which nfl runningback scored the most touchdowns in a season at age 29

Priest Holmes has scored the most total touchdowns by a 29-year-old running back in a season, with 24 touchdowns in 2002.

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	NAME	TD	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	24	29	2002	KC	14	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	144	10.3
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	21	29	1965	CLE	14	17	4	0	0	0		0	126	9.0
3	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	17	29	2025	SF	17	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	102	6.0
4	Tiki Barber T. Barber	15	29	2004	NYG	16	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	90	5.6
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	15	29	1998	DAL	16	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	90	5.6
6	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	15	29	1964	GB	13	12	3	0	0	0		0	90	6.9
7	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	14	29	2008	PHI	14	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	84	6.0
8	Eddie George E. George	14	29	2002	TEN	16	12	2	0	0	0	1	0	86	5.4
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	14	29	1997	DET	16	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	84	5.3
10	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	14	29	1983	CIN	11	14	0	0	0	0		0	84	7.6
11	Emerson Boozer E. Boozer	14	29	1972	NYJ	11	11	3	0	0	0		0	84	7.6
12	Antowain Smith A. Smith	13	29	2001	NE	16	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	12	29	2023	TEN	17	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.2
14	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	12	29	2008	SD	16	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
15	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	12	29	1983	CLE	15	10	2	0	0	0		0	72	4.8
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12	29	1979	PIT	15	11	1	0	0	0		0	72	4.8
17	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	12	29	1971	CLE	14	10	2	0	0	0		0	72	5.1
18	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	12	29	1949	PHI	12	11	1	0	0	0		0	72	6.0
19	Michael Turner M. Turner	11	29	2011	ATL	16	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
20	James Stewart J. Stewart	11	29	2000	DET	16	10	1	0	0	0	3	0	72	4.5
21	Charles White C. White	11	29	1987	RAM	15	11	0	0	0	0		0	66	4.4
22	Matt Forte M. Forte	10	29	2014	CHI	16	6	4	0	0	0	2	0	64	4.0
23	Frank Gore F. Gore	10	29	2012	SF	16	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
24	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	10	29	2004	TB	13	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
25	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	10	29	2002	STL	14	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.3

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1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

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Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

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OPP PPG

19.3

8th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	.600
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

1,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

537

Olave

507

Lamb

481

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

11

Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

108.6

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

18.3

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

392.4

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.5

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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76.1

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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4-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

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
Bears	3	2	0	.600
Lions	2	2	0	.500
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	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

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
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
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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