Jerry Rice holds the record for the most total touchdowns in NFL history with 208 regular-season scores. Emmitt Smith is second with 175, and LaDainian Tomlinson is third with 162. Rice remains the only player to reach 200.
This leaderboard counts touchdowns credited to the player who crossed the goal line or recovered the ball for the score. It does not count touchdown passes, so quarterbacks such as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning do not appear simply because they threw hundreds of them.
The numbers are complete through the 2025 NFL regular season. Derrick Henry is the highest active player at No. 10 with 127, while Davante Adams, Mike Evans and Christian McCaffrey are the other active players in the top 29.
How the NFL Total Touchdowns Leaderboard Works
This page follows the standard career total-touchdown leaderboard used by Pro Football Reference. It counts regular-season touchdowns credited to a player through rushing, receiving, kick and punt returns, interceptions and fumble recoveries. Passing touchdowns are a separate quarterback statistic and are excluded.
One historical scoring wrinkle matters: the leaderboard and the Pro Football Hall of Fame career scoring line credit Don Hutson with 103 touchdowns, while some summaries list 105 by adding two blocked-punt return scores. This article uses 103 consistently so the tiers, table and graphic all follow one stated statistical source.
The tiers group the scoring clusters that exist after the 2025 season. They are not continuous bands, so gaps such as 106 to 108 and 129 to 130 indicate totals that no player on the current leaderboard holds.
Total touchdowns measure scoring production, not complete offensive value. Goal-line opportunity, career length, team quality and positional role all influence the number. That is why this list should be read alongside the career rushing touchdown leaders, the career receiving touchdown leaders, the best running backs of all-time and the best wide receivers of all-time.
Who Scored Touchdowns at the Fastest Rate?
Jerry Rice owns the career total, but Jim Brown scored at the fastest rate among the four landmark leaders below. Brown averaged 1.07 touchdowns per game across 118 appearances. LaDainian Tomlinson was also close to one score per game, while Rice’s record was built through a much longer 303-game career.
| Player | Games | TD | TD/Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 118 | 126 | 1.07 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 170 | 162 | 0.95 |
| Emmitt Smith | 226 | 175 | 0.77 |
| Jerry Rice | 303 | 208 | 0.69 |
The rate comparison changes the question without changing the record. Brown had the most concentrated scoring career, Tomlinson paired exceptional rate with 170 games, Smith combined strong rate with running-back longevity, and Rice stayed dangerous long enough to create a 33-touchdown lead over everyone else.
Tier 7: 98 to 105 Total Touchdowns
Tier 7 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Tim Brown, Don Hutson, Steve Largent, Frank Gore, Franco Harris, Curtis Martin, and Christian McCaffrey.
Tier 7 contains three members of the 100-touchdown club, three players who finished just above that line and Christian McCaffrey at 98. The group also shows why a total-touchdown list is broader than a rushing or receiving leaderboard.
Tim Brown
Career snapshot: 105 total touchdowns: 100 receiving, three punt returns, one kickoff return and one rushing.
Brown built most of his total as the long-term center of the Raiders passing game, but his return work supplied four of the scores that separate him from several receivers below the cutoff. He remained productive despite frequent quarterback changes and did not record his first 1,000-yard receiving season until age 29.
That unusual career arc helps explain why he ranks this high without having the short, overwhelming scoring peak of Moss or Rice. Brown also belongs near the top of the greatest Raiders players discussion.
Don Hutson
Career snapshot: 103 touchdowns on this leaderboard, including 99 receiving touchdowns in 116 games.
Hutson’s 99 touchdown catches are the number that makes the era comparison striking. NFL teams threw far less often from 1935 to 1945, yet Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times. His scoring rate and separation from his contemporaries matter more than a direct comparison of raw passing volume with modern receivers.
Steve Largent
Career snapshot: 101 total touchdowns: 100 receiving and one rushing.
Largent reached 100 receiving scores without relying on unusual size or track speed. His route pacing, hands and ability to adjust late gave quarterbacks clean targets before route-running became as specialized as it is today. He retired as the NFL leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Those records have since fallen, but his efficiency and importance to the early Seahawks remain central to his place among the best players in Seattle Seahawks history.
Frank Gore
Career snapshot: 100 total touchdowns: 81 rushing, 18 receiving and one fumble-recovery score.
