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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Eddie Payton MIN 29 16 0 34 251 0 19 7.4 53 1184 0 59 22.3 1450
2 James Jones DAL 22 16 0 54 548 0 52 10.1 32 720 0 41 22.5 1442
3 Mike Nelms* WAS 25 16 0 48 487 0 64 10.1 38 810 0 51 21.3 1297
4 Carl Roaches HOU 27 16 0 47 384 0 68 8.2 37 746 0 46 20.2 1130
5 Bruce Harper NYJ 25 15 1 28 242 0 24 8.6 49 1070 0 35 21.8 2072
6 Ira Matthews OAK 23 16 0 48 421 0 34 8.8 29 585 0 45 20.2 1050
7 Cleo Montgomery CIN 25 14 0 31 223 0 42 7.2 44 843 0 40 19.2 1078
8 Will Lewis SEA 22 16 0 41 349 1 75 8.5 25 585 0 54 23.4 934
9 Danny Reece TAM 25 16 1 57 313 0 19 5.5 7 128 0 23 18.3 441
10 Alvin Garrett NYG 24 15 0 35 287 0 66 8.2 28 527 0 41 18.8 914
11 Nesby Glasgow BAL 23 16 16 23 187 0 20 8.1 33 743 0 44 22.5 930
12 Keith Wright CLE 24 12 0 29 129 0 15 4.4 25 576 0 50 23.0 767
13 Reggie Smith ATL 24 8 0 27 262 0 25 9.7 25 512 0 35 20.5 774
14 Roy Green STL 23 15 6 16 168 1 57 10.5 32 745 0 37 23.3 913
15 Mike Fuller SDG 27 16 4 30 298 0 31 9.9 15 289 0 30 19.3 587
16 Gary Davis TAM 26 15 2 44 951 0 54 21.6 1051
17 Drew Hill RAM 24 16 0 43 880 1 98 20.5 1300
18 LeRoy Irvin RAM 23 16 2 42 296 0 26 7.0 1 5 0 5 5.0 301
19 Larry Brunson DEN 31 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950
20 Rich Mauti NOR 26 9 0 11 111 0 18 10.1 31 798 0 52 25.7 921
21 Don Bessillieu MIA 24 16 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 40 890 0 87 22.3 890
22 Jimmy Rogers NOR 25 16 9 41 930 0 88 22.7 1563
23 Carlos Carson KAN 22 16 1 40 917 0 47 22.9 1026
24 J.T. Smith*+ KAN 25 16 16 40 581 2 75 14.5 1236
25 Dino Hall CLE 25 16 0 6 41 0 14 6.8 32 691 0 40 21.6 758
26 John Arnold DET 25 10 0 28 204 0 19 7.3 9 145 0 33 16.1 349
27 Theo Bell PIT 27 14 9 34 339 0 27 10.0 3 50 0 21 16.7 1137
28 Rick Upchurch DEN 28 16 14 37 353 0 34 9.5 1007
29 Horace Ivory NWE 26 14 0 36 992 1 98 27.6 1198
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 John Sciarra PHI 26 16 0 36 330 0 32 9.2 341
31 Ray Williams DET 22 6 1 27 259 0 53 9.6 9 228 1 91 25.3 650
32 Mark Lee GNB 22 15 1 5 32 0 17 6.4 30 589 0 35 19.6 621
33 Len Walterscheid CHI 26 15 2 33 239 0 25 7.2 1 12 0 12 12.0 251
34 Wally Henry PHI 26 7 0 26 222 0 30 8.5 7 154 0 39 22.0 444
35 Roland James NWE 22 16 10 33 331 1 75 10.0 331
36 Joe Cribbs* BUF 22 16 16 29 154 0 16 5.3 2 39 0 20 19.5 1793
37 James Owens SFO 25 14 6 31 726 1 101 23.4 859
38 Freddie Solomon SFO 27 16 13 27 298 2 57 11.0 4 61 0 32 15.3 1073
39 Willard Harrell STL 28 16 0 11 31 0 15 2.8 19 348 0 33 18.3 601
40 Tony Nathan MIA 24 16 6 23 178 0 30 7.7 5 102 0 31 20.4 1195
41 Dave Williams CHI 26 16 3 27 666 1 95 24.7 855
42 Billy Campfield PHI 24 15 0 26 540 0 33 20.8 935
43 Beasley Reece NYG 26 16 14 2 15 0 15 7.5 24 471 0 35 19.6 486
44 Kim Anderson BAL 23 16 0 3 1 0 1 0.3 20 386 0 35 19.3 387
45 Kenny Johnson ATL 22 16 16 23 281 0 56 12.2 281
46 Rick Kane DET 26 16 0 23 495 0 62 21.5 646
47 Frank Pollard PIT 23 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 22 494 0 34 22.5 515
48 Mark R. Bell STL 23 11 0 21 195 0 54 9.3 318
49 Cornell Webster SEA 26 8 6 21 406 0 34 19.3 406
