| 1987 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Derrick Shepard, WAS | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 0 | | Michael Harper, NYJ | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 1 | | Jitter Fields, IND/KC | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 1 | | Ted Wilson, WAS | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 0 | | Stephen Starring, NE | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Mel Gray, NO | 24 | 352 | 14.7 | 0 | | Shane Swanson, DEN | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 0 | | Anthony Carter, MIN | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | | Buford Jordan, NO | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Kevin Clark, DEN | 18 | 233 | 12.9 | 1 | | Dana McLemore, SF | 21 | 265 | 12.6 | 1 | | Bobby Joe Edmonds, SEA | 20 | 251 | 12.6 | 0 | | Vai Sikahema, STL | 44 | 550 | 12.5 | 1 | | Lionel James, SD | 32 | 400 | 12.5 | 1 | | Leo Lewis, MIN | 22 | 275 | 12.5 | 1 | | Rufus Bess, MIN | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 0 | | Stacey Mobley, LAM | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Brett Maxie, NO | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Jo-Jo Townsell, NYJ | 32 | 381 | 11.9 | 1 | | Patrick Scott, GB | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | | Rick Calhoun, LAI | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 1 | | Gerald McNeil, CLE | 34 | 386 | 11.4 | 0 | | Darrell Colbert, KC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Pete Mandley, DET | 23 | 250 | 10.9 | 0 | | Kevin Bowman, PHI | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | | Ivory Curry, TB | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Darrell Green, WAS | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | | Thad McFadden, BUF | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | | Dennis McKinnon, CHI | 40 | 405 | 10.1 | 2 | | Troy Wilson, CLE | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | | Dave Duerson, CHI | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Mike Martin, CIN | 28 | 277 | 9.9 | 0 | | Kelvin Martin, DAL | 22 | 216 | 9.8 | 0 | | Irving Fryar, NE | 18 | 174 | 9.7 | 0 | | Al Williams, SD | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | | Joey Walters, HOU | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Ron Fellows, LAI | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Phil McConkey, NYG | 42 | 394 | 9.4 | 0 | | Kelvin Edwards, DAL | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | | Vance Johnson, DEN | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | John Taylor, SF | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bobby Futrell, TB | 24 | 213 | 8.9 | 0 | | Don Griffin, SF | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 0 | | Mike Caterbone, MIA | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | | Mike Clemons, KC | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 0 | | Lance Harkey, LAI | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Clifford Hicks, LAM | 13 | 110 | 8.5 | 0 | | Scott Schwedes, MIA | 24 | 203 | 8.5 | 0 | | Rod Woodson, PIT | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 0 | | Kenny Johnson, HOU | 24 | 196 | 8.2 | 0 | | Billy Johnson, ATL | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 0 | | George Duarte, CHI | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | | David Montagne, KC | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Stefon Adams, LAI | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | | Eric Yarber, WAS | 37 | 273 | 7.4 | 0 | | Chris Woods, LAI | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 0 | | Henry Ellard, LAM | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 0 | | Willie Tullis, IND | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | | Gordon Banks, DAL | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | | Louis Lipps, PIT | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | | Thomas Caterbone, PHI | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Ron Pitts, BUF | 23 | 149 | 6.5 | 0 | | Jimmy Teal, SEA | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | | Eric Martin, NO | 14 | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | | Bill Brooks, IND | 22 | 136 | 6.2 | 0 | | Walter Stanley, GB | 28 | 173 | 6.2 | 0 | | Ricky Nattiel, DEN | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | | Bobby Morse, PHI | 20 | 121 | 6.1 | 0 | | Derrick Martin, SF | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Kurt Sohn, NYJ | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Cornell Burbage, DAL | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | | Milton Barney, ATL | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | | Dave Hollis, SEA | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | | Gerald Willhite, DEN | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | | Thomas Everett, PIT | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | | Mike Harden, DEN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Melvin Anderson, PIT | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | | Stephen Baker, NYG | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | | Gary Moss, ATL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | | Jerry Butler, ATL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Mike Ulmer, PHI | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Johnnie Johnson, LAM | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Eric Jeffries, CHI | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Greg Richardson, MIN | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | | Kelley Johnson, IND | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | | Reggie Smith, NYJ | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Danny Bradley, DET | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | | Larry Linne, NE | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | | Gregg Garrity, PHI | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tag Rome, SD | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | | Derrick Foster, NYJ | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bud Brown, MIA | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Edwin Lovelady, NYG | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | | Willie Drewrey, HOU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | Craig Rutledge, LAM | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Ken Brown, CIN | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | | Herkie Walls, TB | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | | Tony Lilly, DEN | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Toi Cook, NO | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Curtis Duncan, HOU | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | | Phil Smith, LAM | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | John Simmons, IND | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Kevin Wyatt, KC | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Charles Lockett, PIT | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | | Glenn Blackwood, MIA | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Lee Morris, GB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Trent Collins, NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Darryl Pollard, SF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dave Ahrens, IND | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Alonzo Johnson, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | LeRoy Irvin, LAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Ray Horton, CIN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bruce Livingston, DAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | James Davis, LAI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Fred Marion, NE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Trell Hooper, MIA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Sherman Cocroft, KC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Cedrick Brown, PHI | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Samuel Johnson, LAM | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 |
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