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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 | Bruce Laird | 22 | BAL | DB | 14 | 1 | 34 | 303 | 0 | 42 | 8.9 | 29 | 843 | 0 | 73 | 29.1 | 1191 | PB |
| 2 | Tommy Casanova | 22 | CIN | FS | 14 | 14 | 30 | 289 | 1 | 66 | 9.6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 431 | AP DRoY-2 |
| 3 | Ron Smith | 29 | CHI | SS | 14 | 14 | 26 | 163 | 0 | 29 | 6.3 | 30 | 924 | 1 | 94 | 30.8 | 1089 | PB |
| 4 | Ken Houston | 28 | HOU | SS | 14 | 14 | 25 | 148 | 0 | 33 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | PB | |
| 5 | Bill Bradley | 25 | PHI | FS | 14 | 14 | 22 | 155 | 0 | 60 | 7.0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 11.0 | 250 | PB,AP-1 |
| 6 | Glen Edwards | 25 | PIT | DB | 12 | 0 | 22 | 202 | 0 | 54 | 9.2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 234 | |
| 7 | Charlie Leigh | 27 | MIA | RB | 14 | 0 | 22 | 210 | 0 | 27 | 9.5 | 6 | 153 | 0 | 45 | 25.5 | 442 | |
| 8 | Ralph McGill | 22 | SFO | DB | 11 | 0 | 22 | 219 | 0 | 33 | 10.0 | 10 | 192 | 0 | 30 | 19.2 | 395 | |
| 9 | Bruce Taylor | 24 | SFO | RCB | 14 | 14 | 21 | 145 | 0 | 41 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | ||
| 10 | Lenny Dunlap | 23 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 13 | 19 | 179 | 0 | 21 | 9.4 | 12 | 271 | 0 | 35 | 22.6 | 517 | |
| 11 | Cliff Harris | 24 | DAL | FS | 14 | 14 | 19 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 4.1 | 26 | 615 | 0 | 44 | 23.7 | 746 | |
| 12 | Larry Marshall | 22 | KAN | DB | 11 | 0 | 18 | 103 | 0 | 29 | 5.7 | 23 | 651 | 0 | 48 | 28.3 | 754 | |
| 13 | Willie Belton | 24 | ATL | RB | 14 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 0 | 34 | 6.5 | 21 | 441 | 0 | 41 | 21.0 | 570 | |
| 14 | Chris Farasopoulos | 23 | NYJ | FS | 13 | 11 | 17 | 179 | 1 | 65 | 10.5 | 26 | 627 | 0 | 51 | 24.1 | 854 | |
| 15 | Ted Vactor | 28 | WAS | DB | 14 | 0 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 28 | 5.2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 137 | |
| 16 | Jim Bertelsen | 22 | RAM | RB | 14 | 7 | 16 | 232 | 0 | 60 | 14.5 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 25 | 22.0 | 1232 | |
| 17 | Bobby Majors | 23 | CLE | DB | 9 | 0 | 16 | 96 | 0 | 41 | 6.0 | 10 | 222 | 0 | 40 | 22.2 | 318 | |
| 18 | Charlie West | 26 | MIN | LCB | 14 | 13 | 16 | 111 | 0 | 23 | 6.9 | 9 | 196 | 0 | 31 | 21.8 | 340 | |
| 19 | Lem Barney | 27 | DET | LCB | 14 | 14 | 15 | 108 | 0 | 26 | 7.2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 233 | PB |
| 20 | Thom Darden | 22 | CLE | SS/FS | 14 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | AP DRoY-4 | |
| 21 | Lemar Parrish | 25 | CIN | LCB | 14 | 14 | 15 | 141 | 1 | 51 | 9.4 | 15 | 348 | 0 | 45 | 23.2 | 560 | |
| 22 | Ken Ellis | 25 | GNB | RCB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 215 | 1 | 80 | 15.4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 331 | AP-1,AP DPoY-9 |
| 23 | Jake Scott | 27 | MIA | FS | 14 | 14 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 24 | Cliff Branch | 24 | OAK | WR | 14 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 | 9 | 191 | 0 | 31 | 21.2 | 258 | |
| 25 | Speedy Duncan | 30 | WAS | DB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 18 | 6.4 | 15 | 364 | 0 | 41 | 24.3 | 442 | |
| 26 | Alvin Wyatt | 25 | BUF | FS | 14 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 27 | 7.7 | 17 | 432 | 0 | 43 | 25.4 | 579 | |
| 27 | George Atkinson | 25 | OAK | SS | 14 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3.3 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 25.0 | 145 | |
| 28 | Bobby Bryant | 28 | MIN | RCB | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 4.8 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 20.5 | 195 | |
| 29 | John Love | 28 | RAM | WR | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 | 8 | 167 | 0 | 27 | 20.9 | 225 | |
| 30 | Rod Sherman | 28 | DEN | WR | 14 | 13 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 18 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 752 | ||
| 31 | Tom Myers | 22 | NOR | FS | 13 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 32 | Jon Staggers | 24 | GNB | WR | 11 | 0 | 9 | 148 | 1 | 85 | 16.4 | 11 | 260 | 0 | 39 | 23.6 | 523 | |
| 33 | Charlie Waters | 24 | DAL | LCB | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 6.2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 206 | |
| 34 | Larry Willingham | 24 | STL | DB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 4.6 | 9 | 194 | 0 | 28 | 21.6 | 235 | |
| 35 | Pete Athas | 26 | NYG | LCB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 48 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | ||
| 36 | Ray Brown | 23 | ATL | SS | 14 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 29 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | ||
| 37 | Floyd Little | 30 | DEN | RB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 29 | 8.0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 16.0 | 1332 | |
| 38 | Ed Podolak | 25 | KAN | RB | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1.4 | 7 | 119 | 0 | 23 | 17.0 | 1090 | |
| 39 | Margene Adkins | 25 | NOR | WR | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 43 | 1020 | 0 | 61 | 23.7 | 1116 | |
| 40 | Linzy Cole | 24 | 2TM | WR | 10 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 5.0 | 18 | 456 | 0 | 51 | 25.3 | 491 | |
| 40 | Linzy Cole | 24 | HOU | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 41 | ||
| 40 | Linzy Cole | 24 | BUF | WR | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 5.0 | 16 | 415 | 0 | 51 | 25.9 | 450 | |
| 41 | Bob Grim | 27 | NYG | WR | 13 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | ||
| 42 | Zeke Moore | 29 | HOU | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 2.1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 37 | |
| 43 | Carl Garrett | 25 | NWE | RB | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 6.0 | 16 | 410 | 0 | 49 | 25.6 | 1344 | |
| 44 | Alvin Haymond | 30 | WAS | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 | 10 | 291 | 0 | 41 | 29.1 | 292 | |
| 45 | Dick Anderson | 26 | MIA | SS | 14 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 46 | Larry Carwell | 28 | NWE | LCB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 47 | Leroy Kelly | 30 | CLE | RB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1055 | ||
| 48 | Frank Lewis | 25 | PIT | WR | 13 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 26 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 515 | ||
| 49 | Rocky Turner | 22 | NYJ | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 7.6 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 19.0 | 95 | |
| 50 | Rick Volk | 27 | BAL | FS | 14 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | ||
| 51 | Roger Wehrli | 25 | STL | FS | 14 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 52 | Dick Gordon | 28 | RAM | WR | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5.0 | 4 | 141 | 0 | 53 | 35.3 | 190 | |
| 53 | Charlie Greer | 26 | DEN | SS | 14 | 14 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 65 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | ||
| 54 | Rickie Harris | 29 | NWE | FS | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 55 | J.D. Hill | 24 | BUF | WR | 14 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 16.0 | 821 | PB |
| 56 | Jerry Logan | 31 | BAL | SS | 14 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | ||
| 57 | Bill Thompson | 26 | DEN | RCB | 8 | 8 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 59 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | ||
| 58 | Dave Elmendorf | 23 | RAM | SS | 14 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 41 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | ||
| 59 | W.K. Hicks | 30 | NYJ | DB | 14 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 8.3 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 23 | 18.3 | 141 | |
| 60 | Billy Walik | 25 | PHI | WR | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1.3 | 21 | 466 | 0 | 35 | 22.2 | 485 | |
| 61 | Larry Walton | 25 | DET | WR | 14 | 9 | 3 | -8 | 0 | -1 | -2.7 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 50 | 573 | ||
| 62 | Rocky Bleier | 26 | PIT | RB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 58 | |
| 63 | Craig Clemons | 23 | CHI | DB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7.5 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 27 | 26.5 | 68 | |
| 64 | Bobby Duhon | 26 | NYG | RB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 23.5 | 110 | |
| 65 | Mike Garrett | 28 | SDG | RB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1286 | ||
| 66 | Bob Gladieux | 25 | NWE | FB | 11 | 6 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | ||
| 67 | Mel Gray | 24 | STL | WR | 7 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | 17 | 378 | 0 | 29 | 22.2 | 436 | |
| 68 | Tony Greene | 23 | BUF | RCB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 378 | 0 | 66 | 25.2 | 441 | |
| 69 | Dennis Homan | 26 | KAN | WR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | ||
| 70 | Al Johnson | 22 | HOU | RB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 28 | 22.0 | 195 | |
