nfl player most touchdowns in 1997

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar had the most total touchdowns in 1997, with 16 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
16
1997
16
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
2Terrell Davis
T. Davis
15
1997
15
15
0
0
0
0
3
0
96
6.4
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
1997
16
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
4Cris Carter
C. Carter
13
1997
16
0
13
0
0
0
3
0
84
5.3
5Antonio Freeman
A. Freeman
12
1997
16
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
6Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
12
1997
15
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.8
7James Jett
J. Jett
12
1997
16
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
8Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
12
1997
16
7
5
0
0
0
1
0
74
4.6
9Rod Smith
R. Smith
12
1997
16
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
4.5
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
11
1997
16
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
11Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
11
1997
16
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.1
12Mike Alstott
M. Alstott
10
1997
15
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.0
13Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
10
1997
16
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
14Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
10
1997
16
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
15Raymont Harris
R. Harris
10
1997
13
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.6
16Derrick Alexander
D. Alexander
9
1997
15
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.6
17Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9
1997
15
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.6
18Bert Emanuel
B. Emanuel
9
1997
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
19Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
9
1997
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
20Natrone Means
N. Means
9
1997
14
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
21James Stewart
J. Stewart
9
1997
16
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
22Chris Calloway
C. Calloway
8
1997
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
23Ben Coates
B. Coates
8
1997
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
24Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8
1997
16
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
25Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
8
1997
16
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
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