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List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders

In American football, rushing and passing are the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field.[2] A rush, also known as a running play, generally occurs when the quarterback hands or tosses the ball backwards to the running back,[3] but other players, such as the quarterback, can run with the ball.[2] A rushing touchdown is a play where the runner carries the ball into the end zone without a forward pass being involved.[4][5]

LaDainian Tomlinson carrying a football in a San Diego Chargers uniform and helmet.
LaDainian Tomlinson holds the single-season rushing touchdowns record, running for 28 touchdowns in 2006.[1]

The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[6][7] In addition to the NFL rushing touchdowns leaders, league record books recognize the rushing touchdowns leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970.[8]

The record for rushing touchdowns in a season is held by LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers who rushed for 28 touchdowns in 2006.[1] Prior to Tomlinson's 2006 season, the record was jointly held by Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander, each rushing for 27 touchdowns in 2003 and 2005, respectively.[1][9] There have been eleven instances where a player has rushed for 20 or more touchdowns in a season and only two players, Emmitt Smith and Priest Holmes, have done so twice.[1] Jim Brown led the league in rushing touchdowns five times, the most of any player in league history.[10]

NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders

In 1965, Jim Brown led the league in rushing touchdowns for a fifth time, an NFL record.[10]
Emmitt Smith led the league three times and set the single-season record in 1995.[11] He is also the all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns.[12]
John Riggins led the league in 1983 with the first 20+ rushing touchdown season.[13]
Derrick Henry led the league in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020.[14]
Raheem Mostert is the most recent rushing touchdowns leader.[7]
Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most rushing touchdowns in the NFL
TDsThe total number of rushing touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season[A]
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^The player is an active player
*Player set the single-season rushing touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1932Bronko Nagurski†4*14Chicago Bears[7][16]
1933Glenn Presnell6*11Portsmouth Spartans[7][17]
1934Dutch Clark†8*12Detroit Lions[7][18]
Beattie Feathers11Chicago Bears[7][19]
1935Ernie Caddel612Detroit Lions[7][20]
1936Dutch Clark† (2)712Detroit Lions[7][18]
1937Cliff Battles†510Washington Redskins[7][21]
Dutch Clark† (3)11Detroit Lions[7][18]
Clarke Hinkle†11Green Bay Packers[7][22]
1938Andy Farkas69Washington Redskins[7][23]
1939Johnny Drake9*11Cleveland Rams[7][24]
1940Johnny Drake (2)911Cleveland Rams[7][24]
1941Hugh Gallarneau811Chicago Bears[7][25]
1942Gary Famiglietti810Chicago Bears[7][26]
1943Bill Paschal10*9New York Giants[7][27]
1944Bill Paschal (2)910New York Giants[7][27]
1945Steve Van Buren†15*10Philadelphia Eagles[7][28]
1946Ted Fritsch911Green Bay Packers[7][29]
1947Steve Van Buren† (2)1312Philadelphia Eagles[7][28]
1948Steve Van Buren† (3)1011Philadelphia Eagles[7][28]
1949Steve Van Buren† (4)1112Philadelphia Eagles[7][28]
1950Johnny Lujack1112Chicago Bears[7][30]
1951Rob Goode912Washington Redskins[7][31]
1952Dan Towler1012Los Angeles Rams[7][32]
1953Joe Perry†1012San Francisco 49ers[7][33]
1954Dan Towler (2)1112Los Angeles Rams[7][32]
1955Alan Ameche912Baltimore Colts[7][34]
1956Rick Casares1212Chicago Bears[7][35]
1957Jim Brown†912Cleveland Browns[7][36]
1958Jim Brown† (2)17*12Cleveland Browns[7][36]
1959Jim Brown† (3)1412Cleveland Browns[7][36]
1960Paul Hornung†1312Green Bay Packers[7][37]
1961Jim Taylor†1514Green Bay Packers[7][38]
1962Jim Taylor† (2)19*14Green Bay Packers[7][38]
1963Jim Brown† (4)1214Cleveland Browns[7][36]
1964Lenny Moore†1614Baltimore Colts[7][39]
1965Jim Brown† (5)1714Cleveland Browns[7][36]
1966Leroy Kelly†1514Cleveland Browns[7][40]
1967Leroy Kelly† (2)1114Cleveland Browns[7][40]
1968Leroy Kelly† (3)1614Cleveland Browns[7][40]
1969Tom Matte1114Baltimore Colts[7][41]
1970MacArthur Lane1114St. Louis Cardinals[7][42]
1971Duane Thomas1111Dallas Cowboys[7][43]
1972Mercury Morris1214Miami Dolphins[7][44]
1973Floyd Little†1214Denver Broncos[7][45]
O. J. Simpson†14Buffalo Bills[7][46]
1974Tom Sullivan1114Philadelphia Eagles[7][47]
1975Pete Banaszak1614Oakland Raiders[7][48]
O. J. Simpson† (2)14Buffalo Bills[7][46]
1976Franco Harris†1414Pittsburgh Steelers[7][49]
1977Walter Payton†1414Chicago Bears[7][50]
1978David Sims1412Seattle Seahawks[7][51]
1979Earl Campbell†1916Houston Oilers[7][52]
1980Earl Campbell† (2)1315Houston Oilers[7][52]
Billy Sims16Detroit Lions[7][53]
1981Chuck Muncie1915San Diego Chargers[7][54]
1982Marcus Allen†119Los Angeles Raiders[7][B][56]
1983John Riggins†24*15Washington Redskins[7][57]
1984Eric Dickerson†1416Los Angeles Rams[7][58]
John Riggins† (2)14Washington Redskins[7][57]
1985Joe Morris2116New York Giants[7][59]
1986George Rogers1815Washington Redskins[7][60]
1987Johnny Hector1111New York Jets[7][61]
Charles White15Los Angeles Rams[7][62]
1988Greg Bell1616Los Angeles Rams[7][63]
1989Greg Bell (2)1516Los Angeles Rams[7][63]
1990Derrick Fenner1416Seattle Seahawks[7][64]
Cleveland Gary15Los Angeles Rams[7][65]
1991Barry Sanders†1615Detroit Lions[7][66]
1992Emmitt Smith†1816Dallas Cowboys[7][67]
1993Marcus Allen† (2)1216Kansas City Chiefs[7][56]
1994Emmitt Smith† (2)2115Dallas Cowboys[7][67]
1995Emmitt Smith† (3)25*16Dallas Cowboys[7][67]
1996Terry Allen2116Washington Redskins[7][68]
1997Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar1516Miami Dolphins[7][69]
Terrell Davis†15Denver Broncos[7][70]
1998Terrell Davis† (2)2116Denver Broncos[7][70]
1999Stephen Davis1714Washington Redskins[7][71]
2000Marshall Faulk†1814St. Louis Rams[7][72]
2001Shaun Alexander1416Seattle Seahawks[7][73]
2002Priest Holmes2114Kansas City Chiefs[7][74]
2003Priest Holmes (2)27*16Kansas City Chiefs[7][74]
2004LaDainian Tomlinson†1715San Diego Chargers[7][75]
2005Shaun Alexander (2)2716Seattle Seahawks[7][73]
2006LaDainian Tomlinson† (2)28*16San Diego Chargers[7][75]
2007LaDainian Tomlinson† (3)1516San Diego Chargers[7][75]
2008DeAngelo Williams1816Carolina Panthers[7][76]
2009Adrian Peterson1816Minnesota Vikings[7][77]
2010Arian Foster1616Houston Texans[7][78]
2011LeSean McCoy1715Philadelphia Eagles[7][79]
2012Arian Foster (2)1516Houston Texans[7][78]
2013Jamaal Charles1215Kansas City Chiefs[7][80]
Marshawn Lynch16Seattle Seahawks[7][81]
2014Marshawn Lynch (2)1316Seattle Seahawks[7][81]
DeMarco Murray16Dallas Cowboys[7][82]
2015Devonta Freeman1115Atlanta Falcons[7][83]
Jeremy Hill16Cincinnati Bengals[7][84]
Adrian Peterson (2)16Minnesota Vikings[7][77]
DeAngelo Williams (2)16Pittsburgh Steelers[7][76]
2016LeGarrette Blount1816New England Patriots[7][85]
2017Todd Gurley1315Los Angeles Rams[7][86]
2018Todd Gurley (2)1714Los Angeles Rams[7][86]
2019Derrick Henry^1615Tennessee Titans[7][87]
Aaron Jones^16Green Bay Packers[7][88]
2020Derrick Henry^ (2)1716Tennessee Titans[7][87]
2021Jonathan Taylor^1817Indianapolis Colts[7][89]
2022Jamaal Williams^1717Detroit Lions[7][90]
2023Raheem Mostert^1815Miami Dolphins[7][91]

AFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders

Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most rushing touchdowns in the AFL
TDsThe total number of rushing touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season
*Player set the single-season rushing touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1960Abner Haynes9*14Dallas Texans[7][92]
1961Abner Haynes (2)914Dallas Texans[7][92]
Paul Lowe14San Diego Chargers[7][93]
1962Cookie Gilchrist13*14Buffalo Bills[7][94]
Abner Haynes (3)14Dallas Texans[7][92]
1963Cookie Gilchrist (2)1214Buffalo Bills[7][94]
1964Sid Blanks614Houston Oilers[7][95]
Cookie Gilchrist (3)14Buffalo Bills[7][94]
Daryle Lamonica14Buffalo Bills[7][96]
1965Wray Carlton614Buffalo Bills[7][97]
Cookie Gilchrist (4)14Denver Broncos[7][94]
Paul Lowe (2)14San Diego Chargers[7][93]
Curtis McClinton14Kansas City Chiefs[7][98]
1966Jim Nance1114Boston Patriots[7][99]
1967Emerson Boozer108New York Jets[7][100]
1968Paul Robinson814Cincinnati Bengals[7][101]
1969Jim Kiick914Miami Dolphins[7][102]

Most seasons leading the league

CountPlayerSeasonsTeam(s)Refs
5Jim Brown1957–1959, 1963, 1965Cleveland Browns[7][36]
4Cookie Gilchrist1962–1965Buffalo Bills (3) / Denver Broncos (1)[7][94]
Steve Van Buren1945, 1947–1949Philadelphia Eagles[7][28]
3Dutch Clark1934, 1936, 1937Detroit Lions[7][18]
Abner Haynes1960–1962Dallas Texans[7][92]
Leroy Kelly1966–1968Cleveland Browns[7][40]
Emmitt Smith1992, 1994, 1995Dallas Cowboys[7][67]
LaDainian Tomlinson2004, 2006, 2007San Diego Chargers[7][75]

See also

Notes

References

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