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.
^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Denotes player who is still active |
Through week 15 of the season.
Through week 14 of the season; includes ranking.
1 | 74 (T-41st) |
Through playoffs.[1]
Rank | Player | Team(s) by season | Touchdowns |
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1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) | 22 |
2 | Kansas City Chiefs (–present) | 19 | |
3 | New England Patriots (–) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–) | 15 | |
4 | John Stallworth^ | Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1987) | 12 |
5 | ^ | Oakland Raiders (–) | 10 |
Arizona Cardinals (–) | |||
Green Bay Packers (–,) Philadelphia Eagles | |||
^ | Minnesota Vikings (–,) Oakland Raiders (–) New England Patriots (–) Tennessee Titans San Francisco 49ers | ||
Pittsburgh Steelers (–) |
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.
Player | Team(s) by season | Receiving touchdowns | Season(s) | |
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Heinie Miller and | Buffalo All-Americans (1920–1921) | 3 | 1921 | |
George Halas^ [3] | Chicago Staleys | |||
(2 years) | 4 | 1922 | ||
Scotty Bierce^ [4] and | 5 | 1923 | ||
– (4 years) | Bob Rapp[5] | 8 | 1924 | |
9 | 1925–1927 | |||
Jimmy Conzelman^ [6] | 10 | 1928 | ||
– (2 years) | Ray Flaherty^ [7] | New York Yankees (–) New York Giants (–) | 13 | 1929–1930 |
– (9 years) | Johnny McNally^ [8] | Green Bay Packers (–) Pittsburgh Pirates Green Bay Packers (–) Pittsburgh Pirates (–) | 22 | 1931 |
25 | 1932 | |||
28 | 1933–1934 | |||
31 | 1935 | |||
33 | 1936 | |||
37 | 1937–1939 | |||
– (49 years) | Don Hutson^ [9] | Green Bay Packers (1935–1945) | 43 | 1940 |
53 | 1941 | |||
70 | 1942 | |||
81 | 1943 | |||
90 | 1944 | |||
99 | 1945–1988 | |||
– (3 years) | Steve Largent^ [10] | Seattle Seahawks (1976–1989) | 100 | 1989–1991 |
Since (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 |