what runningback has the most touchdowns before age 27

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a running back younger than 27, with 96 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
What runningback has the most rushing touchdowns before age 27?
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
96
93
8,956
2,007
4.5
96.3
1,951
301
6.5
21.0
4
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
72
79
7,361
1,702
4.3
93.2
2,392
342
455
7.0
30.3
8
3Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
69
84
7,598
1,551
4.9
90.5
1,469
187
239
7.9
17.5
7
4Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
67
88
6,082
1,460
4.2
69.1
2,254
243
336
9.3
25.6
12
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
65
89
8,386
1,865
4.5
94.2
1,791
202
8.9
20.1
5
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
64
73
6,752
1,406
4.8
92.5
1,309
137
197
9.6
17.9
3
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
63
84
7,715
1,710
4.5
91.8
1,688
205
281
8.2
20.1
4
8Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
62
93
6,854
1,484
4.6
73.7
2,473
278
370
8.9
26.6
10
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
62
89
8,672
1,763
4.9
97.4
1,782
210
8.5
20.0
6
10Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
61
90
6,874
1,606
4.3
76.4
1,790
233
297
7.7
19.9
1
11Terrell Davis
T. Davis
58
65
6,624
1,410
4.7
101.9
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
56
88
7,386
1,650
4.5
83.9
2,244
288
380
7.8
25.5
12
13Derrick Henry
D. Henry
55
78
5,860
1,182
5.0
75.1
692
76
105
9.1
8.9
3
14Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
55
62
6,968
1,465
4.8
112.4
874
118
7.4
14.1
2
15Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
55
62
6,457
1,404
4.6
104.1
345
75
4.6
5.6
0
16Edgerrin James
E. James
51
81
7,720
1,828
4.2
95.3
2,502
312
414
8.0
30.9
10
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
49
93
6,701
1,642
4.1
72.1
3,852
384
103
10.0
41.4
14
18Marcus Allen
M. Allen
49
70
5,397
1,289
4.2
77.1
2,757
283
9.7
39.4
15
19Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
48
73
6,160
1,184
5.2
84.4
933
113
151
8.3
12.8
3
20Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
47
73
4,238
912
4.6
58.1
3,263
373
476
8.7
44.7
20
21Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
47
87
5,989
1,547
3.9
68.8
1,227
159
7.7
14.1
2
22Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
46
88
6,132
1,452
4.2
69.7
1,216
166
227
7.3
13.8
3
23Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
46
64
4,241
994
4.3
66.3
1,139
150
207
7.6
17.8
6
24Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
46
74
5,599
1,341
4.2
75.7
1,086
147
7.4
14.7
0
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
45
76
6,550
1,694
3.9
86.2
1,514
205
61
7.4
19.9
6
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