| 1981 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Johnnie Johnson, LAM | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | | Gregg Johnson, SEA | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Wes Chandler, NO/SD | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | | Willie Tullis, HOU | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | | LeRoy Irvin, LAM | 46 | 615 | 13.4 | 3 | | James Brooks, SD | 22 | 290 | 13.2 | 0 | | Danny Pittman, NYG | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Robb Riddick, BUF | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | | Don Bessillieu, MIA | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Jeff Fisher, CHI | 43 | 509 | 11.8 | 1 | | Jeff Groth, NO | 37 | 436 | 11.8 | 0 | | John Holt, TB | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 0 | | Paul Johns, SEA | 16 | 177 | 11.1 | 0 | | Drew Hill, LAM | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Terry Jackson, NYG | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Mike Nelms, WAS | 45 | 492 | 10.9 | 2 | | Stump Mitchell, STL | 42 | 445 | 10.6 | 1 | | J. T. Smith, KC | 50 | 528 | 10.6 | 0 | | Tommy Vigorito, MIA | 36 | 379 | 10.5 | 1 | | Larry Anderson, PIT | 20 | 208 | 10.4 | 0 | | Fulton Walker, MIA | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | | Mark Lee, GB | 20 | 187 | 9.4 | 1 | | Wade Manning, DEN | 41 | 378 | 9.2 | 0 | | Dwight Hicks, SF | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 0 | | Byron Franklin, BUF | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | | Mike Kozlowski, MIA | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Robbie Martin, DET | 52 | 450 | 8.7 | 1 | | Scott Woerner, ATL | 33 | 278 | 8.4 | 0 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 0 | | Reggie Smith, ATL | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 0 | | Ted Watts, OAK | 35 | 284 | 8.1 | 1 | | Roland James, NE | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Eddie Payton, MIN | 38 | 303 | 8.0 | 0 | | Leon Bright, NYG | 52 | 410 | 7.9 | 0 | | Fred Nixon, GB | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 0 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 0 | | Mike Fuller, CIN | 23 | 177 | 7.7 | 0 | | Carl Roaches, HOU | 39 | 296 | 7.6 | 0 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 35 | 265 | 7.6 | 0 | | Dino Hall, CLE | 33 | 248 | 7.5 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 54 | 396 | 7.3 | 0 | | Alvin Garrett, NYG/WAS | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | | Cleo Montgomery, CLE/OAK | 17 | 121 | 7.1 | 0 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Jim Smith, PIT | 30 | 204 | 6.8 | 0 | | Will Lewis, SEA | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 0 | | John Sciarra, PHI | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | | Lou Piccone, BUF | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | | Ira Matthews, OAK | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 | | Neal Colzie, TB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Len Walterscheid, CHI | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 29 | 173 | 6.0 | 0 | | James Jones, DAL | 33 | 188 | 5.7 | 0 | | Kurt Sohn, NYJ | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 0 | | Dave Shula, BAL | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | | Tony Collins, NE | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | | Ken Schroy, NYJ | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Theo Bell, TB | 27 | 132 | 4.9 | 0 | | John Simmons, CIN | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | | Ron Fellows, DAL | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | | Glenn Blackwood, MIA | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bryan Hicks, CIN | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Terry Metcalf, WAS | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | | Kim Anderson, BAL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Doug Plank, CHI | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Doug Donley, DAL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Mike Haynes, NE | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | | Art Whittington, OAK | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Johnnie Poe, NO | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Kenny Johnson, ATL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | | Glen Edwards, SD | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Bobby Jones, NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Pete Shaw, SD | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Bill Whitaker, GB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
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