most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 22

Jonathan Taylor has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a 22-year-old running back in a season, with 18 touchdowns in 2021.

	NAME	RUSH TD	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	18	22	2021	IND	17	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	17	22	1958	CLE	12	1,527	257	5.9	127.3	138	16		8.6	11.5	1
3	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	16	22	2024	DET	17	1,412	250	5.6	83.1	517	52	63	9.9	30.4	4
4	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	22	1988	CIN	16	1,066	203	5.3	66.6	199	21		9.5	12.4	0
5	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	14	22	2024	ATL	17	1,456	304	4.8	85.6	431	61	72	7.1	25.4	1
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	14	22	2003	DEN	13	1,591	290	5.5	122.4	314	38	51	8.3	24.2	0
7	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	14	22	1998	JAX	15	1,223	264	4.6	81.5	421	44		9.6	28.1	3
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14	22	1995	NE	16	1,487	368	4.0	92.9	261	30		8.7	16.3	1
9	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	14	22	1965	CHI	14	867	166	5.2	61.9	507	29		17.5	36.2	6
10	Edgerrin James E. James	13	22	2000	IND	16	1,709	387	4.4	106.8	594	63	87	9.4	37.1	5
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13	22	1990	DET	16	1,304	255	5.1	81.5	480	36		13.3	30.0	3
12	Curt Warner C. Warner	13	22	1983	SEA	16	1,449	335	4.3	90.6	325	42		7.7	20.3	1
13	Walter Payton W. Payton	13	22	1976	CHI	14	1,390	311	4.5	99.3	149	15		9.9	10.6	0
14	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	12	22	2020	LV	15	1,065	273	3.9	71.0	238	33	45	7.2	15.9	0
15	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	12	22	2007	MIN	14	1,341	238	5.6	95.8	268	19	28	14.1	19.1	1
16	Natrone Means N. Means	12	22	1994	SD	16	1,350	343	3.9	84.4	235	39		6.0	14.7	0
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	12	22	1991	DAL	16	1,563	365	4.3	97.7	258	49		5.3	16.1	1
18	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	11	22	2020	WAS	14	795	170	4.7	56.8	247	36	44	6.9	17.6	0
19	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	11	22	2012	CLE	15	950	267	3.6	63.3	367	51	70	7.2	24.5	1
20	T.J. Duckett	11	22	2003	ATL	16	779	197	4.0	48.7	94	11	13	8.5	5.9	0
21	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	11	22	1996	MIA	16	1,116	307	3.6	69.8	139	23		6.0	8.7	0
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	11	22	1995	IND	16	1,078	289	3.7	67.4	475	56		8.5	29.7	3
23	Marcus Allen M. Allen	11	22	1982	RAI	9	697	160	4.4	77.4	401	38		10.6	44.6	3
24	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	11	22	1980	BUF	16	1,185	306	3.9	74.1	415	52		8.0	25.9	1
25	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	10	22	2009	CAR	16	1,133	221	5.1	70.8	139	18	26	7.7	8.7	1

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