| 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 | Fred Bruney | 30 | BOS | FS | 14 | 14 | 23 | 109 | 0 | 11 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | PB | |
| 2 | Abner Haynes | 24 | DTX | LHB | 14 | 12 | 19 | 196 | 0 | 44 | 10.3 | 8 | 270 | 1 | 88 | 33.8 | 1865 | PB |
| 3 | Dick Christy | 26 | NYT | HB | 14 | 13 | 18 | 383 | 2 | 70 | 21.3 | 15 | 360 | 0 | 60 | 24.0 | 1444 | |
| 4 | Al Frazier | 26 | DEN | RHB | 14 | 14 | 18 | 231 | 1 | 55 | 12.8 | 18 | 504 | 1 | 90 | 28.0 | 1644 | |
| 5 | Claude Gibson | 22 | SDG | LCB | 14 | 13 | 14 | 209 | 0 | 39 | 14.9 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 5.7 | 269 | |
| 6 | Billy Cannon | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 7.8 | 18 | 439 | 0 | 47 | 24.4 | 2043 | PB,AP-1 |
| 7 | Glenn Bass | 22 | BUF | LE | 14 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 848 | ||
| 8 | Ron Burton | 25 | BOS | HB | 14 | 11 | 8 | 128 | 0 | 62 | 16.0 | 15 | 401 | 1 | 91 | 26.7 | 904 | |
| 9 | Al Carmichael | 33 | DEN | HB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 8.3 | 16 | 310 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 | 415 | |
| 10 | Claude King | 23 | HOU | HB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 4.6 | 8 | 190 | 0 | 41 | 23.8 | 355 | |
| 11 | Keith Lincoln | 22 | SDG | FB | 14 | 5 | 7 | 150 | 1 | 57 | 21.4 | 4 | 98 | 0 | 31 | 24.5 | 606 | |
| 12 | Clem Daniels | 24 | OAK | HB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 6.8 | 13 | 276 | 0 | 41 | 21.2 | 614 | |
| 13 | Dewey Bohling | 23 | BUF | LHB | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 246 | 0 | 35 | 24.6 | 563 | |
| 14 | Charley Fuller | 22 | OAK | HB | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 25 | 13.0 | 8 | 155 | 0 | 33 | 19.4 | 618 | |
| 15 | Bob McNamara | 30 | DEN | LCB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||
| 16 | Bob Scarpitto | 22 | SDG | FL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 11.8 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 16.7 | 260 | |
| 17 | George Fleming | 23 | OAK | HB | 14 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 8.0 | 29 | 588 | 0 | 36 | 20.3 | 773 | |
| 18 | Dave Ames | 24 | DEN | HB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 8.5 | 12 | 240 | 0 | 30 | 20.0 | 391 | |
| 19 | Jim Apple | 23 | NYT | HB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 30 | |
| 20 | Billy Atkins | 27 | BUF | FS | 14 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 21 | Fred Brown | 23 | BUF | LHB | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 93 | 52.5 | 322 | |
| 22 | Bob Garner | 27 | OAK | RCB | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 23 | Ken Hall | 26 | HOU | HB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 33 | 23.3 | 174 | |
| 24 | Sherrill Headrick | 24 | DTX | MLB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 25 | Johnny Robinson | 23 | DTX | RHB | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 805 | ||
| 26 | Bill Shockley | 24 | 2TM | HB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 261 | 0 | 37 | 21.8 | 303 | |
| 26 | Bill Shockley | 24 | NYT | HB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 223 | 0 | 37 | 22.3 | 265 | |
| 26 | Bill Shockley | 24 | BUF | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 38 | ||
| 27 | Mel West | 22 | 2TM | HB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 25.5 | 13 | 306 | 0 | 37 | 23.5 | 825 | |
| 27 | Mel West | 22 | BOS | HB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 191 | 0 | 37 | 27.3 | 323 | ||
| 27 | Mel West | 22 | NYT | HB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 25.5 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 502 | |
| 28 | Gene Cockrell | 27 | NYT | RT | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 29 | Elbert Dubenion | 28 | BUF | FL | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 329 | 0 | 33 | 20.6 | 966 | |
| 30 | Frank Jackson | 22 | DTX | HB | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 24 | 645 | 0 | 53 | 26.9 | 1204 | |
| 31 | Billy Lott | 27 | BOS | FB | 14 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 802 | ||
| 32 | Paul Lowe | 25 | SDG | HB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 240 | 0 | 35 | 24.0 | 1110 | |
| 33 | Don Maynard | 26 | NYT | FL | 14 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | ||
| 34 | Paul Miller | 31 | DTX | LDE | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Gene Mingo | 23 | DEN | LHB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 120 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 287 | |
| 36 | Dave Smith | 24 | HOU | FB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 409 | |
| 37 | Hal Smith | 26 | OAK | DT | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 38 | Vern Valdez | 26 | BUF | RCB | 13 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| 39 | Jim Wagstaff | 25 | BUF | SS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| 40 | Bob Zeman | 24 | SDG | SS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | ||
| 41 | Doug Asad | 23 | OAK | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 602 | ||
| 42 | Art Baker | 24 | BUF | FB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 281 | 0 | 36 | 23.4 | 852 | ||
| 43 | Walter Beach | 26 | BOS | RCB/LCB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 19.0 | 75 | ||
| 44 | George Blair | 23 | SDG | K | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | PB | |
