nfl players with the most career rushing touchdowns while averaging less than 5 ypc

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career rushing touchdowns when rushing for <5.0 yards per attempt, with 164 touchdowns.

NAME RUSH TD YPC GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
164
4.2
226
18,355
4,409
81.2
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
145
4.3
170
13,684
3,174
80.5
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
123
4.1
222
12,243
3,022
55.1
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
4 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
120
4.6
184
14,918
3,230
81.1
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
5 Walter Payton
W. Payton
110
4.4
190
16,726
3,838
88.0
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
6 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
106
4.9
136
11,423
2,355
84.0
1,651
174
224
9.5
12.1
5
7 John Riggins
J. Riggins
104
3.9
175
11,352
2,916
64.9
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
8 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
4.3
123
9,453
2,187
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
9 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
100
4.3
176
12,279
2,836
69.8
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
10 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99
5.0
153
15,269
3,062
99.8
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
11 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
91
3.9
192
13,662
3,479
71.2
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
12 Franco Harris
F. Harris
91
4.1
173
12,120
2,949
70.1
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
13 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
90
4.0
168
14,101
3,518
83.9
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
14 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
90
4.4
146
13,259
2,996
90.8
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
15 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
86
4.6
113
8,172
1,780
72.3
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
16 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
85
4.2
149
10,413
2,453
69.9
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
17 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
83
4.4
129
8,597
1,941
66.6
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
18 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
82
4.3
150
11,241
2,618
74.9
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
19 Frank Gore
F. Gore
81
4.3
241
16,000
3,735
66.4
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
20 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
81
4.0
182
10,273
2,562
56.4
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
21 Edgerrin James
E. James
80
4.0
148
12,246
3,028
82.7
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
22 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
78
4.1
144
10,643
2,622
73.9
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
23 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
77
4.3
173
12,739
2,936
73.6
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
24 Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
3.8
110
5,626
1,489
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
25 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
75
4.4
113
9,923
2,230
87.8
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
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Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM