nfl player most return touchdowns in 2001

Steve Smith Sr. had the most touchdown returns in 2001, with 3 touchdown returns in his rookie season.

NAMERET TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
3
2001
15
56
1,431
25.6
95.4
2
34
364
10.7
24.3
1
2Dre' Bly
D. Bly
2
2001
16
6
128
21.3
8.0
0
7
71
10.1
4.4
0
3Zack Bronson
Z. Bronson
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Mike Brown
M. Brown
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Troy Brown
T. Brown
2
2001
16
1
13
13.0
0.8
0
29
413
14.2
25.8
2
6Nate Clements
N. Clements
2
2001
16
30
628
20.9
39.3
0
4
81
20.3
5.1
1
7Dexter Coakley
D. Coakley
2
2001
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Anthony Dorsett
A. Dorsett
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Ronney Jenkins
R. Jenkins
2
2001
16
58
1,541
26.6
96.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Ty Law
T. Law
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Brock Marion
B. Marion
2
2001
15
17
371
21.8
24.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Ronald McKinnon
R. McKinnon
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Donald Mitchell
D. Mitchell
2
2001
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Chad Scott
C. Scott
2
2001
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Otis Smith
O. Smith
2
2001
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Brandon Spoon
B. Spoon
2
2001
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
2
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18John Abraham
J. Abraham
1
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Eric Allen
E. Allen
1
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Rashard Anderson
R. Anderson
1
2001
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21LaVar Arrington
L. Arrington
1
2001
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Robert Bailey
R. Bailey
1
2001
9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Alex Bannister
A. Bannister
1
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Ronde Barber
R. Barber
1
2001
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Ainsley Battles
A. Battles
1
2001
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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