most punt return tds by a running back in their third season

Reggie Bush scored the most punt-return touchdowns by a running back in his 3rd season, with 3 touchdowns in 2008.

NAMEPR TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Reggie Bush
R. Bush
3
2008
NO NO
10
0
0
0.0
0
20
270
13.5
27.0
2Dick Christy
D. Christy
2
1961
NYT NYT
14
15
360
24.0
25.7
0
18
383
21.3
27.4
3Ollie Matson
O. Matson
2
1955
CHC CHC
12
15
368
24.5
30.7
0
13
245
18.8
20.4
4Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
1
2006
MIN MIN
16
1
25
25.0
1.6
0
36
365
10.1
22.8
5Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1
1999
NYG NYG
16
12
266
22.2
16.6
0
44
506
11.5
31.6
6Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
1
1992
WAS WAS
16
23
492
21.4
30.8
0
29
271
9.3
16.9
7Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
1
1991
NYG NYG
16
25
514
20.6
32.1
0
28
287
10.3
17.9
8Willard Harrell
W. Harrell
1
1977
GB GB
13
3
48
16.0
3.7
0
28
253
9.0
19.5
9Ronnie Coleman
R. Coleman
1
1976
HOU HOU
13
0
0
0.0
0
7
91
13.0
7.0
10Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
1
1975
STL STL
13
35
960
27.4
73.8
1
23
285
12.4
21.9
11Travis Williams
T. Williams
1
1969
GB GB
13
21
517
24.6
39.8
1
8
189
23.6
14.5
12Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1
1967
CHI CHI
13
16
603
37.7
46.4
3
3
80
26.7
6.2
13Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
1
1963
DET DET
13
21
447
21.3
34.4
0
32
399
12.5
30.7
14Timmy Brown
T. Brown
1
1961
PHI PHI
13
29
811
28.0
62.4
1
8
125
15.6
9.6
15Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
1
1959
LA LA
12
14
320
22.9
26.7
0
17
184
10.8
15.3
16Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
1
1959
PHI PHI
12
24
444
18.5
37.0
0
21
115
5.5
9.6
17Tom Kalmanir
T. Kalmanir
1
1951
LA LA
12
6
120
20.0
10.0
0
5
86
17.2
7.2
18Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1
1946
PHI PHI
9
11
319
29.0
35.4
0
5
89
17.8
9.9
19Ray McLean
R. McLean
1
1942
CHB CHB
11
4
106
26.5
9.6
0
6
118
19.7
10.7
20Dick Todd
D. Todd
1
1941
WAS WAS
7
3
58
19.3
8.3
0
14
238
17.0
34.0
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

15.0

31st

OPP PPG

24.9

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

91.5

29th

PASS YDS/G

221.3

18th

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Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
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Falcons Falcons
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7
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12/28
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AFC EastWLTPCT
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
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5
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6
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Rams Rams
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