most rushing tds before age 32

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a player younger than 32, with 145 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing tds by a player before age 32
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
145
171
15,166
3,537
4.3
88.7
2,807
453
46
6.2
16.4
11
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
144
156
13,404
3,099
4.3
85.9
4,323
582
807
7.4
27.7
15
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
122
152
12,892
2,642
4.9
84.8
1,801
189
244
9.5
11.8
5
4Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
100
160
11,987
2,771
4.3
74.9
6,584
723
548
9.1
41.2
35
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
98
162
14,860
3,371
4.4
91.7
3,939
422
9.3
24.3
11
8Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
97
123
11,747
2,418
4.9
95.5
1,945
241
333
8.1
15.8
5
9Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
88
126
12,439
2,783
4.5
98.7
1,994
261
7.6
15.8
5
10Curtis Martin
C. Martin
85
156
13,366
3,298
4.1
85.7
3,211
460
379
7.0
20.6
10
11Franco Harris
F. Harris
84
140
10,339
2,462
4.2
73.9
1,757
241
7.3
12.6
7
12Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
83
106
7,889
1,688
4.7
74.4
2,824
325
353
8.7
26.6
7
13Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
81
142
10,003
2,351
4.3
70.4
2,130
272
371
7.8
15.0
9
14Edgerrin James
E. James
80
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
15Josh Allen
J. Allen
79
128
4,721
871
5.4
36.9
19
1
2
19.0
0.1
2
16Ricky Watters
R. Watters
77
139
10,325
2,550
4.0
74.3
4,141
456
154
9.1
29.8
13
17Marcus Allen
M. Allen
77
129
8,244
2,023
4.1
63.9
3,981
418
9.5
30.9
17
18Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
110
5,626
1,489
3.8
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
19Clinton Portis
C. Portis
75
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
87.8
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
20Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
74
105
7,803
1,840
4.2
74.3
2,072
269
341
7.7
19.7
2
21Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
74
135
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
22Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
74
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
23Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
74
136
7,274
1,727
4.2
53.5
2,281
190
12.0
16.8
13
24Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
74
96
7,546
1,652
4.6
78.6
1,387
178
7.8
14.4
7
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
73
160
11,071
2,447
4.5
69.2
3,797
503
646
7.5
23.7
16
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