| 1951 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Jim Ostendarp, NYG | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | | Harry Gilmer, WAS | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 0 | | Leo Nomellini, SF | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | | Jim Finks, PIT | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Buddy Young, NYY | 12 | 231 | 19.3 | 1 | | Jack Christiansen, DET | 18 | 343 | 19.1 | 4 | | Clyde Scott, PHI | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kalmanir, LAM | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 1 | | Emlen Tunnell, NYG | 34 | 489 | 14.4 | 3 | | Bosh Pritchard, PHI/NYG | 11 | 147 | 13.4 | 1 | | Joe Arenas, SF | 21 | 272 | 13.0 | 0 | | Ken Carpenter, CLE | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 0 | | Doak Walker, DET | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | | Woodley Lewis, LAM | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Vitamin Smith, LAM | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 0 | | Bobby Griffin, NYY | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | | Harper Davis, GB | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Dan Sandifer, PHI | 14 | 137 | 9.8 | 0 | | Whizzer White, CHI | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 0 | | Jug Girard, GB | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bud Grant, PHI | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Dom Moselle, GB | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | | Jim Cason, SF | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 0 | | Howard Hartley, PIT | 18 | 156 | 8.7 | 0 | | Billy Stone, CHI | 14 | 120 | 8.6 | 0 | | Al Pollard, NYY/PHI | 18 | 148 | 8.2 | 0 | | J.R. Boone, CHI | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 0 | | Bob Hoernschemeyer, DET | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | Bill Dudley, WAS | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 0 | | Don Doll, DET | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | | George Taliaferro, NYY | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | | Don Paul, CHC | 19 | 143 | 7.5 | 0 | | Chuck Hunsinger, CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Billy Grimes, GB | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 0 | | Carl Taseff, CLE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Glenn Davis, LAM | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | | Billy Cross, CHC | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | | Jerry Williams, LAM | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | | Lynn Chandois, PIT | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | | Otto Schnellbacher, NYG | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | | Cliff Lewis, CLE | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | | Jack Dwyer, WAS | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | | Eddie Saenz, WAS | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Bob Nussbaumer, GB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Bill Wightkin, CHI | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | | Don Phelps, CLE | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Jerry Davis, CHC | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | | Jack Butler, PIT | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Neil Ferris, WAS | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
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