running backs with most touchdowns in first 5 years

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most total touchdowns by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 80 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
80
79
72
8
0
0
0
0
0
480
6.1
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
75
77
71
4
0
0
0
0
0
450
5.8
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
72
80
62
10
0
0
0
0
0
432
5.4
4Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
70
73
58
12
0
0
0
4
0
428
5.9
5Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
68
73
47
20
1
0
0
4
0
416
5.7
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
67
73
64
3
0
0
0
0
0
402
5.5
7Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
66
67
45
21
0
0
0
0
396
5.9
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
65
70
49
15
1
0
0
0
390
5.6
9Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
63
77
54
7
2
0
0
0
0
378
4.9
10Terrell Davis
T. Davis
63
65
58
5
0
0
0
3
0
384
5.9
11Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
63
74
61
2
0
0
0
0
378
5.1
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
63
73
59
4
0
0
0
0
378
5.2
13Jim Brown
J. Brown
63
62
57
6
0
0
0
0
378
6.1
14Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
60
57
48
12
0
0
0
0
0
360
6.3
15Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
60
73
55
5
0
0
0
0
360
4.9
16Derrick Henry
D. Henry
58
78
55
3
0
0
0
1
0
350
4.5
17Ricky Watters
R. Watters
58
75
49
9
0
0
0
0
0
348
4.6
18Terry Allen
T. Allen
58
79
54
4
0
0
0
1
0
350
4.4
19Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
58
70
39
17
2
0
0
0
348
5.0
20Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
57
71
57
0
0
0
0
0
342
4.8
21Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
56
67
51
5
0
0
0
0
0
336
5.0
22Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
56
71
46
10
0
0
0
1
0
338
4.8
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
56
56
50
6
0
0
0
0
0
336
6.0
24Clinton Portis
C. Portis
56
68
52
4
0
0
0
2
0
340
5.0
25Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
56
64
39
9
8
0
0
0
336
5.3

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7
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