| 1959 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Ken Hall, CHC | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | | Hopalong Cassady, DET | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Johnny Morris, CHI | 14 | 171 | 12.2 | 1 | | Lew Carpenter, GB | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 0 | | Jon Arnett, LAM | 17 | 184 | 10.8 | 1 | | Bobby Mitchell, CLE | 17 | 177 | 10.4 | 1 | | Dave Middleton, DET | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | | Billy Stacy, CHC | 29 | 281 | 9.7 | 2 | | Abe Woodson, SF | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 0 | | Bill Butler, GB | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 1 | | Gary Glick, PIT/WAS | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Bobby Joe Conrad, CHC | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 1 | | Art Powell, PHI | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 1 | | Perry Richards, CHC | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | | Carl Taseff, BAL | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 0 | | Richie Petitbon, CHI | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | | Bobby Luna, PIT | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Terry Barr, DET | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 0 | | Lindon Crow, NYG | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | | Johnny Sample, BAL | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 0 | | Eddie Dove, SF | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 0 | | Don Sutherin, NYG/PIT | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | | Tommy McDonald, PHI | 21 | 115 | 5.5 | 1 | | Ron Hall, PIT | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | | Dick James, WAS | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 0 | | Ollie Matson, LAM | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | | Kenny Konz, CLE | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | | Joe Morrison, NYG | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, GB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Jimmy Patton, NYG | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | | Don Bishop, PIT/CHI | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | | Dick Haley, WAS | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | | Yale Lary, DET | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 0 | | Clendon Thomas, LAM | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Dean Derby, PIT | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | | Bill Stits, WAS/NYG | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | | George Scott, NYG | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | | Gary Lowe, DET | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | | Jerry Norton, CHC | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | | Tom Tracy, PIT | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | | Mal Hammack, CHC | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 |
|