| 71 | Essex Johnson | 26 | CIN | RB | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 1265 | |
| 72 | Tommy Maxwell | 25 | OAK | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 38 | |
| 73 | Clarence Ellis | 22 | ATL | FS | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 74 | Johnny Fuller | 26 | SFO | SS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||
| 75 | Pat Gibbs | 22 | PHI | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 20.3 | 69 | |
| 76 | Leland Glass | 22 | GNB | WR | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | ||
| 77 | Dwight Harrison | 24 | BUF | WR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 78 | Bob Hudson | 24 | GNB | RB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 247 | 0 | 55 | 22.5 | 309 | |
| 79 | Jim Krieg | 23 | DEN | WR | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 183 | |
| 80 | Jerry LeVias | 26 | SDG | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 81 | John Mendenhall | 24 | NYG | RDT | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AP DRoY-6 | |
| 82 | Preston Pearson | 27 | PIT | RB | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 292 | 0 | 42 | 22.5 | 638 | |
| 83 | Kerry Reardon | 23 | KAN | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 17.5 | 38 | |
| 84 | Mike Simone | 22 | DEN | LB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -1 | |
| 85 | John Small | 26 | ATL | DT | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 86 | Walt Sumner | 25 | CLE | FS | 13 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 87 | Jesse Taylor | 24 | SDG | RB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 676 | 0 | 41 | 21.8 | 734 | |
| 88 | Vernon Winfield | 23 | PHI | G | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 21 | |
| 89 | Mike Adamle | 23 | KAN | RB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 37 | 23.1 | 564 | ||
| 90 | Bobby Anderson | 25 | DEN | FB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 547 | ||
| 91 | Josh Ashton | 23 | NWE | FB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 0 | 31 | 20.6 | 1062 | ||
| 92 | Warren Bankston | 25 | PIT | RB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 45 | ||
| 93 | Jerome Barkum | 22 | NYJ | WR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 304 | ||
| 94 | Mike Bass | 27 | WAS | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 75 | ||
| 95 | Ed Beard | 33 | SFO | MLB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 | 9 | ||
| 96 | Joe Beauchamp | 28 | SDG | LCB/FS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | ||
| 97 | Tom Beer | 28 | NWE | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 55 | ||
| 98 | Reggie Berry | 22 | SDG | DB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 0 | 26 | 19.7 | 138 | ||
| 99 | Hank Bjorklund | 22 | NYJ | RB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 0 | 27 | 21.4 | 246 | ||
| 100 | Jim Braxton | 23 | BUF | FB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 697 | ||
| 101 | Marlin Briscoe | 27 | MIA | WR | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | ||
| 102 | Bill Brown | 34 | MIN | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 27 | 12.3 | 598 | ||
| 103 | Ken Brown | 27 | CLE | RB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 473 | 0 | 47 | 23.7 | 651 | ||
| 104 | Bob Brunet | 26 | WAS | RB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 190 | 0 | 45 | 23.8 | 280 | ||
| 105 | Norm Bulaich | 26 | BAL | RB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 | 226 | ||
| 106 | Leon Burns | 30 | STL | FB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 100 | ||
| 107 | Dick Butkus | 30 | CHI | MLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 73 | PB,AP-1 | |
| 108 | Bill Butler | 22 | NOR | FB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 473 | ||
| 109 | Cannonball Butler | 29 | STL | RB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 27 | 21.3 | 96 | ||
| 110 | Wes Chesson | 23 | ATL | WR | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 338 | ||
| 111 | Al Clark | 24 | RAM | LCB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 28 | 19.7 | 77 | ||
| 112 | Chuck Crist | 21 | NYG | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | ||
| 113 | Pat Curran | 27 | RAM | TE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 9.3 | 37 | ||
| 114 | Clarence Davis | 23 | OAK | RB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 464 | 0 | 49 | 25.8 | 905 | ||
| 115 | Steve Davis | 24 | PIT | RB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 207 | 0 | 82 | 29.6 | 297 | ||
