rookie running backs to score more than 15 tds in a season

Ezekiel Elliott got 16 total touchdowns in his rookie season in 2016.

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NAMETDSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
2016
15
1,987
132.5
1,631
108.7
15
363
24.2
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
2006
16
2,250
140.6
941
58.8
13
436
27.3
2
860
53.8
1
13
0.8
0
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
2002
16
1,872
117.0
1,508
94.3
15
364
22.8
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Edgerrin James
E. James
17
1999
16
2,139
133.7
1,553
97.1
13
586
36.6
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
1998
15
1,653
110.2
1,223
81.5
14
421
28.1
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
1983
16
2,212
138.3
1,808
113.0
18
404
25.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
1980
16
1,907
119.2
1,303
81.4
13
621
38.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
14
2,272
162.3
867
61.9
14
507
36.2
6
660
47.1
1
238
17.0
1

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