50 Arthur Whittington OAK 25 15 3 21 392 1 90 18.7 896
51 Matt Suhey CHI 22 16 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 19 406 0 31 21.4 515
52 Preston Brown NWE 22 5 0 10 42 0 14 4.2 9 156 0 26 17.3 198
53 Lenvil Elliott SFO 29 15 3 18 321 0 32 17.8 947
54 Ken Callicutt DET 25 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 16 301 0 31 18.8 320
55 Ron Cassidy GNB 23 15 1 17 139 0 20 8.2 248
56 Mike Haynes* NWE 27 13 12 17 140 0 35 8.2 140
57 Fred Nixon GNB 22 15 0 11 85 0 16 7.7 6 160 0 54 26.7 323
58 Nick Giaquinto MIA 25 16 0 7 35 0 15 5.0 9 146 0 22 16.2 389
59 Terry Miller BUF 24 15 0 16 303 0 43 18.9 363
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
60 Chuck Muncie 2TM 27 15 8 16 344 0 44 21.5 1430
61 Jessie Green SEA 26 11 0 15 274 0 30 18.3 321
62 Roland Hooks BUF 27 16 0 8 90 0 17 11.3 7 109 0 35 15.6 496
63 Aundra Thompson GNB 27 15 15 15 283 0 57 18.9 897
64 Larry Anderson PIT 24 4 0 14 379 0 63 27.1 379
65 Mike Harden DEN 22 16 0 2 36 0 23 18.0 12 214 0 35 17.8 250
66 Mike C. McCoy GNB 27 16 16 14 261 0 32 18.6 261
67 Jeff Groth HOU 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 12 216 0 27 18.0 263
68 Dwight Hicks SFO 24 16 16 12 58 0 10 4.8 58
69 Timmy Newsome DAL 22 16 1 12 293 0 36 24.4 415
70 Al Hunter SEA 25 9 0 11 213 0 40 19.4 267
71 Curtis Brown BUF 26 16 16 10 181 0 25 18.1 877
72 Ron B. Smith SDG 24 15 0 10 186 0 27 18.6 234
73 Ray Strong ATL 24 16 0 10 168 0 31 16.8 210
74 Russell Davis PIT 24 14 2 9 160 0 24 17.8 292
75 Johnnie Gray GNB 27 16 16 4 41 0 16 10.3 5 63 0 18 12.6 104
76 Greg Hawthorne PIT 24 15 6 9 169 0 36 18.8 553
77 Jo Jo Heath CIN 23 10 0 6 29 0 11 4.8 3 51 0 21 17.0 80
78 Bernard Jackson 2TM 30 8 8 9 149 0 32 16.6 149
79 Deacon Turner CIN 25 12 1 9 173 0 31 19.2 376
80 Wayne Wilson NOR 23 15 7 9 159 0 27 17.7 588
81 Wes Chandler NOR 24 16 16 8 36 0 11 4.5 1020
82 Louie Giammona PHI 27 16 4 1 8 0 8 8.0 7 82 0 16 11.7 629
83 Wilbur Jackson WAS 29 16 12 8 204 0 35 25.5 1191
84 Keith Moody OAK 27 5 0 8 150 0 39 18.8 150
85 Artie Owens 2TM 27 7 0 8 157 0 29 19.6 157
86 Anthony Anderson ATL 24 16 0 7 97 0 23 13.9 102
87 Paul Darby NYJ 24 8 0 7 139 0 30 19.9 202
88 Jim Smith PIT 25 12 10 7 28 0 11 4.0 738
89 Steve Wilson DAL 23 16 11 7 139 0 34 19.9 139
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
90 Terry Anderson SFO 25 4 0 6 104 0 22 17.3 104
91 Horace Belton KAN 25 14 3 6 110 0 35 18.3 477
92 Woody Bennett 2TM 25 14 3 6 88 0 26 14.7 314
93 Bill Currier NWE 25 16 0 6 98 0 26 16.3 98
94 Tony Galbreath NOR 26 16 4 6 86 0 20 14.3 864
95 Perry Harrington PHI 22 14 1 6 104 0 30 17.3 294
96 Dave Preston DEN 25 12 10 1 7 0 7 7.0 5 106 0 26 21.2 807
97 Frank Duncan SDG 24 15 1 5 85 0 22 17.0 85
98 Phil Francis SFO 23 5 1 5 60 0 32 12.0 119
99 Duriel Harris MIA 26 12 3 5 89 0 22 17.8 672
100 Larry Heater NYG 22 14 4 5 103 0 29 20.6 602
101 Bryan Hicks CIN 23 16 6 5 87 0 21 17.4 87
102 Nate Johnson NYG 23 16 0 5 89 0 23 17.8 89
103 Jim Obradovich TAM 27 16 1 5 46 0 15 9.2 198
104 Ken Schroy NYJ 28 14 10 4 27 0 15 6.8 1 17 0 17 17.0 44
105 Pete Shaw SDG 26 12 11 5 20 0 6 4.0 20
106 Marvin Cobb 2TM 27 8 0 3 19 0 13 6.3 1 19 0 19 19.0 38
