nfl rookie rushing touchdown leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Ezekiel Elliott, Clinton Portis and Mike Anderson are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie, with 15 touchdowns.

NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
15
2016
DAL DAL
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
15
2002
DEN DEN
16
1,508
273
5.5
94.3
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
3 Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
2000
DEN DEN
16
1,487
297
5.0
92.9
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
4 Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
2011
CAR CAR
16
706
126
5.6
44.1
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
5 Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
2012
WAS WAS
16
1,613
335
4.8
100.8
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
6 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
13
2006
JAX JAX
16
941
166
5.7
58.8
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
7 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
2004
BUF BUF
16
1,128
284
4.0
70.5
169
22
36
7.7
10.6
0
8 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
12
2007
MIN MIN
14
1,341
238
5.6
95.8
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
9 Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
11
2020
WAS WAS
14
795
170
4.7
56.8
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
10 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
11
2020
IND IND
15
1,169
232
5.0
77.9
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
11 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
11
2018
NYG NYG
16
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
12 Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
11
2013
GB GB
15
1,178
284
4.1
78.5
257
35
44
7.3
17.1
0
13 Doug Martin
D. Martin
11
2012
TB TB
16
1,454
319
4.6
90.9
472
49
70
9.6
29.5
1
14 Trent Richardson
T. Richardson
11
2012
CLE CLE
15
950
267
3.6
63.3
367
51
70
7.2
24.5
1
15 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
10
2023
DET DET
15
945
182
5.2
63.0
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
16 Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
10
2015
STL STL
13
1,106
229
4.8
85.1
188
21
26
9.0
14.5
0
17 Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
10
2008
ARI ARI
16
399
143
2.8
24.9
237
34
50
7.0
14.8
0
18 Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
10
2008
CAR CAR
16
836
184
4.5
52.3
47
8
17
5.9
2.9
0
19 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
10
2001
SD SD
16
1,236
339
3.6
77.3
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
20 Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
9
2022
SEA SEA
15
1,050
228
4.6
70.0
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
21 J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
9
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
134
6.0
53.7
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
22 Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
9
2018
DEN DEN
15
1,037
192
5.4
69.1
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
23 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
9
2017
JAX JAX
13
1,040
268
3.9
80.0
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
24 Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
9
2014
CIN CIN
16
1,124
222
5.1
70.3
215
27
32
8.0
13.4
0
25 Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
9
2012
DET DET
14
798
215
3.7
57.0
214
34
48
6.3
15.3
0
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PPG

24.7

10th

OPP PPG

30.7

27th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

280.3

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM