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.
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.
Raheem Mostert scores his 19th TD of the season!
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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.
Raheem Mostert has 20 (TWENTY!) touchdowns this season!
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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.
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.
| Rank | Player | Team | Season | Rushing TDs |
| 1 | LaDanian Tomlinson | Chargers | 2006 | 28 |
| 2 | Shaun Alexander | Seahawks | 2005 | 27 |
| Priest Holmes | Chiefs | 2003 | 27 | |
| 4 | Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1995 | 25 |
| 5 | John Riggins | Washington | 1983 | 24 |
| 6 | Terry Allen | Washington | 1996 | 21 |
| Terrell Davis | Broncos | 1998 | 21 | |
| Priest Holmes | Chiefs | 2002 | 21 | |
| Joe Morris | Giants | 1985 | 21 | |
| Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1994 | 21 | |
| 11 | Larry Johnson | Chiefs | 2005 | 20 |
| 12 | Earl Campbell | Oilers | 1979 | 19 |
| Chuck Muncie | Chargers | 1981 | 19 | |
| Jim Taylor | Packers | 1962 | 19 | |
| 15 | LeGarrette Blount | Patriots | 2016 | 18 |
| Eric Dickerson | Rams | 1983 | 18 | |
| Marshall Faulk | Rams | 2000 | 18 | |
| Raheem Mostert | Dolphins | 2023 | 18 | |
| Adrian Peterson | Vikings | 2009 | 18 | |
| George Rogers | Washington | 1986 | 18 | |
| Spec Sanders | Yankees | 1947 | 18 | |
| Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1992 | 18 | |
| Jonathan Taylor | Colts | 2021 | 18 | |
| LaDanian Tomlinson | Chargers | 2005 | 18 | |
| DeAngelo Williams | Panthers | 2008 | 18 |
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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.
| Rank | Player | Team | Season | Total TDs |
| 1 | LaDainian Tomlinson | Chargers | 2006 | 31 |
| 2 | Shaun Alexander | Seahawks | 2005 | 28 |
| 3 | Priest Holmes | Chiefs | 2003 | 27 |
| 4 | Marshall Faulk | Rams | 2000 | 26 |
| 5 | Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1995 | 25 |
| 6 | Priest Holmes | Chiefs | 2002 | 24 |
| John Riggins | Washington | 1983 | 24 | |
| 8 | Terrell Davis | Broncos | 1998 | 23 |
| O.J. Simpson | Bills | 1975 | 23 | |
| Randy Moss | Patriots | 2007 | 23 | |
| Jerry Rice | 49ers | 1987 | 23 | |
| 12 | Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1994 | 22 |
| Chuck Foreman | Vikings | 1975 | 22 | |
| Gale Sayers | Bears | 1965 | 22 | |
| 15 | Marshall Faulk | Rams | 2001 | 21 |
| Larry Johnson | Chiefs | 2005 | 21 | |
| Todd Gurley | Rams | 2018 | 21 | |
| Jim Brown | Browns | 1965 | 21 | |
| Alvin Kamara | Saints | 2020 | 21 | |
| Terry Allen | Washington | 1996 | 21 | |
| Joe Morris | Giants | 1985 | 21 | |
| 22 | Raheem Mostert | Dolphins | 2023 | 20 |
| Ahman Green | Packers | 2003 | 20 | |
| Jonathan Taylor | Colts | 2021 | 20 | |
| Eric Dickerson | Rams | 1983 | 20 | |
| David Johnson | Cardinals | 2016 | 20 | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | Chargers | 2005 | 20 | |
| Shaun Alexander | Seahawks | 2004 | 20 | |
| DeAngelo Williams | Panthers | 2008 | 20 | |
| LeSean McCoy | Eagles | 2011 | 20 | |
| Austin Ekeler | Chargers | 2021 | 20 | |
| Leroy Kelly | Browns | 1968 | 20 | |
| Lenny Moore | Ravens | 1964 | 20 |
