most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 28

Shaun Alexander has the most rushing touchdowns by a 28-year-old running back in a season, with 27 touchdowns in 2005.

NAMERUSH TDAgeSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
27
28
2005
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
2Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
28
1996
16
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
3Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
19
28
1981
15
1,144
251
4.6
76.3
362
43
8.4
24.1
0
4George Rogers
G. Rogers
18
28
1986
15
1,203
303
4.0
80.2
24
3
8.0
1.6
0
5O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
16
28
1975
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
15
28
2007
16
1,474
315
4.7
92.1
475
60
86
7.9
29.7
3
7Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
14
28
1988
16
1,659
388
4.3
103.7
377
36
10.5
23.6
1
8Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
13
28
2023
17
810
198
4.1
47.6
180
12
13
15.0
10.6
0
9Derrick Henry
D. Henry
13
28
2022
16
1,538
349
4.4
96.1
398
33
41
12.1
24.9
0
10LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
13
28
2016
15
1,267
234
5.4
84.5
356
50
57
7.1
23.7
1
11Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
13
28
2014
16
1,306
280
4.7
81.6
367
37
48
9.9
22.9
4
12James Stewart
J. Stewart
13
28
1999
14
931
249
3.7
66.5
108
21
27
5.1
7.7
0
13Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
12
28
2017
16
1,124
230
4.9
70.3
416
58
71
7.2
26.0
0
14Michael Turner
M. Turner
12
28
2010
16
1,371
334
4.1
85.7
85
12
20
7.1
5.3
0
15Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
12
28
2009
16
544
109
5.0
34.0
85
15
22
5.7
5.3
2
16Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12
28
2001
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
17Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
12
28
1989
15
1,480
370
4.0
98.7
12
2
6.0
0.8
0
18Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
12
28
1983
14
1,301
322
4.0
92.9
216
19
11.4
15.4
0
19Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
12
28
1963
14
979
232
4.2
69.9
211
24
8.8
15.1
2
20Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
11
28
2024
14
1,016
245
4.1
72.6
309
36
52
8.6
22.1
1
21Moe Williams
M. Williams
11
28
2002
16
414
84
4.9
25.9
251
27
41
9.3
15.7
0
22Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11
28
1996
16
1,553
307
5.1
97.1
147
24
6.1
9.2
0
23MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
11
28
1970
14
977
206
4.7
69.8
365
32
11.4
26.1
2
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10
28
2013
14
1,266
279
4.5
90.4
171
29
40
5.9
12.2
1
25Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
10
28
2006
15
1,057
244
4.3
70.5
198
30
36
6.6
13.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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