most rushing touchdowns before age 23

Jonathan Taylor and Clinton Portis are tied for the most career rushing touchdowns by a player younger than 23, with 29 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player game data complete from 1960
NAMERUSH TDAgeGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
29
22
32
2,980
564
5.3
93.1
659
76
90
8.7
20.6
3
2Clinton Portis
C. Portis
29
22
29
3,099
563
5.5
106.9
678
71
99
9.5
23.4
2
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
22
31
2,774
535
5.2
89.5
762
60
12.7
24.6
3
4Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
26
22
32
2,357
432
5.5
73.7
833
104
134
8.0
26.0
5
5Edgerrin James
E. James
26
22
32
3,262
756
4.3
101.9
1,180
125
174
9.4
36.9
9
6Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
23
22
32
2,500
606
4.1
78.1
486
73
6.7
15.2
1
7Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
22
22
25
2,614
564
4.6
104.6
632
58
78
10.9
25.3
3
8Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
22
22
31
1,709
333
5.1
55.1
843
86
117
9.8
27.2
2
9Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
22
22
32
2,360
603
3.9
73.8
997
108
9.2
31.2
4
10Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
20
22
32
1,969
405
4.9
61.5
186
26
43
7.2
5.8
1
11Natrone Means
N. Means
20
22
32
1,995
503
4.0
62.3
294
49
6.0
9.2
0
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
20
22
27
2,069
507
4.1
76.6
362
48
7.5
13.4
0
13Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
19
22
28
2,215
515
4.3
79.1
404
53
72
7.6
14.4
0
14Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
18
22
34
2,432
518
4.7
71.5
918
119
158
7.7
27.0
5
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
17
22
29
2,310
478
4.8
79.7
1,159
143
194
8.1
40.0
6
16Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
16
22
29
1,991
507
3.9
68.7
515
64
84
8.0
17.8
0
17Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
16
22
29
2,221
534
4.2
76.6
1,253
128
171
9.8
43.2
3
18Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
15
23
20
1,395
311
4.5
69.8
265
38
48
7.0
13.3
0
19Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
15
22
28
2,151
530
4.1
76.8
484
65
93
7.4
17.3
1
20T.J. Duckett
T.J. Duckett
15
22
28
1,286
327
3.9
45.9
155
20
24
7.8
5.5
0
21Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
22
16
1,066
203
5.3
66.6
199
21
9.5
12.4
0
22Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
14
23
22
1,356
296
4.6
61.6
242
30
36
8.1
11.0
1
23Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
22
16
706
126
5.6
44.1
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
24Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
14
22
15
1,223
264
4.6
81.5
421
44
9.6
28.1
3
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14
22
16
1,487
368
4.0
92.9
261
30
8.7
16.3
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