most punt return and kick return tds ever in a season

Danny Reece has the most punt returns in a season, with 70 returns in 1979.

Interpreted as:
most punt return and kick return tds by a player ever in a season
NAMEPRKR TDSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Danny Reece
D. Reece
70
0
1979
16
444
27.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13
0.8
431
26.9
0
2Fulton Walker
F. Walker
62
0
1985
TOT
15
1,159
77.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
467
31.1
692
46.1
0
3Dexter McCluster
D. McCluster
58
0
2013
15
1,205
80.3
4
5
0.3
0
511
34.1
2
3
0.2
686
45.7
2
4Nate Burleson
N. Burleson
58
1
2007
16
1,946
121.6
11
4
0.3
0
694
43.4
9
590
36.9
658
41.1
1
5Desmond Howard
D. Howard
58
0
1996
16
1,430
89.4
3
0
0.0
0
95
5.9
0
460
28.8
875
54.7
3
6Leo Lewis
L. Lewis
58
0
1988
16
703
43.9
1
0
0.0
0
141
8.8
1
12
0.8
550
34.4
0
7Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
58
0
1983
16
1,430
89.4
3
154
9.6
2
6
0.4
0
604
37.8
666
41.6
1
8J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
58
0
1979
16
1,057
66.1
5
0
0.0
0
444
27.8
3
0
0.0
612
38.3
2
9Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
57
0
1999
15
902
60.1
2
11
0.7
0
281
18.7
2
158
10.5
452
30.1
0
10Lew Barnes
L. Barnes
57
1
1986
16
630
39.4
1
0
0.0
0
54
3.4
0
94
5.9
482
30.1
0
11Jeff Fisher
J. Fisher
57
0
1984
16
492
30.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
492
30.8
0
12Danny Reece
D. Reece
57
0
1980
16
441
27.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
128
8.0
313
19.6
0
13Eddie Brown
E. Brown
57
0
1977
14
1,312
93.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
852
60.9
452
32.3
0
14Eddie Brown
E. Brown
56
0
1979
16
491
30.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
103
6.4
332
20.8
0
15B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
55
0
2004
16
1,847
115.4
3
19
1.2
1
2
0.1
0
1,251
78.2
575
35.9
2
16Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
55
0
2002
15
1,909
127.3
5
-4
-0.3
0
872
58.1
3
571
38.1
470
31.3
2
17Gary Allen
G. Allen
54
0
1984
16
1,112
69.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
666
41.6
446
27.9
0
18Wally Henry
W. Henry
54
0
1981
16
1,072
67.0
2
-2
-0.1
0
145
9.1
2
533
33.3
396
24.8
0
19James Jones
J. Jones
54
0
1980
16
1,442
90.1
0
135
8.4
0
39
2.4
0
720
45.0
548
34.3
0
20Rolland Lawrence
R. Lawrence
54
0
1976
14
936
66.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
521
37.2
372
26.6
0
21Todd Kinchen
T. Kinchen
53
0
1995
16
1,594
99.6
4
16
1.0
0
419
26.2
4
743
46.4
416
26.0
0
22Rod Harris
R. Harris
53
0
1991
16
917
57.3
0
0
0.0
0
28
1.8
0
473
29.6
416
26.0
0
23Phil McConkey
P. McConkey
53
0
1985
16
1,080
67.5
1
0
0.0
0
404
25.3
1
234
14.6
442
27.6
0
24Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
53
0
1984
14
1,587
113.4
11
71
5.1
1
860
61.4
9
0
0.0
656
46.9
1
25Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
53
0
1984
15
501
33.4
0
0
0.0
0
12
0.8
0
16
1.1
473
31.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns going back to the 1941 season.

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