nfl player most fumble return touchdowns in a season including playoffs

Link Lyman has scored the most fumble-recovery touchdowns in the regular season and playoffs, with 3 touchdowns in 1924.

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Data note: Fumble-Recovery Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	FR TD	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Link Lyman L. Lyman	3	1924	CLE	9			4			0			1			0			0
2	DeMarcus Lawrence D. Lawrence	2	2025	SEA	19	56	2.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Sheldon Rankins S. Rankins	2	2025	HOU	19	65	3.4	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Derek Barnett D. Barnett	2	2024	HOU	18	64	3.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Denzel Ward D. Ward	2	2022	CLE	14	4	0.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Darius Slay D. Slay	2	2021	PHI	17	192	11.3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Jeremy Chinn J. Chinn	2	2020	CAR	15	74	4.9	2	29	1.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Ndamukong Suh N. Suh	2	2019	TB	16	43	2.7	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Marlon Humphrey M. Humphrey	2	2019	BAL	17	105	6.2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Devin White D. White	2	2019	TB	13	126	9.7	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Tavon Young T. Young	2	2018	BAL	15	74	4.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Reshad Jones R. Jones	2	2017	MIA	16	67	4.2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Telvin Smith T. Smith	2	2017	JAX	17	158	9.3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Bobby Wagner B. Wagner	2	2015	SEA	17	45	2.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Juqua Parker J. Parker	2	2011	PHI	12	103	8.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Kerry Rhodes K. Rhodes	2	2010	ARI	16	243	15.2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Kevin Curtis K. Curtis	2	2007	PHI	16	1,110	69.4	8	0	0.0	0	1,110	69.4	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Antwan Odom A. Odom	2	2005	TEN	16	52	3.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Sean Taylor S. Taylor	2	2005	WAS	17	73	4.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Adalius Thomas A. Thomas	2	2005	BAL	16	92	5.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Ronde Barber R. Barber	2	2004	TB	16	50	3.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Leonard Little L. Little	2	2004	STL	18	66	3.7	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Keith McKenzie K. McKenzie	2	1999	GB	16	63	3.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Dwayne Rudd D. Rudd	2	1998	MIN	17	157	9.2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Chad Brown C. Brown	2	1997	SEA	15	68	4.5	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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