most return touchdowns in the first 10 seasons for a running back to score 30 rushing touchdowns

Ollie Matson had the most touchdown returns by a running back when rushing for 30+ touchdowns in his first 10 seasons, with 10 touchdown returns.

Interpreted as:
most return touchdowns in the first 10 seasons for a running back to score 30 or more rushing touchdowns
NAME RET TD RUSH TD GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
10
35
114
4,788
1,092
4.4
42.0
2,640
182
14.5
23.2
17
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
8
39
68
4,956
991
5.0
72.9
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
3 Timmy Brown
T. Brown
7
31
108
3,862
889
4.3
35.8
3,399
235
14.5
31.5
26
4 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
5
69
83
5,860
1,320
4.4
70.6
523
45
11.6
6.3
3
5 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
35
121
5,493
1,274
4.3
45.4
3,508
470
651
7.5
29.0
18
6 Mercury Morris
M. Morris
3
31
99
4,133
804
5.1
41.7
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
7 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
3
74
136
7,274
1,727
4.2
53.5
2,281
190
12.0
16.8
13
8 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
3
46
112
4,630
1,036
4.5
41.3
3,535
287
12.3
31.6
20
9 Ted Fritsch
T. Fritsch
3
31
99
2,200
620
3.5
22.2
227
25
9.1
2.3
1
10 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
2
68
126
8,167
1,847
4.4
64.8
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
11 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
2
41
121
6,335
1,385
4.6
52.4
3,940
442
604
8.9
32.6
30
12 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2
60
155
8,122
1,938
4.2
52.4
4,621
491
9.4
29.8
19
13 Floyd Little
F. Little
2
43
117
6,323
1,641
3.9
54.0
2,418
215
11.2
20.7
9
14 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
2
50
111
4,016
859
4.7
36.2
4,087
248
16.5
36.8
29
15 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
2
38
110
4,858
997
4.9
44.2
2,949
232
12.7
26.8
18
16 Pug Manders
P. Manders
2
32
74
2,529
690
3.7
34.2
326
25
13.0
4.4
2
17 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
1
60
115
6,779
1,543
4.4
58.9
4,762
573
728
8.3
41.4
25
18 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
1
33
104
3,866
869
4.4
37.2
1,655
218
299
7.6
15.9
8
19 David Johnson
D. Johnson
1
39
92
4,071
1,007
4.0
44.3
2,805
277
401
10.1
30.5
18
20 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1
44
117
7,556
1,401
5.4
64.6
2,586
308
438
8.4
22.1
20
21 Frank Gore
F. Gore
1
64
148
11,073
2,442
4.5
74.8
2,883
342
502
8.4
19.5
11
22 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
1
49
97
6,096
1,429
4.3
62.8
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
23 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1
55
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
24 Chris Warren
C. Warren
1
50
148
7,400
1,717
4.3
50.0
1,632
241
46
6.8
11.0
4
25 Lorenzo White
L. White
1
30
107
4,242
1,062
4.0
39.6
1,738
192
9.1
16.2
6
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns and touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

23.5

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OPP PPG

22.3

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RUSH YDS/G

144.2

7th

PASS YDS/G

227.0

21st

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TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
Cardinals Cardinals
8
9
0
.471
49ers 49ers
6
11
0
.353
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Sun
9/7
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CAR CAR
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ARI ARI
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9/21
ARI ARI
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SF SF
4:25 PM
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9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

8 - 9 - 0

47

Final

24

SF 49ers

6 - 11 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
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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
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10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
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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

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
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10/12
LAC LAC
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DEN DEN
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Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
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LV LV
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10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
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10/12
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Thu
9/4
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8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
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LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
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ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM