most rushing tds in first eight seasons by a running back

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in his first 8 seasons, with 126 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
126
127
11,760
2,657
4.4
92.6
3,801
510
698
7.5
29.9
15
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
112
124
11,234
2,595
4.3
90.6
2,434
388
6.3
19.6
7
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
119
9,429
2,176
4.3
79.2
1,511
214
315
7.1
12.7
12
4Derrick Henry
D. Henry
90
119
9,502
2,030
4.7
79.8
1,458
155
202
9.4
12.3
3
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
89
104
10,768
2,070
5.2
103.5
2,171
228
9.5
20.9
16
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
86
104
10,190
2,054
5.0
98.0
1,715
208
291
8.2
16.5
5
7Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
86
116
11,903
2,616
4.6
102.6
1,725
220
7.8
14.9
4
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
84
121
11,725
2,384
4.9
96.9
2,327
282
8.3
19.2
7
9Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
80
102
7,584
1,615
4.7
74.4
2,748
313
334
8.8
26.9
7
10Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
79
121
9,442
2,155
4.4
78.0
5,447
548
320
9.9
45.0
31
11Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
77
101
7,502
1,607
4.7
74.3
1,174
146
8.0
11.6
8
12Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
110
5,626
1,489
3.8
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
13Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
74
105
7,803
1,840
4.2
74.3
2,072
269
341
7.7
19.7
2
14Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
74
115
9,407
2,187
4.3
81.8
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
15Clinton Portis
C. Portis
73
108
9,696
2,176
4.5
89.8
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
72
114
10,204
2,352
4.3
89.5
2,481
275
9.0
21.8
7
17Franco Harris
F. Harris
72
111
8,563
2,012
4.3
77.1
1,311
174
7.5
11.8
4
18Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
71
120
8,904
2,065
4.3
74.2
2,649
356
468
7.4
22.1
14
19Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
71
120
8,695
2,033
4.3
72.5
1,899
239
319
7.9
15.8
9
20Curtis Martin
C. Martin
71
124
10,361
2,604
4.0
83.6
2,704
377
277
7.2
21.8
8
21Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
71
109
6,651
1,547
4.3
61.0
2,285
259
8.8
21.0
3
22Edgerrin James
E. James
70
112
10,385
2,525
4.1
92.7
3,056
394
525
7.8
27.3
11
23Ricky Watters
R. Watters
70
123
9,083
2,272
4.0
73.8
3,528
393
62
9.0
28.7
11
24Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
69
84
7,598
1,551
4.9
90.5
1,469
187
239
7.9
17.5
7
25Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
69
83
5,860
1,320
4.4
70.6
523
45
11.6
6.3
3
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