List of National Football League career receiving touchdowns leaders
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This is a list of the 37 NFL players with at least 75 receiving touchdowns. Jerry Rice leads with 197, and also leads in postseason touchdowns with 22.
Players listed in bold are active NFL players.
Players with at least 75 touchdowns[]
| ^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who is still active |
Through Week 16 of 2021 season.
| Rank | Player | Team(s) by season | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) |
197 |
| 2 | Randy Moss^ | Minnesota Vikings (1998–2004, 2010) Oakland Raiders (2005–2006) New England Patriots (2007–2010) Tennessee Titans (2010) San Francisco 49ers (2012) |
156 |
| 3 | Terrell Owens^ | San Francisco 49ers (1996–2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2005) Dallas Cowboys (2006–2008) Buffalo Bills (2009) Cincinnati Bengals (2010) |
153 |
| 4 | Cris Carter^ | Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989) Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) Miami Dolphins (2002) |
130 |
| 5 | Marvin Harrison^ | Indianapolis Colts (1996–2008) | 128 |
| 6 | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals (2004–2020) | 121 |
| 7 | Antonio Gates | San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers (2003–2018) | 116 |
| 8 | Tony Gonzalez^ | Kansas City Chiefs (1997–2008) Atlanta Falcons (2009–2013) |
111 |
| 9 | Tim Brown^ | Oakland Raiders (1988–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004) |
100 |
| Steve Largent^ | Seattle Seahawks (1976–1989) | ||
| 11 | Don Hutson^ | Green Bay Packers (1935–1945) | 99 |
| 12 | Rob Gronkowski* | New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–present) |
92 |
| 13 | Isaac Bruce^ | Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1994–2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009) |
91 |
| 14 | Don Maynard^ | New York Giants (1958) New York Jets (1960–1972) |
90 |
| 15 | Andre Reed^ | Buffalo Bills (1985–1999) Washington Redskins (2000) |
87 |
| 16 | Lance Alworth^ | San Diego Chargers (1962–1970) Dallas Cowboys (1971–1972) |
85 |
| Jimmy Graham* | New Orleans Saints (2010–2014) Seattle Seahawks (2015–2017) Green Bay Packers (2018–2019) Chicago Bears (2020–present) | ||
| Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011) | ||
| Paul Warfield^ | Cleveland Browns (1964–1969, 1976–1977) Miami Dolphins (1970–1974) | ||
| 20 | Mark Clayton | Miami Dolphins (1983–1992) Green Bay Packers (1993) |
84 |
| Irving Fryar | New England Patriots (1984–1992) Miami Dolphins (1993–1995) Philadelphia Eagles (1996–1998) Washington Redskins (1999–2000) | ||
| Tommy McDonald^ | Philadelphia Eagles (1957–1963) Dallas Cowboys (1964) Los Angeles Rams (1965–1966) Atlanta Falcons (1967) Cleveland Browns (1968) | ||
| Andre Rison | Indianapolis Colts (1989) Atlanta Falcons (1990–1994) Cleveland Browns (1995) Jacksonville Jaguars (1996) Green Bay Packers (1996) Kansas City Chiefs (1997–1999) Oakland Raiders (2000) | ||
| 24 | Antonio Brown* | Pittsburgh Steelers (2010–2018) New England Patriots (2019) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–present) |
83 |
| Calvin Johnson^ | Detroit Lions (2007–2015) | ||
| Brandon Marshall | Denver Broncos (2006–2009) Miami Dolphins (2010–2011) Chicago Bears (2012–2014) New York Jets (2015–2016) New York Giants (2017) Seattle Seahawks (2018) New Orleans Saints (2018) | ||
| 27 | Anquan Boldin | Arizona Cardinals (2003–2009) Baltimore Ravens (2010–2012) San Francisco 49ers (2013–2015) Detroit Lions (2016) |
82 |
| Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014) | ||
| 29 | Art Powell | Philadelphia Eagles (1959) New York Titans (1960–1962) Oakland Raiders (1963–1966) Buffalo Bills (1967) Minnesota Vikings (1968) |
81 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016) | ||
| 31 | Harold Carmichael^ | Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1983) Dallas Cowboys (1984) |
79 |
| Charley Taylor^ | Washington Redskins (1964–1975, 1977) | ||
| 33 | Joey Galloway | Seattle Seahawks (1995–1999) Dallas Cowboys (2000–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2008) New England Patriots/Pittsburgh Steelers (2009) Washington Redskins (2010) |
77 |
| 34 | Fred Biletnikoff^ | Oakland Raiders (1965–1978) | 76 |
| Harold Jackson | Los Angeles Rams (1968, 1973–1977) Philadelphia Eagles (1969–1972) New England Patriots (1978–1981) Minnesota Vikings (1982) Seattle Seahawks (1983) | ||
| 36 | Dez Bryant | Dallas Cowboys (2010–2017) New Orleans Saints (2018) Baltimore Ravens (2020) |
75 |
| James Lofton^ | Green Bay Packers (1978–1986) Los Angeles Raiders (1987–1988) Buffalo Bills (1989–1992) Los Angeles Rams/Philadelphia Eagles (1993) |
Active player with at least 70 receiving touchdowns[]
Through Week 16 of 2021 season; includes ranking.
