4 players were tied for the most touchdown returns by a player in their 3rd season, with 4 touchdown returns. The first three are Eddie Drummond in 2004 and Cecil Turner and Gale Sayers.
Interpreted as:
most return touchdowns by a player in third season| 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 |  | E. Drummond | 4 | 2004 | 11 | 41 | 1,092 | 26.6 | 99.3 | 2 | 24 | 316 | 13.2 | 28.7 | 2 | |
| 2 | | C. Turner | 4 | 1970 | 14 | 23 | 752 | 32.7 | 53.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | G. Sayers | 4 | 1967 | 13 | 16 | 603 | 37.7 | 46.4 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 4 | | O. Wiberg | 4 | 1930 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | | K. Dugger | 3 | 2022 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Bush | 3 | 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | | J. Cribbs | 3 | 2007 | 16 | 59 | 1,809 | 30.7 | 113.1 | 2 | 30 | 405 | 13.5 | 25.3 | 1 | |
| 8 | | A. Rolle | 3 | 2007 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | D. Hall | 3 | 2002 | 16 | 57 | 1,354 | 23.8 | 84.6 | 1 | 29 | 390 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 2 | |
| 10 | | W. Haddix | 3 | 1990 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | S. Perry | 3 | 1978 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | L. Parrish | 3 | 1972 | 14 | 15 | 348 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 0 | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| 13 | | M. Farr | 3 | 1967 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Warner | 3 | 1965 | 14 | 32 | 825 | 25.8 | 58.9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | B. Stacy | 3 | 1961 | 13 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 4.6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 16 | | H. Hopp | 3 | 1943 | 10 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| 17 | | L. Lyman | 3 | 1924 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 |  | P. Washington | 2 | 2025 | 16 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 4.7 | 0 | 25 | 341 | 13.6 | 21.3 | 2 | |
| 19 | | N. Bonitto | 2 | 2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | K. Turpin | 2 | 2024 | 17 | 27 | 904 | 33.5 | 53.2 | 1 | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | M. Edwards | 2 | 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | E.J. Speed | 2 | 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | J. Adams | 2 | 2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | J. Agnew | 2 | 2019 | 13 | 17 | 454 | 26.7 | 34.9 | 1 | 19 | 175 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| 25 | | M. Humphrey | 2 | 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |