which players had the most touchdowns before age 36

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career total touchdowns by a player younger than 36, with 175 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	Age	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	175	35	226	164	11	0	0	0	1	0	1,052	4.7
2	Jerry Rice J. Rice	169	36	195	10	158	1	0	0	3	0	1,020	5.2
3	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	162	32	170	145	17	0	0	0	0	0	972	5.7
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	157	35	218	0	156	1	0	0	4	0	950	4.4
5	Terrell Owens T. Owens	145	36	201	3	142	0	0	0	3	0	876	4.4
6	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	136	32	176	100	36	0	0	0	7	0	830	4.7
7	Derrick Henry D. Henry	134	32	157	129	5	0	0	0	2	0	808	5.1
8	Cris Carter C. Carter	130	36	222	0	129	1	0	0	5	0	790	3.6
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	126	29	118	106		0
10	Marcus Allen M. Allen	125	35	190	103	21	1	0	0	1	0	752	4.0
11	Walter Payton W. Payton	125	33	190	110	15	0	0	0		0	750	3.9
12	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	124	35	180	118	6	0	0	0	1	0	746	4.1
13	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	123	35	175	0	123	0	0	0	5	0	748	4.3
14	Davante Adams D. Adams	119	34	182	0	119	0	0	0	5	0	724	4.0
15	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	116	35	234	0	116	0	0	0	3	0	702	3.0
16	Lenny Moore L. Moore	113	34	141			2
17	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	112	31	123	100	12	0	0	0	0	0	672	5.5
18	Mike Evans M. Evans	111	33	180	0	110	1	0	0	4	0	674	3.7
19	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	109	30	153	99	10	0	0	0	0	0	654	4.3
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	108	35	163	96	12	0	0	0		0	648	4.0
21	Antonio Gates A. Gates	104	35	190	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	624	3.3
22	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	102	30	116	66	36	0	0	0	1	0	614	5.3
23	Steve Largent S. Largent	101	35	200	1	100	0	0	2		0	608	3.0
24	Curtis Martin C. Martin	100	32	168	90	10	0	0	0	3	0	606	3.6
25	Tim Brown T. Brown	100	35	208	1	95	4	0	0	1	0	602	2.9

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000