| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 1 | Rodger Bird | OAK | 23 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 323 | 0 | 42 | 8.7 | 19 | 390 | 0 | 32 | 20.5 | 713 |
| 2 | Bobby Jancik | HOU | 26 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 28 | 6.2 | 34 | 875 | 0 | 53 | 25.7 | 937 |
| 3 | Speedy Duncan* | SDG | 24 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 238 | 1 | 81 | 13.2 | 25 | 642 | 0 | 50 | 25.7 | 880 |
| 4 | Emmitt Thomas | KAN | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 6.2 | 29 | 673 | 0 | 63 | 23.2 | 729 |
| 5 | Joe Auer | MIA | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 56 | 19.8 | 28 | 698 | 1 | 95 | 24.9 | 1476 |
| 6 | Charley Warner | BUF | 26 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 846 | 1 | 95 | 25.6 | 846 | |||||
| 7 | Mike Garrett* | KAN | 22 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 139 | 1 | 79 | 8.2 | 14 | 323 | 0 | 62 | 23.1 | 1438 |
| 8 | Pervis Atkins | OAK | 31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 29 | 608 | 0 | 35 | 21.0 | 631 |
| 9 | Emerson Boozer* | NYJ | 23 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 659 | 1 | 96 | 25.3 | 1247 | |||||
| 10 | Bob Neff | MIA | 22 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 6.0 | 15 | 376 | 0 | 90 | 25.1 | 436 |
| 11 | Goldie Sellers | DEN | 24 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 8.2 | 19 | 541 | 2 | 100 | 28.5 | 590 |
| 12 | Ed Rutkowski | BUF | 25 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 209 | 1 | 73 | 11.6 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 32 | 20.2 | 490 |
| 13 | Butch Byrd*+ | BUF | 25 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 186 | 1 | 72 | 8.1 | 186 | |||||
| 14 | Joe Bellino | BOS | 28 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 4.8 | 18 | 410 | 0 | 43 | 22.8 | 506 |
| 15 | Sid Blanks | HOU | 26 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 487 | 0 | 37 | 23.2 | 956 | |||||
| 16 | Abner Haynes | DEN | 29 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 | 9 | 229 | 0 | 43 | 25.4 | 1132 |
| 17 | Jay Cunningham | BOS | 23 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 371 | 0 | 39 | 21.8 | 371 | |||||
| 18 | Dave Plump | SDG | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 345 | 0 | 35 | 23.0 | 349 |
| 19 | Lew Scott | DEN | 23 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 8.0 | 9 | 282 | 0 | 77 | 31.3 | 338 |
| 20 | Earl Christy | NYJ | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 4.6 | 10 | 203 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 226 |
| 21 | Sammy Weir | NYJ | 25 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 25 | 20.2 | 173 |
| 22 | Vic Purvis | BOS | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 8.6 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 34 | 23.1 | 228 |
| 23 | Sherman Lewis | NYJ | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 10.9 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 46 | 24.2 | 197 |
| 24 | Bake Turner | NYJ | 26 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 6.0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 25.0 | 225 |
| 25 | Nemiah Wilson | DEN | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 309 | 1 | 100 | 30.9 | 319 |
| 26 | Ode Burrell | HOU | 27 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 900 |
| 27 | Wes Matthews | MIA | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 167 |
| 28 | Billy Johnson | BOS | 23 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 39 |
| 29 | Allen Trammel | HOU | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3.8 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 21.0 | 82 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 30 | Tom Hennessey | BOS | 24 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 39 | |||||
| 31 | Paul Lowe | SDG | 30 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 167 | 0 | 54 | 23.9 | 851 | |||||
| 32 | Dave Grayson* | OAK | 27 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 0 | 29 | 21.3 | 128 | |||||
| 33 | Frank Jackson | MIA | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 34 | 26.3 | 451 |
| 34 | Mark Smolinski | NYJ | 27 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 9.8 | 202 | |||||
| 35 | Bill Baird | NYJ | 27 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 7.0 | 35 | |||||
| 36 | Eric Crabtree | DEN | 22 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 32 | 25.8 | 167 | |||||
| 37 | Jim Gray | NYJ | 25 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 15.4 | 77 | |||||
| 38 | Billy Hunter | MIA | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 29 | 16.8 | 84 | |||||
| 39 | Pete Jaquess | MIA | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 15.4 | 77 | |||||
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | SDG | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 64 | |||||
| 41 | Pete Mills | BUF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 19.0 | 76 | |||||
| 42 | Garland Boyette | HOU | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 14.0 | 42 | |||||
| 43 | Bob Cappadona | BOS | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 15.3 | 134 | |||||
| 44 | Charley Mitchell | DEN | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 18.3 | 493 | |||||
| 45 | Smokey Stover | KAN | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 46 | Gene Thomas | KAN | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 20.7 | 115 | |||||
| 47 | Aaron Brown | KAN | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 49 |
| 48 | Hagood Clarke | BUF | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 12 | |||||
| 49 | Wayne DeSutter | BUF | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 50 | Miller Farr | SDG | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 35 | 27.0 | 54 | |||||
| 51 | Charley Ferguson | BUF | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | |||||
| 52 | Larry Garron | BOS | 29 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 24.5 | 784 | |||||
| 53 | Kenny Graham+ | SDG | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 15 | |||||
| 54 | Jim Hayes | HOU | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 31 | |||||
| 55 | Ellis Johnson | BOS | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 22.5 | 45 | |||||
| 56 | Joe Krakoski | OAK | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 9.5 | 19 | |||||
| 57 | Darrell Lester | DEN | 26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 122 |
| 58 | Rex Mirich | OAK | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 59 | Otis Taylor*+ | KAN | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1330 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 60 | Willie Williams | OAK | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 52 | |||||
| 61 | Mel Branch | MIA | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| 62 | Solomon Brannan | KAN | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | |||||
| 63 | Bob Bruggers | MIA | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | |||||
| 64 | Billy Cannon | OAK | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 448 | |||||
| 65 | Bert Coan | KAN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 674 | |||||
| 66 | Jim Colclough | BOS | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 286 | |||||
| 67 | Dave Costa | BUF | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 68 | White Graves | BOS | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
| 69 | Sam Gruneisen | SDG | 25 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 70 | Roger Hagberg | OAK | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 543 | |||||
| 71 | Jim Hudson | NYJ | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |||||
| 72 | Jerry Inman | DEN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 73 | Curley Johnson | NYJ | 31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 46 | |||||
| 74 | Paul Maguire | BUF | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 75 | John Mangum | BOS | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
| 76 | Willie Mitchell | KAN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |||||
| 77 | Bobby Ply | KAN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 78 | Warren Powers | OAK | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 79 | Remi Prudhomme | BUF | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||||
| 80 | John Roderick | MIA | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 173 | |||||
| 81 | Bob Schmidt | BUF | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
| 82 | Karl Singer | BOS | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | |||||
| 83 | Jerry Sturm* | DEN | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | |||||
| 84 | Nat Whitmyer | SDG | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | |||||
| 85 | Bert Wilder | NYJ | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| 86 | Fred Williamson | KAN | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | |||||