most return touchdowns all-time by a cornerback

Deion Sanders has the most career touchdown returns by a defensive back, with 19 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	Deion Sanders D. Sanders	19	188	155	3,523	22.7	18.7	3	212	2,199	10.4	11.7	6
2	Rod Woodson R. Woodson	17	238	220	4,894	22.2	20.6	2	260	2,362	9.1	9.9	2
3	Ronde Barber R. Barber	14	241	0	0		0.0	0	3	30	10.0	0.1	1
4	Ed Reed E. Reed	13	174	0	0		0.0	0	30	205	6.8	1.2	1
5	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	13	254	5	47	9.4	0.2	0	90	736	8.2	2.9	0
6	Darren Sharper D. Sharper	13	205	2	7	3.5	0.0	0	11	65	5.9	0.3	0
7	Aeneas Williams A. Williams	13	211	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Lemar Parrish L. Parrish	13	166	61	1,504	24.7	9.1	1	131	1,205	9.2	7.3	4
9	Devin Hester D. Hester	12	32	63	1,462	23.2	45.7	4	89	1,251	14.1	39.1	7
10	Ken Houston K. Houston	12	196	3	80	26.7	0.4	0	51	333	6.5	1.7	1
11	LeRoy Irvin L. Irvin	11	159	4	60	15.0	0.4	0	147	1,457	9.9	9.2	4
12	Lem Barney L. Barney	11	140	50	1,274	25.5	9.1	1	143	1,312	9.2	9.4	2
13	Jack Christiansen J. Christiansen	11	89	59	1,329	22.5	14.9	0	85	1,084	12.8	12.2	8
14	Janoris Jenkins J. Jenkins	10	144	0	0		0.0	0	10	51	5.1	0.4	0
15	Aqib Talib A. Talib	10	148	0	0		0.0	0	2	1	0.5	0.0	0
16	DeAngelo Hall D. Hall	10	171	4	136	34.0	0.8	0	18	128	7.1	0.7	0
17	Emlen Tunnell E. Tunnell	10	167	46	1,215	26.4	7.3	1	258	2,209	8.6	13.2	5
18	Charles Tillman C. Tillman	9	168	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Nate Clements N. Clements	9	180	32	646	20.2	3.6	0	82	816	10.0	4.5	2
20	Darrien Gordon D. Gordon	9	138	5	70	14.0	0.5	0	314	3,601	11.5	26.1	6
21	Eric Allen E. Allen	9	217	1	2	2.0	0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Speedy Duncan S. Duncan	9	115	180	4,539	25.2	39.5	0	202	2,201	10.9	19.1	4
23	Herb Adderley H. Adderley	9	164	120	3,080	25.7	18.8	2	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
24	Erich Barnes E. Barnes	9	178	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
25	Marcus Peters M. Peters	8	116	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

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PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	8	9	.471
Buccaneers	8	9	.471
Panthers	8	9	.471
Saints	6	11	.353

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM

Last Game

Saints

6 - 11

Final

Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176