| 45 | Bob Brooks | 23 | NYT | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 25 | 13.9 | 166 | ||
| 46 | Tom Budrewicz | 23 | NYT | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Fred Bukaty | 25 | DEN | FB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 20 | 13.7 | 322 | ||
| 48 | Wray Carlton | 24 | BUF | FB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 15.0 | 564 | ||
| 49 | Doug Cline | 23 | HOU | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 61 | ||
| 50 | Bob Coolbaugh | 22 | OAK | RHB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 450 | ||
| 51 | Thurlow Cooper | 28 | NYT | RE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 208 | ||
| 52 | Monte Crockett | 23 | BUF | RE | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | ||
| 53 | Walt Cudzik | 29 | BOS | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Mike Dukes | 25 | HOU | RLB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 14.3 | 62 | ||
| 55 | Roger Ellis | 23 | NYT | C | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 8.3 | 25 | ||
| 56 | Orlando Ferrante | 29 | SDG | LG | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Jerry Fields | 23 | NYT | LB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | ||
| 58 | Larry Garron | 24 | BOS | FB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 438 | 1 | 89 | 27.4 | 1168 | PB | |
| 59 | Jon Gilliam | 23 | DTX | C | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 17 | PB | |
| 60 | Goose Gonsoulin | 23 | DEN | FS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 110 | PB | |
| 61 | Dave Grayson | 22 | DTX | RCB | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 453 | 0 | 73 | 28.3 | 552 | ||
| 62 | Jack Hill | 29 | DEN | K | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 56 | ||
| 63 | Paul Hynes | 22 | 2TM | RCB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 22.5 | 45 | ||
| 63 | Paul Hynes | 22 | DTX | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | ||
| 63 | Paul Hynes | 22 | NYT | RCB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | ||
| 64 | Curley Johnson | 26 | NYT | HB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 16.8 | 119 | ||
| 65 | Emil Karas | 28 | SDG | LLB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | PB | |
| 66 | Walt Kowalczyk | 26 | OAK | FB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 55 | ||
| 67 | Jack Laraway | 26 | HOU | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 52 | ||
| 68 | Jack Larscheid | 28 | OAK | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 254 | 0 | 61 | 28.2 | 268 | ||
| 69 | Charley Long | 23 | BOS | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 24 | ||
| 70 | Richie Lucas | 23 | BUF | QB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 0 | 23 | 18.0 | 229 | ||
| 71 | Jerry Mays | 22 | DTX | DE | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 20 | ||
| 72 | Bob McLeod | 23 | HOU | RE | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 185 | PB | |
| 73 | Alan Miller | 24 | OAK | FB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 11.0 | 636 | PB | |
| 74 | Ron Mix | 23 | SDG | RT | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 75 | Gene Prebola | 23 | DEN | LE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 357 | ||
| 76 | Billy Pricer | 27 | DTX | FB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 53 | ||
| 77 | Ray Ratkowski | 22 | BOS | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | ||
| 78 | Bob Renn | 27 | NYT | FL | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 201 | 0 | 35 | 20.1 | 483 | ||
| 79 | Ken Rice | 22 | BUF | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | PB | |
| 80 | Perry Richards | 27 | BUF | E | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 295 | ||
| 81 | Bo Roberson | 26 | SDG | FL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 207 | 0 | 32 | 15.9 | 563 | ||
| 82 | Tom Saidock | 31 | NYT | RDT/LDT | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 13.0 | 26 | ||
| 83 | Henry Schmidt | 26 | SDG | DT | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||
| 84 | Gerhard Schwedes | 23 | BOS | HB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | ||
| 85 | Gene Selawski | 26 | SDG | T | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | ||
| 86 | Thomas Stephens | 26 | BOS | RE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 209 | ||
| 87 | James Stinnette | 23 | DEN | RLB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 112 | ||
| 88 | Donnie Stone | 24 | DEN | LHB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 215 | 0 | 76 | 23.9 | 1064 | PB | |
| 89 | Smokey Stover | 23 | DTX | RLB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 60 | ||
| 90 | Charley Tolar | 24 | HOU | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 | 838 | PB | |
| 91 | Ed Walsh | 26 | NYT | T | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | ||
| 92 | Don Webb | 22 | BOS | DB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 214 | ||
| 93 | Hogan Wharton | 26 | HOU | RG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
| League Average | 10.7 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Keith Lincoln | 22 | SDG | FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2 | Paul Lowe | 25 | SDG | HB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 67 | ||
| 3 | Bo Roberson | 26 | SDG | FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 71 | ||
| League Average | 16.0 | 25.0 | ||||||||||||||||
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