most rushing tds by a rookie in their first game

Marshall Faulk and Billy Sims were tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in their first game, with 3 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
3
9/4/1994
vs
143
23
6.2
31
1
31.0
0
2Billy Sims
B. Sims
3
9/7/1980
@
153
22
7.0
64
2
32.0
0
3Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
2
9/8/2024
@
88
16
5.5
0
0
0
0
4Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
2
10/2/2022
vs
15
6
2.5
0
0
0
0
5Antonio Williams
A. Williams
2
1/3/2021
vs
63
12
5.3
20
1
1
20.0
0
6J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
2
9/13/2020
vs
22
7
3.1
0
0
0
0
7Wes Hills
W. Hills
2
12/15/2019
vs
21
10
2.1
1
2
2
0.5
0
8Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
2
9/9/2019
vs
85
23
3.7
28
1
1
28.0
0
9Isaiah Crowell
I. Crowell
2
9/7/2014
@
32
5
6.4
0
0
0
0
10Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
2
9/29/2013
@
57
16
3.6
27
4
5
6.8
0
11Alfred Morris
A. Morris
2
9/9/2012
@
96
28
3.4
0
0
0
0
12Jahvid Best
J. Best
2
9/12/2010
@
20
14
1.4
16
5
6
3.2
0
13LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2
9/9/2001
vs
113
36
3.1
12
1
1
12.0
0
14Robert Holcombe
R. Holcombe
2
9/27/1998
vs
84
21
4.0
17
3
5.7
0
15Lawrence Phillips
L. Phillips
2
9/1/1996
vs
46
21
2.2
0
0
0
16Charlie Garner
C. Garner
2
10/2/1994
@
111
16
6.9
28
1
28.0
0
17Marion Butts
M. Butts
2
9/10/1989
@
64
9
7.1
0
0
0
18Joe Dudek
J. Dudek
2
10/12/1987
vs
128
23
5.6
19
2
9.5
0
19Larry Mason
L. Mason
2
10/4/1987
@
133
32
4.2
-2
1
-2.0
0
20Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2
9/8/1986
vs
64
10
6.4
32
6
5.3
0
21Mike Rozier
M. Rozier
2
9/8/1985
vs
34
12
2.8
7
1
7.0
0
22Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
2
9/6/1981
@
146
16
9.1
13
3
4.3
0
23Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
2
9/7/1980
@
77
17
4.5
71
10
7.1
0
24Ron Johnson
R. Johnson
2
9/21/1969
@
118
17
6.9
21
2
10.5
0
25Gene Foster
G. Foster
2
9/11/1965
vs
49
11
4.5
31
2
15.5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1960 season.

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