most total touchdowns by a runningback in an nfl season since 1998

Since 1998, LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most total touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
31
2006
16
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
2Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
2005
16
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
3Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
2003
16
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
2000
14
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
5Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
14
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
6Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
16
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
7Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
21
2023
15
18
3
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
8Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
21
2023
16
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
9Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
21
2020
15
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
10Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
14
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
11Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
21
2005
16
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
12Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
14
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
13Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
2025
17
18
2
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.2
14Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
20
2024
17
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
15Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
20
2021
16
12
8
0
0
0
2
0
124
7.8
16Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
2021
17
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
17David Johnson
D. Johnson
20
2016
16
16
4
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
18LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
20
2011
15
17
3
0
0
0
0
0
120
8.0
19DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
20
2008
16
18
2
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
20LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
20
2005
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
21Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
20
2004
16
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
22Ahman Green
A. Green
20
2003
16
15
5
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
23Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
19
2019
16
16
3
0
0
0
0
0
114
7.1
24Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
19
2019
16
15
4
0
0
0
1
0
116
7.3
25Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
19
2017
15
13
6
0
0
0
0
0
114
7.6
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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