which nfl player had the most touchdowns in a season at age 22

Gale Sayers has scored the most total touchdowns by a 22-year-old player in a season, with 22 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1965.

NAMETDAgeSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
22
1965
CHI CHI
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
20
22
2024
DET DET
17
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
3Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
22
2021
IND IND
17
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
4Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
18
22
2011
NE NE
16
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
108
6.8
5Edgerrin James
E. James
18
22
2000
IND IND
16
13
5
0
0
0
1
0
110
6.9
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
18
22
1958
CLE CLE
12
17
1
0
0
0
0
108
9.0
7Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
22
1998
JAX JAX
15
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
16
22
1990
DET DET
16
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
9Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
16
22
1966
DAL DAL
14
8
8
0
0
0
0
96
6.9
10Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
15
22
2024
ATL ATL
17
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.4
11Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
22
1995
NE NE
16
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
12Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
22
1988
CIN CIN
16
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
13Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
14
22
2017
NO NO
16
8
5
1
0
0
1
0
86
5.4
14Allen Robinson
A. Robinson
14
22
2015
JAX JAX
16
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
15Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
22
2011
CAR CAR
16
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
16Clinton Portis
C. Portis
14
22
2003
DEN DEN
13
14
0
0
0
0
1
0
86
6.6
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14
22
1995
IND IND
16
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
18Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
22
1983
SEA SEA
16
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
19Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
22
1982
RAI RAI
9
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
20Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
13
22
2018
CAR CAR
16
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
21Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
22
2007
MIN MIN
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
22Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
13
22
1991
DAL DAL
16
12
1
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
23John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
22
1978
SD SD
14
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
13
22
1976
CHI CHI
14
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
25Billy Howton
B. Howton
13
22
1952
GB GB
12
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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