most return touchdowns in a season by a cornerback

Devin Hester has the most touchdown returns by a defensive back in a season, with 6 touchdown returns in 2007 and in 2006.

NAME RET TD SEASON TM GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
2007
CHI CHI
16
43
934
21.7
58.4
2
42
651
15.5
40.7
4
2 Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
2
47
600
12.8
37.5
3
3 DaRon Bland
D. Bland
5
2023
DAL DAL
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Ken Houston
K. Houston
5
1971
HOU HOU
14
0
0
0.0
0
16
91
5.7
6.5
0
5 Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
4
2012
STL STL
15
0
0
0.0
0
9
46
5.1
3.1
0
6 Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
2011
ARI ARI
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
699
15.9
43.7
4
7 Adam Jones
A. Jones
4
2006
TEN TEN
15
20
521
26.1
34.7
0
34
440
12.9
29.3
3
8 Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
4
2003
OAK OAK
16
2
25
12.5
1.6
0
36
491
13.6
30.7
2
9 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
4
1997
DEN DEN
16
0
0
0.0
0
40
543
13.6
33.9
3
10 Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
4
1994
NO NO
15
63
1,556
24.7
103.7
2
21
143
6.8
9.5
0
11 Eric Allen
E. Allen
4
1993
PHI PHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
4
1986
KC KC
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Jim Kearney
J. Kearney
4
1972
KC KC
14
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Don Webb
D. Webb
4
1961
BOS BOS
14
1
21
21.0
1.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
4
1951
DET DET
12
11
270
24.5
22.5
0
18
343
19.1
28.6
4
16 Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
4
1951
NYG NYG
12
6
227
37.8
18.9
1
34
489
14.4
40.8
3
17 Kyle Dugger
K. Dugger
3
2022
NE NE
15
1
37
37.0
2.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Darius Slay
D. Slay
3
2021
PHI PHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Troy Hill
T. Hill
3
2020
LAR LAR
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Marcus Peters
M. Peters
3
2019
TOT
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Eddie Jackson
E. Jackson
3
2018
CHI CHI
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 William Gay
W. Gay
3
2014
PIT PIT
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
3
2013
WAS WAS
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
3
2012
CHI CHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
3
2009
NO NO
14
0
0
0.0
0
1
6
6.0
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/14
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Last Game
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22

Final

24

CHI Bears

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Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
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

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
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DAL DAL
47-9

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM