most rushing touchdowns before turning 25

Barry Sanders has the most career rushing touchdowns by a player younger than 25, with 52 touchdowns.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	RUSH TD	Age	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	52	24	62	5,674	1,189	4.8	91.5	1,294	130		10.0	20.9	5
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	50	24	62	5,699	1,262	4.5	91.9	1,235	189		6.5	19.9	3
3	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	49	24	63	3,924	842	4.7	62.3	1,782	201	263	8.9	28.3	5
4	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	46	24	55	4,200	809	5.2	76.4	1,719	213	268	8.1	31.3	12
5	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	46	24	58	4,547	1,042	4.4	78.4	1,883	187	252	10.1	32.5	10
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	45	24	60	5,930	1,258	4.7	98.8	1,129	141	197	8.0	18.8	4
7	Walter Payton W. Payton	45	24	57	5,316	1,179	4.5	93.3	1,111	125		8.9	19.5	2
8	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	40	24	53	4,582	925	5.0	86.5	955	123	153	7.8	18.0	4
9	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	40	24	60	4,740	1,072	4.4	79.0	1,152	160	200	7.2	19.2	0
10	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	40	24	56	5,405	1,169	4.6	96.5	1,619	189	244	8.6	28.9	8
11	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	40	24	46	4,484	915	4.9	97.5	829	83	124	10.0	18.0	1
12	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	37	24	48	4,564	1,024	4.5	95.1	1,581	238	312	6.6	32.9	5
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	36	24	61	4,001	1,065	3.8	65.6	1,896	211		9.0	31.1	5
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	33	24	41	2,879	701	4.1	70.2	1,749	170		10.3	42.7	10
15	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	32	24	38	3,354	715	4.7	88.3	744	90	68	8.3	19.6	5
16	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	32	24	47	2,968	860	3.5	63.1	502	73		6.9	10.7	1
17	Curtis Martin C. Martin	32	24	45	3,799	958	4.0	84.4	890	117		7.6	19.8	5
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	32	24	32	3,913	769	5.1	122.3	543	72		7.5	17.0	2
19	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	32	24	31	3,147	670	4.7	101.5	142	28		5.1	4.6	0
20	T.J. Duckett	31	24	55	2,175	552	3.9	39.5	233	29	34	8.0	4.2	0
21	Edgerrin James E. James	31	24	52	4,913	1,184	4.1	94.5	1,727	210	283	8.2	33.2	10
22	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	31	24	57	3,732	914	4.1	65.5	982	121		8.1	17.2	2
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	30	24	58	3,866	835	4.6	66.7	1,588	220	281	7.2	27.4	8
24	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	30	24	57	4,249	971	4.4	74.5	1,586	190	241	8.3	27.8	6
25	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	29	24	58	4,614	936	4.9	79.6	1,941	223	293	8.7	33.5	10

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PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

28.0

27.2

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.1

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286