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The Top Ranked Punt Returners of the 1980s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Vai Sikahema (PR) | 558 |
| 2 | Robbie Martin (PR) | 589 |
| 3 | Irving Fryar (PR) | 597 |
| 4 | Mike Nelms (PR) | 615 |
| 5 | Henry Ellard (PR) | 630 |
| 6 | J.T. Smith (PR) | 638 |
| 7 | Paul Johns (PR) | 639 |
| 8 | Bobby Joe Edmonds (PR) | 651 |
| 9 | Gerald McNeil (PR) | 685 |
| 10 | LeRoy Irvin (PR) | 692 |
| 11 | Dana McLemore (PR) | 709 |
| 12 | Pete Mandley (PR) | 710 |
| 13 | Billy Johnson (PR) | 717 |
| 14 | Walter Stanley (PR) | 718 |
| 15 | Mike Martin (PR) | 737 |
| 16 | Stump Mitchell (PR) | 738 |
| 17 | Lionel James (PR) | 755 |
| 18 | Phil McConkey (PR) | 766 |
| 19 | Jo-Jo Townsell (PR) | 807 |
| 20 | Gerald Willhite (PR) | 818 |
| 21 | Leo Lewis (PR) | 832 |
| 22 | Greg Pruitt (PR) | 838 |
| 23 | Dennis McKinnon (PR) | 844 |
| 24 | Leon Bright (PR) | 850 |
| 25 | Carl Roaches (PR) | 899 |
| 26 | Phil Epps (PR) | 912 |
| 27 | Tommy Vigorito (PR) | 920 |
| 28 | Louis Lipps (PR) | 937 |
| 29 | Fulton Walker (PR) | 943 |
| 30 | Kenny Johnson (PR) | 955 |
| 31 | Kirk Springs (PR) | 969 |
| 32 | Scott Schwedes (PR) | 970 |
| 33 | John Taylor (PR) | 984 |
| 34 | Clarence Verdin (PR) | 986 |
| 35 | Ken Jenkins (PR) | 988 |
| 36 | Freddie Solomon (PR) | 991 |
| 37 | Mel J. Gray (PR) | 1008 |
| 38 | Bobby Futrell (PR) | 1015 |
| 39 | James Brooks (PR) | 1017 |
| 40 | Paul Skansi (PR) | 1026 |
| 41 | Rick Upchurch (PR) | 1036 |
| 42 | Jeff Groth (PR) | 1039 |
| 43 | Jeff Fisher (PR) | 1047 |
| 44 | Theo Bell (PR) | 1049 |
| 45 | Bruce Harper (PR) | 1059 |
| 46 | Eddie Payton (PR) | 1078 |
| 47 | Willie Drewrey (PR) | 1107 |
| 48 | Mike Fuller (PR) | 1142 |
| 49 | Wally Henry (PR) | 1161 |
| 50 | Dave Meggett (PR) | 1164 |
| 51 | Cleo Montgomery (PR) | 1170 |
| 52 | Rick Woods (PR) | 1188 |
| 53 | Evan Cooper (PR) | 1189 |
| 54 | Kelvin Martin (PR) | 1243 |
| 55 | Lew Barnes (PR) | 1244 |
| 56 | Rod Woodson (PR) | 1249 |
| 57 | Darrell Green (PR) | 1256 |
| 58 | Don Wilson (PR) | 1257 |
| 59 | Ricky Smith (PR) | 1258 |
| 60 | Deion Sanders (PR) | 1268 |
| 61 | James Pruitt (PR) | 1270 |
| 62 | Roland James (PR) | 1273 |
| 63 | Kevin Clark (PR) | 1296 |
| 64 | James Jones Jr. (PR) | 1319 |
| 65 | Larry Anderson (PR) | 1340 |
| 66 | Kurt Sohn (PR) | 1341 |
| 67 | Tim Brown (PR) | 1367 |
| 68 | Derrick Shepard (PR) | 1383 |
| 69 | Don Griffin (PR) | 1399 |
| 70 | Roy Green (PR) | 1402 |
| 71 | Mickey Sutton (PR) | 1416 |
| 72 | Dwight Hicks (PR) | 1419 |