| 116 | Joe Dawkins | 24 | DEN | FB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 357 | 0 | 31 | 23.8 | 842 | ||
| 117 | Guy Dennis | 25 | CIN | G | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
| 118 | Chuck Detwiler | 25 | SDG | FS | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 26 | 23.5 | 94 | ||
| 119 | John Douglas | 27 | NYG | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 10.8 | 43 | ||
| 120 | Willie Ellison | 27 | RAM | FB | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 345 | 0 | 32 | 24.6 | 1246 | ||
| 121 | Dick Enderle | 25 | NYG | LG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 122 | Mike Fanucci | 23 | WAS | DE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
| 123 | Jean Fugett | 21 | DAL | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | ||
| 124 | Len Garrett | 25 | GNB | TE | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | ||
| 125 | Willie Germany | 24 | ATL | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | ||
| 126 | John Gilliam | 27 | MIN | WR | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 369 | 0 | 47 | 26.4 | 1431 | PB | |
| 127 | Hubert Ginn | 25 | MIA | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 190 | ||
| 128 | Hoyle Granger | 28 | HOU | FB | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 254 | ||
| 129 | Arthur Green | 25 | NOR | RB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 187 | 0 | 58 | 23.4 | 287 | ||
| 130 | Dave Hampton | 25 | ATL | RB | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 535 | 0 | 52 | 21.4 | 1780 | ||
| 131 | Franco Harris | 22 | PIT | RB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 183 | 0 | 32 | 22.9 | 1413 | PB,AP-2,AP MVP-8,AP OPoY-5,AP ORoY-1 | |
| 132 | Ted Hendricks | 25 | BAL | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | PB,AP-2 | |
| 133 | George Hoey | 26 | NWE | RCB | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 210 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 | 235 | ||
| 134 | Hugo Hollas | 27 | NOR | FS | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 23 | ||
| 135 | Glen Holloway | 24 | CHI | LG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | ||
| 136 | Robert Holmes | 27 | HOU | RB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 19.5 | 243 | ||
| 137 | Larry Horton | 23 | CHI | DE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
| 138 | Bob Hoskins | 27 | SFO | DT | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 26 | ||
| 139 | Gene Howard | 26 | RAM | RCB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 28 | 25.5 | 77 | ||
| 140 | Fred Hyatt | 26 | STL | WR | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 73 | ||
| 141 | Bernard Jackson | 22 | CIN | DB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 509 | 0 | 62 | 24.2 | 509 | ||
| 142 | Ron Jessie | 24 | DET | WR | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 558 | 0 | 62 | 24.3 | 982 | ||
| 143 | Benny Johnson | 24 | HOU | RCB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 230 | 0 | 29 | 17.7 | 280 | ||
| 144 | Walter Johnson | 30 | CLE | LDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 16.5 | 34 | AP DPoY-9 | |
| 145 | Charlie Joiner | 25 | CIN | WR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 25 | 17.6 | 223 | ||
| 146 | Lewis Jolley | 23 | HOU | RB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 267 | 0 | 43 | 24.3 | 267 | ||
| 147 | Clint Jones | 27 | MIN | RB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 327 | 0 | 49 | 27.3 | 533 | ||
| 148 | Ray Jones | 25 | SDG | DB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 13.7 | 41 | ||
| 149 | Jim Kearney | 29 | KAN | SS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 199 | ||
| 150 | Mike Kelly | 24 | CIN | TE | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 151 | Jeff Kinney | 23 | KAN | RB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 15.8 | 230 | ||
| 152 | Roy Kirksey | 25 | NYJ | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 33 | ||
| 153 | Ted Koy | 25 | BUF | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 12.6 | 88 | ||
| 154 | Bob Kroll | 22 | GNB | DB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||
| 155 | Billy Lefear | 22 | CLE | RB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 0 | 29 | 23.0 | 144 | ||
| 156 | Dave Lewis | 27 | CIN | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 30 | ||
| 157 | Jim Lindsey | 28 | MIN | RB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 53 | ||
| 158 | Fran Lynch | 27 | DEN | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 | 284 | ||
| 159 | Jack Maitland | 24 | NWE | RB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 16.0 | 114 | ||
| 160 | Art Malone | 24 | ATL | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 18.5 | 1420 | ||
| 161 | Bob Matheson | 28 | MIA | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 34 | ||
| 162 | Henry Matthews | 23 | NWE | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 29 | 24.7 | 74 | ||
| 163 | Don McCauley | 23 | BAL | RB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 377 | 1 | 93 | 29.0 | 1308 | ||
| 164 | Cliff McClain | 25 | NYJ | RB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 22.5 | 438 | ||
| 165 | Harold McLinton | 25 | WAS | MLB | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 37 | ||
| 166 | John McMakin | 22 | PIT | TE | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | ||
| 167 | Jack Mildren | 23 | BAL | DB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | ||
| 168 | Mike Montgomery | 23 | DAL | RB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 281 | ||
| 169 | Randy Montgomery | 25 | DEN | RCB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 756 | 1 | 94 | 26.1 | 776 | ||
| 170 | Mercury Morris | 25 | MIA | RB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 334 | 0 | 33 | 23.9 | 1502 | PB | |
| 171 | Reece Morrison | 27 | CLE | RB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 32 | 22.3 | 67 | ||
| 172 | Herb Mul-Key | 23 | WAS | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 209 | 0 | 44 | 26.1 | 430 | ||
| 173 | Al Nelson | 29 | PHI | LCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 728 | 0 | 78 | 29.1 | 728 | ||
| 174 | Robert Newhouse | 22 | DAL | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 382 | 0 | 30 | 21.2 | 506 | ||
| 175 | Bob Newland | 24 | NOR | WR | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 585 | ||
| 176 | Don Nottingham | 23 | BAL | FB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 695 | ||
| 177 | Frank Nunley | 27 | SFO | MLB | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 33 | ||
| 178 | Joe Orduna | 24 | NYG | RB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 244 | 0 | 39 | 20.3 | 379 | ||
| 179 | Herb Orvis | 26 | DET | DT | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 180 | Bill Overmyer | 23 | PHI | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 181 | John Pergine | 26 | RAM | LB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 15.3 | 46 | ||
| 182 | Gary Pettigrew | 28 | PHI | DT | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | ||
| 183 | Cyril Pinder | 26 | CHI | RB | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 327 | ||
| 184 | Tony Plummer | 25 | ATL | DB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | ||
| 185 | Steve Preece | 25 | DEN | FS | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| 186 | Remi Prudhomme | 30 | NOR | G | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 187 | Ahmad Rashad | 23 | STL | WR | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 437 | 0 | 37 | 21.9 | 981 | ||
| 188 | Dave Robinson | 31 | GNB | LLB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 44 | ||
| 189 | Willie Rodgers | 23 | HOU | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 335 | 0 | 32 | 19.7 | 600 | ||
| 190 | Reggie Rucker | 25 | NWE | WR | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 227 | 0 | 43 | 28.4 | 913 | ||
| 191 | Larry Schreiber | 25 | SFO | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 20.5 | 744 | ||
| 192 | Paul Seiler | 27 | OAK | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 193 | Andy Selfridge | 23 | BUF | LB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 12.0 | 36 | ||
| 194 | O.J. Simpson | 25 | BUF | RB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1470 | PB,AP-1,AP MVP-3,AP OPoY-2 | |
| 195 | Greg Slough | 24 | OAK | LB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 196 | Eldridge Small | 23 | NYG | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 77 | 100.0 | 100 | ||
| 197 | Charlie Smith | 26 | OAK | RB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1039 | ||
| 198 | Matt Snell | 31 | NYJ | RB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||
| 199 | Jim Strong | 26 | NOR | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 | 296 | ||
| 200 | Tom Sullivan | 22 | PHI | RB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 34 | 24.0 | 102 | ||
| 201 | John Sykes | 23 | SDG | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 24 | 22.0 | 44 | ||
| 202 | Bill Thomas | 23 | DAL | RB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 30 | 25.0 | 50 | ||
