nfl player most touchdowns in a season including playoffs by rookie

Gale Sayers has the most total touchdowns by a rookie in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 22 touchdowns in 1965.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
18
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
6.7
3Randy Moss
R. Moss
19
1998
18
0
19
0
0
0
2
0
118
6.6
4Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
18
1998
17
15
3
0
0
0
0
0
108
6.4
5Ickey Woods
I. Woods
18
1988
19
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
5.7
6Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
2002
16
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
7Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
17
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.0
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
17
1982
11
14
3
0
0
0
0
102
9.3
9Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
17
1977
17
16
1
0
0
0
0
102
6.0
10Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
16
2017
18
9
6
1
0
0
1
0
98
5.4
11Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
2016
16
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
12Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
2006
16
13
2
1
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
13Curt Warner
C. Warner
16
1983
19
15
1
0
0
0
0
96
5.1
14Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
2018
16
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
16Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
17
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.4
17Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
1995
16
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
18Ron Davenport
R. Davenport
15
1985
18
13
2
0
0
0
0
90
5.0
19Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
15
1978
18
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.0
20Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
15
1962
14
13
2
0
8
14
0
0
128
9.1
21Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
14
2023
18
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
84
4.7
22Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
14
2021
21
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
4.0
23Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
14
2017
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
24David Johnson
D. Johnson
14
2015
18
9
4
1
0
0
0
0
84
4.7
25Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
16
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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10
7
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8
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12
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6
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.647
9
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8
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8
9
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8
9
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11
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12
5
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