107 Tony Davis TAM 27 15 2 4 58 0 16 14.5 197
108 Curtis Dickey BAL 24 15 5 4 86 0 28 21.5 1090
109 Glen Edwards SDG 33 16 14 4 17 0 8 4.3 17
110 Ike Forte WAS 26 12 0 4 114 0 53 28.5 339
111 Mike Guman RAM 22 16 0 2 6 0 3 3.0 2 25 0 13 12.5 572
112 Isaac Hagins TAM 26 16 14 4 82 0 23 20.5 470
113 Eric Hurt DAL 23 4 0 4 71 0 24 17.8 71
114 Lam Jones NYJ 22 16 13 4 67 0 19 16.8 554
115 Vaughn Lusby CHI 24 2 0 4 14 0 4 3.5 14
116 Doug Paschal MIN 22 16 0 4 66 0 22 16.5 137
117 Ricky Patton SFO 26 9 0 4 43 0 19 10.8 44
118 Ivory Sully RAM 23 16 0 4 36 0 20 9.0 36
119 Mike A. Williams KAN 23 16 11 4 79 0 28 19.8 88
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
120 Ed Beckman KAN 25 16 0 3 38 0 18 12.7 38
121 Brad Budde KAN 22 16 3 3 28 0 15 9.3 28
122 Allan Clark NWE 23 11 0 3 21 0 13 7.0 77
123 Bob Fisher CHI 22 16 2 3 32 0 15 10.7 235
124 Earl Gant KAN 23 4 0 3 44 0 23 14.7 144
125 Ben Garry BAL 24 3 0 3 55 0 24 18.3 64
126 Harlan Huckleby GNB 23 16 0 3 59 0 21 19.7 81
127 Alfred Jackson ATL 25 16 0 3 70 0 36 23.3 473
128 Bobby Jones NYJ 25 15 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 50 0 29 25.0 243
129 Chris Keating BUF 23 15 0 3 38 0 16 12.7 38
130 Rolland Lawrence ATL 29 16 16 3 -7 0 6 -2.3 -7
131 Randy Love STL 24 16 0 3 46 0 27 15.3 49
132 Tom Pridemore ATL 24 16 16 3 39 0 20 13.0 39
133 Jim Robinson SFO 27 5 0 3 36 0 21 12.0 36
134 Ron Simpkins CIN 22 16 2 3 8 0 8 2.7 8
135 Mike T. Smith ATL 22 5 0 3 58 0 26 19.3 58
136 Ken Stone STL 30 16 9 3 34 0 13 11.3 34
137 Calvin Sweeney PIT 25 15 0 3 42 0 25 14.0 324
138 Rickey Watts CHI 23 15 1 2 20 0 11 10.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 460
139 Dave Waymer NOR 22 16 10 3 29 0 14 9.7 29
140 Hank Bauer SDG 26 16 0 2 37 0 23 18.5 71
141 Lyle Blackwood BAL 29 11 2 2 41 0 25 20.5 41
142 Theotis Brown STL 23 16 0 2 26 0 16 13.0 502
143 Jim Browner CIN 25 2 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 10
144 Bob Bruer 2TM 27 13 0 2 20 0 11 10.0 20
145 Ricky Churchman SFO 22 16 15 2 16 0 13 8.0 16
146 Rickey Claitt WAS 23 15 1 2 18 0 11 9.0 267
147 Randy Clark STL 23 8 0 2 14 0 11 7.0 14
148 Zachary Dixon 2TM 24 6 0 2 30 0 15 15.0 43
149 Mark Haynes NYG 22 15 11 2 40 0 22 20.0 40
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
150 Charles Johnson SFO 24 16 14 2 10 0 22 5.0 10
151 Jim Laslavic SDG 29 16 3 2 26 0 21 13.0 26
152 Zion McKinney WAS 22 10 0 2 48 0 31 24.0 48
153 Joe McLaughlin NYG 23 8 3 2 27 0 15 13.5 27
154 Cleo Miller CLE 28 16 0 2 22 0 13 11.0 169
155 Arnold Morgado KAN 28 11 0 2 33 0 22 16.5 180
156 Lee Nelson STL 26 16 10 1 5 0 5 5.0 1 29 0 29 29.0 34
157 Rod Phillips STL 28 16 0 2 28 0 14 14.0 34
158 Lou Piccone BUF 31 9 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 97
159 Danny Pittman NYG 22 11 7 2 41 0 18 20.5 342
160 Mickey Shuler NYJ 24 16 9 2 25 0 25 12.5 251
161 Jewerl Thomas RAM 23 16 2 2 21 0 15 10.5 478
162 Billy Waddy RAM 26 15 15 2 10 0 10 5.0 679
163 Carl Allen STL 25 16 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
164 Jeff Allen MIA 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
165 Gary A. Anderson WAS 25 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
