| 1980 Kick-Off Returns - Thru Week 4 | |||||||||||
| Kick-Off Returns | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 8 | 252 | 31.5 | 1 | 95 | 36 | 992 | 27.6 | 1 | 98 |
| Alvin Garrett | NYG | 8 | 215 | 26.9 | 0 | 40 | 28 | 527 | 18.8 | 0 | 41 |
| Nesby Glasgow | BLC | 7 | 184 | 26.3 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 743 | 22.5 | 0 | 44 |
| Larry Anderson | PIT | 7 | 182 | 26.0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 379 | 27.1 | 0 | 63 |
| John Arnold | DET | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 0 | 33 |
| Jacob Green | SEA | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 274 | 18.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Eddie Payton | MIN | 12 | 297 | 24.8 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 1,184 | 22.3 | 0 | 59 |
| Gary Davis | TAM | 9 | 220 | 24.4 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 951 | 21.6 | 0 | 54 |
| Don Bessillieu | MIA | 15 | 365 | 24.3 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 890 | 22.2 | 0 | 87 |
| Jimmy Rogers | NOR | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 930 | 22.7 | 0 | 88 |
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 9 | 216 | 24.0 | 0 | 31 | 49 | 1,070 | 21.8 | 0 | 35 |
| Will Lewis | SEA | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 585 | 23.4 | 0 | 54 |
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 0 | 36 |
| Carlos Carson | KAN | 9 | 204 | 22.7 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 917 | 22.9 | 0 | 47 |
| Ira Matthews | OAK | 9 | 201 | 22.3 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 585 | 20.2 | 0 | 45 |
| Dino Hall | CLE | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 691 | 21.6 | 0 | 40 |
| Art Whittington | OAK | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 392 | 18.7 | 1 | 95 |
| Dave Williams | CHI | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 666 | 24.7 | 1 | 85 |
| Matt Suhey | CHI | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 406 | 21.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Kim Anderson | BLC | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 386 | 19.3 | 0 | 35 |
| Drew Hill | LAM | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 0 | 48 | 43 | 880 | 20.5 | 1 | 98 |
| Mike Nelms | WAS | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 810 | 21.3 | 0 | 51 |
| Billy Campfield | PHI | 10 | 197 | 19.7 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 540 | 20.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Larry Brunson | DEN | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 923 | 23.1 | 0 | 55 |
| Perry Harrington | PHI | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Frank Duncan | SDG | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Carl Roaches | HOU | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 0 | 46 |
| Ron B. Smith | SDG | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Preston Brown | NWE | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 289 | 19.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Frank Pollard | PIT | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 494 | 22.5 | 0 | 34 |
| Jeff Groth | HOU | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Willard Harrell | SLC | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 348 | 18.3 | 0 | 33 |
| Roy Green | SLC | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 745 | 23.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Cleo Montgomery | CIN | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 843 | 19.2 | 0 | 40 |
| Lenvil Elliott | SFO | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 321 | 17.8 | 0 | 32 |
| James Owens | SFO | 3 | 169 | 56.3 | 1 | 99 | 31 | 726 | 23.4 | 1 | 101 |
| Fred Nixon | GNB | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 0 | 54 |
| Deacon Turner | CIN | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 0 | 31 |
| Mike A. Williams | KAN | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 28 |
| Larry Heater | NYG | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | 29 |
| Nate Johnson | NYG | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Dave Preston | DEN | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | 26 |
| James Jones | DAL | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 720 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 |
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 301 | 18.8 | 0 | 31 |
| Rick Kane | DET | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 495 | 21.5 | 0 | 62 |
| Ray Strong | ATL | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 168 | 16.8 | 0 | 31 |
| Aundra Thompson | GNB | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 283 | 18.9 | 0 | 57 |
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 36 |
| Terry Anderson | SFO | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Paul Darby | NYJ | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 0 | 30 |
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Russell Davis | PIT | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 160 | 17.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Steve A. Wilson | DAL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 0 | 35 |
| Mike Harden | DEN | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 0 | 35 |
| Doug Paschal | MIN | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Terry Miller | BUF | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 303 | 18.9 | 0 | 43 |
| Mark Lee | GNB | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 589 | 19.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Danny Reece | TAM | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Anthony Anderson | ATL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 23 |
| Wayne Wilson | NOR | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 | 25 |
| Nick Giaquinto | MIA | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Keith Wright | CLE | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 576 | 23.0 | 0 | 55 |
| Beasley Reece | NYG | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 471 | 19.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Horace Belton | KAN | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 0 | 35 |
| Ike Forte | WAS | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 0 | 53 |
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Greg Hawthorne | PIT | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 169 | 18.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Wilbur Jackson | WAS | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Ivory Sully | LAM | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bryan Hicks | CIN | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 328 | 7,008 | 21.4 | 2 | 99 | 1,764 | 35,143 | 19.9 | 8 | 101 | |