most return touchdowns in the first 8 years of an nfl player's career

Devin Hester scored 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 Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
13
105
61
1,504
24.7
14.3
1
130
1,201
9.2
11.4
4
3 Ed Reed
E. Reed
12
118
0
0
0.0
0
23
164
7.1
1.4
1
4 Dante Hall
D. Hall
12
104
389
9,373
24.1
90.1
6
207
2,168
10.5
20.8
6
5 Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
12
109
148
3,403
23.0
31.2
3
95
847
8.9
7.8
2
6 Ken Houston
K. Houston
12
112
3
80
26.7
0.7
0
51
333
6.5
3.0
1
7 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
11
124
387
10,015
25.9
80.8
8
195
2,154
11.0
17.4
3
8 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
11
114
4
60
15.0
0.5
0
145
1,448
10.0
12.7
4
9 Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
11
89
59
1,329
22.5
14.9
0
85
1,084
12.8
12.2
8
10 Lem Barney
L. Barney
10
104
50
1,274
25.5
12.3
1
112
1,041
9.3
10.0
2
11 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
10
94
111
3,037
27.4
32.3
6
63
585
9.3
6.2
3
12 Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
9
115
0
0
0.0
0
10
51
5.1
0.4
0
13 Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
9
119
165
4,527
27.4
38.0
5
265
2,673
10.1
22.5
4
14 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
9
125
1
17
17.0
0.1
0
279
3,421
12.3
27.4
6
15 Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
9
91
161
4,110
25.5
45.2
0
160
1,884
11.8
20.7
4
16 Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
9
94
46
1,215
26.4
12.9
1
217
2,026
9.3
21.6
5
17 Marcus Peters
M. Peters
8
116
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
8
127
239
7,118
29.8
56.0
8
1
9
9.0
0.1
0
19 Aqib Talib
A. Talib
8
107
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
20 Leon Washington
L. Washington
8
110
261
6,815
26.1
62.0
8
174
1,746
10.0
15.9
0
21 Adam Jones
A. Jones
8
100
107
2,833
26.5
28.3
0
150
1,561
10.4
15.6
5
22 Phillip Buchanon
P. Buchanon
8
105
9
146
16.2
1.4
0
118
1,075
9.1
10.2
3
23 Nate Clements
N. Clements
8
127
31
642
20.7
5.1
0
78
778
10.0
6.1
2
24 Dre' Bly
D. Bly
8
119
18
324
18.0
2.7
0
21
270
12.9
2.3
1
25 Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
8
77
226
5,422
24.0
70.4
4
197
2,016
10.2
26.2
4
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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208.9

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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
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/14
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Last Game
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22

Final

24

CHI Bears

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

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
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Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
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DEN DEN
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Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
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CAR CAR
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Sat
10/12
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Thu
9/4
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PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
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@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
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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