Most rushing touchdowns in a season: Raheem Mostert joins exclusive list after scoring 20th TD of 2023

Jacob Camenker

Most rushing touchdowns in a season: Raheem Mostert joins exclusive list after scoring 20th TD of 2023 image

Raheem Mostert entered the 2023 NFL season with 19 total touchdowns to his name.

He has more than doubled that mark in his second season with the Dolphins.

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Mostert scored two touchdowns in the first half of Miami's Week 15 matchup with the Jets as he continued to build upon his career-best season. His first came on a third-down run to the left during which he outleveraged the New York defense.

Mostert's second score was similar to the first. This time, he took a toss play to the left and was able to waltz into the end zone untouched.

The touchdowns were Mostert's 19th and 20th of the NFL season. He now is the Dolphins' single-season touchdown leader and will have a few weeks to continue to build on that record.

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But where does Mostert rank among the best single-season touchdown scorers in NFL history? Here's what to know about his success on the ground and in total.

Most rushing touchdowns in a season

Mostert has scored 18 rushing touchdowns (and counting) during the 2023 NFL season. That has only been achieved 25 times in NFL history.

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However, Mostert still has a ways to go before he can rival the NFL's single-season rushing touchdowns leader. That record belongs to Hall of Famer LaDanian Tomlinson, who scored a whopping 28 times on the ground during the 2006 season.

Below is a look at the 25 times a player has recorded at least 18 rushing touchdowns in a season.

RankPlayerTeamSeasonRushing TDs
1LaDanian TomlinsonChargers200628
2Shaun AlexanderSeahawks200527
 Priest HolmesChiefs200327
4Emmitt SmithCowboys199525
5John RigginsWashington198324
6Terry AllenWashington199621
 Terrell DavisBroncos199821
 Priest HolmesChiefs200221
 Joe MorrisGiants198521
 Emmitt SmithCowboys199421
11Larry JohnsonChiefs200520
12Earl CampbellOilers197919
 Chuck MuncieChargers198119
 Jim TaylorPackers196219
15LeGarrette BlountPatriots201618
 Eric DickersonRams198318
 Marshall FaulkRams200018
 Raheem MostertDolphins202318
 Adrian PetersonVikings200918
 George RogersWashington198618
 Spec SandersYankees194718
 Emmitt SmithCowboys199218
 Jonathan TaylorColts202118
 LaDanian TomlinsonChargers200518
 DeAngelo WilliamsPanthers200818

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Most total touchdowns in a season

Tomlinson is also the NFL's single-season total touchdowns leader, as he recorded 31 total during the 2006 season, adding three receiving touchdowns to his 28 on the ground.

Mostert has 20 total touchdowns which is tied for the 22nd-most in NFL history. That feat has only been achieved 19 times since 2000, so his performance is certainly impressive.

Below is a look at the 32 times in NFL history that a player has scored at least 20 touchdowns.

RankPlayerTeamSeasonTotal TDs
1LaDainian TomlinsonChargers200631
2Shaun AlexanderSeahawks200528
3Priest HolmesChiefs200327
4Marshall FaulkRams200026
5Emmitt SmithCowboys199525
6Priest HolmesChiefs200224
 John RigginsWashington198324
8Terrell DavisBroncos199823
 O.J. SimpsonBills197523
 Randy MossPatriots200723
 Jerry Rice49ers198723
12Emmitt SmithCowboys199422
 Chuck ForemanVikings197522
 Gale SayersBears196522
15Marshall FaulkRams200121
 Larry JohnsonChiefs200521
 Todd GurleyRams201821
 Jim BrownBrowns196521
 Alvin KamaraSaints202021
 Terry AllenWashington199621
 Joe MorrisGiants198521
22Raheem MostertDolphins202320
 Ahman GreenPackers200320
 Jonathan TaylorColts202120
 Eric DickersonRams198320
 David JohnsonCardinals201620
 LaDainian TomlinsonChargers200520
 Shaun AlexanderSeahawks200420
 DeAngelo WilliamsPanthers200820
 LeSean McCoyEagles201120
 Austin EkelerChargers202120
 Leroy KellyBrowns196820
 Lenny MooreRavens196420

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Jacob Camenker

Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.