most kick return touchdowns by an nfc player in a season in the 2000's

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Darrick Vaughn scored the most kick-return touchdowns in the NFC in a season, with 3 touchdowns in his rookie season in 2000.

NAMEKR TDSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Darrick Vaughn
D. Vaughn
3
2000
ATL ATL
16
39
1,082
27.7
67.6
0
0
0.0
0
2Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
2
2009
MIN MIN
15
42
1,156
27.5
77.1
0
0
0.0
0
3Devin Hester
D. Hester
2
2007
CHI CHI
16
43
934
21.7
58.4
42
651
15.5
40.7
4
4Devin Hester
D. Hester
2
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
47
600
12.8
37.5
3
5Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
2
2004
DET DET
11
41
1,092
26.6
99.3
24
316
13.2
28.7
2
6Jerry Azumah
J. Azumah
2
2003
CHI CHI
16
41
1,191
29.0
74.4
0
0
0.0
0
7Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
2
2002
NO NO
16
70
1,807
25.8
112.9
44
625
14.2
39.1
1
8Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
2
2001
CAR CAR
15
56
1,431
25.6
95.4
34
364
10.7
24.3
1
9Johnny Knox
J. Knox
1
2009
CHI CHI
15
32
927
29.0
61.8
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
10Courtney Roby
C. Roby
1
2009
NO NO
15
42
1,154
27.5
76.9
0
0
0.0
0
11LaRod Stephens-Howling
L. Stephens-Howling
1
2009
ARI ARI
16
52
1,257
24.2
78.6
0
0
0.0
0
12Sammie Stroughter
S. Stroughter
1
2009
TB TB
13
11
324
29.5
24.9
12
119
9.9
9.2
0
13J.J. Arrington
J.J. Arrington
1
2008
ARI ARI
11
36
923
25.6
83.9
0
0
0.0
0
14Quintin Demps
Q. Demps
1
2008
PHI PHI
16
52
1,314
25.3
82.1
0
0
0.0
0
15Felix Jones
F. Jones
1
2008
DAL DAL
6
16
434
27.1
72.3
0
0
0.0
0
16Danieal Manning
D. Manning
1
2008
CHI CHI
14
36
1,070
29.7
76.4
0
0
0.0
0
17Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
1
2008
SF SF
13
47
1,259
26.8
96.8
15
223
14.9
17.2
0
18Clifton Smith
C. Smith
1
2008
TB TB
9
36
992
27.6
110.2
23
324
14.1
36.0
1
19Aundrae Allison
A. Allison
1
2007
MIN MIN
11
20
574
28.7
52.2
0
0
0.0
0
20Nate Burleson
N. Burleson
1
2007
SEA SEA
16
27
590
21.9
36.9
58
658
11.3
41.1
1
21Casey Fitzsimmons
C. Fitzsimmons
1
2007
DET DET
16
3
62
20.7
3.9
0
0
0.0
0
22Domenik Hixon
D. Hixon
1
2007
NYG NYG
12
8
221
27.6
18.4
0
0
0.0
0
23Micheal Spurlock
M. Spurlock
1
2007
TB TB
7
16
444
27.8
63.4
4
30
7.5
4.3
0
24Josh Wilson
J. Wilson
1
2007
SEA SEA
12
14
385
27.5
32.1
0
0
0.0
0
25J.J. Arrington
J.J. Arrington
1
2006
ARI ARI
16
67
1,520
22.7
95.0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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