most total touchdowns by a rookie running back in nfl history

Gale Sayers has scored the most total touchdowns by a rookie running back, with 22 touchdowns in 1965.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
2002
16
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
4Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
16
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
5Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
1998
15
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
6Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
2016
15
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.4
7Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
2006
16
13
2
1
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
8Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
2018
16
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
10Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
16
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
11Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
1995
16
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
12Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
1988
16
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
13Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
15
1962
14
13
2
0
8
14
0
0
128
9.1
14Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
14
2017
16
8
5
1
0
0
1
0
86
5.4
15Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.6
16Herschel Walker
H. Walker
14
1986
16
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
17Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
1983
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
18Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
1982
9
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
19David Johnson
D. Johnson
13
2015
16
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
20Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
21Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
2007
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
22Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
23Ron Davenport
R. Davenport
13
1985
16
11
2
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
24George Rogers
G. Rogers
13
1981
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
25Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
13
1980
15
11
2
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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10
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14
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10
7
0
.588
8
9
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12
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13
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11
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11
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14
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9
1
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5
12
0
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4
13
0
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
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14
3
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Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
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.176