who has the most punt return touchdowns by a running back in first 10 years

Darren Sproles, Brian Mitchell and Dave Meggett were tied for the most punt-return touchdowns by a running back in their first 10 seasons, with 7 touchdowns.

NAMEPR TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
7
153
330
8,331
25.2
54.5
2
272
2,558
9.4
16.7
2Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
7
159
421
9,586
22.8
60.3
2
317
3,476
11.0
21.9
3Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
7
146
252
5,566
22.1
38.1
1
349
3,708
10.6
25.4
4Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
5
105
198
4,065
20.5
38.7
2
173
1,635
9.5
15.6
5Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
121
1
32
32.0
0.3
0
100
781
7.8
6.5
6Dick Christy
D. Christy
4
64
117
2,770
23.7
43.3
0
67
905
13.5
14.1
7Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
3
86
179
3,826
21.4
44.5
0
219
2,391
10.9
27.8
8Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
3
136
76
1,784
23.5
13.1
0
94
990
10.5
7.3
9Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
3
75
101
2,510
24.9
33.5
0
96
970
10.1
12.9
10Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
3
50
62
1,550
25.0
31.0
3
54
607
11.2
12.1
11Ollie Matson
O. Matson
3
114
117
3,202
27.4
28.1
6
65
595
9.2
5.2
12Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
3
84
41
1,043
25.4
12.4
0
61
779
12.8
9.3
13Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
3
78
78
1,743
22.3
22.3
1
116
1,481
12.8
19.0
14Ray McLean
R. McLean
3
76
22
492
22.4
7.5
0
42
622
14.8
9.4
15Dick Todd
D. Todd
3
62
11
247
22.5
6.0
0
35
466
13.3
11.4
16Nyheim Miller-Hines
N. Miller-Hines
2
84
39
1,012
25.9
12.0
2
89
1,015
11.4
12.1
17Darius Reynaud
D. Reynaud
2
25
71
1,670
23.5
66.8
1
49
545
11.1
21.8
18Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
2
122
47
839
17.9
6.9
0
83
792
9.5
6.5
19B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
2
43
138
3,161
22.9
73.5
0
121
1,320
10.9
30.7
20Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
2
121
23
487
21.2
4.0
0
39
498
12.8
4.1
21Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
2
64
35
659
18.8
10.3
0
126
1,364
10.8
21.3
22Johnny Bailey
J. Bailey
2
81
115
2,420
21.0
29.9
0
148
1,420
9.6
17.5
23Dexter Carter
D. Carter
2
100
250
5,412
21.6
54.1
2
138
1,358
9.8
13.6
24Lionel James
L. James
2
67
99
2,094
21.2
31.3
0
124
1,193
9.6
17.8
25Tommy Vigorito
T. Vigorito
2
35
4
84
21.0
2.4
0
79
830
10.5
23.7
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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