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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Claude Gibson | 24 | OAK | DB | 14 | 5 | 26 | 307 | 2 | 85 | 11.8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 335 | |
2 | Bob Suci | 24 | BOS | FS | 14 | 5 | 25 | 233 | 0 | 22 | 9.3 | 17 | 360 | 0 | 35 | 21.2 | 870 | |
3 | Fred Glick | 26 | HOU | FS | 14 | 14 | 19 | 171 | 0 | 22 | 9.0 | 20 | 451 | 0 | 43 | 22.6 | 802 | PB,AP-1 |
4 | Ray Abruzzese | 26 | BUF | SS | 14 | 12 | 17 | 152 | 0 | 32 | 8.9 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 25 | 19.7 | 270 | |
5 | Thomas Stephens | 28 | BOS | DB | 14 | 1 | 14 | 117 | 0 | 26 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | ||
6 | Bobby Jancik | 23 | HOU | RCB | 14 | 11 | 13 | 145 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 | 45 | 1317 | 0 | 53 | 29.3 | 1493 | |
7 | Charley Mitchell | 23 | DEN | RCB | 14 | 11 | 12 | 141 | 0 | 28 | 11.8 | 37 | 954 | 1 | 90 | 25.8 | 1207 | |
8 | Lance Alworth | 23 | SDG | FL | 14 | 14 | 11 | 120 | 0 | 61 | 10.9 | 10 | 216 | 0 | 34 | 21.6 | 1555 | PB,AP-1 |
9 | Frank Jackson | 24 | KAN | FL | 14 | 14 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 39 | 8.6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 952 | |
10 | Willie West | 25 | BUF | LCB | 14 | 14 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 24 | 7.8 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 32 | 24.3 | 289 | PB |
11 | Dick Christy | 28 | NYJ | HB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 5.1 | 24 | 585 | 0 | 71 | 24.4 | 792 | |
12 | Ed Rutkowski | 22 | BUF | HB | 14 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 29 | 8.4 | 13 | 396 | 0 | 65 | 30.5 | 871 | |
13 | Keith Lincoln | 24 | SDG | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 98 | 0 | 47 | 14.0 | 17 | 439 | 0 | 44 | 25.8 | 1688 | PB,AP-1 |
14 | Gene Mingo | 25 | DEN | HB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 45 | 12.1 | 7 | 151 | 0 | 31 | 21.6 | 337 | |
15 | Abner Haynes | 26 | KAN | HB | 14 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 20 | 9.5 | 12 | 317 | 0 | 45 | 26.4 | 1196 | |
16 | Bill Baird | 24 | NYJ | SS | 14 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 1 | 93 | 35.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | ||
17 | Dick Harris | 26 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 10.8 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 17.0 | 160 | AP-2 |
18 | Joe Krakoski | 26 | OAK | RCB/SS | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | AP-2 | |
19 | Mike Sommer | 29 | OAK | HB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 25 | 11.0 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 24 | 20.4 | 191 | |
20 | Charley Warner | 23 | KAN | CB | 14 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 6.3 | 9 | 215 | 0 | 33 | 23.9 | 252 | |
21 | Willie Brown | 23 | DEN | LCB | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 9.7 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 54 | 23.3 | 99 | |
22 | Hewritt Dixon | 23 | DEN | RB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 47 | 19.3 | 9 | 195 | 0 | 37 | 21.7 | 488 | |
23 | Al Frazier | 28 | DEN | FL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 14.0 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 49 | 26.4 | 227 | |
24 | Marshall Starks | 24 | NYJ | LCB | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 19 | 336 | 0 | 30 | 17.7 | 362 | |
25 | Bo Roberson | 28 | OAK | FL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 17.0 | 38 | 809 | 0 | 58 | 21.3 | 1297 | |
26 | Larry Garron | 26 | BOS | FB | 14 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 28 | 693 | 0 | 58 | 24.8 | 1884 | PB |
27 | Dave Grayson | 24 | KAN | RCB | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 564 | 1 | 99 | 28.2 | 583 | PB |
28 | Roger Kochman | 22 | BUF | HB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | ||
29 | Don Maynard | 28 | NYJ | FL | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 792 | ||
30 | Johnny Robinson | 25 | KAN | FS | 14 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | PB | |
31 | Stew Barber | 24 | BUF | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | PB,AP-1 | |
32 | Dan Birdwell | 23 | OAK | LB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||
33 | Fred Brown | 25 | BUF | HB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 65 | ||
34 | Billy Cannon | 26 | HOU | HB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 123 | ||
35 | Harry Crump | 23 | BOS | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 11.0 | 199 | ||
36 | Elbert Dubenion | 30 | BUF | FL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 333 | 0 | 39 | 25.6 | 1292 | AP-2 | |
37 | Jim Fraser | 27 | DEN | RLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB | |
38 | Bob Gaiters | 25 | DEN | HB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 225 | 0 | 29 | 20.5 | 319 | ||
39 | Goose Gonsoulin | 25 | DEN | FS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 68 | PB | ||
