This is a list of the 38 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 2023 season.
Through week 14 of the 2023 season; includes ranking.
1 | Travis Kelce | 74 (T-41st) |
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) |
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 (32 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 |