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Year-by-Year Punt Returns for Touchdown Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | TD | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Reggie Bush (23) | 3 | NOR |
| 2007 | Devin Hester (25) | 4 | CHI |
| 2006 | Devin Hester (24) | 3 | CHI |
| Pacman Jones (23) | 3 | TEN | |
| 2005 | Antwaan Randle El (26) | 2 | PIT |
| 2004 | Eddie Drummond (24) | 2 | DET |
| B.J. Sams (24) | 2 | BAL | |
| 2003 | Phillip Buchanon (23) | 2 | OAK |
| Dante Hall (25) | 2 | KAN | |
| Brian Westbrook (24) | 2 | PHI | |
| Antwaan Randle El (24) | 2 | PIT | |
| 2002 | Steve Smith (23) | 2 | CAR |
| Dante Hall (24) | 2 | KAN | |
| Santana Moss (23) | 2 | NYJ | |
| Dennis Northcutt (25) | 2 | CLE | |
| 2001 | Troy Brown (30) | 2 | NWE |
| 2000 | Wane McGarity (24) | 2 | DAL |
| Jermaine Lewis (26) | 2 | BAL | |
| 1999 | Tamarick Vanover (25) | 2 | KAN |
| Craig Yeast (23) | 2 | CIN | |
| 1998 | Jermaine Lewis (24) | 2 | BAL |
| Joey Galloway (27) | 2 | SEA | |
| Deion Sanders (31) | 2 | DAL | |
| Desmond Howard (28) | 2 | OAK | |
| 1997 | Darrien Gordon (27) | 3 | DEN |
| Eric Metcalf (29) | 3 | SDG | |
| 1996 | Desmond Howard (26) | 3 | GNB |
| 1995 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 1 | KAN |
| Joey Galloway (24) | 1 | SEA | |
| Andre Coleman (23) | 1 | SDG | |
| Eric Metcalf (27) | 1 | ATL | |
| Derrick Alexander (24) | 1 | CLE | |
| Dexter Carter (28) | 1 | 2TM | |
| Brian Mitchell (27) | 1 | WAS | |
| Eric Guliford (26) | 1 | CAR | |
| Andre Hastings (24) | 1 | PIT | |
| David Palmer (23) | 1 | MIN | |
| 1994 | Darrien Gordon (24) | 2 | SDG |
| Dave Meggett (28) | 2 | NYG | |
| Eric Metcalf (26) | 2 | CLE | |
| Brian Mitchell (26) | 2 | WAS | |
| 1993 | O.J. McDuffie (24) | 2 | MIA |
| Eric Metcalf (25) | 2 | CLE | |
| Kevin Williams (22) | 2 | DAL | |
| Tyrone Hughes (23) | 2 | NOR | |
| 1992 | Todd Kinchen (23) | 2 | RAM |
| Kelvin Martin (27) | 2 | DAL | |
| Clarence Verdin (29) | 2 | IND | |
| Dale Carter (23) | 2 | KAN | |
| 1991 | Brian Mitchell (23) | 2 | WAS |
| 1990 | Dave Meggett (24) | 1 | NYG |
| Johnny Bailey (23) | 1 | CHI | |
| Mitchell Price (23) | 1 | CIN | |
| Kitrick Taylor (26) | 1 | SDG | |
| Rod Woodson (25) | 1 | PIT | |
| Terance Mathis (23) | 1 | NYJ | |
| Deion Sanders (23) | 1 | ATL | |
| Nate Lewis (24) | 1 | SDG | |
| 1989 | Scott Schwedes (24) | 1 | MIA |
| Clarence Verdin (26) | 1 | IND | |
| Dave Meggett (23) | 1 | NYG | |
| Derrick Shepard (25) | 1 | 2TM | |
| Deion Sanders (22) | 1 | ATL | |
| 1988 | John Taylor (26) | 2 | SFO |
| 1987 | Dennis McKinnon (26) | 2 | CHI |
| 1986 | Vai Sikahema (24) | 2 | STL |
| 1985 | Louis Lipps (23) | 2 | PIT |
| Irving Fryar (23) | 2 | NWE | |
| 1984 | Henry Ellard (23) | 2 | RAM |
| 1983 | Kirk Springs (25) | 1 | NYJ |
| Gary Allen (23) | 1 | 2TM | |
| Mark Clayton (22) | 1 | MIA | |
| Henry Ellard (22) | 1 | RAM | |
| Phil Epps (25) | 1 | GNB | |
| Zach Thomas (23) | 1 | DEN | |
| Dana McLemore (23) | 1 | SFO | |
| Dennis McKinnon (22) | 1 | CHI | |
| Greg Pruitt (32) | 1 | RAI | |
| Billy Johnson (31) | 1 | ATL | |
| Paul Johns (25) | 1 | SEA | |
| Robbie Martin (25) | 1 | DET | |
| 1982 | Rick Upchurch (30) | 2 | DEN |
| 1981 | LeRoy Irvin (24) | 3 | RAM |
| 1980 | J.T. Smith (25) | 2 | KAN |
| Freddie Solomon (27) | 2 | SFO | |
| 1979 | J.T. Smith (24) | 2 | KAN |
| 1978 | Steve Schubert (27) | 1 | CHI |
| Keith Moody (25) | 1 | BUF | |
| Tony Green (22) | 1 | WAS | |
| Wally Henry (24) | 1 | PHI | |
| Willard Harrell (26) | 1 | STL | |
| Bruce Harper (23) | 1 | NYJ | |
| Rick Upchurch (26) | 1 | DEN | |
| 1977 | Billy Johnson (25) | 2 | HOU |
| 1976 | Rick Upchurch (24) | 4 | DEN |
| 1975 | Billy Johnson (23) | 3 | HOU |
| 1974 | Lemar Parrish (27) | 2 | CIN |
| 1973 | Ron Smith (30) | 2 | SDG |
| 1972 | Jon Staggers (24) | 1 | GNB |
| Tommy Casanova (22) | 1 | CIN | |
| Ken Ellis (25) | 1 | GNB | |
| Chris Farasopoulos (23) | 1 | NYJ | |
| Charlie Greer (26) | 1 | DEN | |
| Lemar Parrish (25) | 1 | CIN | |
| 1971 | Jon Staggers (23) | 1 | PIT |
| Alvin Wyatt (24) | 1 | BUF | |
| Ike Hill (24) | 1 | BUF | |
| 1970 | John Mallory (24) | 1 | ATL |
| Bobby Duhon (24) | 1 | NYG | |
| Lem Barney+ (25) | 1 | DET | |
| Ron Gardin (26) | 1 | BAL | |
| Tom McCauley (23) | 1 | ATL | |
| Lemar Parrish (23) | 1 | CIN | |
| Alvin Wyatt (23) | 1 | OAK | |
| Jake Scott (25) | 1 | MIA | |
| Johnny Roland (27) | 1 | STL | |
| 1969 | Rickie Harris (26) | 1 | WAS |
| Travis Williams (23) | 1 | GNB | |
| Lem Barney+ (24) | 1 | DET | |
| 1968 | Bob Hayes (26) | 2 | DAL |
| George Atkinson (21) | 2 | OAK | |
| 1967 | Ben Davis (22) | 1 | CLE |
| Jerry Logan (26) | 1 | BAL | |
| Bob Hayes (25) | 1 | DAL | |
| Floyd Little (25) | 1 | DEN | |
| Gale Sayers+ (24) | 1 | CHI | |
| 1966 | Butch Byrd (25) | 1 | BUF |
| Kermit Alexander (25) | 1 | SFO | |
| Donny Anderson (23) | 1 | GNB | |
| Rickie Harris (23) | 1 | WAS | |
| Aaron Martin (24) | 1 | PHI | |
| Ed Rutkowski (25) | 1 | BUF | |
| Mike Garrett (22) | 1 | KAN | |
| Speedy Duncan (24) | 1 | SDG | |
| Johnny Roland (23) | 1 | STL | |
| Johnnie Robinson (22) | 1 | DET | |
| 1965 | Speedy Duncan (23) | 2 | SDG |
| Leroy Kelly+ (23) | 2 | CLE | |
| 1964 | Tom Watkins (27) | 2 | DET |
| Odell Barry (23) | 1 | DEN | |
| Hagood Clarke (22) | 1 | BUF | |
| Bobby Jancik (24) | 1 | HOU | |
| 1963 | Claude Gibson (24) | 2 | OAK |
| Bill Butler (26) | 1 | MIN | |
| Tom Watkins (26) | 1 | DET | |
| 1962 | Dick Christy (27) | 2 | NYT |
| Abe Woodson (28) | 1 | SFO | |
| Rosey Taylor (25) | 1 | CHI | |
| 1961 | Dick Christy (26) | 2 | NYT |
| Willie Wood+ (25) | 2 | GNB | |
| 1960 | Johnny Robinson (22) | 1 | DTX |
| John LoVetere (24) | 1 | RAM | |
| Gene Mingo (22) | 1 | DEN | |
| 1959 | Billy Stacy (23) | 2 | CRD |
| 1958 | Yale Lary+ (28) | 1 | DET |