166 Ron Baker PHI 26 16 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
167 Mike Barber HOU 27 16 16 1 12 0 12 12.0 725
168 Bill Barnett MIA 24 16 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
169 Rick Berns TAM 24 16 2 1 19 0 19 19.0 156
170 Gregg Bingham HOU 29 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
171 Guy Bingham NYJ 22 16 3 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
172 Glenn Blackwood MIA 23 16 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
173 Mel Blount PIT 32 16 16 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
174 Luther Blue PHI 26 3 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
175 Brent Boyd MIN 23 16 9 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
176 Greg Bright CIN 23 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
177 John Cappelletti SDG 28 10 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 476
178 Rob Carpenter HOU 25 15 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 712
179 Gerald Carter NYJ 23 3 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
180 Todd Christensen OAK 24 16 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
181 Ken Clarke PHI 24 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
182 George Collins STL 25 16 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
183 Doug Cosbie DAL 24 16 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 24
184 Thom Darden CLE 30 16 16 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
185 Tony Daykin ATL 25 16 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
186 Al Dixon KAN 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 115
187 Robin Earl CHI 25 16 13 1 11 0 11 11.0 234
188 Bob Ferrell SFO 28 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
189 Edgar Fields ATL 26 14 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
190 Judson Flint CLE 23 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
191 John Floyd SDG 24 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
192 Chris Foote BAL 24 16 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
193 Kris Haines CHI 23 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 83
194 Jeff Hart BAL 27 16 10 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
195 Lester Hayes*+ OAK 25 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
196 Bruce Herron CHI 26 15 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
197 Paul Hofer SFO 28 6 6 1 2 0 2 2.0 762
198 Stan Holloway NOR 23 11 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
199 Bob Horn SDG 26 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
200 Ernie Hughes SFO 25 3 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
201 Robert E. Jackson CLE 27 14 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
202 John Jefferson*+ SDG 24 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 1356
203 Derrick Jensen OAK 24 16 1 1 33 1 33 33.0 150
204 Jim D. Jensen DEN 27 14 13 1 5 0 5 5.0 858
205 Johnnie Johnson RAM 24 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
206 Curtis Jordan TAM 26 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
207 Steve Kreider CIN 22 16 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 291
