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Leaders Table
Rank	Player	TD	Year	Tm
1	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)	28	2006	SDG
2	Shaun Alexander (28)	27	2005	SEA
	Priest Holmes (29)	27	2003	KAN
4	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	25	1995	DAL
5	John Riggins+ (34)	24	1983	WAS
6	Terry Allen (28)	21	1996	WAS
	Terrell Davis+ (25)	21	1998	DEN
	Priest Holmes (28)	21	2002	KAN
	Joe Morris (24)	21	1985	NYG
	Emmitt Smith+ (25)	21	1994	DAL
11	Larry Johnson (25)	20	2005	KAN
12	Earl Campbell+ (24)	19	1979	HOU
	Chuck Muncie (28)	19	1981	SDG
	Jim Taylor+ (26)	19	1962	GNB
15	LeGarrette Blount (29)	18	2016	NWE
	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	18	1983	RAM
	Marshall Faulk+ (27)	18	2000	STL
	Adrian Peterson (24)	18	2009	MIN
	George Rogers (27)	18	1986	WAS
	Spec Sanders (29)	18	1947	NYY
	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	18	1992	DAL
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)	18	2005	SDG
	DeAngelo Williams (25)	18	2008	CAR
24	Jim Brown+ (22)	17	1958	CLE
	Jim Brown+ (29)	17	1965	CLE
	Stephen Davis (25)	17	1999	WAS
	Todd Gurley (24)	17	2018	LAR
	Larry Johnson (26)	17	2006	KAN
	LeSean McCoy (23)	17	2011	PHI
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)	17	2004	SDG
	Michael Turner (26)	17	2008	ATL
32	Shaun Alexander (25)	16	2002	SEA
	Shaun Alexander (27)	16	2004	SEA
	Pete Banaszak (31)	16	1975	OAK
	Greg Bell (26)	16	1988	RAM
	Arian Foster (24)	16	2010	HOU
	David Johnson (24)	16	2016	ARI
	Leroy Kelly+ (26)	16	1968	CLE
	Lenny Moore+ (30)	16	1964	BAL
	Barry Sanders+ (23)	16	1991	DET
	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	16	1975	BUF
	Ricky Williams (25)	16	2002	MIA
43	Karim Abdul-Jabbar (23)	15	1997	MIA
	Mike Anderson (26)	15	2000	DEN
	Greg Bell (27)	15	1989	RAM
	Terrell Davis+ (24)	15	1997	DEN
	Maurice Jones-Drew (24)	15	2009	JAX
	Ezekiel Elliott (21)	15	2016	DAL
	Arian Foster (26)	15	2012	HOU
	Ahman Green (26)	15	2003	GNB
	Brandon Jacobs (26)	15	2008	NYG
	Leroy Kelly+ (24)	15	1966	CLE
	Clinton Portis (21)	15	2002	DEN
	Jim Taylor+ (25)	15	1961	GNB
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)	15	2007	SDG
	Steve Van Buren+ (24)	15	1945	PHI
	Chris Warren (27)	15	1995	SEA
	LenDale White (23)	15	2008	TEN
	Ickey Woods (22)	15	1988	CIN
60	Shaun Alexander (24)	14	2001	SEA
	Shaun Alexander (26)	14	2003	SEA
	Jamal Anderson (25)	14	1998	ATL
	Ottis Anderson (32)	14	1989	NYG
	Marion Barber (23)	14	2006	DAL
	Jim Brown+ (23)	14	1959	CLE
	John David Crow (27)	14	1962	STL
	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	14	1984	RAM
	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	14	1988	IND
	Derrick Fenner (23)	14	1990	SEA
	Cleveland Gary (24)	14	1990	RAM
	Eddie George (26)	14	2000	TEN
	Rodney Hampton (23)	14	1992	NYG
	Franco Harris+ (26)	14	1976	PIT
	Priest Holmes (30)	14	2004	KAN
	Chris Johnson (23)	14	2009	TEN
	Pete Johnson (25)	14	1979	CIN
	Pete Johnson (29)	14	1983	CIN
	Thomas Jones (31)	14	2009	NYJ
	Alvin Kamara (23)	14	2018	NOR
	Jamal Lewis (24)	14	2003	BAL
	Curtis Martin+ (22)	14	1995	NWE
	Curtis Martin+ (23)	14	1996	NWE
	Joe Morris (25)	14	1986	NYG
	Cam Newton (22)	14	2011	CAR
	Walter Payton+ (23)	14	1977	CHI
	Walter Payton+ (25)	14	1979	CHI
