nfl most total touchdowns in a season by a rookie rb since 1970

Since 1970, Eric Dickerson has the most total touchdowns in his rookie season by a running back, with 20 touchdowns in 1983.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20	1983	RAM	16	18	2	0	0	0		0	120	7.5
2	Clinton Portis C. Portis	17	2002	DEN	16	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.4
3	Edgerrin James E. James	17	1999	IND	16	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.4
4	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	17	1998	JAX	15	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.8
5	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	16	2016	DAL	15	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.4
6	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	16	2006	JAX	16	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
7	Billy Sims B. Sims	16	1980	DET	16	13	3	0	0	0		0	96	6.0
8	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	15	2018	NYG	16	11	4	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
9	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	15	2000	DEN	16	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
10	Curtis Martin C. Martin	15	1995	NE	16	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
11	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	1988	CIN	16	15	0	0	0	0		0	90	5.6
12	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	14	2017	NO	16	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	86	5.4
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	1989	DET	15	14	0	0	0	0		0	84	5.6
14	Herschel Walker H. Walker	14	1986	DAL	16	12	2	0	0	0		0	84	5.3
15	Curt Warner C. Warner	14	1983	SEA	16	13	1	0	0	0		0	84	5.3
16	Marcus Allen M. Allen	14	1982	RAI	9	11	3	0	0	0		0	84	9.3
17	David Johnson D. Johnson	13	2015	ARI	16	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
18	Alfred Morris A. Morris	13	2012	WAS	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
19	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13	2007	MIN	14	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	78	5.6
20	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	13	2004	BUF	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
21	Ron Davenport R. Davenport	13	1985	MIA	16	11	2	0	0	0		0	78	4.9
22	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	1981	NO	16	13	0	0	0	0		0	78	4.9
23	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	13	1980	BAL	15	11	2	0	0	0		0	78	5.2
24	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	13	1978	HOU	15	13	0	0	0	0		0	78	5.2
25	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	13	1977	DAL	14	12	1	0	0	0		0	78	5.6

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM

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917

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Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

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346

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Rec Yards Leaders

405

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

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6.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.7

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31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

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417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
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