List of NFL career receiving touchdowns leaders
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This is a list of the 41 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
[edit]
| ^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who is still active |
Through week 12 Sunday games of the 2024 season.
Players with at least 10 postseason receiving touchdowns
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team(s) by season | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) |
22 |
| 2 | Travis Kelce* | Kansas City Chiefs (2013–present) | 19 |
| 3 | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–2021) |
15 |
| 4 | John Stallworth^ | Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1987) | 12 |
| 5 | 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
[edit]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.
| Reign | Player | Team(s) by season | Receiving touchdowns | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Heinie Miller and | Buffalo All-Americans (1920–1921) | 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 Yankees (1927–1928) New York Giants (1929, 1931–1935) |
13 | 1929–1930 |
| 1931–1939 (9 years) |
Johnny McNally^ [8] | Green Bay Packers (1929–1933) 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 (1935–1945) | 43 | 1940 |
| 53 | 1941 | |||
| 70 | 1942 | |||
| 81 | 1943 | |||
| 90 | 1944 | |||
| 99 | 1945–1988 | |||
| 1989–1991 (3 years) |
Steve Largent^ [10] | Seattle Seahawks (1976–1989) | 100 | 1989–1991 |
| Since 1992 (33 years) |
Jerry Rice^ [11] | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) 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–present |
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Career Playoffs Leaders". ProFootballReference.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Career Leaders". Pro football reference.com. October 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Career Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1921". Pro football reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1923". Pro football reference.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1927". NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1928". NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1929". NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1939". Pro football reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1988". Pro football reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 1991". NFL.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leaders Through 2004". Pro football reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.