | ||
| 20 | Paul Shoults | 24 | NYB | LH | 12 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3.4 | 14 | 271 | 0 | 26 | 19.4 | 573 | |
| 21 | Clete Fischer | 24 | NYG | 11 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 9.1 | 8 | 188 | 0 | 34 | 23.5 | 379 | ||
| 22 | Don Samuel | 25 | PIT | 5 | 1 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 22 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | |||
| 23 | Jim Wade | 23 | NYB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 4.6 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 19.3 | 187 | ||
| 24 | Ray Coates | 25 | NYG | 12 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 40 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | |||
| 25 | Don Doll | 23 | DET | 12 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 10.4 | 21 | 536 | 0 | 56 | 25.5 | 909 | ||
| 26 | Joe Golding | 28 | NYB | RH | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 5.4 | 13 | 289 | 0 | 55 | 22.2 | 699 | |
| 27 | Clyde Scott | 25 | PHI | 8 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 70 | 22.8 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54.0 | 503 | ||
| 28 | Ed Smith | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 6.2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 18.0 | 112 | ||
| 28 | Ed Smith | 26 | GNB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 18.0 | 60 | ||
| 28 | Ed Smith | 26 | NYB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |||
| 29 | Jim Canady | 23 | NYB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 9.0 | 10 | 233 | 0 | 40 | 23.3 | 478 | ||
| 30 | Phil Slosburg | 23 | NYB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 8.0 | 4 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 24.5 | 262 | ||
| 31 | Russ Craft | 30 | PHI | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |||
| 32 | Pat McHugh | 30 | PHI | 12 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |||
| 33 | Frank Nelson | 26 | NYB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 4.7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 17.3 | 102 | ||
| 34 | Joe Geri | 25 | PIT | TB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | ||
| 35 | Clarence Self | 24 | CRD | 12 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| 36 | Bob Smith | 24 | DET | 12 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 12.5 | 7 | 172 | 0 | 38 | 24.6 | 593 | ||
| 37 | Jerry Williams | 26 | RAM | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | |||
| 38 | Frank Ziegler | 26 | PHI | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 377 | ||
| 39 | Tom Blake | 22 | NYB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 40 | Corwin Clatt | 25 | CRD | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |||
| 41 | Ed Cody | 26 | CHI | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 181 | 0 | 32 | 22.6 | 260 | ||
| 42 | Jerry Davis | 25 | CRD | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | |||
| 43 | Bob Forte | 27 | GNB | RH | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 159 | 0 | 36 | 22.7 | 412 | |
| 44 | Jack Jacobs | 30 | GNB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |||
| 45 | Joe Muha | 28 | PHI | FB | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 82 | |
| 46 | Bob Nussbaumer | 25 | CRD | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | |||
| 47 | Nick Scollard | 29 | NYB | RE | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 113 | |
| 48 | Dean Sensanbaugher | 24 | NYB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 29 | 27.0 | 126 | ||
| 49 | Elmer Angsman | 24 | CRD | RH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 13.2 | 797 | AP-2 | |
| 50 | Bill Blackburn | 26 | CRD | C | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 40 | ||
| 51 | Cloyce Box | 26 | DET | RH | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 16.7 | 388 | ||
| 52 | Tony Canadeo | 30 | GNB | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 10.0 | 1070 | AP-2 | |
| 53 | Bill Chipley | 29 | NYB | LE | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 638 | ||
| 54 | Ted Cook | 27 | GNB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 503 | |||
| 55 | Gerry Cowhig | 28 | RAM | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 114 | |||
| 56 | Hal Dean | 27 | RAM | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Babe Dimancheff | 27 | CRD | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 21.5 | 324 | |||
| 58 | Jack Dugger | 26 | CHI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 19 | |||
| 59 | Dick Flanagan | 23 | CHI | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 24 | 17.6 | 88 | |||
| 60 | Ted Fritsch | 29 | GNB | FB | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 331 | ||
| 61 | Rob Goode | 22 | WAS | LH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 23 | 16.7 | 615 | ||
| 62 | John Green | 28 | PHI | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 33 | |||
| 63 | Bob Hanlon | 25 | PIT | HB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 213 | 0 | 29 | 19.4 | 259 | ||
| 64 | John Hoffman | 24 | CHI | FB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 249 | 0 | 33 | 24.9 | 838 | ||
| 65 | Val Jansante | 29 | PIT | LE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 491 | ||
| 66 | Ed Kolman | 34 | NYG | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 12.0 | 24 | |||
| 67 | Jim Mello | 29 | DET | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 12.3 | 123 | |||
| 68 | Frank Minini | 28 | PIT | BB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 390 | 0 | 44 | 24.4 | 395 | ||
| 69 | Tommy Mont | 27 | WAS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 247 | |||
| 70 | Frank Muehlheuser | 23 | NYB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 76 | |||
| 71 | Jack Myers | 25 | PHI | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 13.5 | 307 | |||
| 72 | Elbie Nickel | 27 | PIT | RE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 653 | ||
| 73 | Jerry Nuzum | 26 | PIT | HB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 709 | ||
| 74 | Joe Osmanski | 32 | NYB | FB | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 11.5 | 448 | ||
| 75 | John Panelli | 23 | DET | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 68 | |||
| 76 | George Papach | 24 | PIT | FB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 19.0 | 482 | ||
| 77 | Don Paul | 24 | RAM | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 16.0 | 55 | |||
| 78 | Bob Perina | 28 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 70 | |||
| 79 | Pete Pihos | 26 | PHI | RE | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 484 | AP-1 | |
| 80 | Ray Poole | 28 | NYG | RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 280 | ||
| 81 | Ed Quirk | 24 | WAS | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 193 | |||
| 82 | Buster Ramsey | 29 | CRD | RG | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AP-1 | |
| 83 | Gene Roberts | 26 | NYG | LH | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 1361 | ||
| 84 | Jack Salscheider | 25 | NYG | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 474 | 1 | 95 | 31.6 | 588 | |||
| 85 | Walt Schlinkman | 27 | GNB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 219 | |||
| 86 | Vic Schwall | 24 | CRD | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 15.8 | 118 | |||
| 87 | Joe Scott | 23 | NYG | RH | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 203 | 0 | 70 | 29.0 | 554 | ||
| 88 | Charlie Seabright | 31 | PIT | BB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 28 | ||
| 89 | Frank Seno | 28 | WAS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 19.5 | 39 | |||
| 90 | Cecil Souders | 28 | DET | LT | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||
| 91 | Joe Sulaitis | 28 | NYG | FB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 104 | ||
| 92 | Steve Van Buren | 29 | PHI | LH | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 288 | 0 | 35 | 24.0 | 1522 | AP-1 | |
| 93 | Evan Vogds | 26 | GNB | LG | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Jack Zilly | 28 | RAM | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | |||
| League Average | 11.9 | 21.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Team | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Vitamin Smith | 26 | RAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 79 | |
| 2 | Clyde Scott | 25 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 75 | |||||
| League Average | 8.5 | 25.0 | |||||||||||||||
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