most returns touchdowns in a season

Michael L. Lewis has run the most returns in a season, with 116 returns in 2002.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMERETTDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
116
3
2002
16
70
1,807
25.8
112.9
2
44
625
14.2
39.1
1
2B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
115
3
2004
16
59
1,251
21.2
78.2
0
55
575
10.5
35.9
2
3Chris Carr
C. Carr
110
0
2005
16
73
1,752
24.0
109.5
0
34
186
5.5
11.6
0
4Dante Hall
D. Hall
109
4
2005
16
65
1,560
24.0
97.5
1
42
276
6.6
17.3
0
5Wes Welker
W. Welker
108
0
2005
16
61
1,379
22.6
86.2
0
43
390
9.1
24.4
0
6Chris Carr
C. Carr
106
1
2006
16
69
1,762
25.5
110.1
0
35
216
6.2
13.5
0
7Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
106
0
2005
15
63
1,456
23.1
97.1
0
42
334
8.0
22.3
0
8Wes Welker
W. Welker
105
1
2004
TOT
15
61
1,415
23.2
94.3
1
43
464
10.8
30.9
0
9Steve Breaston
S. Breaston
104
1
2007
16
62
1,391
22.4
86.9
0
42
395
9.4
24.7
1
10Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
104
0
1997
16
55
1,315
23.9
82.2
0
47
433
9.2
27.1
0
11Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
103
3
1998
16
59
1,337
22.7
83.6
1
44
506
11.5
31.6
0
12Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
102
0
1998
16
57
1,218
21.4
76.1
0
43
295
6.9
18.4
0
13Roell Preston
R. Preston
102
3
1998
16
57
1,497
26.3
93.6
2
44
398
9.0
24.9
1
14Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
101
1
2003
16
62
1,291
20.8
80.7
0
39
545
14.0
34.1
1
15Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
101
0
2000
16
63
1,468
23.3
91.8
0
35
300
8.6
18.8
0
16Larry Jones
L. Jones
101
1
1975
14
47
1,086
23.1
77.6
0
53
407
7.7
29.1
1
17Kevin Williams
K. Williams
100
1
1997
16
59
1,458
24.7
91.1
0
40
462
11.6
28.9
0
18Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
100
0
1996
16
70
1,791
25.6
111.9
0
30
152
5.1
9.5
0
19Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
98
1
2009
14
66
1,618
24.5
115.6
0
31
360
11.6
25.7
0
20Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
98
1
2004
16
58
1,250
21.6
78.1
0
37
457
12.4
28.6
1
21Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
98
0
1996
16
64
1,627
25.4
101.7
0
34
284
8.4
17.8
0
22Tim Brown
T. Brown
97
7
1988
16
41
1,098
26.8
68.6
1
49
444
9.1
27.8
0
23Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
97
2
1981
16
55
1,292
23.5
80.8
0
42
445
10.6
27.8
1
24Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
97
1
1979
16
50
1,126
22.5
70.4
0
44
352
8.0
22.0
1
25Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
96
6
2009
16
56
1,542
27.5
96.4
3
38
452
11.9
28.3
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