| 1 | Davante Adams | 72 (41st) |
| 2 | Mike Evans | 72 (43rd) |
Players with at least 10 post season receiving touchdowns[]
Through end of 2020 playoffs.[1]
| Rank | Player | Team(s) by season | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) |
22 |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski* | New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (since 2020) |
14 |
| 3 | John Stallworth^ | Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1987) | 12 |
| 4 | Fred Biletnikoff^ | Oakland Raiders (1965–1978) | 10 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals (2004–2020) | ||
| Antonio Freeman | Green Bay Packers (1995–2001, 2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2002) | ||
| Randy Moss^ | Minnesota Vikings (1998–2004, 2010) Oakland Raiders (2005–2006) New England Patriots (2007–2010) Tennessee Titans (2010) San Francisco 49ers (2012) | ||
| Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011) |
Historical receiving touchdowns leaders[]
Eleven players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL's career receiving touchdowns leader.[2] The longest record holder was Don Hutson who held the record for 49 years.
Don Hutson held the TD receiving record for 49 years
George Halas was the first receiving TD leader and held the record two years
Jerry Rice is the current record holder
| Reign | Player | Team(s) while leader | Receiving touchdowns | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Heinie Miller and | Buffalo All-Americans | 3 | 1921 |
| George Halas^ [3] | Chicago Staleys | |||
| 1922 (2 years) |
Chicago Bears | 4 | 1922 | |
| 1923 | Scotty Bierce^ [4] and Guy Chamberlin |
Cleveland Indians Canton Bulldogs |
5 | 1923 |
| 1924–1927 (4 years) |
Bob Rapp[5] | Columbus Tigers | 8 | 1924 |
| 9 | 1925-1927 | |||
| 1928 | Jimmy Conzelman^ [6] | Providence Steam Roller | 10 | 1928 |
| 1929–1930 (2 years) |
Ray Flaherty^ [7] | New York Giants | 13 | 1929-1930 |
| 1931–1939 (9 years) |
Johnny Blood^ [8] |
Green Bay Packers 1931-1933 Pittsburgh Pirates 1934 Green Bay Packers 1935-1936 Pittsburgh Pirates 1937-1938 |
22 | 1931 |
| 25 | 1932 | |||
| 28 | 1933-1934 | |||
| 31 | 1935 | |||
| 33 | 1936 | |||
| 37 | 1937-1939 | |||
| 1940–1988 (49 years) |
Don Hutson^ [9] |
Green Bay Packers | 43 | 1940 |
| 53 | 1941 | |||
| 70 | 1942 | |||
| 81 | 1943 | |||
| 90 | 1944 | |||
| 99 | 1945-1988 | |||
| 1989–1991 (3 years) |
Steve Largent^ [10] |
Seattle Seahawks | 100 | 1989-1991 |
| 1992–2021 (30 years) |
Jerry Rice^ [11] |
San Francisco 49ers 1992–2000 Oakland Raiders 2001-2004 Seattle Seahawks 2004 |
103 | 1992 |
| 118 | 1993 | |||
| 131 | 1994 | |||
| 146 | 1995 | |||
| 154 | 1996 | |||
| 155 | 1997 | |||
| 164 | 1998 | |||
| 169 | 1999 | |||
| 176 | 2000 | |||
| 185 | 2001 | |||
| 192 | 2002 | |||
| 194 | 2003 | |||
| 197 | 2004 - 2021 |
See also[]
- NFL records (individual)
- List of National Football League career receiving yards leaders
- List of National Football League career receptions leaders
- List of National Football League annual receiving touchdowns leaders
References[]
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Career Playoffs Leaders". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Career Leaders". Pro football reference.com. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "NFL Career Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1921". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1923". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1927". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1928". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1929". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1939". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1988". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1991". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 2004". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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