	Clinton Portis (22)	14	2003	DEN
	John Riggins+ (35)	14	1984	WAS
	Barry Sanders+ (21)	14	1989	DET
	Gale Sayers+ (22)	14	1965	CHI
	David Sims (22)	14	1978	SEA
	Lamar Smith (29)	14	2000	MIA
	Fred Taylor (22)	14	1998	JAX
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)	14	2002	SDG
95	Marcus Allen+ (24)	13	1984	RAI
	Terry Allen (24)	13	1992	MIN
	Tiki Barber (29)	13	2004	NYG
	Jerome Bettis+ (32)	13	2004	PIT
	Jim Brown+ (26)	13	1962	CLE
	Earl Campbell+ (23)	13	1978	HOU
	Earl Campbell+ (25)	13	1980	HOU
	Domanick Williams (23)	13	2004	HOU
	Terrell Davis+ (23)	13	1996	DEN
	Corey Dillon (31)	13	2006	NWE
	Maurice Jones-Drew (21)	13	2006	JAX
	Chuck Foreman (24)	13	1975	MIN
	Chuck Foreman (25)	13	1976	MIN
	Cookie Gilchrist (27)	13	1962	BUF
	BenJarvus Green-Ellis (25)	13	2010	NWE
	Todd Gurley (23)	13	2017	LAR
	Abner Haynes (24)	13	1962	DTX
	Travis Henry (23)	13	2002	BUF
	Dalton Hilliard (25)	13	1989	NOR
	Paul Hornung+ (24)	13	1960	GNB
	Steven Jackson (23)	13	2006	STL
	Edgerrin James (21)	13	1999	IND
	Edgerrin James (22)	13	2000	IND
	Edgerrin James (27)	13	2005	IND
	Thomas Jones (30)	13	2008	NYJ
	Marshawn Lynch (28)	13	2014	SEA
	Deuce McAllister (23)	13	2002	NOR
	LeSean McCoy (28)	13	2016	BUF
	Willis McGahee (22)	13	2004	BUF
	Rashard Mendenhall (23)	13	2010	PIT
	Alfred Morris (23)	13	2012	WAS
	DeMarco Murray (26)	13	2014	DAL
	Willie Parker (25)	13	2006	PIT
	Walter Payton+ (22)	13	1976	CHI
	Gerald Riggs (23)	13	1984	ATL
	John Riggins+ (32)	13	1981	WAS
	George Rogers (22)	13	1981	NOR
	Barry Sanders+ (22)	13	1990	DET
	Billy Sims (24)	13	1980	DET
	Billy Sims (25)	13	1981	DET
	Emmitt Smith+ (29)	13	1998	DAL
	James Stewart (27)	13	1999	JAX
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)	13	2003	SDG
	Steve Van Buren+ (26)	13	1947	PHI
	Curt Warner (22)	13	1983	SEA
	Curt Warner (25)	13	1986	SEA
	Ricky Watters (27)	13	1996	PHI
	James Wilder (26)	13	1984	TAM
143	Joseph Addai (24)	12	2007	IND
	Marcus Allen+ (30)	12	1990	RAI
	Marcus Allen+ (33)	12	1993	KAN
	Mike Anderson (31)	12	2005	DEN
	Neal Anderson (24)	12	1988	CHI
	Jim Brown+ (27)	12	1963	CLE
	Earl Campbell+ (28)	12	1983	HOU
	Rick Casares (25)	12	1956	CHI
	Jamaal Charles (26)	12	2013	KAN
	James Conner (23)	12	2018	PIT
	Larry Csonka+ (32)	12	1979	MIA
	Stephen Davis (31)	12	2005	CAR
	Eric Dickerson+ (25)	12	1985	RAM
	Corey Dillon (29)	12	2004	NWE
	Corey Dillon (30)	12	2005	NWE
	Tony Dorsett+ (23)	12	1977	DAL
	Maurice Jones-Drew (23)	12	2008	JAX
	Marshall Faulk+ (28)	12	2001	STL
	Eddie George (28)	12	2002	TEN
	Cookie Gilchrist (28)	12	1963	BUF
	Steve Grogan (23)	12	1976	NWE
	Derrick Henry (24)	12	2018	TEN
	Mark Ingram (27)	12	2017	NOR
	Pete Johnson (27)	12	1981	CIN
	Pete Johnson (30)	12	1984	2TM
	Rudi Johnson (24)	12	2004	CIN
	Rudi Johnson (25)	12	2005	CIN
	Rudi Johnson (26)	12	2006	CIN
	Floyd Little+ (31)	12	1973	DEN
	Marshawn Lynch (25)	12	2011	SEA
	Marshawn Lynch (27)	12	2013	SEA
	Curtis Martin+ (31)	12	2004	NYJ
	Willis McGahee (27)	12	2009	BAL
	Natrone Means (22)	12	1994	SDG
	Mercury Morris (25)	12	1972	MIA
	Chuck Muncie (30)	12	1983	SDG
	Latavius Murray (26)	12	2016	OAK
	Don Nottingham (26)	12	1975	MIA
	Christian Okoye (28)	12	1989	KAN
	Adrian Peterson (22)	12	2007	MIN
	Adrian Peterson (25)	12	2010	MIN
