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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 | Alvin Haymond | 23 | BAL | DB | 14 | 3 | 41 | 403 | 0 | 55 | 9.8 | 20 | 614 | 0 | 53 | 30.7 | 1064 | |
2 | Kermit Alexander | 24 | SFO | FS/RCB | 14 | 12 | 35 | 262 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 | 32 | 741 | 0 | 46 | 23.2 | 1028 | |
3 | Rickie Harris | 22 | WAS | DB | 14 | 2 | 31 | 377 | 1 | 57 | 12.2 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 36 | 19.2 | 507 | |
4 | Mel Renfro | 24 | DAL | FS | 14 | 14 | 24 | 145 | 0 | 35 | 6.0 | 21 | 630 | 1 | 100 | 30.0 | 868 | PB,AP-2 |
5 | Tom Watkins | 28 | DET | HB | 11 | 1 | 23 | 234 | 0 | 41 | 10.2 | 17 | 584 | 0 | 94 | 34.4 | 979 | |
6 | Walter Roberts | 23 | CLE | LE | 14 | 14 | 18 | 162 | 0 | 51 | 9.0 | 18 | 493 | 0 | 88 | 27.4 | 999 | |
7 | Willie Williams | 23 | NYG | DB | 14 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 36 | 22.6 | 141 | |
8 | Abe Woodson | 31 | STL | CB | 13 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0.4 | 27 | 665 | 0 | 65 | 24.6 | 672 | |
9 | Leroy Kelly | 23 | CLE | RB | 13 | 1 | 17 | 265 | 2 | 67 | 15.6 | 24 | 621 | 0 | 51 | 25.9 | 1147 | |
10 | Gale Sayers | 22 | CHI | HB | 14 | 12 | 16 | 238 | 1 | 85 | 14.9 | 21 | 660 | 1 | 96 | 31.4 | 2272 | PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4 |
11 | Jim Stiger | 24 | 2TM | HB | 11 | 0 | 16 | 120 | 0 | 35 | 7.5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 219 | |
11 | Jim Stiger | 24 | DAL | HB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 4.7 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | 101 | |
11 | Jim Stiger | 24 | RAM | HB | 6 | 0 | 13 | 106 | 0 | 35 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | ||
12 | Irv Cross | 26 | PHI | RCB | 14 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 5.6 | 25 | 662 | 0 | 75 | 26.5 | 742 | PB |
13 | Roy Jefferson | 22 | PIT | LE | 10 | 4 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 67 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | ||
14 | Willie Wood | 29 | GNB | SS | 14 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | PB,AP-1 | |
15 | Bob Hayes | 23 | DAL | LE | 13 | 13 | 12 | 153 | 0 | 47 | 12.8 | 17 | 450 | 0 | 66 | 26.5 | 1598 | PB |
16 | Jon Arnett | 30 | CHI | HB | 14 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 4.7 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 77 | 30.0 | 679 | |
17 | Brady Keys | 29 | PIT | RCB/LCB | 14 | 14 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 41 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | ||
18 | Bobby Smith | 27 | 2TM | DB | 13 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 5.6 | 18 | 475 | 0 | 56 | 26.4 | 531 | |
18 | Bobby Smith | 27 | RAM | DB | 7 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 6.2 | 17 | 457 | 0 | 56 | 26.9 | 513 | |
18 | Bobby Smith | 27 | DET | DB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |
19 | Willie Brown | 23 | RAM | HB | 14 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 7.0 | 24 | 615 | 0 | 52 | 25.6 | 902 | |
20 | Tommy Mason | 26 | MIN | HB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 7.0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 26 | 22.0 | 1047 | |
21 | Elijah Pitts | 27 | GNB | HB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | 20 | 396 | 0 | 29 | 19.8 | 727 | |
22 | Jim Bradshaw | 26 | PIT | FS | 12 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | ||
23 | Pat Studstill | 27 | DET | FL/LE | 14 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 9.4 | 10 | 257 | 0 | 42 | 25.7 | 689 | PB |
24 | Clendon Thomas | 30 | PIT | TE/LE/SS | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | ||
25 | Timmy Brown | 28 | PHI | HB | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 1602 | PB,AP-2 |
26 | Henry Carr | 23 | NYG | SS | 14 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
27 | Alex Hawkins | 28 | BAL | WR | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | |
28 | Lance Rentzel | 22 | MIN | SE | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 23 | 602 | 1 | 101 | 26.2 | 610 | |
29 | Jim Young | 22 | MIN | HB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 28 | 19.5 | 89 | |
30 | Pervis Atkins | 30 | WAS | TE | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 70 | |
31 | Bobby Felts | 23 | 2TM | HB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 422 | 0 | 55 | 23.4 | 535 | |
31 | Bobby Felts | 23 | BAL | HB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 193 | 0 | 36 | 19.3 | 193 | ||
