| 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 | Bill Stits | 29 | NYG | DB | 12 | 3 | 18 | 166 | 0 | 38 | 9.2 | 20 | 486 | 0 | 39 | 24.3 | 652 | |
| 2 | Ted Dean | 22 | PHI | FB | 12 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 4.1 | 26 | 533 | 0 | 30 | 20.5 | 1120 | |
| 3 | Willie Wood | 24 | GNB | DB | 12 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | ||
| 4 | Terry Barr | 25 | DET | LHB | 12 | 3 | 14 | 104 | 0 | 39 | 7.4 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 20.3 | 285 | |
| 5 | Johnny Sample | 24 | BAL | FS | 11 | 11 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 26 | 7.2 | 18 | 519 | 1 | 94 | 28.8 | 654 | |
| 6 | Billy Stacy | 24 | STL | LCB | 11 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 4.4 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 29 | 24.3 | 283 | |
| 7 | Jim Steffen | 24 | DET | DB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 29 | 5.9 | 8 | 225 | 0 | 55 | 28.1 | 308 | |
| 8 | Bill Butler | 23 | DAL | FS | 12 | 12 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 46 | 10.1 | 20 | 399 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 530 | |
| 9 | Preston Carpenter | 26 | PIT | RE | 12 | 12 | 13 | 120 | 0 | 20 | 9.2 | 10 | 255 | 0 | 36 | 25.5 | 906 | |
| 10 | Johnny Morris | 25 | CHI | HB | 12 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 24 | 5.8 | 19 | 384 | 0 | 32 | 20.2 | 1100 | PB |
| 11 | Abe Woodson | 26 | SFO | RCB | 12 | 12 | 13 | 174 | 0 | 48 | 13.4 | 17 | 498 | 0 | 64 | 29.3 | 676 | PB,AP-1 |
| 12 | Rex Johnston | 23 | PIT | HB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 18 | 393 | 0 | 38 | 21.8 | 450 | |
| 13 | Dick Bass | 23 | RAM | RHB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 5.6 | 11 | 246 | 0 | 31 | 22.4 | 553 | |
| 14 | Eddie Dove | 23 | SFO | FS | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| 15 | Jim Shofner | 25 | CLE | RCB | 12 | 12 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 36 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | ||
| 16 | Jon Arnett | 25 | RAM | LHB | 12 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 6.0 | 17 | 416 | 0 | 43 | 24.5 | 1138 | PB |
| 17 | Timmy Brown | 23 | PHI | RB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 4.7 | 11 | 295 | 0 | 79 | 26.8 | 624 | |
| 18 | Lee Riley | 28 | NYG | DB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 22.3 | 111 | |
| 19 | Vic Zucco | 25 | CHI | DB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 31 | 8.3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 152 | |
| 20 | Lew Carpenter | 28 | GNB | HB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 6.6 | 12 | 249 | 0 | 29 | 20.8 | 353 | |
| 21 | Bobby Mitchell | 25 | CLE | HB | 12 | 11 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 34 | 11.2 | 17 | 432 | 1 | 90 | 25.4 | 1651 | PB |
| 22 | Bobby Joe Conrad | 25 | STL | RHB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 33 | 10.8 | 12 | 338 | 0 | 65 | 28.2 | 618 | |
| 23 | Jim Mooty | 23 | DAL | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 4.6 | 12 | 210 | 0 | 43 | 17.5 | 247 | |
| 24 | Dick James | 26 | WAS | LHB | 12 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 6.6 | 19 | 458 | 0 | 48 | 24.1 | 946 | |
| 25 | Carl Taseff | 32 | BAL | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 | 14 | 291 | 0 | 30 | 20.8 | 332 | |
| 26 | Willie West | 22 | STL | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 26 | 11.6 | 13 | 370 | 0 | 87 | 28.5 | 473 | |
| 27 | Sam Horner | 22 | WAS | RCB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 24 | 511 | 0 | 35 | 21.3 | 713 | |
| 28 | Dicky Moegle | 26 | PIT | FS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 7 | 174 | 0 | 36 | 24.9 | 238 | |
| 29 | Andy Nelson | 27 | BAL | SS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | PB | |
| 30 | Jim Podoley | 27 | WAS | RHB | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 386 | |
| 31 | Larry Wilson | 22 | STL | FS | 11 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 27 | 19.2 | 152 | |
| 32 | Angelo Coia | 22 | CHI | LE | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 476 | ||
| 33 | Lindon Crow | 27 | NYG | LCB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | ||
| 34 | Tom Franckhauser | 23 | DAL | LCB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 526 | 0 | 46 | 20.2 | 544 | |
| 35 | Richie Petitbon | 22 | CHI | RCB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 36 | Joe Scudero | 30 | PIT | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 37 | Howard Cassady | 26 | DET | RHB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 373 | |
| 38 | Bill Forester | 28 | GNB | RLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 39 | Bobby Franklin | 24 | CLE | FS | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 156 | |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | PHI | SS | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 41 | Yale Lary | 30 | DET | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | PB | |
| 42 | John LoVetere | 24 | RAM | RDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 43 | Bruce Maher | 23 | DET | DB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 214 | 0 | 35 | 21.4 | 243 | |
| 44 | Ollie Matson | 30 | RAM | FB | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 216 | 0 | 42 | 24.0 | 484 | |
| 45 | Tommy McDonald | 26 | PHI | RHB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 22.5 | 848 | PB |
| 46 | Eddie Meador | 23 | RAM | LCB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 47 | Johnny Olszewski | 30 | WAS | FB | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 26 | 23.8 | 408 | |
| 48 | Jimmy Patton | 27 | NYG | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 49 | Will Sherman | 33 | RAM | FS | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Ed Vereb | 26 | WAS | HB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 46 | 23.8 | 276 | |
| 51 | Gene Babb | 26 | DAL | FB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 301 | ||
| 52 | Ted Bates | 24 | STL | LB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
| 53 | Maxie Baughan | 22 | PHI | RLB/MLB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 68 | PB | |
| 54 | Dick Bielski | 28 | DAL | E | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 42 | ||
| 55 | Charlie Bivins | 22 | CHI | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 362 | 0 | 45 | 24.1 | 351 | ||
