most scrimmage tds by running back in a season

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most scrimmage touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	31	2006	SD	16	1,815	348	5.2	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
2	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	28	2005	SEA	16	1,880	370	5.1	117.5	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
3	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	27	2003	KC	16	1,420	320	4.4	88.8	27	690	74	90	9.3	43.1	0
4	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	26	2000	STL	14	1,359	253	5.4	97.1	18	830	81	113	10.2	59.3	8
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	25	1995	DAL	16	1,773	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
6	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	24	2002	KC	14	1,615	313	5.2	115.4	21	672	70	81	9.6	48.0	3
7	John Riggins J. Riggins	24	1983	WAS	15	1,347	375	3.6	89.8	24	29	5		5.8	1.9	0
8	Terrell Davis T. Davis	23	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
9	O.J. Simpson	23	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
10	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	22	1994	DAL	15	1,484	368	4.0	98.9	21	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
11	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	22	1975	MIN	14	1,070	280	3.8	76.4	13	691	73		9.5	49.4	9
12	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	21	2023	MIA	15	1,012	209	4.8	67.5	18	175	25	32	7.0	11.7	3
13	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	21	2023	SF	16	1,459	272	5.4	91.2	14	564	67	83	8.4	35.3	7
14	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	21	2020	NO	15	932	187	5.0	62.1	16	756	83	107	9.1	50.4	5
15	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	21	2018	LAR	14	1,251	256	4.9	89.4	17	580	59	81	9.8	41.4	4
16	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	21	2005	KC	16	1,750	336	5.2	109.4	20	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
17	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	21	2001	STL	14	1,382	260	5.3	98.7	12	765	83	104	9.2	54.6	9
18	Terry Allen T. Allen	21	1996	WAS	16	1,353	347	3.9	84.6	21	194	32		6.1	12.1	0
19	Joe Morris J. Morris	21	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	21	212	22		9.6	13.3	0
20	Jim Brown J. Brown	21	1965	CLE	14	1,544	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34		9.6	23.4	4
21	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	20	2025	IND	17	1,585	323	4.9	93.2	18	378	46	55	8.2	22.2	2
22	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	20	2024	DET	17	1,412	250	5.6	83.1	16	517	52	63	9.9	30.4	4
23	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	20	2021	LAC	16	911	206	4.4	56.9	12	647	70	94	9.2	40.4	8
24	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	20	2021	IND	17	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
25	David Johnson D. Johnson	20	2016	ARI	16	1,239	293	4.2	77.4	16	879	80	120	11.0	54.9	4

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