| 1942 NFL Punt Returns
| Punt Returns | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | | Len Barnum, PHI | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | | Ted Fritsch, GB | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | | Ernie Steele, PHI | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 1 | | Curt Sandig, PIT | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 1 | | Lloyd Cardwell, DET | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | | Bob Seymour, WAS | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | | Ray McLean, CHI | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 1 | | Andy Tomasic, PIT | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 1 | | Dean McAdams, BRK | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | | Merle Hapes, NYG | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 0 | | Harry Clark, CHI | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | | Emil Banjavic, DET | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | | Bill Geyer, CHI | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Cecil Isbell, GB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Bob Kahler, GB | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Leo Cantor, NYG | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | | Steve Lach, CHC | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 0 | | Andy Farkas, WAS | 16 | 219 | 13.7 | 0 | | Bill Dudley, PIT | 20 | 271 | 13.6 | 0 | | Ward Cuff, NYG | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | | Dante Magnani, CLE | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Tuffy Leemans, NYG | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | | Sammy Baugh, WAS | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | | Johnny Martin, CHC | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | | John Binotto, PIT/PHI | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | | Parker Hall, CLE | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 0 | | Lou Tomasetti, PHI | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | | Bob Trocolor, NYG | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | Ned Mathews, DET | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 0 | | Hugh Gallarneau, CHI | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 0 | | Dick Todd, WAS | 13 | 143 | 11.0 | 0 | | Steve Juzwik, WAS | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | | Harry Hopp, DET | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 0 | | Tony Canadeo, GB | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | | Lou Brock, GB | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | | Johnny Knolla, CHC | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | | Lloyd Cheatham, CHC | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Gaylon Smith, CLE | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | | Merl Condit, BRK | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 0 | | Marshall Goldberg, CHC | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | | Al Owen, NYG | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Bosh Pritchard, CLE/PHI | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 0 | | Hank Soar, NYG | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | | Johnny Hall, DET | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | | Mickey Sanzotta, DET | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | | Sid Luckman, CHI | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | | Chet Wetterlund, DET | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | | Tommy Thompson, PHI | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | | George Gonda, PIT | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | Bob Davis, PHI | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 0 | | Frank Maznicki, CHI | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | | Joe Laws, GB | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | | Dick Riffle, PIT | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Jack Jacobs, CLE | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | | Ray Nolting, CHI | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | | Andy Uram, GB | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | | Tom Colella, DET | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Jack Boone, CLE | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Charlie O'Rourke, CHI | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bob Robertson, BRK | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Cece Hare, WAS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Wilbur Moore, WAS | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | George Morris, CLE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Bill Hutchinson, NYG | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
|