| 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 | Hagood Clarke | 22 | BUF | SS | 14 | 3 | 33 | 317 | 1 | 53 | 9.6 | 16 | 330 | 0 | 41 | 20.6 | 647 | |
| 2 | Claude Gibson | 25 | OAK | FS | 14 | 4 | 29 | 419 | 0 | 58 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 493 | ||
| 3 | Dave Cloutier | 26 | BOS | DB | 12 | 0 | 20 | 136 | 0 | 40 | 6.8 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 182 | |
| 4 | Lance Alworth | 24 | SDG | FL | 12 | 12 | 18 | 189 | 0 | 43 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1484 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 5 | Bill Baird | 25 | NYJ | LCB/FS | 14 | 14 | 18 | 170 | 0 | 27 | 9.4 | 11 | 240 | 0 | 33 | 21.8 | 548 | |
| 6 | Willie Mitchell | 24 | KAN | LCB | 9 | 7 | 18 | 160 | 0 | 36 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | ||
| 7 | Odell Barry | 23 | DEN | WR | 14 | 1 | 16 | 149 | 1 | 52 | 9.3 | 47 | 1245 | 0 | 60 | 26.5 | 1432 | |
| 8 | Bobby Jancik | 24 | HOU | RCB | 14 | 8 | 12 | 220 | 1 | 82 | 18.3 | 21 | 488 | 0 | 42 | 23.2 | 738 | |
| 9 | Charley Warner | 24 | 2TM | CB | 9 | 4 | 12 | 165 | 0 | 40 | 13.8 | 12 | 301 | 0 | 44 | 25.1 | 496 | |
| 9 | Charley Warner | 24 | KAN | CB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 22 | 12.2 | 7 | 180 | 0 | 44 | 25.7 | 290 | |
| 9 | Charley Warner | 24 | BUF | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 18.3 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 44 | 24.2 | 206 | |
| 10 | Ron Burton | 28 | BOS | HB | 14 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 19 | 7.1 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 27 | 18.7 | 855 | |
| 11 | Frank Jackson | 25 | KAN | FL | 14 | 14 | 11 | 103 | 0 | 24 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | ||
| 12 | Charley Mitchell | 24 | DEN | HB | 14 | 12 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 54 | 12.2 | 10 | 221 | 0 | 28 | 22.1 | 1146 | |
| 13 | Dainard Paulson | 27 | NYJ | SS | 14 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 14 | Ed Rutkowski | 23 | BUF | LE | 14 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 5.6 | 21 | 498 | 0 | 57 | 23.7 | 777 | |
| 15 | Jerry Robinson | 25 | SDG | WR | 14 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 5.9 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 26 | 23.3 | 214 | |
| 16 | Fred Glick | 27 | HOU | FS | 14 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 113 | PB |
| 17 | Marshall Starks | 25 | NYJ | LCB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 7.2 | 7 | 183 | 0 | 41 | 26.1 | 239 | |
| 18 | Thomas Stephens | 29 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 39 | |
| 19 | Speedy Duncan | 22 | SDG | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 4.8 | 9 | 318 | 0 | 91 | 35.3 | 340 | |
| 20 | Bill Pashe | 24 | NYJ | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 21 | Butch Byrd | 23 | BUF | RCB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | PB | |
| 22 | J.D. Garrett | 23 | BOS | HB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 32 | 749 | 0 | 42 | 23.4 | 1137 | |
| 23 | Kenny Graham | 23 | SDG | SS | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 12.0 | 7 | 172 | 0 | 34 | 24.6 | 220 | |
| 24 | Vince Turner | 22 | NYJ | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 27 | |
| 25 | Dick Westmoreland | 23 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 18 | 360 | 0 | 43 | 20.0 | 421 | AP-2 |
| 26 | Ode Burrell | 25 | HOU | RB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 449 | 1 | 93 | 26.4 | 532 | |
| 27 | Abner Haynes | 27 | KAN | HB | 14 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 12 | 278 | 0 | 45 | 23.2 | 1553 | PB,AP-2 |
| 28 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | 2TM | FB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 177 | |
| 28 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | HOU | FB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 16.0 | 43 | ||
| 28 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | OAK | FB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | ||
| 29 | Joe Krakoski | 27 | OAK | SS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 30 | Tommy Morrow | 26 | OAK | FS | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | ||
| 31 | Bill Rademacher | 22 | NYJ | FL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 32 | Bo Roberson | 29 | OAK | FL | 14 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 36 | 975 | 0 | 59 | 27.1 | 1615 | |
| 33 | Johnny Robinson | 26 | KAN | FS | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | PB | |
| 34 | Jimmy Warren | 25 | SDG | LCB | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 353 | 0 | 54 | 27.2 | 381 | |
| 35 | Joe Auer | 23 | BUF | LHB | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 376 | |||
