most return tds in season ever including playoffs

Devin Hester has the most touchdown returns in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 7 touchdown returns in his rookie season in 2006.

Interpreted as:
most return tds by a player in season ever including playoffs
NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Devin Hester
D. Hester
7
2006
19
27
712
26.4
37.5
3
53
632
11.9
33.3
3
2Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
2007
16
43
934
21.7
58.4
2
42
651
15.5
40.7
4
3DaRon Bland
D. Bland
5
2023
18
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Dante Hall
D. Hall
5
2003
17
64
1,686
26.3
99.2
3
29
472
16.3
27.8
2
5Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
5
2002
19
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Desmond Howard
D. Howard
5
1996
19
31
737
23.8
38.8
1
67
1,085
16.2
57.1
4
7Ken Houston
K. Houston
5
1971
14
0
0
0.0
0
16
91
5.7
6.5
0
8Marcus Jones
M. Jones
4
2025
21
0
0
0.0
0
30
424
14.1
20.2
2
9Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
4
2012
TOT
16
24
710
29.6
44.4
2
50
571
11.4
35.7
2
10Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
4
2012
15
0
0
0.0
0
9
46
5.1
3.1
0
11Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
4
2012
20
52
1,529
29.4
76.5
3
45
451
10.0
22.6
1
12Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
2011
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
699
15.9
43.7
4
13Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
4
2009
16
56
1,542
27.5
96.4
3
38
452
11.9
28.3
1
14Ed Reed
E. Reed
4
2008
19
0
0
0.0
0
1
8
8.0
0.4
0
15Adam Jones
A. Jones
4
2006
15
20
521
26.1
34.7
0
34
440
12.9
29.3
3
16Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
4
2004
11
41
1,092
26.6
99.3
2
24
316
13.2
28.7
2
17Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
4
2003
16
2
25
12.5
1.6
0
36
491
13.6
30.7
2
18Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
4
2001
19
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
4
1997
20
0
0
0.0
0
44
612
13.9
30.6
3
20Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
4
1994
15
63
1,556
24.7
103.7
2
21
143
6.8
9.5
0
21Eric Allen
E. Allen
4
1993
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
4
1986
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
4
1981
19
8
111
13.9
5.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
4
1976
13
22
514
23.4
39.5
0
39
536
13.7
41.2
4
25Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
4
1975
14
33
798
24.2
57.0
1
40
612
15.3
43.7
3
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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