most punt return tds through 73 returns in career

Devin Hester has the most career punt-return touchdowns when making 73+ returns, with 14 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most punt return tds by a player through 73 or more returns in career
NAMEPR TDRETGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/G
1Devin Hester
D. Hester
14
629
156
14,455
92.7
37
116
0.7
1
3,311
21.2
16
7,333
47.0
5
3,695
23.7
2Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
10
642
179
17,230
96.3
55
2,392
13.4
12
5,572
31.1
31
5,813
32.5
2
3,453
19.3
3Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
9
1,090
223
23,330
104.6
29
1,967
8.8
12
2,336
10.5
4
14,014
62.8
4
4,999
22.4
4Desmond Howard
D. Howard
8
607
156
12,519
80.3
15
68
0.4
0
1,597
10.2
7
7,959
51.0
0
2,895
18.6
5Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
8
352
119
10,081
84.7
35
349
2.9
3
4,369
36.7
24
2,355
19.8
0
3,008
25.3
6Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
8
197
89
3,393
38.1
13
143
1.6
2
32
0.4
0
1,329
14.9
0
1,084
12.2
7Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
7
652
183
19,696
107.6
64
3,552
19.4
23
4,840
26.4
32
8,352
45.6
2
2,961
16.2
8Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
7
623
146
13,996
95.9
27
1,684
11.5
8
3,038
20.8
11
5,566
38.1
1
3,708
25.4
9Dante Hall
D. Hall
6
647
112
14,386
128.4
21
242
2.2
0
1,747
15.6
9
10,136
90.5
6
2,261
20.2
10Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
6
516
111
10,170
91.6
23
148
1.3
0
2,129
19.2
17
4,611
41.5
0
3,282
29.6
11Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
6
355
138
4,128
29.9
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
70
0.5
0
3,601
26.1
12Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
6
433
188
7,838
41.7
22
-14
-0.1
0
784
4.2
3
3,523
18.7
3
2,199
11.7
13Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
6
409
143
10,785
75.4
35
316
2.2
2
4,211
29.4
25
2,941
20.6
2
3,317
23.2
14Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
5
309
128
3,919
30.6
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1,416
11.1
0
2,503
19.6
15Adam Jones
A. Jones
5
346
146
5,581
38.2
8
8
0.1
0
31
0.2
0
3,232
22.1
0
1,947
13.3
16Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
5
401
143
9,211
64.4
21
438
3.1
0
4,467
31.2
15
1,759
12.3
1
2,557
17.9
17Karl Williams
K. Williams
5
316
130
5,712
43.9
12
5
0.0
0
1,897
14.6
7
1,245
9.6
0
2,565
19.7
18Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
5
153
198
12,863
65.0
83
496
2.5
1
10,950
55.3
77
68
0.3
0
1,349
6.8
19Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
5
399
167
4,798
28.7
10
43
0.3
0
39
0.2
0
1,215
7.3
1
2,209
13.2
20Jamal Agnew
J. Agnew
4
297
92
6,242
67.8
13
263
2.9
1
746
8.1
5
3,853
41.9
2
1,380
15.0
21Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
4
235
81
5,130
63.3
14
76
0.9
1
1,140
14.1
7
2,699
33.3
2
1,228
15.2
22Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
4
114
145
13,681
94.4
96
819
5.6
7
11,363
78.4
83
384
2.6
1
1,055
7.3
23Travis Benjamin
T. Benjamin
4
140
111
5,156
46.5
23
268
2.4
0
3,143
28.3
19
509
4.6
0
1,236
11.1
24Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
4
359
109
7,021
64.4
13
37
0.3
0
874
8.0
8
4,204
38.6
1
1,906
17.5
25Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
247
201
2,553
12.7
6
34
0.2
0
64
0.3
0
75
0.4
0
1,816
9.0
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