Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert is having the best season of his career, as he’s rushed for 828 yards and 14 touchdowns on 5.1 yards per attempt.
In his previous eight seasons across with five organizations, he totaled 14 touchdowns in 75 career games.
Now, with Mike McDaniel in Miami, and at 31 years old, he’s impressing everyone, but Mostert has his eyes set on etching his name in the record books in South Florida.
On a recent episode of his podcast, “Relentlessly Motivated with Raheem Mostert,” the running back shared that he’d like to break Ricky William’s franchise record for rushing touchdowns.
“I’m trying to help this team get to the playoffs and win a game,” Mostert said. “Break some record along the way. We’re getting close. I’ve got my eye on one record, and it’s going to mean a lot. Especially being from Florida, my first ever game with grandpa Dennis was a Miami Dolphins game, and that was the first time I ever watched Ricky Williams run. I met Ricky Williams this past year. He’s a great guy with an unbelievable story. He’s a super-intelligent dude. I’m going to be able to, hopefully, fingers crossed, break his record for most rushing touchdowns in Dolphins history.”
Williams set the franchise record at 16 touchdowns in 2002 in a season that he rushed for 1,853 yards (also a franchise record).
With five games left to go in the 2023 regular season, Mostert needs just three more to set the record himself. He’s currently tied with Lamar Smith (2000) for the third-most in a single season in aqua and orange. Karim Abdul-Jabbar (15) had the record before Williams and is in second place.
If Mostert remains healthy and continues running the way he has been, he’ll probably break the record in the next two weeks and be able to set the bar higher for the next running back who tries to break it.
