before 1982 what rb had the most rushing td through first 3 seasons

Before 1982, Earl Campbell scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 3 seasons, with 45 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	45	46	5,081	1,043	4.9	110.5	189	39	4.8	4.1	0
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	40	36	3,798	749	5.1	105.5	383	56	6.8	10.6	2
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	34	41	3,921	846	4.6	95.6	631	75	8.4	15.4	2
4	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	31	42	3,056	676	4.5	72.8	875	78	11.2	20.8	4
5	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	31	42	2,765	556	5.0	65.8	1,707	128	13.3	40.6	12
6	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	29	41	2,978	581	5.1	72.6	1,080	79	13.7	26.3	9
7	Billy Sims B. Sims	26	30	2,740	609	4.5	91.3	1,072	79	13.6	35.7	5
8	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	26	48	4,333	960	4.5	90.3	1,003	128	7.8	20.9	2
9	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	26	39	2,648	661	4.0	67.9	1,639	163	10.1	42.0	17
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	25	44	3,439	748	4.6	78.2	1,026	111	9.2	23.3	4
11	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	25	46	2,212	576	3.8	48.1	439	60	7.3	9.5	1
12	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	25	42	2,632	488	5.4	62.7	671	66	10.2	16.0	4
13	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	25	28	1,805	339	5.3	64.5	198	16	12.4	7.1	2
14	Jim Nance J. Nance	23	42	2,995	679	4.4	71.3	382	42	9.1	9.1	1
15	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	22	36	2,312	535	4.3	64.2	467	68	6.9	13.0	2
16	Rick Casares R. Casares	22	36	2,498	563	4.4	69.4	564	64	8.8	15.7	3
17	Dan Towler D. Towler	22	36	1,878	328	5.7	52.2	388	35	11.1	10.8	0
18	Bill Paschal B. Paschal	21	23	1,556	402	3.9	67.7	85	11	7.7	3.7	2
19	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	20	44	2,915	642	4.5	66.3	707	78	9.1	16.1	6
20	Calvin Hill C. Hill	20	33	1,987	463	4.3	60.2	571	52	11.0	17.3	3
21	Emerson Boozer E. Boozer	20	34	1,338	359	3.7	39.4	439	32	13.7	12.9	3
22	Dutch Clark D. Clark	20	34	1,224	260	4.7	53.2	179	16	11.2	7.8	3
23	David Sims D. Sims	19	29	1,174	293	4.0	40.5	399	46	8.7	13.8	4
24	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	19	37	1,993	490	4.1	53.9	611	69	8.9	16.5	5
25	Jim Kiick J. Kiick	19	42	1,854	536	3.5	44.1	1,362	115	11.8	32.4	1

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726

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RUSH

221

Pollard

REC

268

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Team Rankings

PPG

13.8

31st

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

89.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

181.5

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Titans

0 - 4

Final

Ravens

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

Before 1982, Earl Campbell scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 3 seasons, with 45 touchdowns.

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