| 56 | Jim Brown | 24 | CLE | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 300 | 0 | 33 | 21.4 | 1761 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 57 | Rosey Brown | 28 | NYG | LT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 58 | Jamie Caleb | 24 | CLE | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 18.0 | 132 | ||
| 59 | Jimmy Carr | 27 | PHI | LCB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 42 | ||
| 60 | Monte Clark | 23 | SFO | RDT | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 61 | Daniel Colchico | 25 | SFO | LDE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 18 | 13.6 | 68 | ||
| 62 | Mike Dowdle | 23 | DAL | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 11.0 | 22 | ||
| 63 | Joe Driskill | 23 | STL | LCB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | L.G. Dupre | 28 | DAL | HB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 622 | ||
| 65 | Ross Fichtner | 22 | CLE | DB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Don Fleming | 23 | CLE | SS | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 107 | ||
| 67 | Willie Galimore | 25 | CHI | LHB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 292 | 0 | 60 | 24.3 | 695 | ||
| 68 | Prentice Gautt | 22 | CLE | HB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 15.7 | 216 | ||
| 69 | Mal Hammack | 27 | STL | FB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 | 406 | ||
| 70 | Rudy Hayes | 25 | PIT | LB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
| 71 | Larry Hickman | 25 | GNB | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 27 | 18.0 | 76 | ||
| 72 | Phil King | 24 | NYG | RHB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 55 | 36.5 | 176 | ||
| 73 | Ed Kovac | 22 | BAL | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | ||
| 74 | Walt Kowalczyk | 25 | DAL | FB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 299 | ||
| 75 | Don Lawrence | 23 | WAS | LT | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||
| 76 | Dick LeBeau | 23 | DET | RCB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 74 | ||
| 77 | Dan Lewis | 24 | DET | LHB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 202 | 0 | 26 | 20.2 | 832 | ||
| 78 | Dick Lucas | 26 | PHI | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 39 | ||
| 79 | Lenny Lyles | 24 | SFO | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 526 | 1 | 97 | 30.9 | 526 | ||
| 80 | Jack McClairen | 29 | PIT | E | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 18 | ||
| 81 | Steve Meilinger | 30 | GNB | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | ||
| 82 | Dale Memmelaar | 23 | STL | T | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
| 83 | Frank Mestnik | 22 | STL | FB | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 13.0 | 492 | ||
| 84 | Lou Michaels | 25 | RAM | LT | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 85 | Lenny Moore | 27 | BAL | RHB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 1333 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 86 | Tom Moore | 22 | GNB | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 397 | 0 | 84 | 33.1 | 674 | ||
| 87 | Ray Nitschke | 24 | GNB | LB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 123 | ||
| 88 | Fran O'Brien | 24 | WAS | LG/T | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||
| 89 | Bernie Parrish | 24 | CLE | LCB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | PB | |
| 90 | Bill Pellington | 33 | BAL | LLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 15 | ||
| 91 | Nick Pietrosante | 23 | DET | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 36 | 29.0 | 1071 | PB | |
| 92 | Billy Pricer | 26 | BAL | FB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 0 | 17 | 14.7 | 296 | ||
| 93 | Duane Putnam | 32 | DAL | LG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
| 94 | Jerry Reichow | 26 | PHI | E | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 28 | ||
| 95 | Joe Robb | 23 | PHI | LDE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 44 | ||
| 96 | C.R. Roberts | 24 | SFO | FB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 322 | ||
| 97 | Charlie Scales | 22 | PIT | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 47 | 20.0 | 179 | ||
| 98 | Dave Sherer | 23 | DAL | E | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Mike Sommer | 26 | BAL | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||
| 100 | Don Stallings | 22 | WAS | DT | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 19.0 | 19 | ||
| 101 | Larry Stephens | 22 | CLE | DT | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| 102 | Ed Sutton | 25 | NYG | HB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 223 | 0 | 26 | 18.6 | 388 | ||
| 103 | John Symank | 25 | GNB | FS | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 25.8 | 121 | ||
| 104 | Jim Temp | 27 | GNB | DE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||
| 105 | Tom Tracy | 26 | PIT | HB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 1059 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 106 | Mel Triplett | 29 | NYG | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 19.0 | 659 | ||
| 107 | Frank Varrichione | 28 | PIT | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -7 | PB | |
| 108 | Ken Webb | 25 | DET | HB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 12.7 | 272 | ||
| 109 | Jim Welch | 22 | BAL | DB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 28 | 20.0 | 103 | ||
| 110 | Roy Wilkins | 27 | WAS | DE/LB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 12.0 | 24 | ||
| 111 | Jerry Wilson | 24 | PHI | DE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 112 | Tommy Wilson | 28 | RAM | HB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 27 | 24.0 | 269 | ||
| 113 | Frank Youso | 24 | NYG | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||
| League Average | 6.7 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Lew Carpenter | 28 | GNB | HB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Willie Wood | 24 | GNB | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Ted Dean | 22 | PHI | FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 | 144 | |
| 4 | Timmy Brown | 23 | PHI | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Dick Lucas | 26 | PHI | E | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Joe Robb | 23 | PHI | LDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | John Symank | 25 | GNB | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 24.5 | 49 | ||
| League Average | 5.6 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
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