what are the most total tds in a season by a running back

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most total touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 2006.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
31
2006
SD SD
16
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
186
11.6
2 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
2005
SEA SEA
16
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
168
10.5
3 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
27
2003
KC KC
16
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
10.1
4 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
2000
STL STL
14
18
8
0
0
0
2
0
160
11.4
5 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
25
1995
DAL DAL
16
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
9.4
6 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
24
2002
KC KC
14
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
144
10.3
7 John Riggins
J. Riggins
24
1983
WAS WAS
15
24
0
0
0
0
0
144
9.6
8 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
23
1998
DEN DEN
16
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
9 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
23
1975
BUF BUF
14
16
7
0
0
0
0
138
9.9
10 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
1994
DAL DAL
15
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
132
8.8
11 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
22
1975
MIN MIN
14
13
9
0
0
0
0
132
9.4
12 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
22
1965
CHI CHI
14
14
6
2
0
0
0
132
9.4
13 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
21
2023
MIA MIA
15
18
3
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
14 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
21
2023
SF SF
16
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
15 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
21
2020
NO NO
15
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
126
8.4
16 Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
21
2018
LAR LAR
14
17
4
0
0
0
3
0
132
9.4
17 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
21
2005
KC KC
16
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
18 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
21
2001
STL STL
14
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
128
9.1
19 Terry Allen
T. Allen
21
1996
WAS WAS
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
20 Joe Morris
J. Morris
21
1985
NYG NYG
16
21
0
0
0
0
0
126
7.9
21 Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
1965
CLE CLE
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
126
9.0
22 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
20
2024
DET DET
17
16
4
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
23 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
20
2021
LAC LAC
16
12
8
0
0
0
2
0
124
7.8
24 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
20
2021
IND IND
17
18
2
0
0
0
0
0
120
7.1
25 David Johnson
D. Johnson
20
2016
ARI ARI
16
16
4
0
0
0
1
0
122
7.6
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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