| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Carl Taseff | 30 | BAL | LDH | 12 | 11 | 29 | 196 | 0 | 33 | 6.8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 298 | AP-2 |
| 2 | Yale Lary | 28 | DET | SS | 12 | 12 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 71 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 3 | Billy Reynolds | 27 | PIT | HB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 143 | 0 | 22 | 5.7 | 15 | 346 | 0 | 38 | 23.1 | 519 | |
| 4 | Don Maynard | 23 | NYG | HB | 12 | 0 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 11 | 284 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 530 | |
| 5 | Hugh McElhenny | 30 | SFO | LH | 12 | 12 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 49 | 3.9 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 941 | PB |
| 6 | Bobby Joe Conrad | 23 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 9 | 19 | 129 | 0 | 16 | 6.8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 242 | |
| 7 | Billy Wells | 27 | PHI | HB | 12 | 1 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 | |
| 8 | Jon Arnett | 23 | RAM | LH | 12 | 12 | 18 | 223 | 0 | 58 | 12.4 | 16 | 331 | 0 | 32 | 20.7 | 1731 | PB,AP-1 |
| 9 | Ken Konz | 30 | CLE | SS | 12 | 12 | 18 | 143 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | ||
| 10 | Tommy McDonald | 24 | PHI | FL | 10 | 3 | 18 | 135 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 14 | 262 | 0 | 32 | 18.7 | 996 | PB |
| 11 | Dick Christy | 23 | PIT | HB | 12 | 4 | 17 | 153 | 0 | 43 | 9.0 | 16 | 384 | 0 | 41 | 24.0 | 711 | |
| 12 | Al Carmichael | 30 | GNB | LH | 12 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 51 | 4.5 | 29 | 700 | 0 | 60 | 24.1 | 814 | |
| 13 | Vic Zucco | 23 | CHI | LDH | 12 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 2.3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 21.0 | 111 | |
| 14 | Bobby Mitchell | 23 | CLE | LH | 12 | 7 | 14 | 165 | 1 | 68 | 11.8 | 18 | 454 | 1 | 98 | 25.2 | 1250 | |
| 15 | Johnny Morris | 23 | CHI | HB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 96 | 0 | 33 | 6.9 | 16 | 399 | 0 | 45 | 24.9 | 904 | |
| 16 | Jimmy Sears | 27 | CRD | HB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 94 | 0 | 27 | 6.7 | 32 | 756 | 0 | 50 | 23.6 | 1088 | |
| 17 | Jim Shanley | 22 | GNB | HB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 26 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | ||
| 18 | Ron Waller | 25 | RAM | HB | 10 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 17.1 | 215 | |
| 19 | Terry Barr | 23 | DET | RDH | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 197 | 1 | 86 | 49.3 | 287 | |
| 20 | Lindon Crow | 25 | NYG | LDH | 12 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | ||
| 21 | Charlie Sumner | 28 | CHI | FS | 12 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 212 | |
| 22 | Jack Morris | 27 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 18.5 | 198 | |
| 23 | Joe Scudero | 28 | WAS | SS | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3.4 | 4 | 122 | 0 | 39 | 30.5 | 219 | |
| 24 | Bert Rechichar | 28 | BAL | LB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 4.1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 16.7 | 113 | |
| 25 | Lee Riley | 26 | PHI | FS | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 205 | 0 | 35 | 22.8 | 240 | |
| 26 | Abe Woodson | 24 | SFO | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 239 | 0 | 34 | 21.7 | 348 | |
| 27 | Bert Zagers | 25 | WAS | SS | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | ||
| 28 | Dick James | 24 | WAS | FS | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 6.2 | 9 | 212 | 0 | 39 | 23.6 | 413 | |
| 29 | Emlen Tunnell | 33 | NYG | SS | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 30 | Jim Shofner | 23 | CLE | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 31 | Sid Watson | 26 | WAS | HB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 19 | 443 | 0 | 47 | 23.3 | 668 | |
| 32 | Howard Cassady | 24 | DET | RH | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 39 | 21.0 | 734 | |
| 33 | Mike Sommer | 24 | WAS | HB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 19.3 | 80 | |
| 34 | Gary Glick | 28 | PIT | LDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | ||
| 35 | Charlie Jackson | 22 | CRD | FS | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 36 | Bill Jessup | 29 | SFO | HB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| 37 | Woodley Lewis | 33 | CRD | LE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 23.0 | 748 | |
| 38 | Lenny Moore | 25 | BAL | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 22.8 | 1638 | PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3 |
| 39 | Johnny Olszewski | 28 | WAS | FB | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 609 | |
| 40 | James Pace | 22 | SFO | HB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 36 | 16.8 | 354 | |
| 41 | Don Paul | 32 | CLE | RDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | PB |
| 42 | Al Romine | 26 | GNB | DB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 43 | Don Bosseler | 22 | WAS | FB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | ||
| 44 | Dale Dodrill | 32 | PIT | MLB | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 45 | Bobby Gordon | 23 | CRD | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | ||
| 46 | Bill Koman | 24 | PHI | RLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 17 | |
| 47 | Don McIlhenny | 24 | GNB | LH | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 146 | 0 | 45 | 20.9 | 539 | |
| 48 | Doyle Nix | 25 | WAS | LDH | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 49 | Dick Nolan | 26 | CRD | FS/RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 50 | Jerry Norton | 27 | PHI | SS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | PB | |
| 51 | Jimmy Patton | 25 | NYG | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 52 | Rocky Ryan | 26 | PHI | E | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 53 | Will Sherman | 31 | RAM | FS | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 54 | Jackie Simpson | 24 | BAL | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 19.7 | 60 | |
| 55 | John Symank | 23 | GNB | SS | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| 56 | Roy Wilkins | 25 | RAM | DE/LB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Junior Wren | 29 | CLE | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
| 58 | Gene Babb | 24 | SFO | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 15.0 | 39 | ||
| 59 | Erich Barnes | 23 | CHI | RDH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | ||