| 203 | Bob Thomas | 24 | RAM | FB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 212 | 0 | 43 | 26.5 | 740 | ||
| 204 | Earl Thomas | 24 | CHI | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 82 | 460 | |||
| 205 | Ike Thomas | 25 | GNB | CB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 572 | 0 | 89 | 27.2 | 572 | ||
| 206 | Rocky Thompson | 25 | NYG | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 821 | 1 | 92 | 28.3 | 856 | ||
| 207 | Rusty Tillman | 26 | WAS | LB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | ||
| 208 | Bill Triplett | 32 | DET | RB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 60 | ||
| 209 | Cecil Turner | 28 | CHI | WR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 409 | 0 | 57 | 25.6 | 480 | ||
| 210 | Clem Turner | 27 | DEN | RB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 51 | ||
| 211 | Marvin Upshaw | 26 | KAN | LDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||
| 212 | Stu Voigt | 24 | MIN | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 53 | ||
| 213 | Jimmy Warren | 33 | OAK | DB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 14.3 | 57 | ||
| 214 | Vic Washington | 26 | SFO | RB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 771 | 1 | 98 | 28.6 | 1632 | ||
| 215 | Dave Williams | 27 | SDG | WR | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 338 | |||
| 216 | Joe Williams | 25 | NOR | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 | 211 | ||
| 217 | Perry Williams | 26 | GNB | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 148 | ||
| 218 | Roger Williams | 27 | RAM | FS | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 141 | 0 | 29 | 23.5 | 141 | ||
| 219 | Phil Wise | 23 | NYJ | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 211 | 0 | 33 | 23.4 | 211 | ||
| 220 | Keith Wortman | 22 | GNB | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 221 | Willie Zapalac | 24 | NYJ | DE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
| 222 | Mickey Zofko | 23 | DET | RB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 616 | 0 | 49 | 23.7 | 658 | ||
| League Average | 7.1 | 23.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Alvin Haymond | 30 | WAS | DB | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 2.3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 15.0 | 53 | |
| 2 | Glen Edwards | 25 | PIT | DB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Charlie Waters | 24 | DAL | LCB | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Jake Scott | 27 | MIA | FS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | SB MVP | |
| 5 | Jon Staggers | 24 | GNB | WR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 6 | George Atkinson | 25 | OAK | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 7 | Thom Darden | 22 | CLE | SS/FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 8 | Ken Ellis | 25 | GNB | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Leroy Kelly | 30 | CLE | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| 10 | Bruce Taylor | 24 | SFO | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | ||
| 11 | Ted Vactor | 28 | WAS | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Ed Beard | 33 | SFO | MLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Clarence Davis | 23 | OAK | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 33 | ||
| 14 | Steve Davis | 24 | PIT | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||
| 15 | Cliff Harris | 24 | DAL | FS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 33 | 22.4 | 112 | ||
| 16 | Bob Hudson | 24 | GNB | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||
| 17 | Billy Lefear | 22 | CLE | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 26 | 18.7 | 56 | ||
| 18 | Ralph McGill | 22 | SFO | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Mercury Morris | 25 | MIA | RB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 18.7 | 160 | ||
| 20 | Herb Mul-Key | 23 | WAS | RB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 42 | 25.0 | 75 | ||
| 21 | Robert Newhouse | 22 | DAL | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | ||
| 22 | Preston Pearson | 27 | PIT | RB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 41 | 28.0 | 84 | ||
| 23 | Preston Riley | 25 | SFO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | ||
| 24 | Ike Thomas | 25 | GNB | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 16.7 | 50 | ||
| 25 | Vic Washington | 26 | SFO | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 1 | 97 | 45.3 | 200 | ||
| League Average | 6.4 | 21.7 | ||||||||||||||||
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