most rushing tds in a players first 9 seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 9 seasons, with 138 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing tds by a player in a players first 9 seasons
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
138
141
12,490
2,880
4.3
88.6
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
125
140
12,566
2,914
4.3
89.8
2,609
415
6.3
18.6
9
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
106
136
11,423
2,355
4.9
84.0
1,651
174
224
9.5
12.1
5
4Jim Brown
J. Brown
106
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
5Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
97
120
11,675
2,381
4.9
97.3
1,937
238
327
8.1
16.1
5
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
95
137
13,778
2,719
5.1
100.6
2,632
315
8.4
19.2
10
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
88
126
12,439
2,783
4.5
98.7
1,994
261
7.6
15.8
5
9Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
87
135
10,395
2,367
4.4
77.0
5,984
628
422
9.5
44.3
33
10Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
86
109
8,035
1,734
4.6
73.7
2,945
334
366
8.8
27.0
8
11Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
81
115
8,207
1,811
4.5
71.4
1,505
187
8.0
13.1
10
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
78
130
11,625
2,666
4.4
89.4
3,088
328
9.4
23.8
9
13Josh Allen
J. Allen
77
124
4,629
846
5.5
37.3
19
1
2
19.0
0.2
2
14Edgerrin James
E. James
77
128
11,607
2,849
4.1
90.7
3,260
418
563
7.8
25.5
11
15Ricky Watters
R. Watters
77
139
10,325
2,550
4.0
74.3
4,141
456
154
9.1
29.8
13
16Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
110
5,626
1,489
3.8
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
17Franco Harris
F. Harris
76
124
9,352
2,220
4.2
75.4
1,507
204
7.4
12.2
6
18Clinton Portis
C. Portis
75
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
87.8
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
19Marcus Allen
M. Allen
75
121
7,957
1,960
4.1
65.8
3,850
403
9.6
31.8
17
20Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
74
135
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
21Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
74
127
9,112
2,144
4.3
71.7
1,979
252
340
7.9
15.6
9
22Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
74
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
23Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
73
102
7,691
1,812
4.2
75.4
2,041
264
335
7.7
20.0
1
24Curtis Martin
C. Martin
73
140
11,669
2,927
4.0
83.4
2,966
419
330
7.1
21.2
8
25Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
71
110
6,702
1,561
4.3
60.9
2,323
263
8.8
21.1
3
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

23.1

17th

OPP PPG

21.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

122.1

13th

PASS YDS/G

244.3

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
6
7
0
.462
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

2 - 10

14

Final

31

LAC Chargers

8 - 4

Sun 30 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM