most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 25

Emmitt Smith and Joe Morris are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a 25-year-old running back in a season, with 21 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	21	25	1994	DAL	15	1,484	368	4.0	98.9	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
2	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	25	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	212	22		9.6	13.3	0
3	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	18	25	2008	CAR	16	1,515	273	5.5	94.7	121	22	30	5.5	7.6	2
4	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	17	25	2004	SD	15	1,335	339	3.9	89.0	441	53	66	8.3	29.4	1
5	Stephen Davis S. Davis	17	25	1999	WAS	14	1,405	290	4.8	100.4	111	23	28	4.8	7.9	0
6	James Cook III J. Cook III	16	25	2024	BUF	16	1,009	207	4.9	63.1	258	32	38	8.1	16.1	2
7	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	16	25	2020	NO	15	932	187	5.0	62.1	756	83	107	9.1	50.4	5
8	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	16	25	2020	MIN	14	1,557	312	5.0	111.2	361	44	54	8.2	25.8	1
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	16	25	2019	TEN	15	1,540	303	5.1	102.7	206	18	24	11.4	13.7	2
10	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	16	25	2019	GB	16	1,084	236	4.6	67.8	474	49	68	9.7	29.6	3
11	David Johnson D. Johnson	16	25	2016	ARI	16	1,239	293	4.2	77.4	879	80	120	11.0	54.9	4
12	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	16	25	2002	SEA	16	1,175	295	4.0	73.4	460	59	78	7.8	28.8	2
13	Ricky Williams R. Williams	16	25	2002	MIA	16	1,853	383	4.8	115.8	363	47	59	7.7	22.7	1
14	Terrell Davis T. Davis	15	25	1997	DEN	15	1,750	369	4.7	116.7	287	42		6.8	19.1	0
15	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	15	25	1945	PHI	10	832	143	5.8	83.2	123	10		12.3	12.3	2
16	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	25	1979	CIN	16	865	243	3.6	54.1	154	24		6.4	9.6	1
17	Walter Payton W. Payton	14	25	1979	CHI	16	1,610	369	4.4	100.6	313	31		10.1	19.6	2
18	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	13	25	2021	CIN	16	1,205	292	4.1	75.3	314	42	48	7.5	19.6	3
19	BenJarvus Green-Ellis B. Green-Ellis	13	25	2010	NE	16	1,008	229	4.4	63.0	85	12	16	7.1	5.3	0
20	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	13	25	1989	NO	16	1,262	344	3.7	78.9	514	52		9.9	32.1	5
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	13	25	1986	SEA	16	1,481	319	4.6	92.6	342	41		8.3	21.4	0
22	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	25	1980	HOU	15	1,934	373	5.2	128.9	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
23	Billy Sims B. Sims	13	25	1980	DET	16	1,303	313	4.2	81.4	621	51		12.2	38.8	3
24	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	13	25	1975	MIN	14	1,070	280	3.8	76.4	691	73		9.5	49.4	9
25	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	13	25	1962	DLT	14	1,049	221	4.7	74.9	573	39		14.7	40.9	6

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