most touchdowns by a rookie running back in a season is torte to

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

NAME TD SEASON TM GP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
CHI CHI
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
RAM RAM
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
3 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
2002
DEN DEN
16
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
4 Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
IND IND
16
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
5 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
1998
JAX JAX
15
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
6 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
2016
DAL DAL
15
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.4
7 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
2006
JAX JAX
16
13
2
1
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
8 Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
DET DET
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
9 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
2018
NYG NYG
16
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
10 Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
DEN DEN
16
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
11 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
1995
NE NE
16
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
12 Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
1988
CIN CIN
16
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
13 Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
15
1962
BUF BUF
14
13
2
0
8
14
0
0
128
9.1
14 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
14
2017
NO NO
16
8
5
1
0
0
1
0
86
5.4
15 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1989
DET DET
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.6
16 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
14
1986
DAL DAL
16
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
17 Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
1983
SEA SEA
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
18 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
1982
RAI RAI
9
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
19 David Johnson
D. Johnson
13
2015
ARI ARI
16
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
20 Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
WAS WAS
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
21 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
2007
MIN MIN
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
22 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
BUF BUF
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
23 Ron Davenport
R. Davenport
13
1985
MIA MIA
16
11
2
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
24 George Rogers
G. Rogers
13
1981
NO NO
16
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
25 Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
13
1980
BAL BAL
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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OPP PPG

21.8

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RUSH YDS/G

102.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

208.9

28th

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