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?
NAMESEASONTMGPTDRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
2000
STL STL
14
26
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
2Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes
2003
KC KC
16
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
3Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
2005
SEA SEA
16
28
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
4LaDainian 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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