rookie running backs to score more than 13 tds in a season

Saquon Barkley got 15 total touchdowns in his rookie season in 2018.

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Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	15	2018	NYG	16	2,028	126.8	1,307	81.7	11	721	45.1	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	14	2017	NO	16	1,901	118.8	728	45.5	8	826	51.6	5	347	21.7	1	0	0.0	0
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	16	2016	DAL	15	1,987	132.5	1,631	108.7	15	363	24.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	16	2006	JAX	16	2,250	140.6	941	58.8	13	436	27.3	2	860	53.8	1	13	0.8	0
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	17	2002	DEN	16	1,872	117.0	1,508	94.3	15	364	22.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	15	2000	DEN	16	1,656	103.5	1,487	92.9	15	169	10.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Edgerrin James E. James	17	1999	IND	16	2,139	133.7	1,553	97.1	13	586	36.6	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	17	1998	JAX	15	1,653	110.2	1,223	81.5	14	421	28.1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Curtis Martin C. Martin	15	1995	NE	16	1,748	109.3	1,487	92.9	14	261	16.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	1989	DET	15	1,870	124.7	1,470	98.0	14	282	18.8	0	118	7.9	0	0	0.0	0
11	Ickey Woods I. Woods	15	1988	CIN	16	1,265	79.1	1,066	66.6	15	199	12.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Herschel Walker H. Walker	14	1986	DAL	16	1,574	98.4	737	46.1	12	837	52.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20	1983	RAM	16	2,212	138.3	1,808	113.0	18	404	25.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Curt Warner C. Warner	14	1983	SEA	16	1,774	110.9	1,449	90.6	13	325	20.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	14	1982	RAI	9	1,098	122.0	697	77.4	11	401	44.6	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Billy Sims B. Sims	16	1980	DET	16	1,907	119.2	1,303	81.4	13	621	38.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	22	1965	CHI	14	2,272	162.3	867	61.9	14	507	36.2	6	660	47.1	1	238	17.0	1
18	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	15	1962	BUF	14	1,565	111.8	1,096	78.3	13	319	22.8	2	150	10.7	0	0	0.0	0

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PASS

957

Winston

RUSH

418

Skattebo

REC

605

Nabers

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

16th

OPP PPG

23.0

17th

RUSH YDS/G

116.7

15th

PASS YDS/G

243.1

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Giants

4 - 2 - 1

Final

Texans

2 - 5

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Saquon Barkley got 15 total touchdowns in his rookie season in 2018.

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NFL Fantasy 2026

139

129.7

120.7

138.2

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70.5

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