| Bobby Mitchell+ (23) | 1 | CLE | |
| 1957 | Bert Zagers (24) | 2 | WAS |
| 1956 | Perry Jeter (25) | 1 | CHI |
| Ken Konz (28) | 1 | CLE | |
| Joe Arenas (31) | 1 | SFO | |
| Jack Christiansen+ (28) | 1 | DET | |
| Frank Bernardi (23) | 1 | CRD | |
| Carl Taseff (28) | 1 | BAL | |
| Will Sherman (29) | 1 | RAM | |
| 1955 | Ollie Matson+ (25) | 2 | CRD |
| 1954 | Herb Johnson (26) | 1 | NYG |
| Jack Christiansen+ (26) | 1 | DET | |
| Ollie Matson+ (24) | 1 | CRD | |
| Doak Walker+ (27) | 1 | DET | |
| Veryl Switzer (22) | 1 | GNB | |
| 1953 | Yale Lary+ (23) | 1 | DET |
| Woodley Lewis (28) | 1 | RAM | |
| Carl Taseff (25) | 1 | BAL | |
| Gib Dawson (23) | 1 | GNB | |
| 1952 | Ray Mathews (23) | 2 | PIT |
| Jack Christiansen+ (24) | 2 | DET | |
| Woodley Lewis (27) | 2 | RAM | |
| Johnny Williams (25) | 2 | WAS | |
| 1951 | Jack Christiansen+ (23) | 4 | DET |
| 1950 | Billy Grimes (23) | 2 | GNB |
| 1949 | Red Cochran (27) | 2 | CRD |
| Bob Livingstone (27) | 1 | 2TM | |
| George Taliaferro (22) | 1 | LAD | |
| 1948 | Rex Bumgardner (25) | 2 | BUF |
| Jerry Davis (24) | 2 | CRD | |
| Charlie Trippi+ (26) | 2 | CRD | |
| 1947 | Ed Balatti (23) | 1 | SFO |
| Tom Colella (29) | 1 | CLE | |
| Bill Dudley+ (28) | 1 | DET | |
| Fred Gehrke (29) | 1 | RAM | |
| Buddy Young (21) | 1 | NYY | |
| Tom Harmon (28) | 1 | RAM | |
| Pat McHugh (28) | 1 | PHI | |
| Pete Pihos+ (24) | 1 | PHI | |
| Frank Seno (26) | 1 | BOS | |
| Bruce Alford (25) | 1 | NYY | |
| 1946 | Billy Hillenbrand (24) | 1 | CHR |
| Elroy Hirsch+ (23) | 1 | CHR | |
| Steve Van Buren+ (26) | 1 | PHI | |
| Lowell Wagner (23) | 1 | NYY | |
| Pete Lamana (25) | 1 | CHR | |
| Eddie Prokop (24) | 1 | NYY | |
| Spec Sanders (28) | 1 | NYY | |
| Glenn Dobbs (26) | 1 | BDA | |
| 1945 | Chuck DeShane (27) | 1 | DET |
| 1944 | Steve Van Buren+ (24) | 1 | PHI |
| Rocky Uguccioni (26) | 1 | BKN | |
| Victor Carroll (32) | 1 | NYG | |
| 1943 | Elmer Hackney (27) | 1 | DET |
| 1942 | Curt Sandig (24) | 1 | PIT |
| Ray McLean (27) | 1 | CHI | |
| 1941 | Andy Farkas (25) | 1 | WAS |
| Frank Filchock (25) | 1 | WAS | |
| George McAfee+ (23) | 1 | CHI | |
| Ray McLean (26) | 1 | CHI | |
| Elwyn Dunstan (26) | 1 | RAM | |
| Steve Belichick (22) | 1 | DET | |
| Dick Todd (27) | 1 | WAS | |
| Andy Uram (26) | 1 | GNB | |
| 1940 | Ray McLean (25) | 1 | CHI |
| Dick Todd (26) | 1 | WAS | |
| 1939 | Dick Todd (25) | 1 | WAS |
| Joe Laws (28) | 1 | GNB | |
| 1937 | Ace Parker+ (25) | 1 | BKN |
| Doug Russell (26) | 1 | CRD | |
| 1936 | George Grosvenor (26) | 1 | 2TM |
| Cliff Battles+ (26) | 1 | BOS | |
| 1935 | Glenn Presnell (30) | 1 | DET |
| Phil Sarboe (24) | 1 | CRD | |
| 1934 | Jack Grossman (24) | 1 | BKN |
| 1933 | Bob Monnett (23) | 1 | GNB |
| Joe Lillard (28) | 1 | CRD | |
| Gil LeFebvre (23) | 1 | CIN | |
| Shipwreck Kelly (23) | 1 | BKN | |
| Cliff Battles+ (23) | 1 | BOS | |
| 1932 | Chris Cagle (27) | 1 | NYG |