| 1982 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Dana McLemore, SF | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | 1 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 2 | | Kenny Easley, SEA | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Doug Donley, DAL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | James Brooks, SD | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 0 | | Billy Johnson, ATL | 24 | 273 | 11.4 | 0 | | Paul Johns, SEA | 19 | 210 | 11.1 | 0 | | LeRoy Irvin, LAM | 22 | 242 | 11.0 | 1 | | Rick Woods, PIT | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 0 | | Robbie Martin, DET | 26 | 275 | 10.6 | 0 | | Gerald Willhite, DEN | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | | Rod Hill, DAL | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | | Tommy Vigorito, MIA | 20 | 192 | 9.6 | 1 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 0 | | Greg Williams, WAS | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Leon Bright, NYG | 37 | 325 | 8.8 | 0 | | Ricky Smith, NE | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 0 | | J. T. Smith, KC | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | | Anthony Hancock, KC | 12 | 103 | 8.6 | 0 | | Rufus Bess, MIN | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Dino Hall, CLE | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | | Eddie Payton, MIN | 22 | 179 | 8.1 | 0 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 23 | 184 | 8.0 | 0 | | Johnnie Gray, GB | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | | Beasley Reece, NYG | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Mike Nelms, WAS | 32 | 252 | 7.9 | 0 | | Willie Sydnor, PIT | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 0 | | Greg Pruitt, LAI | 27 | 209 | 7.7 | 0 | | Jeff Fisher, CHI | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | | Ron Fellows, DAL | 25 | 189 | 7.6 | 0 | | Phil Epps, GB | 20 | 150 | 7.5 | 0 | | Theo Bell, TB | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | | Jeff Groth, NO | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 0 | | Nick Giaquinto, WAS | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | | Larry Anderson, BAL | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | | Danny Pittman, NYG | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | | Roy Green, STL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | | Stump Mitchell, STL | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 0 | | Nesby Glasgow, BAL | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | | Earl Ferrell, STL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Mike Fuller, CIN | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 0 | | Mike Mosley, BUF | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | | Carl Roaches, HOU | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 0 | | Dwight Hicks, SF | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | | Dwight Walker, CLE | 19 | 101 | 5.3 | 0 | | Dennis Gentry, CHI | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 0 | | John Holt, TB | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | | Robert Holt, BUF | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | | Mike Merriweather, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Gregg Johnson, SEA | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | John Sciarra, PHI | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Glenn Blackwood, MIA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bill Simpson, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Matt Bouza, BAL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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