most rushing touchdowns before turning 27 years old

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing touchdowns by a player younger than 27, with 96 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	Age	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	96	26	93	8,956	2,007	4.5	96.3	1,951	301		6.5	21.0	4
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	72	26	79	7,361	1,702	4.3	93.2	2,392	342	455	7.0	30.3	8
3	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	69	26	84	7,598	1,551	4.9	90.5	1,469	187	239	7.9	17.5	7
4	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	67	26	88	6,082	1,460	4.2	69.1	2,254	243	336	9.3	25.6	12
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	65	26	89	8,386	1,865	4.5	94.2	1,791	202		8.9	20.1	5
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	64	26	73	6,752	1,406	4.8	92.5	1,309	137	197	9.6	17.9	3
7	Clinton Portis C. Portis	63	26	84	7,715	1,710	4.5	91.8	1,688	205	281	8.2	20.1	4
8	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	62	26	93	6,854	1,484	4.6	73.7	2,473	278	370	8.9	26.6	10
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	62	26	89	8,672	1,763	4.9	97.4	1,782	210		8.5	20.0	6
10	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	61	26	90	6,874	1,606	4.3	76.4	1,790	233	297	7.7	19.9	1
11	Terrell Davis T. Davis	58	27	65	6,624	1,410	4.7	101.9	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
12	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	56	26	88	7,386	1,650	4.5	83.9	2,244	288	380	7.8	25.5	12
13	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	55	26	77	3,133	674	4.6	40.7	3	1	2	3.0	0.0	0
14	Derrick Henry D. Henry	55	26	78	5,860	1,182	5.0	75.1	692	76	105	9.1	8.9	3
15	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	55	26	62	6,968	1,465	4.8	112.4	874	118		7.4	14.1	2
16	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	55	26	62	6,457	1,404	4.6	104.1	345	75		4.6	5.6	0
17	Edgerrin James E. James	51	26	81	7,720	1,828	4.2	95.3	2,502	312	414	8.0	30.9	10
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	49	26	93	6,701	1,642	4.1	72.1	3,852	384	103	10.0	41.4	14
19	Marcus Allen M. Allen	49	26	70	5,397	1,289	4.2	77.1	2,757	283		9.7	39.4	15
20	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	48	27	73	6,160	1,184	5.2	84.4	933	113	151	8.3	12.8	3
21	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	47	26	73	4,238	912	4.6	58.1	3,263	373	476	8.7	44.7	20
22	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	47	26	87	5,989	1,547	3.9	68.8	1,227	159		7.7	14.1	2
23	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	46	26	88	6,132	1,452	4.2	69.7	1,216	166	227	7.3	13.8	3
24	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	46	26	64	4,241	994	4.3	66.3	1,139	150	207	7.6	17.8	6
25	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	46	27	74	5,599	1,341	4.2	75.7	1,086	147		7.4	14.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000