most defensive touchdown returns by an nfl linebacker in their first 8 years

19 players didn't have any interception touchdowns in their first 8 seasons. The first three are Dick Butkus, Jim Steffen and Jack Lambert.

NAMEINT TDRETGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSFFFRFR TD
1Dick Butkus
D. Butkus
0
59
110
21
166
26
0
2Jim Steffen
J. Steffen
0
49
14
1
11
0
0
3Jack Lambert
J. Lambert
0
39
115
25
238
14
0
4Jack Ham
J. Ham
1
39
111
26
169
13
1
5Stan White
S. White
2
38
112
25
348
12
0
6Don Shinnick
D. Shinnick
0
38
104
29
225
7
0
7Chuck Bednarik
C. Bednarik
1
38
95
16
235
16
0
8Ray Nitschke
R. Nitschke
1
37
100
15
254
16
0
9Matt Blair
M. Blair
0
35
118
15
119
16
1
10John Anderson
J. Anderson
1
34
102
14.5
21
141
12
0
11Willie Lanier
W. Lanier
2
34
107
19
307
14
0
12Mike Merriweather
M. Merriweather
3
33
116
37.0
17
277
14
1
13Bill Pellington
B. Pellington
1
33
85
14
190
11
0
14Joe Schmidt
J. Schmidt
1
33
94
15
211
14
1
15Reggie Williams
R. Williams
1
32
111
12.0
14
161
16
1
16Bill Bergey
B. Bergey
0
32
110
19
316
13
0
17Bobby Bell
B. Bell
5
32
112
22
403
9
1
18Bill Forester
B. Forester
0
32
90
11
191
12
0
19Nick Buoniconti
N. Buoniconti
0
31
104
27
250
3
1
20Andy Russell
A. Russell
0
30
112
13
184
9
0
21Isiah Robertson
I. Robertson
2
29
111
18
266
11
1
22Dave Robinson
D. Robinson
0
29
99
16
268
7
0
23Leo Sanford
L. Sanford
2
29
93
17
213
11
0
24Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
1
28
113
278
105
383
21.0
20
359
4
8
0
25Wilber Marshall
W. Marshall
2
28
123
35.0
19
251
9
1
StatMuse has season-level data for interception touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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