nfl cowboys player most rookie rushing tds in a season

Ezekiel Elliott has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie for the Cowboys, with 15 touchdowns in 2016.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	15	2016	DAL	15	1,631	322	5.1	108.7	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Herschel Walker H. Walker	12	1986	DAL	16	737	151	4.9	46.1	837	76		11.0	52.3	2
3	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12	1977	DAL	14	1,007	208	4.8	71.9	273	29		9.4	19.5	1
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11	1990	DAL	16	937	241	3.9	58.6	228	24		9.5	14.3	0
5	Calvin Hill C. Hill	8	1969	DAL	13	942	204	4.6	72.5	232	20		11.6	17.8	0
6	Julius Jones J. Jones	7	2004	DAL	8	819	197	4.2	102.4	109	17	26	6.4	13.6	0
7	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	6	2016	DAL	16	282	57	4.9	17.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Marion Barber M. Barber	5	2005	DAL	13	538	138	3.9	41.4	115	18	25	6.4	8.8	0
9	Duane Thomas D. Thomas	5	1970	DAL	14	803	151	5.3	57.4	73	10		7.3	5.2	0
10	Doug Dennison D. Dennison	4	1974	DAL	12	52	16	3.3	4.3	23	2		11.5	1.9	0
11	Don Perkins D. Perkins	4	1961	DLC	14	815	200	4.1	58.2	298	32		9.3	21.3	1
12	Felix Jones F. Jones	3	2008	DAL	6	266	30	8.9	44.3	10	2	2	5.0	1.7	0
13	Derrick Lassic D. Lassic	3	1993	DAL	10	269	75	3.6	26.9	37	9		4.1	3.7	0
14	Alvin Blount A. Blount	3	1987	DAL	2	125	46	2.7	62.5	5	1		5.0	2.5	0
15	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	2	2019	DAL	15	455	86	5.3	30.3	107	15	20	7.1	7.1	1
16	Joseph Randle J. Randle	2	2013	DAL	13	164	54	3.0	12.6	61	8	10	7.6	4.7	0
17	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	2	2011	DAL	13	897	164	5.5	69.0	183	26	35	7.0	14.1	0
18	Tashard Choice T. Choice	2	2008	DAL	16	472	92	5.1	29.5	185	21	30	8.8	11.6	0
19	Lincoln Coleman L. Coleman	2	1993	DAL	7	132	34	3.9	18.9	24	4		6.0	3.4	0
20	Kevin Williams K. Williams	2	1993	DAL	16	26	7	3.7	1.6	151	20		7.6	9.4	2
21	Timmy Newsome T. Newsome	2	1980	DAL	16	79	25	3.2	4.9	43	4		10.8	2.7	0
22	Ron Springs R. Springs	2	1979	DAL	16	248	67	3.7	15.5	251	25		10.0	15.7	1
23	Dan Reeves D. Reeves	2	1965	DAL	13	102	33	3.1	7.8	210	9		23.3	16.2	1
24	Amos Bullocks A. Bullocks	2	1962	DLC	11	196	33	5.9	17.8	46	3		15.3	4.2	1
25	Jaydon Blue J. Blue	1	2025	DAL	5	129	38	3.4	25.8	5	1	1	5.0	1.0	0

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RUSH

472

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651

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM

Last Game

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Final

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2,246

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1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

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Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

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Williams

8

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

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110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

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7.0

Young

6.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000