what is the most punt return touchdowns by an nfl player in the first 4 seasons

Devin Hester and Jack Christiansen were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns by a player in their first 4 seasons, with 7 touchdowns.

NAME PR TD GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G
1 Devin Hester
D. Hester
7
60
101
2,297
22.7
38.3
4
145
1,636
11.3
27.3
2 Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
7
46
42
964
23.0
21.0
0
64
912
14.3
19.8
3 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
6
64
0
0
0.0
0
143
1,950
13.6
30.5
4 Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
6
53
90
2,276
25.3
42.9
0
153
1,994
13.0
37.6
5 Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
5
56
113
2,792
24.7
49.9
2
143
1,963
13.7
35.1
6 Jamal Agnew
J. Agnew
4
46
64
1,649
25.8
35.8
1
74
857
11.6
18.6
7 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
4
59
14
384
27.4
6.5
1
85
1,009
11.9
17.1
8 Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
4
64
1
18
18.0
0.3
0
128
1,323
10.3
20.7
9 DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
4
60
3
19
6.3
0.3
0
116
1,226
10.6
20.4
10 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
52
0
0
0.0
0
78
628
8.1
12.1
11 Adam Jones
A. Jones
4
44
77
1,937
25.2
44.0
0
89
840
9.4
19.1
12 Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
4
38
151
3,677
24.4
96.8
2
80
762
9.5
20.1
13 Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
4
64
78
1,742
22.3
27.2
1
168
1,594
9.5
24.9
14 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
4
47
93
2,311
24.8
49.2
2
133
1,273
9.6
27.1
15 Dante Hall
D. Hall
4
50
174
4,159
23.9
83.2
3
96
1,134
11.8
22.7
16 Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
4
58
96
2,091
21.8
36.1
0
153
1,633
10.7
28.2
17 Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
4
63
2
30
15.0
0.5
0
76
769
10.1
12.2
18 Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
4
53
18
356
19.8
6.7
0
97
1,248
12.9
23.5
19 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
4
56
2
27
13.5
0.5
0
135
1,365
10.1
24.4
20 J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
4
57
1
18
18.0
0.3
0
152
1,754
11.5
30.8
21 Dick Christy
D. Christy
4
53
93
2,185
23.5
41.2
0
58
859
14.8
16.2
22 Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
4
46
9
274
30.4
6.0
1
103
1,224
11.9
26.6
23 Curly Oden
C. Oden
4
45
0
24 Tavon Austin
T. Austin
3
59
24
438
18.3
7.4
0
146
1,303
8.9
22.1
25 Micah Hyde
M. Hyde
3
63
34
814
23.9
12.9
0
76
738
9.7
11.7
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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