most rushing touchdowns by a rb before age 28

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing touchdowns by a running back younger than 28, with 108 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
108
108
10,160
2,334
4.4
94.1
2,200
348
6.3
20.4
7
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
100
95
9,176
2,050
4.5
96.6
2,900
398
535
7.3
30.5
11
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
76
89
8,849
1,754
5.0
99.4
1,526
177
248
8.6
17.1
4
4Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
74
105
7,803
1,840
4.2
74.3
2,072
269
341
7.7
19.7
2
5Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
73
105
10,172
2,077
4.9
96.9
2,180
258
8.4
20.8
7
6Clinton Portis
C. Portis
72
100
9,202
2,052
4.5
92.0
1,906
233
317
8.2
19.1
4
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
71
105
9,608
2,204
4.4
91.5
2,170
243
8.9
20.7
7
8Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
69
84
7,598
1,551
4.9
90.5
1,469
187
239
7.9
17.5
7
9Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
68
103
8,262
1,881
4.4
80.2
2,336
305
403
7.7
22.7
12
10Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
67
88
6,082
1,460
4.2
69.1
2,254
243
336
9.3
25.6
12
11Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
67
107
8,060
1,895
4.3
75.3
4,682
465
216
10.1
43.8
22
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
65
86
6,797
1,401
4.9
79.0
846
94
125
9.0
9.8
3
13Edgerrin James
E. James
64
96
9,226
2,188
4.2
96.1
2,839
356
464
8.0
29.6
11
14Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
63
99
7,268
1,570
4.6
73.4
2,559
292
388
8.8
25.8
11
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
62
80
5,937
1,347
4.4
74.2
1,309
173
245
7.6
16.4
10
16Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
61
74
8,256
1,748
4.7
111.6
1,045
136
7.7
14.1
2
17Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
58
104
7,389
1,753
4.2
71.0
1,532
202
271
7.6
14.7
5
18Terrell Davis
T. Davis
58
68
6,723
1,434
4.7
98.9
1,207
155
3
7.8
17.8
5
19Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
6,995
1,561
4.5
98.5
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
20Curtis Martin
C. Martin
54
92
7,754
2,010
3.9
84.3
2,022
275
158
7.4
22.0
8
21Marcus Allen
M. Allen
54
82
6,151
1,489
4.1
75.0
3,167
334
9.5
38.6
15
22Franco Harris
F. Harris
53
80
6,295
1,435
4.4
78.7
876
116
7.6
11.0
3
23Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
52
91
6,185
1,297
4.8
68.0
4,320
509
630
8.5
47.5
29
24Curt Warner
C. Warner
52
77
6,074
1,455
4.2
78.9
1,314
170
7.7
17.1
6
25David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
51
88
5,399
1,319
4.1
61.4
1,698
207
256
8.2
19.3
4
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1960 season.

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