nfl player with highest touchdown per game average most touchdowns per game in a season

5 players are tied for the most touchdowns per game played in a season, with 2. The first three are Christian McCaffrey and Antonio Williams in 2020 and Wes Hills in 2019.

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  • Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETD/GPTDGPSEASONTMRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
2
6
3
2020
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
36
12.0
2Antonio Williams
A. Williams
2
2
1
2020
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12.0
3Wes Hills
W. Hills
2
2
1
2019
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12.0
4Greg Hill
G. Hill
2
4
2
1998
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
12.0
5Jack Flavin
J. Flavin
2
2
1
1923
2
0
0
0
0
0
12
12.0
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1.94
31
16
2006
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
7Jerry Rice
J. Rice
1.92
23
12
1987
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
8Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
1.88
15
8
2004
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
90
11.3
9Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1.86
26
14
2000
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
10Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
1.8
18
10
1945
15
2
1
0
2
0
110
11.0
11Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1.75
28
16
2005
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
12Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
1.71
24
14
2002
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
13Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
1.69
27
16
2003
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
14O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1.64
23
14
1975
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
15Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
1.63
13
8
1967
10
3
0
0
0
0
0
78
9.8
16John Riggins
J. Riggins
1.6
24
15
1983
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
17Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1.57
22
14
1975
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
18Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1.57
22
14
1965
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
19Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1.56
25
16
1995
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1.56
14
9
1982
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
21Don Hutson
D. Hutson
1.55
17
11
1942
0
17
0
1
33
0
138
12.5
22Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
1.5
21
14
2018
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
23Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1.5
21
14
2001
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
24Alvin Blount
A. Blount
1.5
3
2
1987
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
9.0
25Jim Brown
J. Brown
1.5
21
14
1965
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0

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