31 | Bobby Felts | 23 | DET | HB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 8 | 229 | 0 | 55 | 28.6 | 342 | |
32 | Tom Hall | 25 | MIN | FL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 29 | 23.3 | 401 | |
33 | Carl Silvestri | 22 | STL | FS | 14 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 28 | 24.0 | 117 | |
34 | Roger Gill | 25 | PHI | SE | 13 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | |
35 | George Hughley | 28 | WAS | FB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 13 | 295 | 0 | 47 | 22.7 | 576 | |
36 | Spider Lockhart | 22 | NYG | LCB | 14 | 13 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | ||
37 | Wayne Swinford | 22 | SFO | DB | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 15.3 | 79 | |
38 | Tom Vaughn | 22 | DET | FS | 14 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 25.0 | 13 | 316 | 0 | 41 | 24.3 | 366 | |
39 | Herb Adderley | 26 | GNB | LCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 221 | 0 | 33 | 22.1 | 398 | PB,AP-1 |
40 | Dick Bass | 28 | RAM | FB | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 779 | ||
41 | Jimmy Burson | 25 | STL | RCB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | ||
42 | Billy Gambrell | 24 | STL | SE | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 9 | 216 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 401 | |
43 | Dick Gordon | 21 | CHI | LE | 14 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | 14 | 242 | 0 | 41 | 17.3 | 528 | |
44 | Dick James | 31 | MIN | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 212 | 0 | 28 | 19.3 | 217 | |
45 | Gary Lewis | 23 | SFO | RB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 355 | 0 | 39 | 23.7 | 639 | |
46 | Fred Mazurek | 22 | WAS | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | Bobby Mitchell | 30 | WAS | FL | 14 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 35 | 21.2 | 988 | |
48 | Bob Pellegrini | 31 | WAS | LB | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
49 | Charlie Scales | 27 | CLE | HB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 24 | 22.0 | 154 | |
50 | Bob Shann | 22 | PHI | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | ||
51 | Ron Smith | 22 | CHI | CB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | |
52 | Lonnie Warwick | 23 | MIN | LLB | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
53 | Gary Ballman | 25 | PIT | FL | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 150 | 0 | 25 | 18.8 | 1055 | PB | |
54 | Billy Ray Barnes | 30 | MIN | HB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 12.3 | 200 | ||
55 | Bob Briggs | 24 | WAS | FB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 58 | ||
56 | Rosey Brown | 33 | NYG | LT | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | PB | |
57 | Cannonball Butler | 22 | PIT | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 509 | 0 | 36 | 20.4 | 734 | ||
58 | Joe Cerne | 23 | SFO | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
59 | Clarence Childs | 27 | NYG | DB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 718 | 0 | 51 | 24.8 | 725 | ||
60 | Junior Coffey | 23 | GNB | RB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 21 | ||
61 | Willis Crenshaw | 24 | STL | FB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 692 | ||
62 | Tommy Crutcher | 24 | GNB | RLB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 17.7 | 57 | ||
63 | Mike Curtis | 22 | BAL | FB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 16 | ||
64 | Bobby Franklin | 29 | CLE | DB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -11 | ||
65 | Ernie Green | 27 | CLE | HB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 733 | ||
66 | Dan Grimm | 24 | GNB | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
67 | Mal Hammack | 32 | STL | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 11.3 | 34 | ||
68 | Chris Hanburger | 24 | WAS | RLB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | ||
69 | Jerry Hill | 26 | BAL | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 631 | ||
70 | Mike Howell | 22 | CLE | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | ||
71 | Billy Hunter | 23 | WAS | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 432 | 0 | 50 | 24.0 | 461 | ||
72 | Tom Hutchinson | 24 | CLE | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | ||
73 | Rudy Johnson | 24 | SFO | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 17.8 | 129 | ||
74 | Carl Kammerer | 28 | WAS | RDE | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||
75 | Phil King | 29 | MIN | HB | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 466 | ||
