nfl player most return touchdown in age 21 or less

Patrick Peterson and Travis Williams are tied for the most career touchdown returns by a player 21 or younger, with 4 touchdown returns.

NAMERET TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
699
15.9
43.7
4
2Travis Williams
T. Williams
4
14
18
739
41.1
52.8
4
0
0
0.0
0
3Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
3
15
43
1,095
25.5
73.0
2
51
540
10.6
36.0
1
4Dewayne Washington
D. Washington
3
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
3
14
32
802
25.1
57.3
0
36
490
13.6
35.0
2
6Devin White
D. White
2
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Randall Cobb
R. Cobb
2
15
34
941
27.7
62.7
1
26
295
11.3
19.7
1
8Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
2
7
2
25
12.5
3.6
0
12
198
16.5
28.3
2
9Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
2
15
42
1,156
27.5
77.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
10DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
2
19
1
48
48.0
2.5
0
2
37
18.5
1.9
0
11Nate Clements
N. Clements
2
12
30
628
20.9
52.3
0
4
81
20.3
6.8
1
12Byron Hanspard
B. Hanspard
2
16
40
987
24.7
61.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
13Terrell Buckley
T. Buckley
2
14
0
0
0.0
0
21
211
10.0
15.1
1
14Tony Green
T. Green
2
4
7
250
35.7
62.5
1
11
178
16.2
44.5
1
15Gus Otto
G. Otto
2
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Nate Wiggins
N. Wiggins
1
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Marvin Mims Jr.
M. Mims Jr.
1
16
15
397
26.5
24.8
1
19
312
16.4
19.5
0
18Brian Branch
B. Branch
1
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Nick Bolton
N. Bolton
1
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Pat Surtain II
P. Surtain II
1
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Chase Young
C. Young
1
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Jalen Reagor
J. Reagor
1
10
0
0
0.0
0
4
94
23.5
9.4
1
23CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
1
16
1
47
47.0
2.9
1
24
172
7.2
10.8
0
24Patrick Queen
P. Queen
1
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kam Curl
K. Curl
1
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1950 season.

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