who has the most touchdowns in their rookie sell time

Gale Sayers has the most total touchdowns by a rookie, with 22 touchdowns in 1965.

NAMETDGPSEASONTMRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
14
1965
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
2Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
20
16
1983
18
2
0
0
0
0
120
7.5
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
17
16
2002
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
4Edgerrin James
E. James
17
16
1999
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
5Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
16
1998
0
17
0
0
0
2
0
106
6.6
6Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
17
15
1998
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
7Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
16
15
2016
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.4
8Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
16
2006
13
2
1
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
9Billy Sims
B. Sims
16
16
1980
13
3
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
10Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
16
2018
11
4
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
11Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
15
16
2000
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
12Curtis Martin
C. Martin
15
16
1995
14
1
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
13Ickey Woods
I. Woods
15
16
1988
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
14Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
15
14
1962
13
2
0
8
14
0
0
128
9.1
15Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
14
16
2017
8
5
1
0
0
1
0
86
5.4
16Cam Newton
C. Newton
14
16
2011
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
17Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14
15
1989
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.6
18Herschel Walker
H. Walker
14
16
1986
12
2
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
19Curt Warner
C. Warner
14
16
1983
13
1
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
20Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
9
1982
11
3
0
0
0
0
84
9.3
21Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
13
17
2021
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.6
22David Johnson
D. Johnson
13
16
2015
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
23Alfred Morris
A. Morris
13
16
2012
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
13
14
2007
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
25Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
13
16
2004
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
4.9
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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