76 | Bill Koman | 31 | STL | RLB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||
77 | Dave Kopay | 23 | SFO | RB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 249 | ||
78 | Ernie Koy | 23 | NYG | FL | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 401 | 0 | 38 | 19.1 | 597 | ||
79 | Ralph Kurek | 22 | CHI | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | ||
80 | Izzy Lang | 23 | PHI | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 12.0 | 91 | ||
81 | Roger LeClerc | 29 | CHI | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
82 | Dale Lindsey | 22 | CLE | LB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | ||
83 | Andy Livingston | 21 | CHI | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 42 | 33.0 | 563 | ||
84 | Tony Lorick | 24 | BAL | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 211 | 0 | 30 | 23.4 | 691 | ||
85 | Mike Lucci | 26 | DET | LB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
86 | Tom Matte | 26 | BAL | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 211 | 0 | 46 | 26.4 | 577 | ||
87 | Chuck Mercein | 22 | NYG | RB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 73 | ||
88 | Dale Messer | 28 | SFO | DB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 68 | ||
89 | Tom Moore | 27 | GNB | HB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 0 | 52 | 24.1 | 572 | ||
90 | Mike Morgan | 23 | PHI | LLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | ||
91 | Ralph Neely | 22 | DAL | RT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | ||
92 | Al Nelson | 22 | PHI | LCB/SS | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 683 | 0 | 70 | 26.3 | 706 | ||
93 | Tom Nowatzke | 23 | DET | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 130 | ||
94 | Ray Ogden | 23 | STL | TE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 31 | 27.5 | 55 | ||
95 | Dave Osborn | 22 | MIN | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 422 | 0 | 92 | 23.4 | 532 | ||
96 | Clarence Peaks | 30 | PIT | FB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 429 | 0 | 58 | 21.5 | 688 | ||
97 | Dan Reeves | 21 | DAL | HB | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 22.5 | 357 | ||
98 | Karl Rubke | 30 | SFO | LDE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
99 | Theron Sapp | 30 | PIT | HB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 15.4 | 141 | ||
100 | Jerry Simmons | 23 | PIT | FL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 44 | ||
101 | Jerry Stovall | 24 | STL | SS | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 66 | 28.3 | 228 | ||
102 | Charley Taylor | 24 | WAS | HB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 994 | PB | |
103 | Steve Thurlow | 23 | NYG | HB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 513 | ||
104 | Tom Walters | 23 | WAS | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 15.0 | 93 | ||
105 | Allan Webb | 32 | NYG | S | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 25 | 24.0 | 48 | ||
106 | Harold Wells | 27 | PHI | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
107 | Clancy Williams | 23 | RAM | LCB/RCB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 213 | 0 | 31 | 23.7 | 216 | ||
108 | Ben Wilson | 26 | RAM | FB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 29 | 22.0 | 365 | ||
109 | Marv Woodson | 24 | PIT | SS | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 29 | 22.5 | 132 | ||
League Average | 7.8 | 23.2 |
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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 | Alvin Haymond | 23 | BAL | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 5.3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 23 | 22.0 | 65 | |
2 | Elijah Pitts | 27 | GNB | HB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
3 | Willie Wood | 29 | GNB | SS | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
4 | Alex Hawkins | 28 | BAL | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Walter Roberts | 23 | CLE | LE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 35 | 31.7 | 106 | |
6 | Herb Adderley | 26 | GNB | LCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 32 | ||
7 | Leroy Kelly | 23 | CLE | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | ||
8 | Tom Moore | 27 | GNB | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 25 | 21.4 | 111 | ||
9 | Charlie Scales | 27 | CLE | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | ||
League Average | 3.0 | 24.1 |
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