most rushing tds in a players first 12 seasons

Emmitt Smith had the most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 12 seasons, with 148 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing tds by a player in a players first 12 seasons
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
148
185
16,187
3,798
4.3
87.5
2,923
470
67
6.2
15.8
11
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
145
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
122
153
13,018
2,662
4.9
85.1
1,801
189
245
9.5
11.8
5
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
106
149
13,318
2,825
4.7
89.4
2,223
272
378
8.2
14.9
6
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
106
178
16,193
3,692
4.4
91.0
4,321
459
9.4
24.3
14
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
106
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
8Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
100
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
91
161
9,309
2,296
4.1
57.8
4,496
480
9.4
27.9
21
11Franco Harris
F. Harris
91
165
11,950
2,881
4.1
72.4
2,284
306
7.5
13.8
9
12Curtis Martin
C. Martin
90
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
13Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
90
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
14Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
86
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
72.3
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
85
149
10,413
2,453
4.2
69.9
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
16Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
83
129
8,597
1,941
4.4
66.6
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
17Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
82
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
74.9
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
82
180
13,294
3,369
3.9
73.9
1,409
196
96
7.2
7.8
3
19John Riggins
J. Riggins
82
149
9,436
2,413
3.9
63.3
2,029
237
8.6
13.6
12
20Edgerrin James
E. James
80
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
21Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
80
159
10,101
2,499
4.0
63.5
3,021
365
8.3
19.0
5
22Josh Allen
J. Allen
79
128
4,721
871
5.4
36.9
19
1
2
19.0
0.1
2
23Ricky Watters
R. Watters
78
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
24Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
77
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
25Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
110
5,626
1,489
3.8
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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