most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a season at age 29

Priest Holmes has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a 29-year-old running back in a season, with 21 touchdowns in 2002.

NAMERUSH TDAgeSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
21
29
2002
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
17
29
1965
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
3Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
14
29
1983
11
763
210
3.6
69.4
129
15
8.6
11.7
0
4Tiki Barber
T. Barber
13
29
2004
16
1,518
322
4.7
94.9
578
52
79
11.1
36.1
2
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
13
29
1998
16
1,332
319
4.2
83.3
175
27
6.5
10.9
2
6Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12
29
2023
17
1,167
280
4.2
68.6
214
28
36
7.6
12.6
0
7Eddie George
E. George
12
29
2002
16
1,165
343
3.4
72.8
255
36
46
7.1
15.9
2
8Antowain Smith
A. Smith
12
29
2001
16
1,157
287
4.0
72.3
192
19
28
10.1
12.0
1
9Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
12
29
1964
13
1,169
235
5.0
89.9
354
38
9.3
27.2
3
10Michael Turner
M. Turner
11
29
2011
16
1,340
301
4.5
83.8
168
17
26
9.9
10.5
0
11LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
11
29
2008
16
1,110
292
3.8
69.4
426
52
77
8.2
26.6
1
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11
29
1997
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
13Charles White
C. White
11
29
1987
15
1,374
324
4.2
91.6
121
23
5.3
8.1
0
14Franco Harris
F. Harris
11
29
1979
15
1,186
267
4.4
79.1
291
36
8.1
19.4
1
15Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
11
29
1972
11
549
120
4.6
49.9
142
11
12.9
12.9
3
16Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
11
29
1949
12
1,146
263
4.4
95.5
88
4
22.0
7.3
1
17Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
10
29
2025
17
1,202
311
3.9
70.7
924
102
129
9.1
54.4
7
18James Stewart
J. Stewart
10
29
2000
16
1,184
339
3.5
74.0
287
32
48
9.0
17.9
1
19Herschel Walker
H. Walker
10
29
1991
15
825
198
4.2
55.0
204
33
6.2
13.6
0
20Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
10
29
1983
15
1,184
293
4.0
78.9
157
30
5.2
10.5
2
21Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
10
29
1971
14
865
234
3.7
61.8
252
25
10.1
18.0
2
22Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
9
29
2016
13
824
218
3.8
63.4
60
8
21
7.5
4.6
0
23Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
9
29
2008
14
936
233
4.0
66.9
402
54
73
7.4
28.7
5
24Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
9
29
2004
16
1,106
265
4.2
69.1
294
29
39
10.1
18.4
0
25Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
9
29
1999
14
1,034
279
3.7
73.9
573
71
92
8.1
40.9
1
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