most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 23

Emmitt Smith and Eric Dickerson are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a 23-year-old running back in a season, with 18 touchdowns.

	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	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18	23	1992	DAL	16	1,713	373	4.6	107.1	335	59		5.7	20.9	1
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	23	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	404	51		7.9	25.3	2
3	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	17	23	2011	PHI	15	1,309	273	4.8	87.3	315	48	69	6.6	21.0	3
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	16	23	1991	DET	15	1,548	342	4.5	103.2	307	41		7.5	20.5	1
5	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	15	23	2019	CAR	16	1,387	287	4.8	86.7	1,005	116	142	8.7	62.8	4
6	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	15	23	1997	MIA	16	892	283	3.2	55.8	261	29		9.0	16.3	1
7	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	14	23	2018	NO	15	883	194	4.6	58.9	709	81	105	8.8	47.3	4
8	Marion Barber M. Barber	14	23	2006	DAL	16	654	135	4.8	40.9	196	23	32	8.5	12.3	2
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	14	23	2002	SD	16	1,683	372	4.5	105.2	489	79	101	6.2	30.6	1
10	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14	23	1996	NE	16	1,152	316	3.6	72.0	333	46		7.2	20.8	3
11	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	14	23	1992	NYG	16	1,141	257	4.4	71.3	215	28		7.7	13.4	0
12	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	14	23	1990	SEA	16	859	215	4.0	53.7	143	17		8.4	8.9	1
13	David Sims D. Sims	14	23	1978	SEA	12	752	174	4.3	62.7	195	30		6.5	16.3	1
14	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	23	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	5.5	132.3	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
15	Jim Brown J. Brown	14	23	1959	CLE	12	1,329	290	4.6	110.8	190	24		7.9	15.8	0
16	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	13	23	2025	DET	17	1,223	243	5.0	71.9	616	77	94	8.0	36.2	5
17	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	13	23	2017	LAR	15	1,305	279	4.7	87.0	788	64	87	12.3	52.5	6
18	Rashard Mendenhall R. Mendenhall	13	23	2010	PIT	16	1,273	324	3.9	79.6	167	23	34	7.3	10.4	0
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	13	23	2006	STL	16	1,528	346	4.4	95.5	806	90	110	9.0	50.4	3
20	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	13	23	2004	BUF	16	1,128	284	4.0	70.5	169	22	36	7.7	10.6	0
21	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	23	1981	NO	16	1,674	378	4.4	104.6	126	16		7.9	7.9	0
22	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	23	1978	HOU	15	1,450	302	4.8	96.7	48	12		4.0	3.2	0
23	Kyren Williams K. Williams	12	23	2023	LAR	12	1,144	228	5.0	95.3	206	32	48	6.4	17.2	3
24	James Conner J. Conner	12	23	2018	PIT	13	970	215	4.5	74.6	497	55	71	9.0	38.2	1
25	Stevan Ridley S. Ridley	12	23	2012	NE	16	1,263	290	4.4	78.9	51	6	14	8.5	3.2	0

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

Final

Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176