most returns for touchdowns in nfl history

Brian Mitchell has run the most career returns when scoring >0 touchdowns, with 1,090 returns.

Interpreted as:
most returns for touchdowns by a player in NFL history
NAMERETTDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
1,090
29
223
607
14,014
23.1
62.8
4
463
4,999
10.8
22.4
9
2Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
833
9
157
514
11,947
23.2
76.1
5
307
3,056
10.0
19.5
3
3Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
721
11
138
407
9,788
24.0
70.9
2
304
2,984
9.8
21.6
1
4Mel Gray
M. Gray
684
10
169
421
10,250
24.3
60.7
6
252
2,753
10.9
16.3
3
5Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
662
20
136
426
11,113
26.1
81.7
8
222
2,375
10.7
17.5
3
6Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
652
64
183
332
8,352
25.2
45.6
2
311
2,961
9.5
16.2
7
7Dante Hall
D. Hall
647
21
112
426
10,136
23.8
90.5
6
216
2,261
10.5
20.2
6
8Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
642
55
179
280
5,813
20.8
32.5
2
351
3,453
9.8
19.3
10
9Devin Hester
D. Hester
629
37
156
295
7,333
24.9
47.0
5
315
3,695
11.7
23.7
14
10Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
623
27
146
252
5,566
22.1
38.1
1
349
3,708
10.6
25.4
7
11Desmond Howard
D. Howard
607
15
156
359
7,959
22.2
51.0
0
244
2,895
11.9
18.6
8
12Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
583
17
238
220
4,894
22.2
20.6
2
260
2,362
9.1
9.9
2
13Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
582
42
193
307
6,899
22.5
35.7
3
262
2,624
10.0
13.6
4
14Kevin Williams
K. Williams
564
13
121
322
7,309
22.7
60.4
1
231
2,295
9.9
19.0
3
15Ron Smith
R. Smith
547
6
139
275
6,922
25.2
49.8
3
235
1,788
7.6
12.9
2
16Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
532
5
118
235
4,933
21.0
41.8
0
292
3,169
10.9
26.9
4
17Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
516
23
111
212
4,611
21.8
41.5
0
295
3,282
11.1
29.6
6
18Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
488
21
182
260
6,751
26.0
37.1
3
219
1,880
8.6
10.3
3
19Leon Washington
L. Washington
484
28
126
292
7,553
25.9
59.9
8
181
1,793
9.9
14.2
0
20Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
468
23
128
183
4,940
27.0
38.6
5
276
2,688
9.7
21.0
4
21Wes Welker
W. Welker
462
51
175
183
4,138
22.6
23.6
1
264
2,584
9.8
14.8
0
22Brandon Tate
B. Tate
458
10
127
247
5,890
23.8
46.4
2
203
1,924
9.5
15.1
1
23Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
454
7
81
283
6,999
24.7
86.4
3
162
1,411
8.7
17.4
2
24Alvin Haymond
A. Haymond
446
5
104
170
4,438
26.1
42.7
2
253
2,148
8.5
20.7
1
25Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
440
5
76
248
5,989
24.1
78.8
3
186
1,818
9.8
23.9
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