what rb has the most rushing td before turning 25

Barry Sanders has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a running back younger than 25, with 52 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	Age	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	52	24	62	5,674	1,189	4.8	91.5	1,294	130		10.0	20.9	5
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	50	24	62	5,699	1,262	4.5	91.9	1,235	189		6.5	19.9	3
3	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	49	24	63	3,924	842	4.7	62.3	1,782	201	263	8.9	28.3	5
4	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	46	24	54	4,084	780	5.2	75.6	1,692	208	262	8.1	31.3	12
5	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	46	24	58	4,547	1,042	4.4	78.4	1,883	187	252	10.1	32.5	10
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	45	24	60	5,930	1,258	4.7	98.8	1,129	141	197	8.0	18.8	4
7	Walter Payton W. Payton	45	24	57	5,316	1,179	4.5	93.3	1,111	125		8.9	19.5	2
8	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	40	24	53	4,582	925	5.0	86.5	955	123	153	7.8	18.0	4
9	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	40	24	60	4,740	1,072	4.4	79.0	1,152	160	200	7.2	19.2	0
10	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	40	24	56	5,405	1,169	4.6	96.5	1,619	189	244	8.6	28.9	8
11	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	40	24	46	4,484	915	4.9	97.5	829	83	124	10.0	18.0	1
12	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	37	24	48	4,564	1,024	4.5	95.1	1,581	238	312	6.6	32.9	5
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	36	24	61	4,001	1,065	3.8	65.6	1,896	211		9.0	31.1	5
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	33	24	41	2,879	701	4.1	70.2	1,749	170		10.3	42.7	10
15	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	32	24	38	3,354	715	4.7	88.3	744	90	68	8.3	19.6	5
16	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	32	24	47	2,968	860	3.5	63.1	502	73		6.9	10.7	1
17	Curtis Martin C. Martin	32	24	45	3,799	958	4.0	84.4	890	117		7.6	19.8	5
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	32	24	32	3,913	769	5.1	122.3	543	72		7.5	17.0	2
19	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	32	24	31	3,147	670	4.7	101.5	142	28		5.1	4.6	0
20	T.J. Duckett	31	24	55	2,175	552	3.9	39.5	233	29	34	8.0	4.2	0
21	Edgerrin James E. James	31	24	52	4,913	1,184	4.1	94.5	1,727	210	283	8.2	33.2	10
22	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	31	24	57	3,732	914	4.1	65.5	982	121		8.1	17.2	2
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	30	24	58	3,866	835	4.6	66.7	1,588	220	281	7.2	27.4	8
24	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	30	24	57	4,249	971	4.4	74.5	1,586	190	241	8.3	27.8	6
25	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	29	24	57	4,551	916	5.0	79.8	1,882	218	288	8.6	33.0	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

2nd

OPP PPG

29.6

30th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000