Who was the first player with 26 TDs in a season?

Marshall Faulk scores his 26th TD of the season, breaking Emmitt Smith's then single-season record set in 1995.

Interpreted as:
Who was the first player with 26 or more TDs in a season?
NAME SEASON TM GP TD RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
2000
STL STL
14
26
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
2 Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes
2003
KC KC
16
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
3 Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
2005
SEA SEA
16
28
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
4 LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
2006
SD SD
16
31
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
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Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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Sat
9/6
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9/6
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9/6
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9/28
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9:30 AM
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9/28
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9/28
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1:00 PM