most rushing touchdowns by a rookie running back in a single season

Eric Dickerson has scored the most rushing touchdowns in his rookie season by a running back, with 18 touchdowns in 1983.

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  • Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
18
1983
16
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
2Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
15
2016
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
15
2002
16
1,508
273
5.5
94.3
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
4Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
16
1,487
297
5.0
92.9
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
5Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
1988
16
1,066
203
5.3
66.6
199
21
9.5
12.4
0
6Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
14
1998
15
1,223
264
4.6
81.5
421
44
9.6
28.1
3
7Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14
1995
16
1,487
368
4.0
92.9
261
30
8.7
16.3
1
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
15
1,470
280
5.3
98.0
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
9Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
14
1965
14
867
166
5.2
61.9
507
29
17.5
36.2
6
10Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
16
1,613
335
4.8
100.8
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
11Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
13
2006
16
941
166
5.7
58.8
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
12Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
16
1,128
284
4.0
70.5
169
22
36
7.7
10.6
0
13Edgerrin James
E. James
13
1999
16
1,553
369
4.2
97.1
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
14Curt Warner
C. Warner
13
1983
16
1,449
335
4.3
90.6
325
42
7.7
20.3
1
15George Rogers
G. Rogers
13
1981
16
1,674
378
4.4
104.6
126
16
7.9
7.9
0
16Billy Sims
B. Sims
13
1980
16
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
17Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
13
1978
15
1,450
302
4.8
96.7
48
12
4.0
3.2
0
18Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
13
1962
14
1,096
214
5.1
78.3
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
19Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
12
2007
14
1,341
238
5.6
95.8
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
20Herschel Walker
H. Walker
12
1986
16
737
151
4.9
46.1
837
76
11.0
52.3
2
21Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12
1977
14
1,007
208
4.8
71.9
273
29
9.4
19.5
1
22Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
11
2020
14
795
170
4.7
56.8
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
23Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
11
2020
15
1,169
232
5.0
77.9
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
24Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
11
2018
16
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
25Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
11
2013
15
1,178
284
4.1
78.5
257
35
44
7.3
17.1
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