player most punt return or kick return touchdowns in a season

Danny Reece has the most punt returns in a season, with 70 returns in 1979.

	NAME	PR	KR 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	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Danny Reece D. Reece	70	0	1979	TB	16	444	27.8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	13	0.8	431	26.9	0
2	Fulton Walker F. Walker	62	0	1985	TOT	15	1,159	77.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	467	31.1	692	46.1	0
3	Dexter McCluster D. McCluster	58	0	2013	KC	15	1,205	80.3	4	5	0.3	0	511	34.1	2	3	0.2	686	45.7	2
4	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	58	1	2007	SEA	16	1,946	121.6	11	4	0.3	0	694	43.4	9	590	36.9	658	41.1	1
5	Desmond Howard D. Howard	58	0	1996	GB	16	1,430	89.4	3	0	0.0	0	95	5.9	0	460	28.8	875	54.7	3
6	Leo Lewis L. Lewis	58	0	1988	MIN	16	703	43.9	1	0	0.0	0	141	8.8	1	12	0.8	550	34.4	0
7	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	58	0	1983	RAI	16	1,430	89.4	3	154	9.6	2	6	0.4	0	604	37.8	666	41.6	1
8	J.T. Smith	58	0	1979	KC	16	1,057	66.1	5	0	0.0	0	444	27.8	3	0	0.0	612	38.3	2
9	Jermaine Lewis J. Lewis	57	0	1999	BAL	15	902	60.1	2	11	0.7	0	281	18.7	2	158	10.5	452	30.1	0
10	Lew Barnes L. Barnes	57	1	1986	CHI	16	630	39.4	1	0	0.0	0	54	3.4	0	94	5.9	482	30.1	0
11	Jeff Fisher J. Fisher	57	0	1984	CHI	16	492	30.8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	492	30.8	0
12	Danny Reece D. Reece	57	0	1980	TB	16	441	27.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	128	8.0	313	19.6	0
13	Eddie Brown E. Brown	57	0	1977	WAS	14	1,312	93.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	852	60.9	452	32.3	0
14	Eddie Brown E. Brown	56	0	1979	LA	16	491	30.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	103	6.4	332	20.8	0
15	B.J. Sams	55	0	2004	BAL	16	1,847	115.4	3	19	1.2	1	2	0.1	0	1,251	78.2	575	35.9	2
16	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	55	0	2002	CAR	15	1,909	127.3	5	-4	-0.3	0	872	58.1	3	571	38.1	470	31.3	2
17	Gary Allen G. Allen	54	0	1984	DAL	16	1,112	69.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	666	41.6	446	27.9	0
18	Wally Henry W. Henry	54	0	1981	PHI	16	1,072	67.0	2	-2	-0.1	0	145	9.1	2	533	33.3	396	24.8	0
19	James Jones J. Jones	54	0	1980	DAL	16	1,442	90.1	0	135	8.4	0	39	2.4	0	720	45.0	548	34.3	0
20	Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence	54	0	1976	ATL	14	936	66.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	521	37.2	372	26.6	0
21	Todd Kinchen T. Kinchen	53	0	1995	STL	16	1,594	99.6	4	16	1.0	0	419	26.2	4	743	46.4	416	26.0	0
22	Rod Harris R. Harris	53	0	1991	PHI	16	917	57.3	0	0	0.0	0	28	1.8	0	473	29.6	416	26.0	0
23	Phil McConkey P. McConkey	53	0	1985	NYG	16	1,080	67.5	1	0	0.0	0	404	25.3	1	234	14.6	442	27.6	0
24	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	53	0	1984	PIT	14	1,587	113.4	11	71	5.1	1	860	61.4	9	0	0.0	656	46.9	1
25	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	53	0	1984	RAI	15	501	33.4	0	0	0.0	0	12	0.8	0	16	1.1	473	31.5	0

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