nfl player most kickoff return touchdown in a game by rookie

Devin Hester and Travis Williams are tied for the most kick-return touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 2 touchdowns.

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	NAME	KR TD	DATE	TM		OPP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Devin Hester D. Hester	2	12/11/2006	CHI	@	STL	4	225	56.3	1	21	21.0	0
2	Travis Williams T. Williams	2	11/12/1967	GB	vs	CLE	2	172	86.0	0	0		0
3	Marvin Mims Jr. M. Mims Jr.	1	9/24/2023	DEN	@	MIA	2	121	60.5	0	0		0
4	Kene Nwangwu K. Nwangwu	1	11/28/2021	MIN	@	SF	4	171	42.8	0	0		0
5	Kene Nwangwu K. Nwangwu	1	11/7/2021	MIN	@	BAL	2	121	60.5	0	0		0
6	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	1	12/20/2020	DAL	vs	SF	1	47	47.0	1	16	16.0	0
7	Isaiah Rodgers I. Rodgers	1	10/11/2020	IND	@	CLE	5	212	42.4	0	0		0
8	Devin Duvernay D. Duvernay	1	9/28/2020	BAL	vs	KC	2	119	59.5	0	0		0
9	Mecole Hardman Jr. M. Hardman Jr.	1	12/29/2019	KC	vs	LAC	2	117	58.5	3	21	7.0	0
10	Steven Sims S. Sims	1	11/24/2019	WAS	vs	DET	2	124	62.0	0	0		0
11	Richie James R. James	1	12/16/2018	SF	vs	SEA	2	113	56.5	0	0		0
12	JuJu Smith-Schuster J. Smith-Schuster	1	12/31/2017	PIT	vs	CLE	2	122	61.0	0	0		0
13	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	1	12/31/2017	NO	@	TB	4	155	38.8	0	0		0
14	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	1	11/27/2016	KC	@	DEN	1	86	86.0	2	28	14.0	0
15	Kenyan Drake K. Drake	1	11/6/2016	MIA	vs	NYJ	2	123	61.5	0	0		0
16	Wendell Smallwood W. Smallwood	1	10/16/2016	PHI	@	WAS	1	86	86.0	0	0		0
17	Tyler Lockett T. Lockett	1	9/27/2015	SEA	vs	CHI	1	105	105.0	3	9	3.0	0
18	David Johnson D. Johnson	1	9/20/2015	ARI	@	CHI	1	108	108.0	0	0		0
19	Josh Huff J. Huff	1	11/23/2014	PHI	vs	TEN	1	107	107.0	0	0		0
20	Chris Williams C. Williams	1	11/9/2014	CHI	@	GB	10	288	28.8	1	13	13.0	0
21	Knile Davis K. Davis	1	12/1/2013	KC	vs	DEN	2	130	65.0	0	0		0
22	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	1	10/27/2013	MIN	vs	GB	5	228	45.6	0	0		0
23	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	1	9/15/2013	MIN	@	CHI	3	149	49.7	0	0		0
24	David Wilson D. Wilson	1	12/9/2012	NYG	vs	NO	4	227	56.8	0	0		0
25	Marcus Thigpen M. Thigpen	1	11/15/2012	MIA	@	BUF	5	181	36.2	2	31	15.5	0

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PASS

407

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RUSH

324

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REC

233

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

9th

OPP PPG

16.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

196.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

244.0

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 3

Final

Bears

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Devin Hester and Travis Williams are tied for the most kick-return touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 2 touchdowns.

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