what is the most return touchdowns by an nfl player in the first 4 seasons since 1984

Devin Hester had the most touchdown returns by a player in his first 4 seasons, with 12 touchdown returns.

NAME RET TD GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Devin Hester
D. Hester
12
60
101
2,297
22.7
38.3
4
145
1,636
11.3
27.3
7
2 Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
8
59
140
3,219
23.0
54.6
3
91
768
8.4
13.0
2
3 Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
7
46
2
25
12.5
0.5
0
84
891
10.6
19.4
3
4 Dante Hall
D. Hall
7
50
174
4,159
23.9
83.2
3
96
1,134
11.8
22.7
4
5 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
7
64
0
0
0.0
0
143
1,950
13.6
30.5
6
6 Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
7
63
229
5,717
25.0
90.7
3
116
1,060
9.1
16.8
2
7 Erik McMillan
E. McMillan
7
61
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
7
58
2
33
16.5
0.6
0
10
83
8.3
1.4
0
9 Eddie Jackson
E. Jackson
6
62
0
0
0.0
0
2
6
3.0
0.1
0
10 Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
6
60
0
0
0.0
0
10
51
5.1
0.9
0
11 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
6
61
209
5,507
26.3
90.3
5
65
689
10.6
11.3
1
12 Adam Jones
A. Jones
6
44
77
1,937
25.2
44.0
0
89
840
9.4
19.1
4
13 Terrence McGee
T. McGee
6
60
158
4,276
27.1
71.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
14 Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
6
38
151
3,677
24.4
96.8
2
80
762
9.5
20.1
4
15 Ed Reed
E. Reed
6
58
0
0
0.0
0
5
33
6.6
0.6
0
16 Nate Clements
N. Clements
6
64
31
642
20.7
10.0
0
57
565
9.9
8.8
2
17 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
6
47
93
2,311
24.8
49.2
2
133
1,273
9.6
27.1
4
18 Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
6
56
168
4,213
25.1
75.2
4
130
1,303
10.0
23.3
2
19 DaRon Bland
D. Bland
5
41
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Desmond King
D. King
5
62
55
1,206
21.9
19.5
0
51
455
8.9
7.3
2
21 Jamal Agnew
J. Agnew
5
46
64
1,649
25.8
35.8
1
74
857
11.6
18.6
4
22 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
5
59
14
384
27.4
6.5
1
85
1,009
11.9
17.1
4
23 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
5
64
134
4,075
30.4
63.7
5
1
9
9.0
0.1
0
24 Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
5
64
1
18
18.0
0.3
0
128
1,323
10.3
20.7
4
25 Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
5
54
114
3,183
27.9
58.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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