most career rushing td through first 5 seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most rushing touchdowns in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	72	79	7,361	1,702	4.3	93.2	2,392	342	455	7.0	30.3	8
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	71	77	7,183	1,630	4.4	93.3	1,576	239		6.6	20.5	4
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	64	73	6,752	1,406	4.8	92.5	1,309	137	197	9.6	17.9	3
4	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	62	80	5,937	1,347	4.4	74.2	1,309	173	245	7.6	16.4	10
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	61	74	8,256	1,748	4.7	111.6	1,045	136		7.7	14.1	2
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	59	73	6,926	1,548	4.5	94.9	1,424	156		9.1	19.5	4
7	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	58	73	5,404	1,265	4.3	74.0	2,090	218	301	9.6	28.6	12
8	Terrell Davis T. Davis	58	65	6,624	1,410	4.7	101.9	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	57	71	6,995	1,561	4.5	98.5	475	93		5.1	6.7	0
10	Jim Brown J. Brown	57	62	6,463	1,269	5.1	104.2	1,046	121		8.6	16.9	6
11	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	55	77	3,133	674	4.6	40.7	3	1	2	3.0	0.0	0
12	Derrick Henry D. Henry	55	78	5,860	1,182	5.0	75.1	692	76	105	9.1	8.9	3
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	55	73	6,789	1,432	4.7	93.0	1,499	166		9.0	20.5	5
14	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	54	77	5,248	1,141	4.6	68.2	2,099	235	307	8.9	27.3	7
15	Terry Allen T. Allen	54	79	5,457	1,326	4.1	69.1	1,101	135		8.2	13.9	4
16	Clinton Portis C. Portis	52	68	6,453	1,385	4.7	94.9	1,299	158	223	8.2	19.1	4
17	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	52	61	4,581	917	5.0	75.1	545	75		7.3	8.9	4
18	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	51	67	6,013	1,228	4.9	89.7	1,091	141	184	7.7	16.3	5
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	50	56	4,764	1,050	4.5	85.1	1,219	127	190	9.6	21.8	6
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	49	75	5,524	1,343	4.1	73.7	2,328	253		9.2	31.0	9
21	Marcus Allen M. Allen	49	70	5,397	1,289	4.2	77.1	2,757	283		9.7	39.4	15
22	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	48	75	6,341	1,210	5.2	84.5	990	119	158	8.3	13.2	4
23	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	48	51	3,758	757	5.0	73.7	373	35		10.7	7.3	2
24	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	47	73	4,238	912	4.6	58.1	3,263	373	476	8.7	44.7	20
25	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	46	73	5,545	1,305	4.2	76.0	1,448	197	254	7.4	19.8	0

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PASS

401

Herbert

RUSH

137

Hampton

REC

117

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Team Rankings

PPG

14.0

29th

OPP PPG

26.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

104.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

200.5

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM

Last Game

Raiders

2 - 0

Final

Chargers

0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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