most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a season since 2010

Since 2010, Ezekiel Elliott has the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie, with 15 touchdowns in 2016.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
15
2016
DAL DAL
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
CAR CAR
16
706
126
5.6
44.1
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
3Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
WAS WAS
16
1,613
335
4.8
100.8
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
4Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
11
2020
WAS WAS
14
795
170
4.7
56.8
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
5Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
11
2020
IND IND
15
1,169
232
5.0
77.9
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
6Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
11
2018
NYG NYG
16
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
7Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
11
2013
GB GB
15
1,178
284
4.1
78.5
257
35
44
7.3
17.1
0
8Doug Martin
D. Martin
11
2012
TB TB
16
1,454
319
4.6
90.9
472
49
70
9.6
29.5
1
9Trent Richardson
T. Richardson
11
2012
CLE CLE
15
950
267
3.6
63.3
367
51
70
7.2
24.5
1
10Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
10
2023
DET DET
15
945
182
5.2
63.0
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
11Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
10
2015
STL STL
13
1,106
229
4.8
85.1
188
21
26
9.0
14.5
0
12Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
9
2022
SEA SEA
15
1,050
228
4.6
70.0
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
13J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
9
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
134
6.0
53.7
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
14Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
9
2018
DEN DEN
15
1,037
192
5.4
69.1
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
15Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
9
2017
JAX JAX
13
1,040
268
3.9
80.0
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
16Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
9
2014
CIN CIN
16
1,124
222
5.1
70.3
215
27
32
8.0
13.4
0
17Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
9
2012
DET DET
14
798
215
3.7
57.0
214
34
48
6.3
15.3
0
18Bucky Irving
B. Irving
8
2024
TB TB
17
1,122
207
5.4
66.0
392
47
52
8.3
23.1
0
19De'Von Achane
D. Achane
8
2023
MIA MIA
11
800
103
7.8
72.7
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
20D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
8
2020
DET DET
13
521
114
4.6
40.1
357
46
57
7.8
27.5
2
21Josh Allen
J. Allen
8
2018
BUF BUF
12
631
89
7.1
52.6
0
0
1
0.0
0
22Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
8
2018
CLE CLE
16
996
192
5.2
62.3
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
23Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
8
2017
NO NO
16
728
120
6.1
45.5
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
24Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
8
2017
KC KC
16
1,327
272
4.9
82.9
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
25David Johnson
D. Johnson
8
2015
ARI ARI
16
581
125
4.6
36.3
457
36
57
12.7
28.6
4
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
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Thu
11/27
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