most return touchdowns in a season by an nfl player since 1990

Since 1990, Devin Hester has scored the most touchdown returns in a season, with 6 touchdown returns in 2007 and in 2006.

NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
2007
CHI CHI
16
43
934
21.7
58.4
2
42
651
15.5
40.7
4
2Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
2
47
600
12.8
37.5
3
3DaRon Bland
D. Bland
5
2023
DAL DAL
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
4
2012
STL STL
15
0
0
0.0
0
9
46
5.1
3.1
0
5Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
2011
ARI ARI
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
699
15.9
43.7
4
6Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
4
2009
CLE CLE
16
56
1,542
27.5
96.4
3
38
452
11.9
28.3
1
7Adam Jones
A. Jones
4
2006
TEN TEN
15
20
521
26.1
34.7
0
34
440
12.9
29.3
3
8Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
4
2004
DET DET
11
41
1,092
26.6
99.3
2
24
316
13.2
28.7
2
9Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
4
2003
OAK OAK
16
2
25
12.5
1.6
0
36
491
13.6
30.7
2
10Dante Hall
D. Hall
4
2003
KC KC
16
57
1,478
25.9
92.4
2
29
472
16.3
29.5
2
11Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
4
2002
TB TB
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
4
1997
DEN DEN
16
0
0
0.0
0
40
543
13.6
33.9
3
13Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
4
1994
NO NO
15
63
1,556
24.7
103.7
2
21
143
6.8
9.5
0
14Eric Allen
E. Allen
4
1993
PHI PHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Marcus Jones
M. Jones
3
2025
NE NE
13
0
0
0.0
0
19
358
18.8
27.5
2
16Kyle Dugger
K. Dugger
3
2022
NE NE
15
1
37
37.0
2.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Darius Slay
D. Slay
3
2021
PHI PHI
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Troy Hill
T. Hill
3
2020
LAR LAR
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Marcus Peters
M. Peters
3
2019
TOT
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Eddie Jackson
E. Jackson
3
2018
CHI CHI
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
3
2016
KC KC
16
14
384
27.4
24.0
1
39
592
15.2
37.0
2
22William Gay
W. Gay
3
2014
PIT PIT
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
3
2013
WAS WAS
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
3
2012
BAL BAL
16
38
1,167
30.7
72.9
2
37
341
9.2
21.3
1
25Darius Reynaud
D. Reynaud
3
2012
TEN TEN
16
53
1,240
23.4
77.5
1
31
410
13.2
25.6
2
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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