nfl player most 3 or less return touchdowns in a season

45 players are tied for the most touchdown returns with 3 or fewer touchdown returns in a season, with 3 touchdown returns. The first three are Marcus Jones in 2025, Kyle Dugger in 2022 and Darius Slay in 2021.

	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	Marcus Jones M. Jones	3	2025	NE	17	0	0		0.0	0	21	363	17.3	21.4	2
2	Kyle Dugger K. Dugger	3	2022	NE	15	1	37	37.0	2.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
3	Darius Slay D. Slay	3	2021	PHI	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Troy Hill T. Hill	3	2020	LAR	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Marcus Peters M. Peters	3	2019	TOT	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Eddie Jackson E. Jackson	3	2018	CHI	14	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	3	2016	KC	16	14	384	27.4	24.0	1	39	592	15.2	37.0	2
8	William Gay W. Gay	3	2014	PIT	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	DeAngelo Hall D. Hall	3	2013	WAS	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Jacoby Jones J. Jones	3	2012	BAL	16	38	1,167	30.7	72.9	2	37	341	9.2	21.3	1
11	Darius Reynaud D. Reynaud	3	2012	TEN	16	53	1,240	23.4	77.5	1	31	410	13.2	25.6	2
12	Charles Tillman C. Tillman	3	2012	CHI	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Devin Hester D. Hester	3	2011	CHI	16	33	723	21.9	45.2	1	28	454	16.2	28.4	2
14	Jacoby Ford J. Ford	3	2010	OAK	16	53	1,280	24.2	80.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
15	Devin Hester D. Hester	3	2010	CHI	16	12	427	35.6	26.7	0	33	564	17.1	35.3	3
16	Leon Washington L. Washington	3	2010	SEA	16	57	1,461	25.6	91.3	3	22	249	11.3	15.6	0
17	Darren Sharper D. Sharper	3	2009	NO	14	0	0		0.0	0	1	6	6.0	0.4	0
18	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	3	2009	GB	16	2	30	15.0	1.9	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
19	Reggie Bush R. Bush	3	2008	NO	10	0	0		0.0	0	20	270	13.5	27.0	3
20	Nick Collins N. Collins	3	2008	GB	16	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Johnnie Lee Higgins J. Lee Higgins	3	2008	OAK	16	36	842	23.4	52.6	0	44	570	13.0	35.6	3
22	Ed Reed E. Reed	3	2008	BAL	16	0	0		0.0	0	1	8	8.0	0.5	0
23	Josh Cribbs J. Cribbs	3	2007	CLE	16	59	1,809	30.7	113.1	2	30	405	13.5	25.3	1
24	Antonio Cromartie A. Cromartie	3	2007	SD	16	3	67	22.3	4.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Andre Davis A. Davis	3	2007	HOU	14	32	968	30.3	69.1	3	0	0		0.0	0

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