| 1953 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Carl Taseff, BAL | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 1 | | Hall Haynes, WAS | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, CHC/GB | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | | Charlie Trippi, CHC | 21 | 239 | 11.4 | 0 | | Fred Bruney, SF | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Gib Dawson, GB | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | | Al Carmichael, GB | 20 | 199 | 10.0 | 0 | | Johnny Williams, WAS | 18 | 172 | 9.6 | 0 | | Jug Girard, DET | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | | Tommy Kalmanir, BAL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Yale Lary, DET | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 1 | | Larry Coutre, GB/BAL | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 0 | | Woodley Lewis, LAM | 35 | 267 | 7.6 | 1 | | Dub Jones, CLE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Billy Anderson, CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Hugh McElhenny, SF | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 0 | | Frank Gifford, NYG | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 0 | | Don Barton, GB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Billy Reynolds, CLE | 18 | 111 | 6.2 | 0 | | Rex Berry, SF | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 38 | 223 | 5.9 | 0 | | Jim Brandt, PIT | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | | Al Pollard, PHI | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 0 | | Bob Boyd, LAM | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | | Willie Carter, CHC | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | | Bob Hudson, PHI | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Jack Butler, PIT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Frank Dempsey, CHI | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Tom Landry, NYG | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | J.R. Boone, GB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | | Don Paul, CHC | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 0 | | Bill Dudley, WAS | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | | Eddie Macon, CHI | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | | Kenny Konz, CLE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 0 | | Lloyd Lowe, CHI | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | | Ed Mioduszewski, BAL | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | | Ray Renfro, CLE | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 0 | | George Taliaferro, BAL | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | | Billy Stone, CHI | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | | Tom Keane, BAL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Don Johnson, PHI | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | | Hal Giancanelli, PHI | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | | Gene Gedman, DET | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | | Don Doll, WAS | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, PHI | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | | Buddy Young, BAL | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | | Charlie Justice, WAS | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | | Tom McCormick, LAM | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | | Brad Myers, LAM | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Art DeCarlo, PIT | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Billy Cross, CHC | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 |
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