most return touchdowns in the first 8 years of a player's career since 1998

Devin Hester had the most touchdown returns by a player in his first 8 seasons, 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 Devin Hester
D. Hester
19
123
222
5,504
24.8
44.7
5
264
3,241
12.3
26.3
13
2 Ed Reed
E. Reed
12
118
0
0
0.0
0
23
164
7.1
1.4
1
3 Dante Hall
D. Hall
12
104
389
9,373
24.1
90.1
6
207
2,168
10.5
20.8
6
4 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
11
124
387
10,015
25.9
80.8
8
195
2,154
11.0
17.4
3
5 Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
9
115
0
0
0.0
0
10
51
5.1
0.4
0
6 Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
9
119
165
4,527
27.4
38.0
5
265
2,673
10.1
22.5
4
7 Marcus Peters
M. Peters
8
116
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
8
127
239
7,118
29.8
56.0
8
1
9
9.0
0.1
0
9 Aqib Talib
A. Talib
8
107
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
10 Leon Washington
L. Washington
8
110
261
6,815
26.1
62.0
8
174
1,746
10.0
15.9
0
11 Adam Jones
A. Jones
8
100
107
2,833
26.5
28.3
0
150
1,561
10.4
15.6
5
12 Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
8
105
9
146
16.2
1.4
0
118
1,075
9.1
10.2
3
13 Nate Clements
N. Clements
8
127
31
642
20.7
5.1
0
78
778
10.0
6.1
2
14 Dre' Bly
D. Bly
8
119
18
324
18.0
2.7
0
21
270
12.9
2.3
1
15 Jamal Agnew
J. Agnew
7
82
122
3,112
25.5
38.0
2
124
1,280
10.3
15.6
4
16 Malcolm Jenkins
M. Jenkins
7
119
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
D. Rodgers-Cromartie
7
123
2
52
26.0
0.4
0
1
-2
-2.0
0.0
0
18 Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
7
120
281
6,443
22.9
53.7
3
182
2,018
11.1
16.8
4
19 Terrence McGee
T. McGee
7
109
207
5,450
26.3
50.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
20 Mike Brown
M. Brown
7
85
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Chris McAlister
C. McAlister
7
121
1
12
12.0
0.1
0
22
166
7.5
1.4
0
22 Ronde Barber
R. Barber
7
128
0
0
0.0
0
1
23
23.0
0.2
1
23 Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
7
90
0
0
0.0
0
2
0
0.0
0.0
0
24 Eddie Jackson
E. Jackson
6
111
0
0
0.0
0
2
6
3.0
0.1
0
25 Jakeem Grant
J. Grant
6
81
110
2,699
24.5
33.3
2
119
1,228
10.3
15.2
4
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
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12
0
.294
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9/21
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CHI CHI
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Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
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LV LV
4:25 PM
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10/13
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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
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10
7
0
.588
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8
9
0
.471
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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

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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10/12
WAS WAS
@
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10/12
LAC LAC
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Sat
10/12
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LV LV
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10/12
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9/4
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Fri
9/5
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8:00 PM
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9/7
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1:00 PM
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9/7
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1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM