| 1981 NFL Kick Returns
| Kick Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Avon Riley, HOU | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | | Mike Kozlowski, MIA | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | | Nesby Glasgow, BAL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | | Brooks Williams, NO/CHI | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | | Mike Fuller, CIN | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | | Doug Beaudion, SD | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | | Mike Nelms, WAS | 37 | 1099 | 29.7 | 0 | | Carl Roaches, HOU | 28 | 769 | 27.5 | 1 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | | Wyatt Henderson, SD | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | | Amos Lawrence, SF | 17 | 437 | 25.7 | 1 | | Paul Coffman, GB | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | | Rick Moser, KC/PIT | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | | John Holt, TB | 11 | 274 | 24.9 | 0 | | Fulton Walker, MIA | 38 | 932 | 24.5 | 1 | | Willie Tullis, HOU | 32 | 779 | 24.3 | 1 | | Reggie Smith, ATL | 47 | 1143 | 24.3 | 0 | | Beasley Reece, NYG | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | David Verser, CIN | 29 | 691 | 23.8 | 0 | | James Brooks, SD | 40 | 949 | 23.7 | 0 | | Stump Mitchell, STL | 55 | 1292 | 23.5 | 0 | | Wayne Wilson, NO | 31 | 722 | 23.3 | 0 | | Eddie Payton, MIN | 39 | 898 | 23.0 | 1 | | James Murphy, KC | 20 | 457 | 22.9 | 0 | | Carlos Carson, KC | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 0 | | Dino Hall, CLE | 36 | 813 | 22.6 | 0 | | Art Whittington, OAK | 25 | 563 | 22.5 | 0 | | Cleo Montgomery, CLE/OAK | 17 | 382 | 22.5 | 0 | | Larry Anderson, PIT | 37 | 825 | 22.3 | 0 | | Alvin Garrett, NYG/WAS | 18 | 401 | 22.3 | 0 | | Jimmy Rogers, NO | 28 | 621 | 22.2 | 0 | | Paul Dombroski, KC/NE | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | | Aundra Thompson, GB/SD/NO | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | | Dwight Hicks, SF | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Nick Giaquinto, MIA/WAS | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Marvin Sims, BAL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Bill Ring, SF | 10 | 217 | 21.7 | 0 | | Scott Stauch, NO | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | | Kenny Lewis, NYJ | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | | Clarence Chapman, CIN | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 25 | 533 | 21.3 | 0 | | Ron Fellows, DAL | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 0 | | Dave Williams, CHI | 23 | 486 | 21.1 | 0 | | Alvin Hall, DET | 25 | 525 | 21.0 | 0 | | Scott Woerner, ATL | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 0 | | Tommy Vigorito, MIA | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | | Kenny Hill, OAK | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 23 | 480 | 20.9 | 0 | | Eric Lane, SEA | 10 | 208 | 20.8 | 0 | | Byron Franklin, BUF | 21 | 436 | 20.8 | 0 | | Emery Moorehead, CHI | 23 | 476 | 20.7 | 0 | | Otis Wonsley, WAS | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 0 | | Chester Willis, OAK | 15 | 309 | 20.6 | 0 | | Ira Matthews, OAK | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 0 | | Rick Sanford, NE | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | | Zachary Dixon, BAL | 36 | 737 | 20.5 | 0 | | Robbie Martin, DET | 25 | 509 | 20.4 | 0 | | Kurt Sohn, NYJ | 26 | 528 | 20.3 | 0 | | Charles White, CLE | 12 | 243 | 20.3 | 0 | | Terry Metcalf, WAS | 14 | 283 | 20.2 | 0 | | Mike McCoy, GB | 11 | 221 | 20.1 | 0 | | Curtis Brown, BUF | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 0 | | Billy Jackson, KC | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | | Pete Cronan, SEA/WAS | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | | Duriel Harris, MIA | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Darryl Grant, WAS | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Kevin Williams, BAL | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 0 | | Archie Griffin, CIN | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | | Tony Collins, NE | 39 | 773 | 19.8 | 0 | | Wade Manning, DEN | 26 | 514 | 19.8 | 0 | | Greg Hawthorne, PIT | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 | | James Owens, TB | 24 | 473 | 19.7 | 0 | | Kim Anderson, BAL | 20 | 393 | 19.7 | 0 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 11 | 215 | 19.5 | 0 | | Drew Hill, LAM | 60 | 1170 | 19.5 | 0 | | Curtis Bledsoe, KC | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | | Danny Pittman, NYG | 10 | 194 | 19.4 | 0 | | Mark Lee, GB | 14 | 270 | 19.3 | 0 | | Leon Bright, NYG | 25 | 481 | 19.2 | 0 | | James Jones, DAL | 27 | 517 | 19.1 | 0 | | Harian Huckleby, GB | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 0 | | Timmy Newsome, DAL | 12 | 228 | 19.0 | 0 | | Don Calhoun, NE | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | Guido Merkens, NO | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | | James Wilder, TB | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Louie Giammona, PHI | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Will Lewis, SEA | 20 | 378 | 18.9 | 0 | | Horace Ivory, SEA/NE | 16 | 300 | 18.8 | 0 | | Billy Campfield, PHI | 12 | 223 | 18.6 | 0 | | Fred Nixon, GB | 12 | 222 | 18.5 | 0 | | Mark Nichols, DET | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | | Robb Riddick, BUF | 14 | 257 | 18.4 | 0 | | Lloyd Burruss, KC | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | | Gregg Johnson, SEA | 13 | 235 | 18.1 | 0 | | Virgil Seay, WAS | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | | Malcolm Barnwell, OAK | 15 | 265 | 17.7 | 0 | | Andy Johnson, NE | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | | Deron Cherry, KC | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | | Pete Shaw, SD | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | | Mike Dennis, NYG | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | Tony Davis, TB | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Wilbur Jackson, WAS | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Jeff Griffin, STL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Greg Meisner, LAM | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Roy Green, STL | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 0 | | Mike Wilson, SF | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | | Terdell Middleton, GB | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | | Jeff Groth, NO | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | Kenneth Toler, NE | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 0 | | Keith Nord, MIN | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 0 | | Don Bessillieu, MIA | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 0 | | Paul Johns, SEA | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | | Gary Davis, TB | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | | Mike Harden, DEN | 11 | 178 | 16.2 | 0 | | Rob Lytle, DEN | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | | Steve Wilson, DAL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Ron Smith, SD/PHI | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Tony Galbreath, MIN | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Ronnie Lott, SF | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 0 | | Bob Gregor, SD | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | | Wes Chandler, NO/SD | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 0 | | Ray Griffin, CIN | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | | Lou Piccone, BUF | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | | Mardye McDole, MIN | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 0 | | Randy Love, STL | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | Johnnie Dirden, PIT | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | | Don Dufek, SEA | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jim Jensen, GB | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Rickey Young, MIN | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jewerl Thomas, LAM | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Steve Atkins, GB/PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jeff Fisher, CHI | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 0 | | Blane Gaison, ATL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | | Arrington Jones, SF | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | | Booker Russell, PHI | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Rickey Claitt, WAS | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Jim Obradovich, TB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Calvin Murray, PHI | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Tim Wilson, HOU | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | | Todd Christensen, OAK | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | | J. C. Wilson, HOU | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Dave Shula, BAL | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | | Leslie Frazier, CHI | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | | Adger Armstrong, HOU | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | | Johnnie Gray, GB | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Eason Ramson, SF | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Clarence Williams, SD | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | | Cleo Miller, CLE | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | | Ken Callicutt, DET | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | James Mayberry, ATL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | | Horace King, DET | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | | Eddie Hill, MIA | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Joe Delaney, KC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Steve Stephens, NYJ | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Ivory Sully, LAM | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | | Keith Lee, NE | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Mike Guman, LAM | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | John Simmons, CIN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Larry Canada, DEN | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Stan Brock, NO | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | Gordon Banks, NO | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bob Fisher, CHI | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Thomas Brown, CLE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Russell Davis, PIT | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ben Rudolph, NYJ | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | John Sawyer, SEA | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Frank Hawkins, OAK | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Mike Williams, KC | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Ron Egloff, DEN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Eddie Johnson, CLE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Don Hasselbeck, NE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Daryl Hunt, HOU | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | | Rufus Bess, BUF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Lam Jones, NYJ | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Matt Miller, CLE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Bill Matthews, NE | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Tony Peters, WAS | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Joe Rose, MIA | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Joe McLaughlin, NYG | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Mark Malone, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | John Jefferson, GB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Eric Sievers, SD | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Jim Ryan, DEN | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Dave Preston, DEN | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Jairo Penaranda, LAM | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
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