most touchdowns by a first round pick in their rookie season

Gale Sayers has scored the most total touchdowns by a rookie 1st round pick, 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
3Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
16
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
4Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
1998
16
0
17
0
0
0
2
0
106
6.6
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
7Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
2018
16
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
9Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
16
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.6
11Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
1983
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
12Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
1982
9
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
13Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
13
2021
17
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.6
14Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
2007
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
15Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
16George Rogers
G. Rogers
13
1981
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
17Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
13
1980
15
11
2
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
18Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
13
1978
15
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.2
19John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
1978
14
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
20Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
13
1977
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
21Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
12
2014
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
22Mike Evans
M. Evans
12
2014
15
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.8
23Doug Martin
D. Martin
12
2012
16
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
24Trent Richardson
T. Richardson
12
2012
15
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.8
25Robert Edwards
R. Edwards
12
1998
16
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PASS

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1,087

Swift

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OPP PPG

24.4

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144.5

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234.8

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Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
0
.529
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14
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
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5
0
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7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
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13
4
0
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12
5
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8
9
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14
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14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176