most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 26

Emmitt Smith has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a 26-year-old running back in a season, with 25 touchdowns in 1995.

	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	25	26	1995	DAL	16	1,773	377	4.7	110.8	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	21	26	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	125.5	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
3	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	20	26	2005	KC	16	1,750	336	5.2	109.4	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
4	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	18	26	2005	SD	16	1,462	339	4.3	91.4	370	51	77	7.3	23.1	2
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	17	26	2020	TEN	16	2,027	378	5.4	126.7	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
6	Michael Turner M. Turner	17	26	2008	ATL	16	1,699	376	4.5	106.2	41	6	9	6.8	2.6	0
7	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	16	26	2025	IND	14	1,443	272	5.3	103.1	318	38	44	8.4	22.7	2
8	Greg Bell G. Bell	16	26	1988	RAM	16	1,212	288	4.2	75.8	124	24		5.2	7.8	2
9	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	16	26	1968	CLE	14	1,239	248	5.0	88.5	297	22		13.5	21.2	4
10	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	15	26	2024	GB	17	1,329	301	4.4	78.2	342	36	43	9.5	20.1	1
11	James Conner J. Conner	15	26	2021	ARI	15	752	202	3.7	50.1	375	37	39	10.1	25.0	3
12	Arian Foster A. Foster	15	26	2012	HOU	16	1,424	351	4.1	89.0	217	40	58	5.4	13.6	2
13	Brandon Jacobs B. Jacobs	15	26	2008	NYG	13	1,089	219	5.0	83.8	36	6	12	6.0	2.8	0
14	Ahman Green A. Green	15	26	2003	GB	16	1,883	355	5.3	117.7	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
15	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	15	26	1961	GB	14	1,307	243	5.4	93.4	175	25		7.0	12.5	1
16	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	14	26	2003	SEA	16	1,435	326	4.4	89.7	295	42	59	7.0	18.4	2
17	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	14	26	1998	ATL	16	1,846	410	4.5	115.4	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
18	Joe Morris J. Morris	14	26	1986	NYG	15	1,516	341	4.4	101.1	233	21		11.1	15.5	1
19	Franco Harris F. Harris	14	26	1976	PIT	14	1,128	289	3.9	80.6	151	23		6.6	10.8	0
20	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	13	26	2023	DET	14	1,015	219	4.6	72.5	117	16	24	7.3	8.4	0
21	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	13	26	2014	DAL	16	1,845	392	4.7	115.3	416	57	64	7.3	26.0	0
22	Willie Parker W. Parker	13	26	2006	PIT	16	1,494	337	4.4	93.4	222	31	42	7.2	13.9	3
23	James Wilder J. Wilder	13	26	1984	TB	16	1,544	407	3.8	96.5	685	85		8.1	42.8	0
24	Billy Sims B. Sims	13	26	1981	DET	14	1,437	296	4.9	102.6	451	28		16.1	32.2	2
25	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	13	26	1976	MIN	14	1,155	278	4.2	82.5	567	55		10.3	40.5	1

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