which running back had the highest touchdown per game in a season

4 players are tied for the most touchdowns per game played by a running back in a season, with 2. The first three are Christian McCaffrey and Antonio Williams in 2020 and Wes Hills in 2019.

	NAME	TD/GP	TD	GP	SEASON	TM	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2	6	3	2020	CAR	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	12.0
2	Antonio Williams A. Williams	2	2	1	2020	BUF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12.0
3	Wes Hills W. Hills	2	2	1	2019	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12.0
4	Greg Hill G. Hill	2	4	2	1998	STL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	12.0
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1.94	31	16	2006	SD	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	186	11.6
6	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	1.88	15	8	2004	KC	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	90	11.3
7	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1.86	26	14	2000	STL	18	8	0	0	0	2	0	160	11.4
8	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	1.8	18	10	1945	PHI	15	2	1	0	2		0	110	11.0
9	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1.75	28	16	2005	SEA	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	168	10.5
10	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	1.71	24	14	2002	KC	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	144	10.3
11	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	1.69	27	16	2003	KC	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	162	10.1
12	O.J. Simpson	1.64	23	14	1975	BUF	16	7	0	0	0		0	138	9.9
13	Emerson Boozer E. Boozer	1.63	13	8	1967	NYJ	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
14	John Riggins J. Riggins	1.6	24	15	1983	WAS	24	0	0	0	0		0	144	9.6
15	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	1.57	22	14	1975	MIN	13	9	0	0	0		0	132	9.4
16	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	1.57	22	14	1965	CHI	14	6	2	0	0		0	132	9.4
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1.56	25	16	1995	DAL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	9.4
18	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1.56	14	9	1982	RAI	11	3	0	0	0		0	84	9.3
19	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1.5	21	14	2018	LAR	17	4	0	0	0	3	0	132	9.4
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1.5	21	14	2001	STL	12	9	0	0	0	1	0	128	9.1
21	Alvin Blount A. Blount	1.5	3	2	1987	DAL	3	0	0	0	0		0	18	9.0
22	Jim Brown J. Brown	1.5	21	14	1965	CLE	17	4	0	0	0		0	126	9.0
23	Jim Brown J. Brown	1.5	18	12	1958	CLE	17	1	0	0	0		0	108	9.0
24	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1.47	22	15	1994	DAL	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	132	8.8
25	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	1.44	13	9	1982	RAM	9	4	0	0	0		0	78	8.7

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