| 1971 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Ike Thomas, DAL | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 2 | | Jim Duncan, BAL | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | | Duane Thomas, DAL | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | | Travis Williams, LAM | 25 | 743 | 29.7 | 1 | | Reece Morrison, CLE | 9 | 267 | 29.7 | 0 | | Ron Jessie, DET | 16 | 470 | 29.4 | 2 | | Preston Pearson, PIT | 7 | 205 | 29.3 | 0 | | Cannonball Butler, ATL | 13 | 372 | 28.6 | 0 | | Dave Hampton, GB | 46 | 1314 | 28.6 | 1 | | Floyd Little, DEN | 7 | 199 | 28.4 | 0 | | Cliff Harris, DAL | 29 | 823 | 28.4 | 0 | | Mercury Morris, MIA | 15 | 423 | 28.2 | 1 | | Bobby Williams, DET | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | | Lenny Dunlap, BAL | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | | George Hoey, STL | 9 | 251 | 27.9 | 1 | | Al Nelson, PHI | 13 | 358 | 27.5 | 0 | | Clint Jones, MIN | 12 | 329 | 27.4 | 0 | | Clarence Davis, OAK | 27 | 734 | 27.2 | 0 | | Al Clark, DET | 8 | 216 | 27.0 | 0 | | Speedy Duncan, WAS | 27 | 724 | 26.8 | 0 | | O. J. Simpson, BUF | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | | Frank Pitts, CLE | 9 | 238 | 26.4 | 0 | | Billy Walik, PHI | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 0 | | Rocky Thompson, NYG | 36 | 947 | 26.3 | 1 | | Phil Wise, NYJ | 8 | 210 | 26.3 | 0 | | Claxton Welch, DAL | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 | | Jon Staggers, PIT | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 0 | | Linzy Cole, HOU | 32 | 834 | 26.1 | 0 | | Vic Washington, SF | 33 | 858 | 26.0 | 0 | | Norm Thompson, STL | 7 | 182 | 26.0 | 0 | | Mike Richardson, HOU | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | | Ron Smith, CHI | 26 | 671 | 25.8 | 0 | | Kerry Reardon, KC | 12 | 308 | 25.7 | 0 | | Alvin Wyatt, BUF | 30 | 762 | 25.4 | 0 | | Willie Belton, ATL | 28 | 706 | 25.2 | 0 | | Hubert Ginn, MIA | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 0 | | Hubie Bryant, NE | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 0 | | Robert Holmes, KC/HOU | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 0 | | Roger Williams, LAM | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | | Mike LaHood, LAM | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Charlie Joiner, HOU | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Jim Thrower, PHI | 12 | 299 | 24.9 | 0 | | Charlie Leigh, MIA | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | | Joe Profit, ATL | 10 | 247 | 24.7 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 30 | 740 | 24.7 | 0 | | Lem Barney, DET | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 0 | | Jess Phillips, CIN | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 8 | 194 | 24.3 | 0 | | Harold Jackson, PHI | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | | Ward Walsh, HOU | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Greg Jones, BUF | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Sonny Campbell, ATL | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | | Charlie Pittman, BAL | 14 | 330 | 23.6 | 0 | | Odell Lawson, NE | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | | Gene Howard, LAM | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 0 | | Bobby Anderson, DEN | 8 | 187 | 23.4 | 0 | | Ike Hill, BUF | 12 | 280 | 23.3 | 0 | | Bill Triplett, DET | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | | Virgil Robinson, NO | 19 | 443 | 23.3 | 0 | | Jerry LeVias, SD | 24 | 559 | 23.3 | 0 | | Dickie Post, DEN/HOU | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | | Charlie West, MIN | 24 | 556 | 23.2 | 0 | | Alvin Haymond, LAM | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 0 | | Bobby Bryant, MIN | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Ron Gardin, BAL/NE | 14 | 321 | 22.9 | 0 | | Lemar Parrish, CIN | 13 | 296 | 22.8 | 0 | | Reggie Rucker, DAL/NYG/NE | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | | Stan Brown, CLE | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 0 | | Carl Garrett, NE | 24 | 538 | 22.4 | 0 | | Reynaud Moore, NO | 11 | 246 | 22.4 | 0 | | Ken Brown, CLE | 15 | 330 | 22.0 | 0 | | Glen Edwards, PIT | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 0 | | Sonny Davis, PHI | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | | Dave Davis, GB | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Ken Ellis, GB | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Vern Studdard, NYJ | 15 | 329 | 21.9 | 0 | | Chris Farasopoulos, NYJ | 25 | 545 | 21.8 | 0 | | Ed Podolak, KC | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | | Bryant Salter, SD | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 0 | | Zeke Moore, HOU | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 0 | | Mike Adamle, KC | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 0 | | Joe Green, NYG | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | | Al Dodd, NO | 12 | 252 | 21.0 | 0 | | Paul Gipson, DET | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | | Billy Thompson, DEN | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | | Ron Lamb, CIN | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | | Harmon Wages, ATL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Jim Houston, CLE | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Ed Beard, SF | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Larry Willingham, STL | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 0 | | Cecil Turner, CHI | 31 | 639 | 20.6 | 0 | | Perry Williams, GB | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | | Elijah Pitts, GB | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | | Cid Edwards, STL | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | | Fred Willis, CIN | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | | Larry Krause, GB | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | | Doug Cunningham, SF | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 0 | | Clem Turner, DEN | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 0 | | Randy Montgomery, DEN | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | | Bob Gresham, NO | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | | Essex Johnson, CIN | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | Jack Maitland, NE | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | Mel Rogers, SD | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Dick Enderle, ATL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Doug Dressler, CIN | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Chris Fletcher, SD | 11 | 217 | 19.7 | 0 | | Tim Beamer, BUF | 20 | 394 | 19.7 | 0 | | Warren McVea, KC | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 0 | | Ken Burrough, HOU | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 0 | | Richmond Flowers, DAL/NYG | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 0 | | Mel Blount, PIT | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | | Bo Cornell, CLE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Fred Forsberg, DEN | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Irvin Mallory, NE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Wendell Hayes, KC | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | | Paul Robinson, CIN | 18 | 335 | 18.6 | 0 | | Gary Pettigrew, PHI | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | | Bobby Duhon, NYG | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 0 | | Jim Braxton, BUF | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | | Jack Youngblood, LAM | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | | Charlie Waters, DAL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Mike Sensibaugh, KC | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | | Bob Grim, MIN | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | | Joe Dawkins, DEN | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Bob Windsor, SF | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | | Ken Criter, DEN | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | | Jerry Logan, BAL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Doug Dieken, CLE | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Marv Hubbard, OAK | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | Mike Bass, WAS | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | | Warren Bankston, PIT | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | | D. D. Lewis, DAL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Bruce Bergey, KC/HOU | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jim Strong, NO | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 0 | | George Nock, NYJ | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | | Bob Gladieux, NE | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | | Richard Harris, PHI | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Bob Hayes, DAL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Jon Jaqua, WAS | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | | Ray Parson, DET | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | Walt Sweeney, SD | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Johnny Roland, STL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Joe Williams, DAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Jim Clack, PIT | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | John Small, ATL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Bob Thomas, LAM | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Pat Curran, LAM | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | | Leroy Kelly, CLE | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Cliff McClain, NYJ | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Bob Matheson, MIA | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Mike Ditka, DAL | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | | Jay Bachman, DEN | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Leon Burns, SD | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Harold McLinton, WAS | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | | Howard Kindig, BUF | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | Charles Stukes, BAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Dick Butkus, CHI | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | | Halvor Hagen, NE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | John Douglas, NYG | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Ernie Kellerman, CLE | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Jim Carter, GB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Don Burchfield, NO | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Ted Kwalick, SF | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Ed Mooney, DET | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | John Matlock, ATL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Craig Cotton, DET | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Rusty Tillman, WAS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Dick Absher, NO | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Steve Harkey, NYJ | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Tom Nowatzke, BAL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Chip Glass, CLE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Fran Lynch, DEN | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 |
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