most return touchdowns all-time by a cornerback

Deion Sanders has the most career touchdown returns by a defensive back, with 19 touchdown returns.

NAMERET TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
19
188
155
3,523
22.7
18.7
3
212
2,199
10.4
11.7
6
2Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
17
238
220
4,894
22.2
20.6
2
260
2,362
9.1
9.9
2
3Ronde Barber
R. Barber
14
241
0
0
0.0
0
3
30
10.0
0.1
1
4Ed Reed
E. Reed
13
174
0
0
0.0
0
30
205
6.8
1.2
1
5Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
13
254
5
47
9.4
0.2
0
90
736
8.2
2.9
0
6Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
13
205
2
7
3.5
0.0
0
11
65
5.9
0.3
0
7Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
13
211
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
13
166
61
1,504
24.7
9.1
1
131
1,205
9.2
7.3
4
9Devin Hester
D. Hester
12
32
63
1,462
23.2
45.7
4
89
1,251
14.1
39.1
7
10Ken Houston
K. Houston
12
196
3
80
26.7
0.4
0
51
333
6.5
1.7
1
11LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
11
159
4
60
15.0
0.4
0
147
1,457
9.9
9.2
4
12Lem Barney
L. Barney
11
140
50
1,274
25.5
9.1
1
143
1,312
9.2
9.4
2
13Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
11
89
59
1,329
22.5
14.9
0
85
1,084
12.8
12.2
8
14Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
10
144
0
0
0.0
0
10
51
5.1
0.4
0
15Aqib Talib
A. Talib
10
148
0
0
0.0
0
2
1
0.5
0.0
0
16DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
10
171
4
136
34.0
0.8
0
18
128
7.1
0.7
0
17Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
10
167
46
1,215
26.4
7.3
1
258
2,209
8.6
13.2
5
18Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
9
168
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Nate Clements
N. Clements
9
180
32
646
20.2
3.6
0
82
816
10.0
4.5
2
20Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
9
138
5
70
14.0
0.5
0
314
3,601
11.5
26.1
6
21Eric Allen
E. Allen
9
217
1
2
2.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
9
115
180
4,539
25.2
39.5
0
202
2,201
10.9
19.1
4
23Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
9
164
120
3,080
25.7
18.8
2
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
24Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
9
178
2
0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
25Marcus Peters
M. Peters
8
116
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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6
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Panthers Panthers
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6
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Final

9

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
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5
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4
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
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6
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.538
Panthers Panthers
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6
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3
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