Alvin Kamara didn’t just make New Orleans Saints franchise history with his touchdown run against the New England Patriots last week — he earned his place in the NFL record books, too. Kamara hit the end zone for the 73rd time in his 90-game career, putting him in a four-way tie to rank 96th in league history. And he’s distinguished himself among some rare company.
Kamara is the only player in that group to score this many touchdowns with a single team, and he’s also done it in the fewest games among his peers. Here’s how they stack up:
- Alvin Kamara: 90 games with one team
- Brian Westbrook: 121 games with two teams
- Roger Craig: 165 games with three teams
- Stanley Morgan: 196 games with two teams
Westbrook was a Philadelphia Eagles fan-favorite who helped modernize the running back position in an increasingly pass-focused league, finishing his career with the San Francisco 49ers; where Roger Craig earned all sorts of accolades earlier in his career in the 1980’s. Morgan won multiple Pro Bowls during his 13-year New England Patriots career and still played at a high level in his final season on the Indianapolis Colts. Altogether this group of three earned 10 Pro Bowl nods and two spots on the All-Pro first team.
And Kamara might be the best among them. He’s on a hotter pace at an earlier point in his career. He’s also under contract through 2025, so if he can maintain his pace (easier said than done without Drew Brees throwing to him) and continue to average about 14 games per year, he should cross the century mark while he’s still wearing a Saints uniform. That’s something just a few running backs have done before, and many of them are Hall of Famers.
But we’re looking too far ahead. For now all Kamara needs to worry about is helping his team score enough touchdowns to put away an overachieving Houston Texans team on Sunday. Still, it’s worth taking time to acknowledge his achievements. Here’s to many more of them.
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