which nfl runningback scored the most touchdowns in a season at age 23

LeSean McCoy and Eric Dickerson are tied for the most total touchdowns by a 23-year-old running back in a season, with 20 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	20	23	2011	PHI	15	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	120	8.0
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20	23	1983	RAM	16	18	2	0	0	0		0	120	7.5
3	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	19	23	2019	CAR	16	15	4	0	0	0	1	0	116	7.3
4	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	19	23	2017	LAR	15	13	6	0	0	0	0	0	114	7.6
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	19	23	1992	DAL	16	18	1	0	0	0		0	114	7.1
6	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	18	23	2025	DET	17	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	108	6.4
7	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	18	23	2018	NO	15	14	4	0	0	0	3	0	114	7.6
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	17	23	1996	NE	16	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	104	6.5
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	17	23	1991	DET	15	16	1	0	0	0		0	102	6.8
10	Marion Barber M. Barber	16	23	2006	DAL	16	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
11	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	16	23	2006	STL	16	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
12	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	16	23	1997	MIA	16	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.0
13	Walter Payton W. Payton	16	23	1977	CHI	14	14	2	0	0	0		0	96	6.9
14	Kyren Williams K. Williams	15	23	2023	LAR	12	12	3	0	0	0	1	0	92	7.7
15	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	15	23	2002	SD	16	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	90	5.6
16	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	15	23	1990	SEA	16	14	1	0	0	0		0	90	5.6
17	David Sims D. Sims	15	23	1978	SEA	12	14	1	0	0	0		0	90	7.5
18	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	14	23	2018	KC	11	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	84	7.6
19	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	14	23	2015	ATL	15	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	84	5.6
20	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	14	23	2008	JAX	16	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	84	5.3
21	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	14	23	1992	NYG	16	14	0	0	0	0		0	84	5.3
22	Jim Brown J. Brown	14	23	1959	CLE	12	14	0	0	0	0		0	84	7.0
23	James Conner J. Conner	13	23	2018	PIT	13	12	1	0	0	0	2	0	82	6.3
24	Rashard Mendenhall R. Mendenhall	13	23	2010	PIT	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
25	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	13	23	2004	BUF	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9

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REC

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

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Love

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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119.3

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

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Rousseau

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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412.0

405.8

395.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

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Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

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281.6

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Sack Leaders

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
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LeSean McCoy and Eric Dickerson are tied for the most total touchdowns by a 23-year-old running back in a season, with 20 touchdowns.

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