nfl player most rusing touchdowns in the first 18 games

5 players were tied for the most rushing touchdowns in their first 18 games, with 18 touchdowns. The first three are Ickey Woods, Eric Dickerson and Gale Sayers.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ickey Woods I. Woods	18	18	1,294	255	5.1	71.9	199	21		9.5	11.1	0
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	18	18	1,923	423	4.5	106.8	424	59		7.2	23.6	2
3	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	18	18	1,189	228	5.2	66.1	586	36		16.3	32.6	6
4	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	18	18	1,014	222	4.6	56.3	335	40		8.4	18.6	3
5	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	18	18	1,724	335	5.1	95.8	230	33		7.0	12.8	0
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	17	18	1,757	309	5.7	97.6	403	38	53	10.6	22.4	2
7	Arian Foster A. Foster	16	18	1,487	300	5.0	82.6	572	58	72	9.9	31.8	2
8	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	16	18	1,537	318	4.8	85.4	179	25	34	7.2	9.9	0
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	16	18	1,656	327	5.1	92.0	306	26		11.8	17.0	0
10	Marcus Allen M. Allen	16	18	1,237	302	4.1	68.7	674	73		9.2	37.4	4
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	16	18	1,376	274	5.0	76.4	428	36		11.9	23.8	2
12	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	15	18	1,868	377	5.0	103.8	411	42	51	9.8	22.8	1
13	Cam Newton C. Newton	15	18	781	144	5.4	43.4	27	1	1	27.0	1.5	0
14	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	15	18	1,761	321	5.5	97.8	320	28	41	11.4	17.8	1
15	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	15	18	1,545	341	4.5	85.8	414	46	2	9.0	23.0	3
16	Curt Warner C. Warner	15	18	1,661	387	4.3	92.3	385	50		7.7	21.4	1
17	Billy Sims B. Sims	15	18	1,460	357	4.1	81.1	740	58		12.8	41.1	4
18	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	15	18	1,714	377	4.5	95.2	75	15		5.0	4.2	0
19	Alfred Morris A. Morris	14	18	1,738	363	4.8	96.6	86	12	17	7.2	4.8	0
20	Edgerrin James E. James	14	18	1,733	417	4.2	96.3	634	69	98	9.2	35.2	5
21	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14	18	1,600	407	3.9	88.9	281	34		8.3	15.6	1
22	George Rogers G. Rogers	14	18	1,862	422	4.4	103.4	136	17		8.0	7.6	0
23	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	14	18	1,254	256	4.9	69.7	333	28		11.9	18.5	2
24	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	14	18	784	139	5.6	43.6	137	11		12.5	7.6	0
25	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	13	18	1,089	211	5.2	60.5	410	63	85	6.5	22.8	1

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Eagles	2	7	0	.222
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Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
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Saints	3	5	0	.375
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