most return touchdowns in the first 10 seasons for a running back to score 50 rushing touchdowns

Steve Van Buren scored the most touchdown returns by a running back when rushing for 50+ touchdowns in his first 10 seasons, with 5 touchdown returns.

Interpreted as:
most return touchdowns in the first 10 seasons for a running back to score 50 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 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
5
69
83
5,860
1,320
4.4
70.6
523
45
11.6
6.3
3
2 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
3
74
136
7,274
1,727
4.2
53.5
2,281
190
12.0
16.8
13
3 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
4 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2
60
155
8,122
1,938
4.2
52.4
4,621
491
9.4
29.8
19
5 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
2
50
111
4,016
859
4.7
36.2
4,087
248
16.5
36.8
29
6 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
1
60
115
6,779
1,543
4.4
58.9
4,762
573
728
8.3
41.4
25
7 Frank Gore
F. Gore
1
64
148
11,073
2,442
4.5
74.8
2,883
342
502
8.4
19.5
11
8 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1
55
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
9 Chris Warren
C. Warren
1
50
148
7,400
1,717
4.3
50.0
1,632
241
46
6.8
11.0
4
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1
77
129
8,244
2,023
4.1
63.9
3,981
418
9.5
30.9
17
11 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1
71
145
11,580
2,625
4.4
79.9
3,255
363
9.0
22.4
12
12 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
58
122
10,776
2,284
4.7
88.3
2,096
196
10.7
17.2
14
13 Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
1
52
118
5,135
1,291
4.0
43.5
1,488
139
10.7
12.6
12
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns and touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

27.2

7th

OPP PPG

17.8

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

179.3

2nd

PASS YDS/G

206.9

30th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Sun
9/21
LAR LAR
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
PHI PHI
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

40

Final

22

KC Chiefs

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 9 Feb 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

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
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

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