Since 1990, Ezekiel Elliott, Clinton Portis and Mike Anderson are tied for the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie, with 15 touchdowns.
| NAME | RUSH TD | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Elliott | 15 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2 |  | C. Portis | 15 | 2002 |  DEN | 16 | 1,508 | 273 | 5.5 | 94.3 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 3 | | M. Anderson | 15 | 2000 | DEN | 16 | 1,487 | 297 | 5.0 | 92.9 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 4 |  | C. Newton | 14 | 2011 |  CAR | 16 | 706 | 126 | 5.6 | 44.1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 5 | | F. Taylor | 14 | 1998 |  JAX | 15 | 1,223 | 264 | 4.6 | 81.5 | 421 | 44 | 9.6 | 28.1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  | C. Martin | 14 | 1995 |  NE | 16 | 1,487 | 368 | 4.0 | 92.9 | 261 | 30 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| 7 | | A. Morris | 13 | 2012 |  WAS | 16 | 1,613 | 335 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 8 | | M. Jones-Drew | 13 | 2006 | JAX | 16 | 941 | 166 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 9 | | W. McGahee | 13 | 2004 |  BUF | 16 | 1,128 | 284 | 4.0 | 70.5 | 169 | 22 | 36 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 10 |  | E. James | 13 | 1999 |  IND | 16 | 1,553 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 |
| 11 |  | A. Peterson | 12 | 2007 |  MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 238 | 5.6 | 95.8 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 12 |  | A. Gibson | 11 | 2020 | WAS | 14 | 795 | 170 | 4.7 | 56.8 | 247 | 36 | 44 | 6.9 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 13 |  | J. Taylor | 11 | 2020 | IND | 15 | 1,169 | 232 | 5.0 | 77.9 | 299 | 36 | 39 | 8.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 14 |  | S. Barkley | 11 | 2018 |  NYG | 16 | 1,307 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 |
| 15 | | E. Lacy | 11 | 2013 |  GB | 15 | 1,178 | 284 | 4.1 | 78.5 | 257 | 35 | 44 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 16 |  | D. Martin | 11 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 1,454 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 17 | | T. Richardson | 11 | 2012 |  CLE | 15 | 950 | 267 | 3.6 | 63.3 | 367 | 51 | 70 | 7.2 | 24.5 | 1 |
| 18 | | A. al-Jabbar | 11 | 1996 |  MIA | 16 | 1,116 | 307 | 3.6 | 69.8 | 139 | 23 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | M. Faulk | 11 | 1994 | IND | 16 | 1,282 | 314 | 4.1 | 80.1 | 522 | 52 | 10.0 | 32.6 | 1 | |
| 20 |  | E. Smith | 11 | 1990 | DAL | 16 | 937 | 241 | 3.9 | 58.6 | 228 | 24 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | J. Gibbs | 10 | 2023 |  DET | 15 | 945 | 182 | 5.2 | 63.0 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 22 |  | T. Gurley | 10 | 2015 |  STL | 13 | 1,106 | 229 | 4.8 | 85.1 | 188 | 21 | 26 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 23 | | T. Hightower | 10 | 2008 |  ARI | 16 | 399 | 143 | 2.8 | 24.9 | 237 | 34 | 50 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 24 | | J. Stewart | 10 | 2008 | CAR | 16 | 836 | 184 | 4.5 | 52.3 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 25 |  | L. Tomlinson | 10 | 2001 |  SD | 16 | 1,236 | 339 | 3.6 | 77.3 | 367 | 59 | 74 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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