| 1979 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Norm Thompson, BAL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | | Lee Nelson, STL | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | | Leonard Thompson, DET | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | | Ken Schroy, NYJ | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | John Sciarra, PHI | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 0 | | Dave Preston, DEN | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | | Tony Nathan, MIA | 28 | 306 | 10.9 | 1 | | J. T. Smith, KC | 58 | 612 | 10.6 | 2 | | Pete Shaw, SD | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Dino Hall, CLE | 29 | 295 | 10.2 | 0 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 30 | 304 | 10.1 | 0 | | Dick Jauron, CIN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 29 | 289 | 10.0 | 1 | | Mike Fuller, SD | 46 | 448 | 9.7 | 0 | | Dennis Pearson, ATL | 12 | 115 | 9.6 | 0 | | Steve Schubert, CHI | 25 | 238 | 9.5 | 1 | | Dwight Hicks, SF | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 35 | 320 | 9.1 | 0 | | Jim Smith, PIT | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 0 | | Jeff Moore, SEA | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 33 | 290 | 8.8 | 0 | | John Harris, SEA | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | | John Arnold, DET | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 0 | | Buddy Hardeman, WAS | 24 | 207 | 8.6 | 0 | | Theo Bell, PIT | 45 | 378 | 8.4 | 0 | | Louie Giammona, PHI | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | | Keith Moody, BUF | 38 | 318 | 8.4 | 0 | | Thomas Lott, STL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | | Vaughn Lusby, CIN | 32 | 260 | 8.1 | 0 | | Rich Mauti, NO | 27 | 218 | 8.1 | 0 | | Nesby Glasgow, BAL | 44 | 352 | 8.0 | 1 | | Beasley Reece, NYG | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Tony Green, NYG/SEA | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 0 | | Tony Hill, DAL | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | | Mike Kozlowski, MIA | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bobby Bryant, MIN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Tony Davis, TB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Tony Leonard, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Len Walterscheid, CHI | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | | Steve Wilson, DAL | 35 | 236 | 6.7 | 0 | | Rich Ellender, HOU | 31 | 203 | 6.5 | 0 | | Tony Dungy, SF | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 32 | 205 | 6.4 | 0 | | Mike Williams, SD | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | | Ken Callicutt, DET | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 23 | 142 | 6.2 | 0 | | Danny Reece, TB | 70 | 431 | 6.2 | 0 | | Billy Ryckman, ATL | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | | Robert Woods, DET | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Mike Davis, OAK | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Eddie Brown, LAM | 56 | 332 | 5.9 | 0 | | Bob Hammond, NYG/WAS | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 0 | | Mike Levenseller, CIN | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | | Jimmy Edwards, MIN | 33 | 186 | 5.6 | 0 | | Wade Manning, DAL | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | | Ken Ellis, DET/LAM | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | | Roy Green, STL | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | | Ira Matthews, OAK | 32 | 165 | 5.2 | 0 | | Jimmy Cefalo, MIA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Wally Pesuit, DET | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Terry Jackson, NYG | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Jim Robinson, NYG | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | | Kevin Miller, MIN | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 0 | | Johnnie Gray, GB | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | | Steve Odom, GB/NYG | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 0 | | Wes Chandler, NO | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | | Billy Johnson, HOU | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | | Keith Wright, CLE | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | | Chris Pane, DEN | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | | Larry Brunson, OAK | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Keith Nord, MIN | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | Mike Haynes, NE | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | | Guido Merkens, HOU | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Don Westbrook, NE | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Dewey McClain, ATL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Dwight Scales, NYG | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | | Rick Sanford, NE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
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