most kickoff return td's by a rookie in the 2000's

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Darrick Vaughn had the most kick-return touchdowns by a rookie, with 3 touchdowns in 2000.

NAME KR TD SEASON TM GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Darrick Vaughn
D. Vaughn
3
2000
ATL ATL
16
39
1,082
27.7
67.6
0
0
0.0
0
2 Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
2
2009
MIN MIN
15
42
1,156
27.5
77.1
0
0
0.0
0
3 Devin Hester
D. Hester
2
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
47
600
12.8
37.5
3
4 Jerome Mathis
J. Mathis
2
2005
HOU HOU
12
54
1,542
28.6
128.5
12
68
5.7
5.7
0
5 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
2
2001
CAR CAR
15
56
1,431
25.6
95.4
34
364
10.7
24.3
1
6 Johnny Knox
J. Knox
1
2009
CHI CHI
15
32
927
29.0
61.8
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
7 Bernard Scott
B. Scott
1
2009
CIN CIN
13
16
504
31.5
38.8
0
0
0.0
0
8 LaRod Stephens-Howling
L. Stephens-Howling
1
2009
ARI ARI
16
52
1,257
24.2
78.6
0
0
0.0
0
9 Sammie Stroughter
S. Stroughter
1
2009
TB TB
13
11
324
29.5
24.9
12
119
9.9
9.2
0
10 Lardarius Webb
L. Webb
1
2009
BAL BAL
14
35
918
26.2
65.6
0
-1
-0.1
0
11 Quintin Demps
Q. Demps
1
2008
PHI PHI
16
52
1,314
25.3
82.1
0
0
0.0
0
12 Felix Jones
F. Jones
1
2008
DAL DAL
6
16
434
27.1
72.3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Leodis McKelvin
L. McKelvin
1
2008
BUF BUF
16
52
1,468
28.2
91.8
2
26
13.0
1.6
0
14 Clifton Smith
C. Smith
1
2008
TB TB
9
36
992
27.6
110.2
23
324
14.1
36.0
1
15 Aundrae Allison
A. Allison
1
2007
MIN MIN
11
20
574
28.7
52.2
0
0
0.0
0
16 Yamon Figurs
Y. Figurs
1
2007
BAL BAL
14
46
1,138
24.7
81.3
16
171
10.7
12.2
1
17 Domenik Hixon
D. Hixon
1
2007
TOT
16
20
495
24.8
30.9
7
32
4.6
2.0
0
18 Josh Wilson
J. Wilson
1
2007
SEA SEA
12
14
385
27.5
32.1
0
0
0.0
0
19 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
1
2006
JAX JAX
16
31
860
27.7
53.8
1
13
13.0
0.8
0
20 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1
2005
CLE CLE
14
45
1,094
24.3
78.1
1
5
5.0
0.4
0
21 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
1
2005
STL STL
14
38
857
22.6
61.2
0
0
0.0
0
22 Justin Miller
J. Miller
1
2005
NYJ NYJ
16
60
1,577
26.3
98.6
6
9
1.5
0.6
0
23 Derrick Wimbush
D. Wimbush
1
2005
JAX JAX
14
39
955
24.5
68.2
0
0
0.0
0
24 Richard Alston
R. Alston
1
2004
CLE CLE
9
46
1,016
22.1
112.9
0
0
0.0
0
25 Jerricho Cotchery
J. Cotchery
1
2004
NYJ NYJ
12
13
362
27.8
30.2
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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22.9

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OPP PPG

24.9

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130.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

251.9

7th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
8:20 PM
Sun
9/21
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

8 - 9 - 0

38

Final

44

CAR Panthers

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM