| 1949 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Clyde Scott, PHI | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 1 | | Corwin Clatt, CHC | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Red Cochran, CHC | 15 | 314 | 20.9 | 2 | | Bill Dudley, DET | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 1 | | Russ Craft, PHI | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, LAM | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | | Charlie Trippi, CHC | 10 | 160 | 16.0 | 0 | | Bob Nussbaumer, CHC | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Bobby Gage, PIT | 16 | 254 | 15.9 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 27 | 427 | 15.8 | 1 | | Joe Geri, PIT | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Jerry Davis, CHC | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Wally Triplett, DET | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 1 | | Ray Coates, NYG | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | | Bob Forte, GB | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Frank Reagan, PHI | 21 | 266 | 12.7 | 1 | | Bob Smith, DET | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | | J.R. Boone, CHI | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 0 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 1 | | Tommy Kalmanir, LAM | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 1 | | George McAfee, CHI | 24 | 279 | 11.6 | 0 | | Ralph Earhart, GB | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 1 | | Don Samuel, PIT | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, WAS | 18 | 199 | 11.1 | 0 | | Eddie Saenz, WAS | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 0 | | Don Doll, DET | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | | Wally Dreyer, CHI | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 | | Clarence Self, CHC | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Frank Ziegler, PHI | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Howard Hartley, PIT | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | | Clete Fischer, NYG | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | | Jim Canady, CHI/NYB | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | | Jack Jacobs, GB | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Dean Sensanbaugher, NYB | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Pat McHugh, PHI | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | | Phil Slosburg, NYB | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | | Bosh Pritchard, PHI | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 0 | | Jug Girard, GB | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | | Ed Smith, GB/NYB | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | | Jack Kirby, GB | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | | Nick Scollard, NYB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Tom Blake, NYB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Joe Golding, NYB | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | | Frank Nelson, NYB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | | Jim Wade, NYB | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | | Ed Cody, CHI | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Paul Shoults, NYB | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | | Joe Muha, PHI | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
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