most punt return touchdowns in a career for a defensive back

Jack Christiansen has the most career punt-return touchdowns by a defensive back, with 8 touchdowns.

NAME PR TD GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G
1 Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
8
89
59
1,329
22.5
14.9
0
85
1,084
12.8
12.2
2 Devin Hester
D. Hester
7
32
63
1,462
23.2
45.7
4
89
1,251
14.1
39.1
3 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
6
138
5
70
14.0
0.5
0
314
3,601
11.5
26.1
4 Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
6
188
155
3,523
22.7
18.7
3
212
2,199
10.4
11.7
5 Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
5
128
57
1,416
24.8
11.1
0
243
2,503
10.3
19.6
6 Adam Jones
A. Jones
5
146
125
3,232
25.9
22.1
0
192
1,947
10.1
13.3
7 Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
5
167
46
1,215
26.4
7.3
1
258
2,209
8.6
13.2
8 Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
201
4
75
18.8
0.4
0
195
1,816
9.3
9.0
9 Dana McLemore
D. McLemore
4
72
56
1,147
20.5
15.9
0
152
1,598
10.5
22.2
10 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
4
159
4
60
15.0
0.4
0
147
1,457
9.9
9.2
11 Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
4
166
61
1,504
24.7
9.1
1
131
1,205
9.2
7.3
12 Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
4
115
180
4,539
25.2
39.5
0
202
2,201
10.9
19.1
13 Jamal Agnew
J. Agnew
3
32
36
866
24.1
27.1
1
60
679
11.3
21.2
14 Micah Hyde
M. Hyde
3
158
37
864
23.4
5.5
1
95
884
9.3
5.6
15 Leodis McKelvin
L. McKelvin
3
111
95
2,471
26.0
22.3
1
99
1,021
10.3
9.2
16 Will Blackmon
W. Blackmon
3
96
85
1,783
21.0
18.6
0
73
652
8.9
6.8
17 Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
3
122
9
146
16.2
1.2
0
120
1,076
9.0
8.8
18 R.W. McQuarters
R.W. McQuarters
3
156
63
1,369
21.7
8.8
0
227
2,020
8.9
12.9
19 Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
3
157
514
11,947
23.2
76.1
5
307
3,056
10.0
19.5
20 Keith Moody
K. Moody
3
63
109
2,318
21.3
36.8
0
88
920
10.5
14.6
21 George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
3
144
76
1,893
24.9
13.1
0
148
1,247
8.4
8.7
22 Rickie Harris
R. Harris
3
111
102
2,326
22.8
21.0
0
128
1,029
8.0
9.3
23 Claude Gibson
C. Gibson
3
70
16
268
16.8
3.8
0
110
1,381
12.6
19.7
24 Yale Lary
Y. Lary
3
133
22
495
22.5
3.7
0
126
758
6.0
5.7
25 Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
3
60
55
1,311
23.8
21.9
0
61
652
10.7
10.9
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
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6
0
.647
Bears Bears
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12
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9/28
CLE CLE
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DET DET
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10/5
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NFC East W L T PCT
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14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
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5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
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15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
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10
7
0
.588
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9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
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10
7
0
.588
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7
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.588
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Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
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9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

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Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
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10/12
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10/12
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Fri
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1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
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1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
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@
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1:00 PM