| 73 | Will Lewis (PR) | 1431 |
| 74 | Mark Clayton (PR) | 1432 |
| 75 | Vance Johnson (PR) | 1437 |
| 76 | Ron Fellows (PR) | 1444 |
| 77 | Kenny Easley (PR) | 1460 |
| 78 | Ted Watts (PR) | 1463 |
| 79 | Ron Pitts (PR) | 1465 |
| 80 | Brian Brennan (PR) | 1467 |
| 81 | Zach D. Thomas (PR) | 1482 |
| 82 | Reggie Smith (PR) | 1484 |
| 83 | Ira Matthews (PR) | 1496 |
| 84 | Gary Allen (PR) | 1499 |
| 85 | Gregg Garrity (PR) | 1500 |
| 86 | Mark Lee (PR) | 1502 |
| 87 | Wade Manning (PR) | 1544 |
| 88 | Darryl Henley (PR) | 1573 |
| 89 | Ricky Nattiel (PR) | 1600 |
| 90 | Eric Martin (PR) | 1601 |
| 91 | Dino Hall (PR) | 1621 |
| 92 | Erroll Tucker (PR) | 1637 |
| 93 | John Sciarra (PR) | 1645 |
| 94 | Ray Williams (PR) | 1668 |
| 95 | Alvin Garrett (PR) | 1691 |
| 96 | Joe P. Johnson (PR) | 1694 |
| 97 | Troy Wilson (PR) | 1699 |
| 98 | Willie Sydnor (PR) | 1700 |
| 99 | Anthony Hancock (PR) | 1727 |
| 100 | Dana Brinson (PR) | 1729 |
| 101 | Eric Yarber (PR) | 1731 |
| 102 | Gary Anderson (PR) | 1732 |
| 103 | Rufus Bess (PR) | 1735 |
| 104 | Cliff Hicks (PR) | 1747 |
| 105 | Bill Brooks (PR) | 1748 |
| 106 | Garcia Lane (PR) | 1750 |
| 107 | Jeff K. Smith (PR) | 1765 |
| 108 | Jeff Query (PR) | 1766 |
| 109 | Lonzell Hill (PR) | 1767 |
| 110 | Mark R. Bell (PR) | 1768 |
| 111 | Rod Hill (PR) | 1785 |
| 112 | Fred Nixon (PR) | 1787 |
| 113 | Al Williams (PR) | 1796 |
| 114 | Jitter Fields (PR) | 1797 |
| 115 | Pete Shaw (PR) | 1801 |
| 116 | Darrin Nelson (PR) | 1802 |
| 117 | John Simmons (PR) | 1818 |
| 118 | Danny Reece (PR) | 1825 |
| 119 | David Hollis (PR) | 1826 |
| 120 | Ira Hillary (PR) | 1828 |
| 121 | Ray Horton (PR) | 1832 |
| 122 | Michael Clemons (PR) | 1860 |
| 123 | Rich Mauti (PR) | 1862 |
| 124 | Troy Stradford (PR) | 1865 |
| 125 | Mark Konecny (PR) | 1889 |
| 126 | Roland Hooks (PR) | 1892 |
| 127 | Andre Tyler (PR) | 1914 |
| 128 | Sammy Martin (PR) | 1923 |
| 129 | Chris Woods (PR) | 1952 |
| 130 | Dwight Walker (PR) | 1953 |
| 131 | Jim Smith (PR) | 1955 |
| 132 | Len Walterscheid (PR) | 1958 |
| 133 | Mark Green (PR) | 1959 |
| 134 | Mike Harmon (PR) | 1960 |
| 135 | Anthony D. Allen (PR) | 1980 |
| 136 | Scott Woerner (PR) | 1986 |
| 137 | Keith Ortego (PR) | 1996 |
| 138 | Kitrick Taylor (PR) | 1997 |
| 139 | Nesby Glasgow (PR) | 1999 |
| 140 | Bobby Morse (PR) | 2005 |
| 141 | Robb Riddick (PR) | 2036 |
| 142 | Stefon Adams (PR) | 2037 |
| 143 | Henry L. Williams (PR) | 2058 |
| 144 | John Arnold (PR) | 2072 |
| 145 | John Holt (PR) | 2073 |
| 146 | Stanley Morgan (PR) | 2078 |
| 147 | Tom Flynn (PR) | 2080 |
| 148 | Clarence Weathers (PR) | 2106 |
| 149 | Mike Mosley (PR) | 2110 |
| 150 | Rod Harris (PR) | 2114 |
| 151 | Tony Nathan (PR) | 2115 |
| 152 | Gordon Banks (PR) | 2116 |
| 153 | Ken Taylor (PR) | 2144 |
| 154 | Mike Haynes (PR) | 2146 |
| 155 | Craig Ellis (PR) | 2180 |
| 156 | Johnnie Johnson (PR) | 2182 |
| 157 | Robert Holt (PR) | 2185 |
| 158 | Ron Cassidy (PR) | 2186 |
| 159 | Willie Tullis (PR) | 2188 |
| 160 | Floyd Dixon (PR) | 2208 |
| 161 | Ken Bell (PR) | 2216 |
| 162 | David Martin (PR) | 2223 |
| 163 | Joe Cribbs (PR) | 2249 |
| 164 | Naz Worthen (PR) | 2251 |
| 165 | Ricky Porter (PR) | 2252 |
| 166 | Danny Bradley (PR) | 2273 |
| 167 | Flip Johnson (PR) | 2275 |
| 168 | Keith Wright (PR) | 2278 |
| 169 | Mike Prior (PR) | 2279 |
| 170 | Eddie Brown (PR) | 2305 |
| 171 | Edwin Lovelady (PR) | 2306 |
| 172 | James Jefferson (PR) | 2310 |
| 173 | Robert Lavette (PR) | 2316 |
| 174 | Stephen Starring (PR) | 2317 |
| 175 | Bill Bates (PR) | 2340 |
| 176 | David Shula (PR) | 2344 |
| 177 | Glen Young (PR) | 2346 |
| 178 | Preston Brown (PR) | 2353 |
| 179 | Willard Harrell (PR) | 2387 |
| 180 | Danny Greene (PR) | 2450 |
| 181 | Steve Bird (PR) | 2454 |
| 182 | Kendal Smith (PR) | 2479 |
| 183 | Leon Gonzalez (PR) | 2480 |
| 184 | Duane Gunn (PR) | 2625 |
| 185 | Chuck Clanton (PR) | 2691 |
| 186 | Alvin Bailey (PR) | 2707 |
| 187 | Anthony Carter (PR) | 2766 |
| 188 | Walter Broughton (PR) | 2787 |
| 189 | Mike Ulmer (PR) | 2933 |
| 190 | Eric Robinson (PR) | 2937 |
| 191 | Thad McFadden (PR) | 2972 |
| 192 | Donnell Daniel (PR) | 3004 |
| 193 | Ed Jackson (PR) | 3033 |
| 194 | Lenny Wills (PR) | 3097 |
| 195 | Ron Frederick (PR) | 3105 |
| 196 | Marcus Bonner (PR) | 3134 |
| 197 | Woodrow Wilson (PR) | 3166 |
| 198 | Danny Knight (PR) | 3227 |
| 199 | Eddie Brown (1952) (PR) | 3229 |
| 200 | Thomas Lott (PR) | 3309 |
| 201 | Anthony Allen (WR) (PR) | 3366 |
| 202 | Perry Kemp (PR) | 3379 |
| 203 | Anthony Allen (PR) | 3426 |
| 204 | Shawn Faulkner (PR) | 3433 |
| 205 | Mike Kincaid (PR) | 3479 |
| 206 | Ricky Sanders (PR) | 3481 |
| 207 | Mark Harper (PR) | 3540 |
| 208 | Mark Tolbert (PR) | 3541 |
| 209 | Billy Yancy (PR) | 3601 |
| 210 | Bruce Vaughan (PR) | 3650 |
| 211 | Martin Cox (PR) | 3658 |
| 212 | Louie Giammona (PR) | 3724 |
| 213 | Mike H. Williams (PR) | 3725 |
| 214 | Mike Fox (DB) (PR) | 3788 |
| 215 | Lonnie Harris (PR) | 3866 |
| 216 | Kim Dameron (PR) | 3915 |
| 217 | Gary Clark (PR) | 3961 |
| 218 | Lonnie Turner (PR) | 4028 |
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