most rushing tds in first 5 seasons for rb

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
72
79
7,361
1,702
4.3
93.2
2,392
342
455
7.0
30.3
8
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
71
77
7,183
1,630
4.4
93.3
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
64
73
6,752
1,406
4.8
92.5
1,309
137
197
9.6
17.9
3
4Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
62
80
5,937
1,347
4.4
74.2
1,309
173
245
7.6
16.4
10
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
61
74
8,256
1,748
4.7
111.6
1,045
136
7.7
14.1
2
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
59
73
6,926
1,548
4.5
94.9
1,424
156
9.1
19.5
4
7Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
58
73
5,404
1,265
4.3
74.0
2,090
218
301
9.6
28.6
12
8Terrell Davis
T. Davis
58
65
6,624
1,410
4.7
101.9
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
6,995
1,561
4.5
98.5
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
10Jim Brown
J. Brown
57
62
6,463
1,269
5.1
104.2
1,046
121
8.6
16.9
6
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
55
78
5,860
1,182
5.0
75.1
692
76
105
9.1
8.9
3
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
55
73
6,789
1,432
4.7
93.0
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
13Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
54
77
5,248
1,141
4.6
68.2
2,099
235
307
8.9
27.3
7
14Terry Allen
T. Allen
54
79
5,457
1,326
4.1
69.1
1,101
135
8.2
13.9
4
15Clinton Portis
C. Portis
52
68
6,453
1,385
4.7
94.9
1,299
158
223
8.2
19.1
4
16Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
52
61
4,581
917
5.0
75.1
545
75
7.3
8.9
4
17Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
51
67
6,013
1,228
4.9
89.7
1,091
141
184
7.7
16.3
5
18Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
50
56
4,764
1,050
4.5
85.1
1,219
127
190
9.6
21.8
6
19Ricky Watters
R. Watters
49
75
5,524
1,343
4.1
73.7
2,328
253
9.2
31.0
9
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
70
5,397
1,289
4.2
77.1
2,757
283
9.7
39.4
15
21Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
48
75
6,341
1,210
5.2
84.5
990
119
158
8.3
13.2
4
22Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
48
51
3,758
757
5.0
73.7
373
35
10.7
7.3
2
23Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
47
56
4,353
832
5.2
77.7
1,734
215
272
8.1
31.0
12
24Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
47
73
4,238
912
4.6
58.1
3,263
373
476
8.7
44.7
20
25Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
46
73
5,545
1,305
4.2
76.0
1,448
197
254
7.4
19.8
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