most rushing touchdowns in a rookie season for the jets

Tony Paige has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a Jets rookie, with 7 touchdowns in 1984.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Tony Paige
T. Paige
7
1984
16
130
35
3.7
8.1
31
6
5.2
1.9
1
2Geno Smith
G. Smith
6
2013
16
366
72
5.1
22.9
13
1
1
13.0
0.8
0
3Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
5
1966
14
455
97
4.7
32.5
133
8
16.6
9.5
0
4Matt Snell
M. Snell
5
1964
14
948
215
4.4
67.7
393
56
7.0
28.1
1
5Breece Hall
B. Hall
4
2022
7
463
80
5.8
66.1
218
19
31
11.5
31.1
1
6Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
4
2021
13
185
29
6.4
14.2
0
0
1
0.0
0
7Michael Carter
M. Carter
4
2021
14
639
147
4.3
45.6
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
8Leon Washington
L. Washington
4
2006
16
650
151
4.3
40.6
270
25
31
10.8
16.9
0
9Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
3
2009
15
106
36
2.9
7.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
3
1976
14
724
157
4.6
51.7
400
41
9.8
28.6
2
11Mel West
M. West
3
1961
9
232
46
5.0
25.8
104
8
13.0
11.6
0
12Braelon Allen
B. Allen
2
2024
17
334
92
3.6
19.6
148
19
27
7.8
8.7
1
13La'Mical Perine
L. Perine
2
2020
10
232
64
3.6
23.2
63
11
15
5.7
6.3
0
14Sheldon Richardson
S. Richardson
2
2013
16
4
4
1.0
0.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Shonn Greene
S. Greene
2
2009
14
540
108
5.0
38.6
0
0
5
0.0
0
16Cedric Houston
C. Houston
2
2005
12
302
81
3.7
25.2
66
8
10
8.3
5.5
0
17Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
2
1997
16
158
48
3.3
9.9
142
16
8.9
8.9
0
18Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
2
1981
11
623
137
4.5
56.6
171
18
9.5
15.5
1
19Kern Carson
K. Carson
2
1965
10
25
7
3.6
2.5
0
0
0.0
0
20Dewey Bohling
D. Bohling
2
1960
14
431
123
3.5
30.8
268
30
8.9
19.1
4
21Bill Mathis
B. Mathis
2
1960
14
307
92
3.3
21.9
103
18
5.7
7.4
0
22Isaiah Davis
I. Davis
1
2024
17
174
30
5.8
10.2
75
9
12
8.3
4.4
1
23Xavier Gipson
X. Gipson
1
2023
17
68
8
8.5
4.0
229
21
38
10.9
13.5
0
24Bam Knight
B. Knight
1
2022
7
300
85
3.5
42.9
100
13
14
7.7
14.3
0
25Elijah Moore
E. Moore
1
2021
11
54
5
10.8
4.9
538
43
77
12.5
48.9
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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123.3

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