before 2012 what rb had the most rushing td through first 5 seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson scored the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
72
79
7,361
1,702
4.3
93.2
2,392
342
455
7.0
30.3
8
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
71
77
7,183
1,630
4.4
93.3
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
64
73
6,752
1,406
4.8
92.5
1,309
137
197
9.6
17.9
3
4Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
62
80
5,937
1,347
4.4
74.2
1,309
173
245
7.6
16.4
10
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
61
74
8,256
1,748
4.7
111.6
1,045
136
7.7
14.1
2
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
59
73
6,926
1,548
4.5
94.9
1,424
156
9.1
19.5
4
7Terrell Davis
T. Davis
58
65
6,624
1,410
4.7
101.9
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
8Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
6,995
1,561
4.5
98.5
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
9Jim Brown
J. Brown
57
62
6,463
1,269
5.1
104.2
1,046
121
8.6
16.9
6
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
55
73
6,789
1,432
4.7
93.0
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
11Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
54
77
5,248
1,141
4.6
68.2
2,099
235
307
8.9
27.3
7
12Terry Allen
T. Allen
54
79
5,457
1,326
4.1
69.1
1,101
135
8.2
13.9
4
13Clinton Portis
C. Portis
52
68
6,453
1,385
4.7
94.9
1,299
158
223
8.2
19.1
4
14Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
52
61
4,581
917
5.0
75.1
545
75
7.3
8.9
4
15Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
50
56
4,764
1,050
4.5
85.1
1,219
127
190
9.6
21.8
6
16Ricky Watters
R. Watters
49
75
5,524
1,343
4.1
73.7
2,328
253
9.2
31.0
9
17Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
70
5,397
1,289
4.2
77.1
2,757
283
9.7
39.4
15
18Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
48
51
3,758
757
5.0
73.7
373
35
10.7
7.3
2
19Curtis Martin
C. Martin
45
76
6,550
1,694
3.9
86.2
1,514
205
61
7.4
19.9
6
20Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
45
70
5,268
1,271
4.1
75.3
1,014
139
7.3
14.5
0
21Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
45
67
4,915
1,209
4.1
73.4
2,514
256
9.8
37.5
21
22Marion Barber
M. Barber
43
75
3,984
929
4.3
53.1
1,231
163
208
7.6
16.4
6
23Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
43
74
4,036
1,036
3.9
54.5
931
127
7.3
12.6
6
24Edgerrin James
E. James
42
65
6,172
1,494
4.1
95.0
2,019
261
354
7.7
31.1
10
25Eddie George
E. George
42
80
6,874
1,763
3.9
85.9
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
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