most return touchdowns in the first 5 years of an nfl wide receiver's career

Josh Cribbs and Dante Hall were tied for the most touchdown returns by a wide receiver in their first 5 seasons, with 10 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 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
10
77
265
7,049
26.6
91.5
8
103
1,141
11.1
14.8
2
2 Dante Hall
D. Hall
10
77
290
7,079
24.4
91.9
6
155
1,605
10.4
20.8
4
3 Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
8
70
212
5,099
24.1
72.8
4
181
1,930
10.7
27.6
4
4 Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
7
61
117
2,865
24.5
47.0
2
151
2,023
13.4
33.2
5
5 Devin Hester
D. Hester
6
75
107
2,606
24.4
34.7
1
157
1,734
11.0
23.1
5
6 Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
6
75
223
5,178
23.2
69.0
3
98
1,099
11.2
14.7
3
7 Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
6
52
213
5,026
23.6
96.7
2
108
1,058
9.8
20.3
4
8 Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
6
80
78
1,742
22.3
21.8
1
207
1,936
9.4
24.2
5
9 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
6
63
96
2,372
24.7
37.7
2
160
1,559
9.7
24.7
4
10 Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
6
73
97
2,114
21.8
29.0
0
189
2,211
11.7
30.3
6
11 Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
6
69
95
2,355
24.8
34.1
0
183
2,298
12.6
33.3
6
12 Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
5
66
87
2,160
24.8
32.7
2
93
919
9.9
13.9
3
13 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
5
74
14
384
27.4
5.2
1
86
1,009
11.7
13.6
4
14 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
5
80
153
4,613
30.2
57.7
5
1
9
9.0
0.1
0
15 Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
5
55
115
3,241
28.2
58.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
16 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
5
74
82
1,748
21.3
23.6
0
178
1,818
10.2
24.6
5
17 Andre Coleman
A. Coleman
5
58
193
4,466
23.1
77.0
4
43
384
8.9
6.6
1
18 Randall Cobb
R. Cobb
4
68
74
1,915
25.9
28.2
1
78
732
9.4
10.8
2
19 Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
4
67
99
2,671
27.0
39.9
1
121
1,306
10.8
19.5
3
20 Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
4
33
54
1,455
26.9
44.1
2
82
769
9.4
23.3
2
21 Antonio Brown
A. Brown
4
70
46
1,150
25.0
16.4
1
138
1,346
9.8
19.2
3
22 Jacoby Ford
J. Ford
4
38
75
1,874
25.0
49.3
4
9
77
8.6
2.0
0
23 Julian Edelman
J. Edelman
4
64
26
563
21.7
8.8
0
107
1,317
12.3
20.6
3
24 DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
4
71
3
19
6.3
0.3
0
117
1,223
10.5
17.2
4
25 Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
4
75
64
1,490
23.3
19.9
1
179
1,820
10.2
24.3
3
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
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5
0
.643
Bengals Bengals
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8
0
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11
0
.214
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1/5
CLE CLE
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MIA MIA
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KC Chiefs

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AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
9
5
0
.643
AFC South W L T PCT
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5
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.643
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7
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.462
AFC West W L T PCT
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13
1
0
.929
Chargers Chargers
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5
0
.615
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
9
5
0
.643
NFC North W L T PCT
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12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
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8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
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6
0
.571

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Sat
12/14
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
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Sat
12/14
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@
CLE CLE
21-7
Sat
12/14
MIA MIA
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12/14
CIN CIN
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12/29
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1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
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12/29
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1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
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1:00 PM
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12/29
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