40 | Bill Groman | 27 | DEN | FL | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 446 | |||
41 | Ken Herock | 22 | OAK | TE | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 272 | ||
42 | Bobby Jackson | 23 | SDG | FB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 165 | ||
43 | Curley Johnson | 28 | NYJ | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 17 | 12.8 | 83 | ||
44 | Dick Klein | 29 | OAK | RT | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||
45 | Paul Lowe | 27 | SDG | HB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 132 | 0 | 41 | 26.4 | 1333 | PB,AP-2 | |
46 | Dee Mackey | 29 | NYJ | TE | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | ||
47 | Paul Maguire | 25 | SDG | RLB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 52 | ||
48 | Bill Mathis | 25 | NYJ | HB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 456 | PB | |
49 | Marv Matuszak | 32 | BUF | LB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
50 | Gerry McDougall | 28 | SDG | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 26 | 25.7 | 391 | ||
51 | Jim McMillin | 24 | OAK | FS | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 85 | ||
52 | Rich Michael | 25 | HOU | RT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | PB | |
53 | Jesse Murdock | 24 | OAK | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | ||
54 | Harold Olson | 25 | DEN | LT | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
55 | Herb Paterra | 23 | BUF | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
56 | Bill Perkins | 22 | NYJ | HB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 13.8 | 63 | ||
57 | Hank Rivera | 25 | BUF | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | ||
58 | Jerry Robinson | 24 | SDG | LE | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 13.5 | 342 | ||
59 | George Saimes | 22 | BUF | FS | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 140 | 0 | 31 | 20.0 | 233 | ||
60 | Bob Scarpitto | 24 | DEN | FL | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 471 | ||
61 | Glenn Shaw | 25 | OAK | FB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | 129 | ||
62 | Jackie Simpson | 27 | OAK | LLB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 30 | ||
63 | Mark Smolinski | 24 | NYJ | FB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 849 | ||
64 | Jack Spikes | 26 | KAN | FB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | 394 | ||
65 | Smokey Stover | 25 | KAN | LB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | ||
66 | Tony Stricker | 23 | NYJ | LCB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 22.5 | 96 | ||
67 | Walt Sweeney | 22 | SDG | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | ||
68 | Bill Tobin | 22 | HOU | HB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 454 | ||
69 | Charley Tolar | 26 | HOU | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 938 | ||
70 | John Tracey | 30 | BUF | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 43 | ||
71 | Bake Turner | 23 | NYJ | LE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 299 | 0 | 49 | 21.4 | 1308 | PB | |
72 | Dave Watson | 22 | BOS | G | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | ||
73 | Dick Westmoreland | 22 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 204 | 0 | 26 | 20.4 | 204 | AP-2 | |
74 | Jerrel Wilson | 22 | KAN | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 82 | ||
75 | Bob Yates | 25 | BOS | RT | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
League Average | 10.3 | 22.6 |
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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Ray Abruzzese | 26 | BUF | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
2 | Art Graham | 22 | BOS | SE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||
3 | Lance Alworth | 23 | SDG | FL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 23.5 | 124 | ||
4 | Ron Burton | 27 | BOS | HB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 13.5 | 42 | ||
5 | Harry Crump | 23 | BOS | FB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 15.5 | 77 | ||
6 | Elbert Dubenion | 30 | BUF | FL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 0 | 62 | 27.2 | 251 | ||
7 | Larry Garron | 26 | BOS | FB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 53 | ||
8 | Paul Lowe | 27 | SDG | HB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 117 | ||
9 | Jesse Murdock | 24 | BUF | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
10 | Tony Romeo | 25 | BOS | TE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | ||
11 | Ed Rutkowski | 22 | BUF | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 63 | ||
12 | Bob Suci | 24 | BOS | FS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 18.7 | 56 | ||
13 | Bob Yates | 25 | BOS | RT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
League Average | 9.4 | 18.4 |
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