running backs who had most punt return touchdowns

Brian Mitchell has the most career punt-return touchdowns by a running back, with 9 touchdowns.

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	NAME	PR TD	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G
1	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	9	223	607	14,014	23.1	62.8	4	463	4,999	10.8	22.4
2	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	7	183	332	8,352	25.2	45.6	2	311	2,961	9.5	16.2
3	Dave Meggett D. Meggett	7	146	252	5,566	22.1	38.1	1	349	3,708	10.6	25.4
4	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	5	105	198	4,065	20.5	38.7	2	173	1,635	9.5	15.6
5	Reggie Bush R. Bush	4	134	6	135	22.5	1.0	0	102	794	7.8	5.9
6	Dick Christy D. Christy	4	64	117	2,770	23.7	43.3	0	67	905	13.5	14.1
7	Vai Sikahema V. Sikahema	3	86	179	3,826	21.4	44.5	0	219	2,391	10.9	27.8
8	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	3	136	76	1,784	23.5	13.1	0	94	990	10.5	7.3
9	Tom Watkins T. Watkins	3	75	101	2,510	24.9	33.5	0	96	970	10.1	12.9
10	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	3	50	62	1,550	25.0	31.0	3	54	607	11.2	12.1
11	Ollie Matson O. Matson	3	142	143	3,746	26.2	26.4	6	65	595	9.2	4.2
12	Ray Mathews R. Mathews	3	84	41	1,043	25.4	12.4	0	61	779	12.8	9.3
13	Bill Dudley B. Dudley	3	78	78	1,743	22.3	22.3	1	116	1,481	12.8	19.0
14	Ray McLean R. McLean	3	76	22	492	22.4	7.5	0	42	622	14.8	9.4
15	Dick Todd D. Todd	3	62	11	247	22.5	6.0	0	35	466	13.3	11.4
16	Nyheim Miller-Hines N. Miller-Hines	2	85	39	1,012	25.9	11.9	2	90	1,026	11.4	12.1
17	Darius Reynaud D. Reynaud	2	25	71	1,670	23.5	66.8	1	49	545	11.1	21.8
18	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	2	122	47	839	17.9	6.9	0	83	792	9.5	6.5
19	B.J. Sams	2	43	138	3,161	22.9	73.5	0	121	1,320	10.9	30.7
20	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	2	121	23	487	21.2	4.0	0	39	498	12.8	4.1
21	Winslow Oliver W. Oliver	2	64	35	659	18.8	10.3	0	126	1,364	10.8	21.3
22	Johnny Bailey J. Bailey	2	81	115	2,420	21.0	29.9	0	148	1,420	9.6	17.5
23	Dexter Carter D. Carter	2	100	250	5,412	21.6	54.1	2	138	1,358	9.8	13.6
24	Lionel James L. James	2	67	99	2,094	21.2	31.3	0	124	1,193	9.6	17.8
25	Tommy Vigorito T. Vigorito	2	35	4	84	21.0	2.4	0	79	830	10.5	23.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

260

Daniels

RUSH

106

Croskey-Merritt

REC

102

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

18th

OPP PPG

30.5

27th

RUSH YDS/G

157.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

185.5

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	SEA	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM

Last Game

Commanders

0 - 2

Final

Cowboys

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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