most rushing touchdowns in first 5 career seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	72	79	7,361	1,702	4.3	93.2	2,392	342	455	7.0	30.3	8
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	71	77	7,183	1,630	4.4	93.3	1,576	239		6.6	20.5	4
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	64	73	6,752	1,406	4.8	92.5	1,309	137	197	9.6	17.9	3
4	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	62	80	5,937	1,347	4.4	74.2	1,309	173	245	7.6	16.4	10
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	61	74	8,256	1,748	4.7	111.6	1,045	136		7.7	14.1	2
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	59	73	6,926	1,548	4.5	94.9	1,424	156		9.1	19.5	4
7	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	58	73	5,404	1,265	4.3	74.0	2,090	218	301	9.6	28.6	12
8	Terrell Davis T. Davis	58	65	6,624	1,410	4.7	101.9	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	57	71	6,995	1,561	4.5	98.5	475	93		5.1	6.7	0
10	Jim Brown J. Brown	57	62	6,463	1,269	5.1	104.2	1,046	121		8.6	16.9	6
11	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	55	77	3,133	674	4.6	40.7	3	1	2	3.0	0.0	0
12	Derrick Henry D. Henry	55	78	5,860	1,182	5.0	75.1	692	76	105	9.1	8.9	3
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	55	73	6,789	1,432	4.7	93.0	1,499	166		9.0	20.5	5
14	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	54	77	5,248	1,141	4.6	68.2	2,099	235	307	8.9	27.3	7
15	Terry Allen T. Allen	54	79	5,457	1,326	4.1	69.1	1,101	135		8.2	13.9	4
16	Clinton Portis C. Portis	52	68	6,453	1,385	4.7	94.9	1,299	158	223	8.2	19.1	4
17	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	52	61	4,581	917	5.0	75.1	545	75		7.3	8.9	4
18	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	51	67	6,013	1,228	4.9	89.7	1,091	141	184	7.7	16.3	5
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	50	56	4,764	1,050	4.5	85.1	1,219	127	190	9.6	21.8	6
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	49	75	5,524	1,343	4.1	73.7	2,328	253		9.2	31.0	9
21	Marcus Allen M. Allen	49	70	5,397	1,289	4.2	77.1	2,757	283		9.7	39.4	15
22	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	48	75	6,341	1,210	5.2	84.5	990	119	158	8.3	13.2	4
23	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	48	51	3,758	757	5.0	73.7	373	35		10.7	7.3	2
24	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	47	73	4,238	912	4.6	58.1	3,263	373	476	8.7	44.7	20
25	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	46	54	4,084	780	5.2	75.6	1,692	208	262	8.1	31.3	12

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25.2

22nd

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PASS YDS/G

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27th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	.667
Raiders	3	3	.500
Chargers	0	6	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

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1,784

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Rush Yards Leaders

665

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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577

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Rush Yards Rankings

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154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

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Sack Leaders

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115.9

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
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AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
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Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing touchdowns in his first 5 seasons, with 72 touchdowns.

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