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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 | Rodger Bird | 23 | OAK | FS | 14 | 7 | 37 | 323 | 0 | 42 | 8.7 | 19 | 390 | 0 | 32 | 20.5 | 761 | |
2 | Butch Byrd | 25 | BUF | RCB | 14 | 14 | 23 | 186 | 1 | 72 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | PB,AP-1 | |
3 | Speedy Duncan | 24 | SDG | RCB | 14 | 13 | 18 | 238 | 1 | 81 | 13.2 | 25 | 642 | 0 | 50 | 25.7 | 947 | PB,AP-2 |
4 | Ed Rutkowski | 25 | BUF | SE | 14 | 0 | 18 | 209 | 1 | 73 | 11.6 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 32 | 20.2 | 490 | |
5 | Mike Garrett | 22 | KAN | HB | 14 | 4 | 17 | 139 | 1 | 79 | 8.2 | 14 | 323 | 0 | 62 | 23.1 | 1438 | PB |
6 | Abner Haynes | 29 | DEN | HB | 14 | 10 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 | 9 | 229 | 0 | 43 | 25.4 | 1132 | |
7 | Bobby Jancik | 26 | HOU | DB | 14 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 28 | 6.2 | 34 | 875 | 0 | 53 | 25.7 | 973 | |
8 | Bob Neff | 22 | MIA | DB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 6.0 | 15 | 376 | 0 | 90 | 25.1 | 458 | |
9 | Bake Turner | 26 | NYJ | SE | 14 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 6.0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 25.0 | 225 | |
10 | Emmitt Thomas | 23 | KAN | DB | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 6.2 | 29 | 673 | 0 | 63 | 23.2 | 729 | |
11 | Ode Burrell | 27 | HOU | HB | 14 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 900 | |
12 | Sammy Weir | 25 | NYJ | WR | 11 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 25 | 20.2 | 173 | |
13 | Tom Hennessey | 24 | BOS | LCB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | ||
14 | Billy Johnson | 23 | BOS | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 39 | |
15 | Sherman Lewis | 24 | NYJ | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 10.9 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 46 | 24.2 | 197 | |
16 | Lew Scott | 23 | DEN | DB | 13 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 8.0 | 9 | 282 | 0 | 77 | 31.3 | 338 | |
17 | Goldie Sellers | 24 | DEN | SS | 14 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 8.2 | 19 | 541 | 2 | 100 | 28.5 | 614 | |
18 | Joe Auer | 25 | MIA | LHB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 56 | 19.8 | 28 | 698 | 1 | 95 | 24.9 | 1476 | |
19 | Bill Baird | 27 | NYJ | RCB/FS | 14 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | ||
20 | Earl Christy | 23 | NYJ | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 4.6 | 10 | 203 | 0 | 30 | 20.3 | 226 | |
21 | Vic Purvis | 23 | BOS | DB | 14 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 8.6 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 34 | 23.1 | 228 | |
22 | Allen Trammel | 24 | HOU | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3.8 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 21.0 | 82 | |
23 | Joe Bellino | 28 | BOS | HB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 4.8 | 18 | 410 | 0 | 43 | 22.8 | 506 | |
24 | Wes Matthews | 23 | MIA | WR | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 167 | |
25 | Hagood Clarke | 24 | BUF | SS | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | AP-2 | |
26 | Kenny Graham | 25 | SDG | SS | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | AP-1 | |
27 | Frank Jackson | 27 | MIA | LE | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 34 | 26.3 | 451 | |
28 | Joe Krakoski | 29 | OAK | DB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
29 | Nemiah Wilson | 23 | DEN | RCB | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 309 | 1 | 100 | 30.9 | 321 | |
30 | Pervis Atkins | 31 | OAK | HB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 29 | 608 | 0 | 35 | 21.0 | 631 | |
31 | Aaron Brown | 23 | KAN | DE | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 49 | |
32 | Billy Cannon | 29 | OAK | TE | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 448 | ||
33 | White Graves | 24 | BOS | FS | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
34 | Jim Hudson | 23 | NYJ | FS | 14 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ||
35 | Darrell Lester | 26 | DEN | FB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 122 | |
36 | Willie Mitchell | 26 | KAN | RCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | ||
37 | Dave Plump | 24 | SDG | DB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 345 | 0 | 35 | 23.0 | 349 | |
38 | Bobby Ply | 26 | KAN | DB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | Fred Williamson | 29 | KAN | LCB | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
40 | Joe Beauchamp | 22 | SDG | DB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 88 | ||
41 | Sid Blanks | 26 | HOU | RB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 487 | 0 | 37 | 23.2 | 956 | ||
42 | Emerson Boozer | 23 | NYJ | HB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 659 | 1 | 96 | 25.3 | 1247 | PB | |
43 | Garland Boyette | 26 | HOU | LB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 14.0 | 42 | ||
44 | Mel Branch | 29 | MIA | DE | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | ||
45 | Solomon Brannan | 24 | KAN | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | ||
