who had the most punt return touchdowns by a running back in first 6 seasons

Brian Mitchell and Dave Meggett were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns by a running back in their first 6 seasons, with 6 touchdowns.

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
6
95
216
5,004
23.2
52.7
0
172
1,938
11.3
20.4
2 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
6
96
146
2,989
20.5
31.1
1
202
2,230
11.0
23.2
3 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
5
88
139
2,806
20.2
31.9
2
127
1,341
10.6
15.2
4 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
75
1
32
32.0
0.4
0
98
772
7.9
10.3
5 Dick Christy
D. Christy
4
64
117
2,770
23.7
43.3
0
67
905
13.5
14.1
6 Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
3
94
298
7,558
25.4
80.4
2
143
1,229
8.6
13.1
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
82
75
1,773
23.6
21.6
0
56
636
11.4
7.8
9 Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
3
74
100
2,488
24.9
33.6
0
94
970
10.3
13.1
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
70
86
2,454
28.5
35.1
6
48
524
10.9
7.5
12 Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
3
72
41
1,043
25.4
14.5
0
59
762
12.9
10.6
13 Ray McLean
R. McLean
3
54
17
404
23.8
9.2
0
30
477
15.9
10.8
14 Dick Todd
D. Todd
3
62
11
247
22.5
6.0
0
35
466
13.3
11.4
15 Nyheim Hines
N. Hines
2
81
32
817
25.5
10.1
2
89
1,015
11.4
12.5
16 Darius Reynaud
D. Reynaud
2
25
71
1,670
23.5
66.8
1
49
545
11.1
21.8
17 Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
2
86
40
732
18.3
8.5
0
83
792
9.5
9.2
18 B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
2
43
138
3,161
22.9
73.5
0
121
1,320
10.9
30.7
19 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
2
85
23
487
21.2
5.7
0
39
498
12.8
5.9
20 Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
2
64
35
659
18.8
10.3
0
126
1,364
10.8
21.3
21 Johnny Bailey
J. Bailey
2
81
115
2,420
21.0
29.9
0
148
1,420
9.6
17.5
22 Dexter Carter
D. Carter
2
84
209
4,503
21.5
53.6
2
102
1,041
10.2
12.4
23 Lionel James
L. James
2
67
99
2,094
21.2
31.3
0
124
1,193
9.6
17.8
24 Tommy Vigorito
T. Vigorito
2
35
4
84
21.0
2.4
0
79
830
10.5
23.7
25 Willard Harrell
W. Harrell
2
83
66
1,360
20.6
16.4
0
116
814
7.0
9.8
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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