which rookie running back led the nfl in touchdowns since 2014

Since 2014, Ezekiel Elliott has the most total touchdowns by a rookie running back, with 16 touchdowns in 2016.

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	16	2016	DAL	15	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	6.4
2	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	15	2018	NYG	16	11	4	0	0	0	1	0	92	5.8
3	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	14	2017	NO	16	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	86	5.4
4	David Johnson D. Johnson	13	2015	ARI	16	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	78	4.9
5	RJ Harvey	12	2025	DEN	17	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.2
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	12	2020	IND	15	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.8
7	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	11	2023	DET	15	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.4
8	De'Von Achane D. Achane	11	2023	MIA	11	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	6.0
9	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	11	2020	WAS	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.7
10	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	11	2017	KC	16	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.1
11	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	10	2025	LV	17	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	60	3.5
12	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	10	2025	NE	17	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	3.5
13	Najee Harris N. Harris	10	2021	PIT	17	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	60	3.5
14	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	10	2020	DET	13	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
15	James Robinson J. Robinson	10	2020	JAX	14	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	62	4.4
16	Phillip Lindsay P. Lindsay	10	2018	DEN	15	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.0
17	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	10	2018	CLE	16	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	60	3.8
18	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	10	2017	JAX	13	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
19	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	10	2015	STL	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
20	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	9	2022	SEA	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.6
21	J.K. Dobbins	9	2020	BAL	15	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	58	3.9
22	Karlos Williams K. Williams	9	2015	BUF	11	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	54	4.9
23	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	9	2014	CIN	16	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.4
24	Jacory Croskey-Merritt J. Croskey-Merritt	8	2025	WAS	17	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	2.8
25	Bucky Irving B. Irving	8	2024	TB	17	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	2.8

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