46 | Bob Bruggers | 22 | MIA | RLB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
47 | Bob Cappadona | 24 | BOS | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 15.3 | 134 | ||
48 | Bert Coan | 26 | KAN | HB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 674 | ||
49 | Jim Colclough | 30 | BOS | E | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 286 | ||
50 | Dave Costa | 25 | BUF | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
51 | Eric Crabtree | 22 | DEN | SE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 32 | 25.8 | 167 | ||
52 | Jay Cunningham | 23 | BOS | DB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 371 | 0 | 39 | 21.8 | 371 | ||
53 | Wayne DeSutter | 22 | BUF | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
54 | Miller Farr | 23 | SDG | LCB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 35 | 27.0 | 122 | ||
55 | Charley Ferguson | 27 | BUF | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | ||
56 | Larry Garron | 29 | BOS | HB | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 24.5 | 784 | ||
57 | Jim Gray | 25 | NYJ | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 15.4 | 77 | ||
58 | Dave Grayson | 27 | OAK | RCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 0 | 29 | 21.3 | 192 | PB,AP-2 | |
59 | Sam Gruneisen | 25 | SDG | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
60 | Roger Hagberg | 27 | OAK | HB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 543 | ||
61 | Jim Hayes | 26 | HOU | RDE | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 31 | ||
62 | Billy Hunter | 24 | MIA | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 29 | 16.8 | 84 | ||
63 | Jerry Inman | 26 | DEN | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
64 | Pete Jaquess | 26 | MIA | FS | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 15.4 | 104 | ||
65 | Curley Johnson | 31 | NYJ | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 46 | ||
66 | Ellis Johnson | 23 | BOS | HB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 22.5 | 45 | ||
67 | Paul Lowe | 30 | SDG | HB | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 167 | 0 | 54 | 23.9 | 851 | ||
68 | Paul Maguire | 28 | BUF | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
69 | John Mangum | 24 | BOS | DT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
70 | Pete Mills | 24 | BUF | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 19.0 | 76 | ||
71 | Rex Mirich | 25 | OAK | T | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
72 | Charley Mitchell | 26 | DEN | HB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 18.3 | 493 | ||
73 | Karl Noonan | 22 | MIA | LE | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 247 | |||
74 | Joe O'Donnell | 25 | BUF | RG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |||
75 | Frank Pitts | 23 | KAN | SE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 49 | |||
76 | Warren Powers | 25 | OAK | SS | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | ||
77 | Remi Prudhomme | 24 | BUF | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||
78 | John Roderick | 22 | MIA | WR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 173 | ||
79 | Bob Schmidt | 30 | BUF | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||
80 | Karl Singer | 23 | BOS | T | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | ||
81 | Mark Smolinski | 27 | NYJ | FB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 9.8 | 202 | ||
82 | Smokey Stover | 28 | KAN | LB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | ||
83 | Mike Stratton | 25 | BUF | RLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | PB,AP-1 | ||
84 | Jerry Sturm | 29 | DEN | RG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | PB | |
85 | Otis Taylor | 24 | KAN | FL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1330 | PB,AP-1 | |
86 | Gene Thomas | 24 | KAN | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 20.7 | 115 | ||
87 | Charley Warner | 26 | BUF | DB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 846 | 1 | 95 | 25.6 | 846 | ||
88 | Nat Whitmyer | 26 | SDG | DB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | ||
89 | Bert Wilder | 27 | NYJ | DE | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
90 | Willie Williams | 24 | OAK | DB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 52 | ||
League Average | 8.6 | 22.4 |
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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 | Mike Garrett | 22 | KAN | HB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 27 | 10.8 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 15.3 | 200 | |
2 | Butch Byrd | 25 | BUF | RCB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Ed Rutkowski | 25 | BUF | SE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
4 | Emmitt Thomas | 23 | KAN | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | Bert Coan | 26 | KAN | HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 0 | 35 | 24.4 | 134 | ||
6 | Dudley Meredith | 31 | BUF | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
7 | Charley Warner | 26 | BUF | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 29 | 18.2 | 91 | ||
League Average | 6.5 | 19.1 |
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