Ezekiel Elliott had the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in 2016, with 15 touchdowns.

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	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	15	1,631	322	5.1	108.7	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Rob Kelley R. Kelley	6	2016	WAS	15	704	168	4.2	46.9	82	12	18	6.8	5.5	1
3	Jordan Howard J. Howard	6	2016	CHI	15	1,313	252	5.2	87.5	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
4	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	6	2016	DAL	16	282	57	4.9	17.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5	2016	TEN	15	490	110	4.5	32.7	137	13	15	10.5	9.1	0
6	Devontae Booker D. Booker	4	2016	DEN	16	612	174	3.5	38.3	265	31	45	8.5	16.6	1
7	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	3	2016	KC	16	267	24	11.1	16.7	593	61	83	9.7	37.1	6
8	DeAndre Washington D. Washington	2	2016	OAK	14	467	87	5.4	33.4	115	17	23	6.8	8.2	0
9	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	2	2016	PHI	16	150	46	3.3	9.4	7	1	1	7.0	0.4	0
10	Kenyan Drake K. Drake	2	2016	MIA	16	179	33	5.4	11.2	46	9	10	5.1	2.9	0
11	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	2	2016	BAL	12	382	88	4.3	31.8	162	30	41	5.4	13.5	1
12	Terrell Watson T. Watson	1	2016	PHI	1	28	9	3.1	28.0	5	1	1	5.0	5.0	0
13	Jalen Richard J. Richard	1	2016	OAK	16	491	83	5.9	30.7	194	29	39	6.7	12.1	2
14	Mack Brown M. Brown	1	2016	WAS	9	82	8	10.3	9.1	-2	1	1	-2.0	-0.2	0
15	Jared Goff J. Goff	1	2016	LA	7	16	8	2.0	2.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Wendell Smallwood W. Smallwood	1	2016	PHI	13	312	77	4.1	24.0	55	6	13	9.2	4.2	0
17	Alex Collins A. Collins	1	2016	SEA	11	125	31	4.0	11.4	84	11	11	7.6	7.6	0
18	C.J. Prosise	1	2016	SEA	6	172	30	5.7	28.7	208	17	19	12.2	34.7	0
19	Peyton Barber P. Barber	1	2016	TB	15	223	55	4.1	14.9	28	5	6	5.6	1.9	0
20	Kevin Hogan K. Hogan	1	2016	CLE	4	105	8	13.1	26.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Jonathan Williams J. Williams	1	2016	BUF	11	94	27	3.5	8.5	0	1	2	0.0	0.0	0
22	Jacoby Brissett J. Brissett	1	2016	NE	3	83	16	5.2	27.7	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Dwayne Washington D. Washington	1	2016	DET	12	265	90	2.9	22.1	62	10	15	6.2	5.2	0
24	Andy Janovich A. Janovich	1	2016	DEN	11	33	4	8.3	3.0	44	5	7	8.8	4.0	0

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

9th

OPP PPG

27.2

26th

RUSH YDS/G

81.6

28th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	3	.400
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	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 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

Ezekiel Elliott had the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in 2016, with 15 touchdowns.

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7

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6

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4

126.2

119.6

111.2

6.0

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

76.1

60.3

48.4

39.2

36.6

54

52

48

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