nfl qb rushing touchdown leaders before 2016 season

Before 2016, Cam Newton and Steve Young were tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 43 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Cam Newton C. Newton	43	78	3,207	599	5.4	41.1	33	1	1	33.0	0.4	0
2	Steve Young S. Young	43	169	4,239	722	5.9	25.1	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
3	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	40	122	1,150	356	3.2	9.4	-9	1		-9.0	-0.1	0
4	Steve McNair S. McNair	37	161	3,590	669	5.4	22.3	4	1	1	4.0	0.0	0
5	Tobin Rote T. Rote	37	149	3,128	635	4.9	21.0	28	2		14.0	0.2	1
6	Michael Vick M. Vick	36	143	6,109	873	7.0	42.7	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
7	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	35	161	4,928	775	6.4	30.6	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
8	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	35	149	2,176	445	4.9	14.6	19	3		6.3	0.1	0
9	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	34	105	2,652	514	5.2	25.3	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0
10	John Elway J. Elway	33	234	3,407	774	4.4	14.6	61	3		20.3	0.3	1
11	Otto Graham O. Graham	33	72	682	306	2.2	9.5	0	0			0.0	0
12	Y.A. Tittle	33	178	999	291	3.4	5.6	4	1		4.0	0.0	0
13	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	32	99	2,617	506	5.2	26.4	130	10	18	13.0	1.3	1
14	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	32	168	2,257	444	5.1	13.4	1	0			0.0	0
15	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	32	246	3,674	675	5.4	14.9	-12	0			0.0	0
16	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	30	183	1,304	358	3.6	7.1	-5	1		-5.0	0.0	0
17	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	29	167	3,459	616	5.6	20.7	-7	5	8	-1.4	0.0	0
18	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	26	125	2,140	468	4.6	17.1	6	1	1	6.0	0.0	0
19	Bobby Layne B. Layne	25	175	2,451	611	4.0	14.0	0	0			0.0	0
20	Billy Wade B. Wade	24	128	1,334	318	4.2	10.4	10	0			0.1	0
21	Norm Snead N. Snead	23	178	521	212	2.5	2.9	0	0			0.0	0
22	Warren Moon W. Moon	22	208	1,736	543	3.2	8.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	22	91	2,654	410	6.5	29.2	-2	1		-2.0	0.0	0
24	John Brodie J. Brodie	22	201	1,167	235	5.0	5.8	0	0			0.0	0
25	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	22	177	1,416	351	4.0	8.0	0	1		0.0	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,549

Young

RUSH

426

Hubbard

REC

471

McMillan

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

4th

OPP PPG

24.6

21st

RUSH YDS/G

108.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

309.8

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	4	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	BAL	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

3 - 2

Final

Eagles

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000