	Adrian Peterson (26)	12	2011	MIN
	Adrian Peterson (27)	12	2012	MIN
	Ray Rice (24)	12	2011	BAL
	Robb Riddick (31)	12	1988	BUF
	Stevan Ridley (23)	12	2012	NWE
	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	12	1973	BUF
	Antowain Smith (29)	12	2001	NWE
	Emmitt Smith+ (22)	12	1991	DAL
	Emmitt Smith+ (27)	12	1996	DAL
	Fred Taylor (24)	12	2000	JAX
	Jim Taylor+ (28)	12	1964	GNB
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (30)	12	2009	SDG
	Michael Turner (28)	12	2010	ATL
	Wendell Tyler (26)	12	1981	RAM
	Herschel Walker (24)	12	1986	DAL
	Clarence Williams (24)	12	1979	SDG
202	Karim Abdul-Jabbar (22)	11	1996	MIA
	Marcus Allen+ (22)	11	1982	RAI
	Marcus Allen+ (25)	11	1985	RAI
	Marcus Allen+ (37)	11	1997	KAN
	Neal Anderson (25)	11	1989	CHI
	Ottis Anderson (33)	11	1990	NYG
	Tiki Barber (27)	11	2002	NYG
	Saquon Barkley (21)	11	2018	NYG
	Brad Baxter (24)	11	1991	NYJ
	Jerome Bettis+ (24)	11	1996	PIT
	Emerson Boozer (29)	11	1972	NYJ
	Bill Brown (30)	11	1968	MIN
	Joe Cribbs (22)	11	1980	BUF
	Ron Davenport (22)	11	1985	MIA
	Stephen Davis (26)	11	2000	WAS
	Curtis Dickey (23)	11	1980	BAL
	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	11	1986	RAM
	Tony Dorsett+ (26)	11	1980	DAL
	T.J. Duckett (22)	11	2003	ATL
	Marshall Faulk+ (21)	11	1994	IND
	Marshall Faulk+ (22)	11	1995	IND
	Barry Foster (23)	11	1992	PIT
	Devonta Freeman (23)	11	2015	ATL
	Devonta Freeman (24)	11	2016	ATL
	Ryan Grant (26)	11	2009	GNB
	BenJarvus Green-Ellis (26)	11	2011	NWE
	Franco Harris+ (27)	11	1977	PIT
	Franco Harris+ (29)	11	1979	PIT
	Johnny Hector (26)	11	1987	NYJ
	Jeremy Hill (22)	11	2015	CIN
	Peyton Hillis (24)	11	2010	CLE
	Horace Ivory (24)	11	1978	NWE
	Edgerrin James (25)	11	2003	IND
	Chris Johnson (24)	11	2010	TEN
	Aaron Jones (24)	11	2019	GNB
	Leroy Kelly+ (25)	11	1967	CLE
	Eddie Lacy (23)	11	2013	GNB
	MacArthur Lane (28)	11	1970	STL
	Johnny Lujack (25)	11	1950	CHI
	Marshawn Lynch (26)	11	2012	SEA
	Doug Martin (23)	11	2012	TAM
	Tom Matte (30)	11	1969	BAL
	Christian McCaffrey (23)	11	2019	CAR
	Terdell Middleton (23)	11	1978	GNB
	Lydell Mitchell (26)	11	1975	BAL
	Chuck Muncie (26)	11	1979	NOR
	Jim Nance (23)	11	1966	BOS
	Walter Payton+ (24)	11	1978	CHI
	Walter Payton+ (30)	11	1984	CHI
	Adrian Peterson (30)	11	2015	MIN
	Clinton Portis (24)	11	2005	WAS
	Clinton Portis (26)	11	2007	WAS
	Errict Rhett (24)	11	1995	TAM
	Trent Richardson (22)	11	2012	CLE
	Gerald Riggs (30)	11	1991	WAS
	Tobin Rote (28)	11	1956	GNB
	Barry Sanders+ (27)	11	1995	DET
	Barry Sanders+ (28)	11	1996	DET
	Barry Sanders+ (29)	11	1997	DET
	Emmitt Smith+ (21)	11	1990	DAL
	Emmitt Smith+ (30)	11	1999	DAL
	Sherman Smith (24)	11	1979	SEA
	Kordell Stewart (24)	11	1997	PIT
	Tom Sullivan (24)	11	1974	PHI
	Jim Taylor+ (24)	11	1960	GNB
	Duane Thomas (24)	11	1971	DAL
	Thurman Thomas+ (24)	11	1990	BUF
	Mike Tolbert (24)	11	2010	SDG
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (29)	11	2008	SDG
	Dan Towler (26)	11	1954	RAM
	Michael Turner (29)	11	2011	ATL
	Steve Van Buren+ (28)	11	1949	PHI
	Ricky Watters (26)	11	1995	PHI
	Charles White (29)	11	1987	RAM
	DeAngelo Williams (32)	11	2015	PIT
	Moe Williams (28)	11	2002	MIN
	Ricky Williams (32)	11	2009	MIA

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