| 36 | Stew Barber | 25 | BUF | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 37 | Sid Blanks | 24 | HOU | HB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 207 | 0 | 32 | 23.0 | 1460 | PB | |
| 38 | Billy Cannon | 27 | OAK | FB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 518 | 0 | 45 | 24.7 | 1310 | ||
| 39 | Ron Carpenter | 23 | SDG | LLB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 44 | ||
| 40 | Bert Coan | 24 | KAN | HB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 25 | 24.8 | 188 | ||
| 41 | Dan Conners | 23 | OAK | LB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Clem Daniels | 27 | OAK | HB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 1552 | PB | |
| 43 | Bo Dickinson | 30 | OAK | FB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| 44 | Hewritt Dixon | 24 | DEN | TE | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 24 | 14.8 | 699 | ||
| 45 | Mike Dukes | 28 | BOS | RLB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 39 | ||
| 46 | Jim Evans | 25 | NYJ | WR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 259 | 0 | 30 | 19.9 | 315 | ||
| 47 | Willie Frazier | 22 | HOU | TE | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | ||
| 48 | Larry Garron | 27 | BOS | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 198 | 0 | 31 | 19.8 | 1133 | PB | |
| 49 | Dave Grayson | 25 | KAN | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 679 | 0 | 80 | 22.6 | 866 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 50 | Gene Heeter | 23 | NYJ | TE | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | ||
| 51 | Dalton Hoffman | 23 | HOU | FB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 30 | 26.0 | 56 | ||
| 52 | Curley Johnson | 29 | NYJ | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 19 | 15.5 | 84 | ||
| 53 | Larry Jordan | 26 | DEN | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Dick Klein | 30 | OAK | T | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Ed Lothamer | 22 | KAN | DE | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Paul Maguire | 26 | BUF | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Bill Mathis | 26 | NYJ | HB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 344 | ||
| 58 | Jim McCusker | 28 | NYJ | T | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Gene Mingo | 26 | DEN | HB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 0 | 42 | 20.4 | 204 | ||
| 60 | Benny Nelson | 23 | HOU | SS | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 304 | 0 | 47 | 23.4 | 349 | ||
| 61 | Don Norton | 26 | SDG | LE | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 669 | ||
| 62 | Don Oakes | 26 | BOS | LT | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Harold Olson | 26 | DEN | LT | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 13.5 | 27 | ||
| 64 | Pete Perreault | 25 | NYJ | RG | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Tony Romeo | 26 | BOS | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 450 | ||
| 66 | Hatch Rosdahl | 23 | KAN | DE | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Bob Rowley | 23 | NYJ | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 68 | Don Shackelford | 21 | DEN | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | ||
| 69 | Bobby Smith | 22 | BUF | HB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 28 | 22.7 | 446 | ||
| 70 | Mark Smolinski | 25 | NYJ | FB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 9.5 | 155 | ||
| 71 | Matt Snell | 23 | NYJ | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 0 | 31 | 22.6 | 1499 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 72 | Smokey Stover | 26 | KAN | LLB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | ||
| 73 | Jerry Sturm | 28 | DEN | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB | |
| 74 | Dave Watson | 23 | BOS | G | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Willie West | 26 | NYJ | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 0 | 64 | 28.4 | 142 | ||
| 76 | Ernie Wright | 25 | SDG | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Bob Yates | 26 | BOS | RT | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| League Average | 9.6 | 22.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Hagood Clarke | 22 | BUF | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Speedy Duncan | 22 | SDG | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 3 | 147 | 0 | 72 | 49.0 | 175 | |
| 3 | Jerry Robinson | 25 | SDG | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 4 | Ed Rutkowski | 23 | BUF | LE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | ||
| 5 | Charley Warner | 24 | BUF | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Jimmy Warren | 25 | SDG | LCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | ||
| League Average | 21.3 | 36.5 | ||||||||||||||||
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