most touchdowns first year starter nfl

LaDainian Tomlinson got 31 total touchdowns as a starter 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
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
1995
16
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
6John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
15
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
7Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
14
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
8O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
14
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
9Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
10Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
16
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
11Randy Moss
R. Moss
23
2007
16
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
1994
15
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
132
8.8
13Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
14Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
15Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
16Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
14
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
17Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
14
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
18Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
21
2023
15
18
3
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
19Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
21
2023
16
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
20Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
21Ahman Green
A. Green
20
2003
16
15
5
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
22Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
20
2004
16
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
23LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
20
2005
16
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
24DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
20
2008
16
18
2
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
20
2011
15
17
3
0
0
0
0
0
120
8.0
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