most rushing touchdowns in a career before 30 years old

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a player younger than 30, with 126 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a career before 30 years old
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
126
127
11,760
2,657
4.4
92.6
3,801
510
698
7.5
29.9
15
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
125
140
12,566
2,914
4.3
89.8
2,609
415
6.3
18.6
9
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
96
106
8,713
1,969
4.4
82.2
1,435
200
290
7.2
13.5
11
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
95
137
13,778
2,719
5.1
100.6
2,632
315
8.4
19.2
10
5Derrick Henry
D. Henry
89
118
9,349
2,011
4.6
79.2
1,458
155
202
9.4
12.4
3
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
87
135
10,395
2,367
4.4
77.0
5,984
628
422
9.5
44.3
33
7Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
86
104
10,190
2,054
5.0
98.0
1,715
208
291
8.2
16.5
5
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
82
105
11,226
2,450
4.6
106.9
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
9Walter Payton
W. Payton
78
130
11,625
2,666
4.4
89.4
3,088
328
9.4
23.8
9
10Edgerrin James
E. James
77
128
11,607
2,849
4.1
90.7
3,260
418
563
7.8
25.5
11
11Clinton Portis
C. Portis
75
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
87.8
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
74
135
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
13Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
74
127
9,112
2,144
4.3
71.7
1,979
252
340
7.9
15.6
9
14Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
73
99
8,764
2,029
4.3
88.5
718
115
6.2
7.3
0
15Josh Allen
J. Allen
72
119
4,422
814
5.4
37.2
19
1
2
19.0
0.2
2
16Franco Harris
F. Harris
72
111
8,563
2,012
4.3
77.1
1,311
174
7.5
11.8
4
17Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
71
98
7,408
1,747
4.2
75.6
1,994
256
325
7.8
20.3
1
18Curtis Martin
C. Martin
71
124
10,361
2,604
4.0
83.6
2,704
377
277
7.2
21.8
8
19Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
68
126
8,167
1,847
4.4
64.8
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
20Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
67
88
6,082
1,460
4.2
69.1
2,254
243
336
9.3
25.6
12
21Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
67
109
6,074
1,371
4.4
55.7
1,897
152
12.5
17.4
12
22LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
66
133
10,092
2,185
4.6
75.9
3,378
441
566
7.7
25.4
15
23Jim Brown
J. Brown
66
82
8,514
1,610
5.3
103.8
2,116
206
10.3
25.8
18
24Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
66
68
6,111
1,238
4.9
89.9
818
114
7.2
12.0
5
25Ricky Watters
R. Watters
65
107
7,873
1,947
4.0
73.6
3,141
353
8.9
29.4
9
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

23.9

16th

OPP PPG

21.4

12th

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

270.4

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
LV LV
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

6 - 3 - 0

27

Final

20

TEN Titans

1 - 8 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM