| 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 | Claude Gibson | 26 | OAK | DB | 14 | 1 | 31 | 357 | 1 | 58 | 11.5 | 9 | 186 | 0 | 38 | 20.7 | 596 | |
| 2 | Speedy Duncan | 23 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 14 | 30 | 464 | 2 | 66 | 15.5 | 26 | 612 | 0 | 46 | 23.5 | 1106 | PB,AP-2 |
| 3 | Butch Byrd | 24 | BUF | RCB | 14 | 14 | 22 | 220 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 4 | Odell Barry | 24 | DEN | WR | 12 | 1 | 21 | 210 | 0 | 38 | 10.0 | 26 | 611 | 0 | 64 | 23.5 | 851 | |
| 5 | Willie Mitchell | 25 | KAN | RCB | 14 | 14 | 19 | 242 | 1 | 71 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | ||
| 6 | Ron Burton | 29 | BOS | HB | 14 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 12 | 4.1 | 7 | 188 | 0 | 39 | 26.9 | 484 | |
| 7 | Bill Baird | 26 | NYJ | FS | 14 | 14 | 14 | 88 | 0 | 23 | 6.3 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 25.0 | 147 | |
| 8 | Abner Haynes | 28 | DEN | HB | 14 | 2 | 14 | 121 | 1 | 57 | 8.6 | 34 | 901 | 0 | 60 | 26.5 | 1404 | |
| 9 | Frank Jackson | 26 | KAN | FL | 14 | 14 | 13 | 163 | 0 | 41 | 12.5 | 9 | 260 | 0 | 62 | 28.9 | 889 | PB |
| 10 | Bobby Jancik | 25 | HOU | FS | 14 | 2 | 12 | 85 | 0 | 25 | 7.1 | 18 | 430 | 0 | 43 | 23.9 | 605 | |
| 11 | Ed Rutkowski | 24 | BUF | WR | 14 | 5 | 11 | 127 | 0 | 33 | 11.5 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 23 | 19.4 | 471 | PB |
| 12 | Willie West | 27 | NYJ | LCB | 14 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | ||
| 13 | Fred Glick | 28 | HOU | FS | 14 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 13 | 6.3 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 24 | 21.0 | 160 | |
| 14 | Solomon Brannan | 23 | KAN | CB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 226 | 0 | 32 | 25.1 | 236 | |
| 15 | Jay Cunningham | 22 | BOS | DB | 14 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 7.0 | 17 | 374 | 0 | 45 | 22.0 | 437 | |
| 16 | Kenny Graham | 24 | SDG | SS | 14 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 17 | Tom Hennessey | 23 | BOS | LCB | 14 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 18 | Pete Jaquess | 25 | HOU | LCB | 14 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 4.3 | 13 | 280 | 0 | 69 | 21.5 | 297 | |
| 19 | Ode Burrell | 26 | HOU | HB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 13.0 | 8 | 202 | 0 | 38 | 25.3 | 1419 | PB |
| 20 | Dick Harris | 28 | SDG | DB | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 23 | |
| 21 | Jerry Robinson | 26 | NYJ | FL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 12.0 | 7 | 164 | 0 | 30 | 23.4 | 200 | |
| 22 | Gerry Bussell | 22 | DEN | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 12.0 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 20.6 | 127 | |
| 23 | Joe Krakoski | 28 | OAK | SS | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 24 | Kern Carson | 24 | 2TM | HB | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 17 | 355 | 0 | 30 | 20.9 | 387 | |
| 24 | Kern Carson | 24 | SDG | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 14.7 | 44 | ||
| 24 | Kern Carson | 24 | NYJ | HB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | 311 | 0 | 30 | 22.2 | 343 | |
| 25 | Hagood Clarke | 23 | BUF | SS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | PB | |
| 26 | J.D. Garrett | 24 | BOS | HB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 12 | 232 | 0 | 25 | 19.3 | 447 | |
| 27 | Roger Hagberg | 26 | OAK | FB | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 16.7 | 345 | |
| 28 | W.K. Hicks | 23 | HOU | RCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 181 | 0 | 40 | 25.9 | 341 | AP-2 |
| 29 | Floyd Hudlow | 22 | BUF | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 48 | |
| 30 | Jim Nance | 23 | BOS | FB | 14 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 13.3 | 460 | |
| 31 | Frank Pitts | 22 | KAN | FL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 32 | 20.0 | 115 | |
| 32 | Bake Turner | 25 | NYJ | LE | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 18 | 402 | 0 | 32 | 22.3 | 805 | |
| 33 | Charley Warner | 25 | BUF | LCB | 14 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 32 | 825 | 2 | 102 | 25.8 | 938 | PB |
| 34 | Sammy Weir | 24 | HOU | WR | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 215 | 0 | 33 | 21.5 | 227 | |
| 35 | Ray Abruzzese | 28 | NYJ | DB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 59 | ||
| 36 | Jim Allison | 22 | SDG | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 20.0 | 289 | ||
| 37 | Joe Bellino | 27 | BOS | HB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 0 | 26 | 19.7 | 261 | ||