| 60 | Dick Bielski | 26 | PHI | RE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 13.2 | 300 | ||
| 61 | Leroy Bolden | 26 | CLE | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 362 | 1 | 102 | 25.9 | 417 | ||
| 62 | Tom Braatz | 25 | WAS | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
| 63 | Jim Brown | 22 | CLE | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 35 | 24.7 | 1739 | PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1 | |
| 64 | Rosey Brown | 26 | NYG | LT | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 65 | Jack Call | 23 | BAL | HB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 24.0 | 230 | ||
| 66 | J.C. Caroline | 25 | CHI | LH | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 0 | 27 | 20.5 | 322 | ||
| 67 | Lew Carpenter | 26 | CLE | LH | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 373 | ||
| 68 | Ted Connolly | 27 | SFO | RG | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Lou Creekmur | 31 | DET | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 11.5 | 23 | ||
| 70 | John David Crow | 23 | CRD | RH | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 145 | 0 | 54 | 24.2 | 730 | ||
| 71 | Dan Currie | 23 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | ||
| 72 | Art DeCarlo | 27 | BAL | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| 73 | Bill Forester | 26 | GNB | RLB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
| 74 | Bob Fry | 28 | RAM | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 11.5 | 23 | ||
| 75 | Willie Galimore | 23 | CHI | LH | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 1 | 99 | 37.6 | 1108 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 76 | Gene Gedman | 26 | DET | FB | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 27 | 18.7 | 446 | ||
| 77 | Jim Gibbons | 22 | DET | RE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 371 | ||
| 78 | Abe Gibron | 33 | CHI | LG | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||
| 79 | Paul Hornung | 23 | GNB | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 0 | 39 | 24.8 | 695 | ||
| 80 | Proverb Jacobs | 23 | PHI | RT/LT | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 12.0 | 27 | ||
| 81 | Alex Karras | 23 | DET | LDT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 26 | ||
| 82 | Ted Karras | 24 | PIT | LT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
| 83 | Phil King | 22 | NYG | RH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 0 | 31 | 21.5 | 727 | ||
| 84 | Jerry Kramer | 22 | GNB | G | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Dan Lewis | 22 | DET | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 28 | 18.3 | 253 | ||
| 86 | Billy Lott | 24 | NYG | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 15.6 | 108 | ||
| 87 | Lenny Lyles | 22 | BAL | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 398 | 2 | 103 | 36.2 | 463 | ||
| 88 | Carlton Massey | 28 | GNB | DE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||
| 89 | Ollie Matson | 28 | CRD | LH/FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 497 | 2 | 101 | 35.5 | 1467 | PB | |
| 90 | Jack McClairen | 27 | PIT | RE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 504 | ||
| 91 | Willie McClung | 28 | CLE | T | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Dave Middleton | 25 | DET | LE/RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 522 | ||
| 93 | Johnny Miller | 24 | WAS | T | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 94 | Ray Nitschke | 22 | GNB | MLB/LLB | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| 95 | Dean Philpott | 23 | CRD | FB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 92 | ||
| 96 | Billy Pricer | 24 | BAL | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 168 | 0 | 28 | 18.7 | 208 | ||
| 97 | Will Renfro | 26 | WAS | RDT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||
| 98 | Tom Rychlec | 24 | DET | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| 99 | J.D. Smith | 26 | SFO | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 356 | 0 | 39 | 23.7 | 624 | ||
| 100 | Jim Taylor | 23 | GNB | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 47 | 26.4 | 504 | ||
| 101 | Jim Temp | 25 | GNB | LDE | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 102 | Mel Triplett | 27 | NYG | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 14.8 | 635 | ||
| 103 | Jerry Tubbs | 23 | CRD | LB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
| 104 | Frank Varrichione | 26 | PIT | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 12.7 | 38 | PB | |
| 105 | Bobby Watkins | 26 | CRD | HB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 103 | ||
| 106 | Ken Webb | 23 | DET | LH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 411 | ||
| 107 | Chuck Weber | 28 | CRD | MG | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||
| 108 | Dave Whitsell | 22 | DET | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 21.0 | 92 | ||
| 109 | Tommy Wilson | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 324 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 900 | ||
| League Average | 5.7 | 22.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
| 1 | Don Maynard | 23 | NYG | HB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 3.8 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 17.3 | 71 | |
| 2 | Carl Taseff | 30 | BAL | LDH | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | Ken Konz | 30 | CLE | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 4 | Emlen Tunnell | 33 | NYG | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Lindon Crow | 25 | NYG | LDH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 6 | Bobby Mitchell | 23 | CLE | LH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 7 | Lenny Moore | 25 | BAL | RH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 124 | |||||
| 8 | Jimmy Patton | 25 | NYG | FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| 9 | Jackie Simpson | 24 | BAL | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | |
| 10 | Jim Brown | 22 | CLE | FB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 41 | 30.5 | 87 | |||||
| 11 | Lew Carpenter | 26 | CLE | LH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 19 | |||||
| 12 | Lenny Lyles | 22 | BAL | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 39 | |||||
| 13 | Mel Triplett | 27 | NYG | FB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 48 | |||||
| League Average | 2.8 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
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