208 Scott Laidlaw NYG 27 7 1 1 18 0 18 18.0 44
209 Myron Lapka NYG 24 10 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
210 Ron LaPointe BAL 23 2 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
211 Rob Lytle DEN 26 16 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 419
212 Don McCauley BAL 31 16 1 1 18 0 18 18.0 464
213 Willie McClendon CHI 23 16 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 99
214 Odis McKinney OAK 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
215 Robert Miller MIN 27 16 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 140
216 Art Monk WAS 23 16 10 1 10 0 10 10.0 807
217 Wilbert Montgomery PHI 26 12 12 1 23 0 23 23.0 1208
218 Jeff Moore SEA 24 14 2 1 11 0 11 11.0 444
219 Emery Moorehead DEN 26 16 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 25
220 Keith Nord MIN 23 16 0 1 70 1 70 70.0 70
221 Carlos Pennywell NWE 24 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
222 Doug Plank CHI 27 15 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
223 Nathan Poole CIN 24 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 10
224 Derrick Ramsey OAK 24 16 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 127
225 Eason Ramson SFO 24 16 3 1 18 0 18 18.0 195
226 Booker Russell SDG 24 15 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 60
227 Jim Ryan DEN 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
228 Jay Saldi DAL 26 16 3 1 23 0 23 23.0 334
229 Tony Samuels 2TM 26 10 7 1 10 0 10 10.0 120
230 Marvin Sims BAL 23 16 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 260
231 Tim Smith HOU 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 21
232 Roland Solomon 2TM 24 11 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
233 John Spagnola PHI 23 16 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 193
234 Terry Tautolo SFO 26 14 4 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
235 Pat Thomas*+ RAM 26 14 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
236 Ricky Thompson WAS 26 16 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 313
237 Sidney Thornton PIT 26 12 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 471
238 Mike Ulmer CHI 26 3 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2
239 Zack Valentine PIT 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm Age G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
240 Tim Vogler BUF 24 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
241 Charlie Waters DAL 32 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
242 Steve Watson DEN 23 16 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 151
243 Don Westbrook NWE 28 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 74
244 Charles White CLE 22 14 7 1 20 0 20 20.0 452
245 Reggie Williams CIN 26 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
246 Bob Winkel NYJ 25 16 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
247 Dirt Winston PIT 25 14 3 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
248 Kervin Wyatt NYG 23 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
249 Ron Yary MIN 34 14 14 1 3 0 3 3.0 8
250 Charle Young SFO 29 16 16 1 14 0 14 14.0 339