most touchdown by a rookie in a season

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

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
CHI CHI
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
RAM RAM
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
2002
DEN DEN
16
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
4Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
IND IND
16
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
5Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
1998
MIN MIN
16
0
17
0
0
0
2
0
106
6.6
6Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
1998
JAX JAX
15
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
7Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
2016
DAL DAL
15
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.4
8Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
2006
JAX JAX
16
13
2
1
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
9Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
DET DET
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
10Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
2018
NYG NYG
16
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
11Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
DEN DEN
16
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
12Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
1995
NE NE
16
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
13Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
1988
CIN CIN
16
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
14Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
15
1962
BUF BUF
14
13
2
0
8
14
0
0
128
9.1
15Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
14
2017
NO NO
16
8
5
1
0
0
1
0
86
5.4
16Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
CAR CAR
16
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
17Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
DET DET
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.6
18Herschel Walker
H. Walker
14
1986
DAL DAL
16
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
19Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
1983
SEA SEA
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
1982
RAI RAI
9
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
21Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
13
2021
CIN CIN
17
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.6
22David Johnson
D. Johnson
13
2015
ARI ARI
16
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
23Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
WAS WAS
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
2007
MIN MIN
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
25Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
BUF BUF
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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