most rushing touchdowns by a running back first 8 seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season in his first 8 seasons, with 28 touchdowns in 2006.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	28	2006	SD	16	1,815	348	5.2	113.4	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
2	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	27	2005	SEA	16	1,880	370	5.1	117.5	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
3	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	27	2003	KC	16	1,420	320	4.4	88.8	690	74	90	9.3	43.1	0
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	25	1995	DAL	16	1,773	377	4.7	110.8	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
5	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	21	2002	KC	14	1,615	313	5.2	115.4	672	70	81	9.6	48.0	3
6	Terrell Davis T. Davis	21	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	125.5	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
7	Terry Allen T. Allen	21	1996	WAS	16	1,353	347	3.9	84.6	194	32		6.1	12.1	0
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	21	1994	DAL	15	1,484	368	4.0	98.9	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
9	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	212	22		9.6	13.3	0
10	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	20	2005	KC	16	1,750	336	5.2	109.4	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
11	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	19	1981	SD	15	1,144	251	4.6	76.3	362	43		8.4	24.1	0
12	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	19	1979	HOU	16	1,697	368	4.6	106.1	94	16		5.9	5.9	0
13	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	19	1962	GB	14	1,474	272	5.4	105.3	106	22		4.8	7.6	0
14	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	18	2025	IND	17	1,585	323	4.9	93.2	378	46	55	8.2	22.2	2
15	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	18	2021	IND	17	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
16	LeGarrette Blount L. Blount	18	2016	NE	16	1,161	299	3.9	72.6	38	7	8	5.4	2.4	0
17	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	18	2009	MIN	16	1,383	314	4.4	86.4	436	43	57	10.1	27.3	0
18	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	18	2008	CAR	16	1,515	273	5.5	94.7	121	22	30	5.5	7.6	2
19	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	18	2005	SD	16	1,462	339	4.3	91.4	370	51	77	7.3	23.1	2
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	18	2000	STL	14	1,359	253	5.4	97.1	830	81	113	10.2	59.3	8
21	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18	1992	DAL	16	1,713	373	4.6	107.1	335	59		5.7	20.9	1
22	George Rogers G. Rogers	18	1986	WAS	15	1,203	303	4.0	80.2	24	3		8.0	1.6	0
23	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	404	51		7.9	25.3	2
24	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	17	2022	DET	17	1,066	262	4.1	62.7	73	12	16	6.1	4.3	0
25	Derrick Henry D. Henry	17	2020	TEN	16	2,027	378	5.4	126.7	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0

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