| 38 | Charlie Browning | 22 | NYJ | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | ||
| 39 | Justin Canale | 22 | BOS | G | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Paul Carmichael | 21 | DEN | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 41 | B.W. Cheeks | 24 | HOU | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | ||
| 42 | Bert Coan | 25 | KAN | HB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 479 | 0 | 52 | 25.2 | 701 | ||
| 43 | Dick Compton | 25 | HOU | SE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 30 | 17.0 | 210 | ||
| 44 | Nick DeFelice | 25 | NYJ | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Hewritt Dixon | 25 | DEN | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 362 | ||
| 46 | Mike Dukes | 29 | BOS | RLB | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 55 | ||
| 47 | Jim Dunaway | 24 | BUF | LDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB | |
| 48 | Miller Farr | 22 | SDG | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 123 | 0 | 24 | 17.6 | 123 | ||
| 49 | Gene Foster | 23 | SDG | FB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 36 | 21.6 | 776 | ||
| 50 | Jim Fraser | 29 | KAN | P | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 51 | Larry Garron | 28 | BOS | FB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 0 | 36 | 28.2 | 622 | ||
| 52 | Dave Grayson | 26 | OAK | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 179 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 53 | Wendell Hayes | 25 | DEN | HB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 | 913 | ||
| 54 | Dick Hermann | 23 | OAK | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Jim Hudson | 22 | NYJ | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Bobby Jackson | 25 | HOU | FB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 | 19.5 | 155 | ||
| 57 | Ellis Johnson | 22 | BOS | FL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 14.5 | 87 | ||
| 58 | Keith Kinderman | 25 | HOU | FB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 29 | 18.0 | 72 | ||
| 59 | Gary Kirner | 23 | SDG | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Keith Lincoln | 26 | SDG | FB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 23.0 | 724 | PB | |
| 61 | Jacque MacKinnon | 27 | SDG | TE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | ||
| 62 | Paul Maguire | 27 | BUF | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | PB | |
| 63 | Bobby Maples | 23 | HOU | LLB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 64 | Jerry Mays | 26 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 65 | Jim O'Mahoney | 24 | NYJ | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 66 | Dainard Paulson | 28 | NYJ | SS/FS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 67 | George Pyne | 24 | BOS | LDT | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Bo Roberson | 30 | 2TM | FL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 318 | 0 | 29 | 19.9 | 1017 | PB | |
| 68 | Bo Roberson | 30 | OAK | FL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 0 | 29 | 21.6 | 475 | ||
| 68 | Bo Roberson | 30 | BUF | FL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 22 | 14.8 | 542 | ||
| 69 | Jack Rudolph | 27 | BOS | RLB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||
| 70 | George Saimes | 24 | BUF | FS/SS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | PB,AP-1 | ||
| 71 | George Sauer | 22 | NYJ | LE/TE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 321 | ||
| 72 | Mark Smolinski | 26 | NYJ | FB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 22 | 16.3 | 182 | ||
| 73 | Jack Spikes | 28 | HOU | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 10.3 | 271 | ||
| 74 | Smokey Stover | 27 | KAN | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | ||
| 75 | Larry Todd | 23 | OAK | RB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 461 | 0 | 50 | 23.1 | 750 | ||
| 76 | Maxie Williams | 25 | HOU | T | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||
| League Average | 9.5 | 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 | Butch Byrd | 24 | BUF | RCB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 74 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | ||
| 2 | Speedy Duncan | 23 | SDG | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 49 | 31.0 | 74 | |
| 3 | Miller Farr | 22 | SDG | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 59 | ||
| 4 | Charley Warner | 25 | BUF | LCB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | ||
| League Average | 24.8 | 28.5 | ||||||||||||||||
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