most rushing touchdowns through a players first 8 season

LaDainian Tomlinson scored the most rushing touchdowns in his first 8 seasons, with 126 touchdowns.

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	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	126	127	11,760	2,657	4.4	92.6	3,801	510	698	7.5	29.9	15
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	112	124	11,234	2,595	4.3	90.6	2,434	388		6.3	19.6	7
3	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	100	119	9,429	2,176	4.3	79.2	1,511	214	315	7.1	12.7	12
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	90	119	9,502	2,030	4.7	79.8	1,458	155	202	9.4	12.3	3
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	89	104	10,768	2,070	5.2	103.5	2,171	228		9.5	20.9	16
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	86	104	10,190	2,054	5.0	98.0	1,715	208	291	8.2	16.5	5
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	86	116	11,903	2,616	4.6	102.6	1,725	220		7.8	14.9	4
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	84	121	11,725	2,384	4.9	96.9	2,327	282		8.3	19.2	7
9	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	80	102	7,584	1,615	4.7	74.4	2,748	313	334	8.8	26.9	7
10	Josh Allen J. Allen	79	128	4,721	871	5.4	36.9	19	1	2	19.0	0.1	2
11	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	79	121	9,442	2,155	4.4	78.0	5,447	548	320	9.9	45.0	31
12	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	77	101	7,502	1,607	4.7	74.3	1,174	146		8.0	11.6	8
13	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	76	110	5,626	1,489	3.8	51.1	1,334	175		7.6	12.1	6
14	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	74	105	7,803	1,840	4.2	74.3	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2
15	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	74	115	9,407	2,187	4.3	81.8	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
16	Clinton Portis C. Portis	73	108	9,696	2,176	4.5	89.8	1,963	242	329	8.1	18.2	5
17	Walter Payton W. Payton	72	114	10,204	2,352	4.3	89.5	2,481	275		9.0	21.8	7
18	Franco Harris F. Harris	72	111	8,563	2,012	4.3	77.1	1,311	174		7.5	11.8	4
19	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	71	85	7,696	1,570	4.9	90.5	1,492	190	243	7.9	17.6	7
20	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	71	120	8,904	2,065	4.3	74.2	2,649	356	468	7.4	22.1	14
21	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	71	120	8,695	2,033	4.3	72.5	1,899	239	319	7.9	15.8	9
22	Curtis Martin C. Martin	71	124	10,361	2,604	4.0	83.6	2,704	377	277	7.2	21.8	8
23	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	71	109	6,651	1,547	4.3	61.0	2,285	259		8.8	21.0	3
24	Edgerrin James E. James	70	112	10,385	2,525	4.1	92.7	3,056	394	525	7.8	27.3	11
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	70	123	9,083	2,272	4.0	73.8	3,528	393	62	9.0	28.7	11

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

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Sun 9/20	LV	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM

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Allen

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Goff

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Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Kincaid

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St. Brown

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Goff

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Allen

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41.0

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38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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10.0

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506.0

478.0

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427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000