most rushing touchdowns in rookie season since 2000

Since 2000, Ezekiel Elliott, Clinton Portis and Mike Anderson are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie, with 15 touchdowns.

NAMERUSH TDSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
15
2016
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2Clinton Portis
C. Portis
15
2002
16
1,508
273
5.5
94.3
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
3Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
16
1,487
297
5.0
92.9
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
4Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
16
706
126
5.6
44.1
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
5Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
16
1,613
335
4.8
100.8
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
6Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
13
2006
16
941
166
5.7
58.8
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
7Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
16
1,128
284
4.0
70.5
169
22
36
7.7
10.6
0
8Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
12
2007
14
1,341
238
5.6
95.8
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
9Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
11
2020
14
795
170
4.7
56.8
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
10Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
11
2020
15
1,169
232
5.0
77.9
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
11Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
11
2018
16
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
12Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
11
2013
15
1,178
284
4.1
78.5
257
35
44
7.3
17.1
0
13Doug Martin
D. Martin
11
2012
16
1,454
319
4.6
90.9
472
49
70
9.6
29.5
1
14Trent Richardson
T. Richardson
11
2012
15
950
267
3.6
63.3
367
51
70
7.2
24.5
1
15Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
10
2023
15
945
182
5.2
63.0
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
16Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
10
2015
13
1,106
229
4.8
85.1
188
21
26
9.0
14.5
0
17Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
10
2008
16
399
143
2.8
24.9
237
34
50
7.0
14.8
0
18Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
10
2008
16
836
184
4.5
52.3
47
8
17
5.9
2.9
0
19LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
10
2001
16
1,236
339
3.6
77.3
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
20Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
9
2025
14
487
86
5.7
34.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
21TreVeyon Henderson
T. Henderson
9
2025
17
911
180
5.1
53.6
221
35
42
6.3
13.0
1
22Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
9
2022
15
1,050
228
4.6
70.0
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
23J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
9
2020
15
805
134
6.0
53.7
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
24Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
9
2018
15
1,037
192
5.4
69.1
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
25Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
9
2017
13
1,040
268
3.9
80.0
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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