which rusher has the most tds before turning 24

Barry Sanders has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a running back younger than 24, with 43 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
Which rusher has the most rushing tds before turning 24 years old?
NAMERUSH TDGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
43
46
4,322
877
4.9
94.0
1,069
101
10.6
23.2
4
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
41
48
4,213
979
4.3
87.8
821
132
6.2
17.1
2
3Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
39
49
3,580
675
5.3
73.1
1,449
181
228
8.0
29.6
10
4Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
34
47
2,533
530
4.8
53.9
1,408
148
192
9.5
30.0
4
5Clinton Portis
C. Portis
34
44
4,414
906
4.9
100.3
913
111
156
8.2
20.8
4
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
34
41
3,921
846
4.6
95.6
631
75
8.4
15.4
2
7Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
33
43
3,841
756
5.1
89.3
802
104
130
7.7
18.7
3
8Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
29
44
3,296
786
4.2
74.9
1,303
128
171
10.2
29.6
6
9Edgerrin James
E. James
29
38
3,924
907
4.3
103.3
1,373
149
203
9.2
36.1
9
10Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
29
45
2,947
801
3.7
65.5
1,425
164
8.7
31.7
4
11Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
28
43
3,087
732
4.2
71.8
752
107
136
7.0
17.5
0
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
28
40
4,048
868
4.7
101.2
1,199
135
173
8.9
30.0
6
13LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
28
46
3,026
635
4.8
65.8
1,215
166
214
7.3
26.4
5
14Curtis Martin
C. Martin
28
32
2,639
684
3.9
82.5
594
76
7.8
18.6
4
15Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
26
32
2,008
590
3.4
62.8
400
52
7.7
12.5
1
16Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
26
45
2,655
622
4.3
59.0
772
103
7.5
17.2
2
17Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
25
51
3,910
805
4.9
76.7
1,738
198
261
8.8
34.1
9
18Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
25
45
3,247
734
4.4
72.2
1,315
152
189
8.7
29.2
5
19Natrone Means
N. Means
25
42
2,725
689
4.0
64.9
340
56
6.1
8.1
0
20Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
48
2,920
623
4.7
60.8
2,523
303
379
8.3
52.6
15
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
24
32
2,919
711
4.1
91.2
856
138
175
6.2
26.8
1
22Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
23
38
2,189
520
4.2
57.6
334
46
59
7.3
8.8
1
23T.J. Duckett
T.J. Duckett
23
41
1,795
431
4.2
43.8
170
23
27
7.4
4.1
0
24Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
22
34
2,189
498
4.4
64.4
560
77
96
7.3
16.5
1
25Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
22
31
1,611
314
5.1
52.0
1,535
162
205
9.5
49.5
9
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