Emmitt Smith scored the most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 12 seasons, with 148 touchdowns.
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most rushing tds by a player in a players first 12 seasons| NAME | RUSH TD | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 148 | 185 | 16,187 | 3,798 | 4.3 | 87.5 | 2,923 | 470 | 67 | 6.2 | 15.8 | 11 |
| 2 |  | L. Tomlinson | 145 | 170 | 13,684 | 3,174 | 4.3 | 80.5 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 |
| 3 |  | D. Henry | 116 | 149 | 12,448 | 2,577 | 4.8 | 83.5 | 1,801 | 189 | 244 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 5 |
| 4 |  | A. Peterson | 106 | 149 | 13,318 | 2,825 | 4.7 | 89.4 | 2,223 | 272 | 378 | 8.2 | 14.9 | 6 |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 106 | 178 | 16,193 | 3,692 | 4.4 | 91.0 | 4,321 | 459 | 9.4 | 24.3 | 14 | |
| 6 |  | J. Brown | 106 | 118 | 12,312 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 7 |  | S. Alexander | 100 | 123 | 9,453 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 76.9 | 1,520 | 215 | 316 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 8 |  | M. Faulk | 100 | 176 | 12,279 | 2,836 | 4.3 | 69.8 | 6,875 | 767 | 606 | 9.0 | 39.1 | 36 |
| 9 |  | B. Sanders | 99 | 153 | 15,269 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 10 | | M. Allen | 91 | 161 | 9,309 | 2,296 | 4.1 | 57.8 | 4,496 | 480 | 9.4 | 27.9 | 21 | |
| 11 | | F. Harris | 91 | 165 | 11,950 | 2,881 | 4.1 | 72.4 | 2,284 | 306 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 9 | |
| 12 |  | C. Martin | 90 | 168 | 14,101 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 13 |  | E. Dickerson | 90 | 146 | 13,259 | 2,996 | 4.4 | 90.8 | 2,137 | 281 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| 14 | | P. Holmes | 86 | 113 | 8,172 | 1,780 | 4.6 | 72.3 | 2,962 | 339 | 376 | 8.7 | 26.2 | 8 |
| 15 |  | M. Lynch | 85 | 149 | 10,413 | 2,453 | 4.2 | 69.9 | 2,214 | 287 | 391 | 7.7 | 14.9 | 9 |
| 16 | | J. Taylor | 83 | 129 | 8,597 | 1,941 | 4.4 | 66.6 | 1,756 | 225 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 10 | |
| 17 | | C. Dillon | 82 | 150 | 11,241 | 2,618 | 4.3 | 74.9 | 1,913 | 244 | 278 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 7 |
| 18 |  | J. Bettis | 82 | 180 | 13,294 | 3,369 | 3.9 | 73.9 | 1,409 | 196 | 96 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 3 |
| 19 | | J. Riggins | 82 | 149 | 9,436 | 2,413 | 3.9 | 63.3 | 2,029 | 237 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 12 | |
| 20 |  | E. James | 80 | 148 | 12,246 | 3,028 | 4.0 | 82.7 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 21 | | O. Anderson | 80 | 159 | 10,101 | 2,499 | 4.0 | 63.5 | 3,021 | 365 | 8.3 | 19.0 | 5 | |
| 22 | | R. Watters | 78 | 144 | 10,643 | 2,622 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 4,248 | 467 | 176 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 13 |
| 23 |  | J. Allen | 77 | 124 | 4,629 | 846 | 5.5 | 37.3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 24 | | T. Dorsett | 77 | 173 | 12,739 | 2,936 | 4.3 | 73.6 | 3,554 | 398 | 8.9 | 20.5 | 13 | |
| 25 | | 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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