Gore’s route to 100 was durability rather than a record-setting scoring season. He never had more than 13 total touchdowns in one year, but he produced across 16 seasons and finished third in career rushing yards. That profile makes him a useful reminder that touchdown opportunity is not distributed evenly. Gore often carried heavy workloads without playing in a consistently high-scoring offense.
Franco Harris
Career snapshot: 100 total touchdowns: 91 rushing and nine receiving.
Harris supplied the dependable interior running that complemented Pittsburgh’s defense and downfield passing during the 1970s. His regular-season total does not include another 17 postseason touchdowns, a major addition to his scoring record during four Super Bowl runs. He was not as versatile a receiver as some backs in this article, but he repeatedly converted the high-leverage carries his offense created.
Curtis Martin
Career snapshot: 100 total touchdowns: 90 rushing and 10 receiving.
Martin opened his career with ten consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. That consistency explains the total better than any single highlight year. He scored at least eight touchdowns in eight different seasons and remained the foundation of two different offenses. Martin’s patience and decisiveness made ordinary blocking look cleaner, especially in the congested areas where touchdown runs are usually decided.
Christian McCaffrey
Career snapshot: 98 total touchdowns through 2025: 62 rushing and 36 receiving.
McCaffrey added 17 touchdowns in 2025 and moved within two of the 100-touchdown club. His 36 receiving scores are the key to his placement. Defenses have to account for him as a runner, slot receiver and motion player without knowing which role he will occupy after the huddle. The 2025 season also reinforced his value after an injury-shortened 2024, as he finished with 2,126 yards from scrimmage and won AP Comeback Player of the Year.
Tier 6: 109 to 116 Total Touchdowns
Tier 6 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Antonio Gates, John Riggins, Lenny Moore, Shaun Alexander, Tony Gonzalez, Mike Evans, and Barry Sanders.
Tier 6 ranges from the most productive touchdown-scoring tight end to running backs and receivers with very different offensive jobs. Only seven touchdowns separate the entire group.
Antonio Gates
Career snapshot: 116 receiving touchdowns, eight Pro Bowls, three First-Team All-Pro selections and Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
No tight end has caught more regular-season touchdown passes than Gates. His basketball background was especially useful near the goal line, where leverage, positioning and timing could matter more than straight-line speed. Gates gave the Chargers a matchup they could preserve through formation changes: too strong for defensive backs and too fluid for many linebackers. His scoring record is the strongest numerical case in the best tight ends of all-time debate.
John Riggins
Career snapshot: 116 total touchdowns: 104 rushing and 12 receiving.
Riggins became more productive as a scorer late in his career. He led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1983 and 1984, scoring 38 times across those two regular seasons after turning 34. Washington could announce its short-yardage intentions and still trust his size, patience and offensive line to finish the play. His famous postseason runs are outside this table, which is why the regular-season figure tells only part of his scoring story.
Lenny Moore
Career snapshot: 113 total touchdowns: 63 rushing, 48 receiving, one kickoff return and one fumble-recovery score.
Moore was a true hybrid decades before that description became common. The Baltimore Colts could align him as a halfback or receiver, and Johnny Unitas could attack whichever defender was least equipped to cover him. His near-even split between rushing and receiving touchdowns is unlike almost every other player in the top 20. Moore produced that balance in a 12-team league with far less passing volume than today.
Shaun Alexander
Career snapshot: 112 total touchdowns: 100 rushing and 12 receiving.
Alexander’s scoring was concentrated in a remarkable five-year peak. From 2001 through 2005, he scored 98 regular-season touchdowns, capped by 28 in his 2005 MVP season. Seattle’s left side with Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson created favorable entry points, while Alexander’s patience let those blocks develop before he accelerated through them. Few backs paired goal-line volume with open-field finishing as effectively for that long.
Tony Gonzalez
Career snapshot: 111 receiving touchdowns, 14 Pro Bowls, six First-Team All-Pro selections and a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction.
Gonzalez trails Gates in touchdown catches but had the longer receiving prime. He scored in 17 different seasons and remained a dependable middle-of-the-field target into his late thirties. His route detail and catch-point strength let Kansas City and Atlanta use him on option routes, seams and isolated red-zone matchups. Gonzalez’s total came from repeatable technique rather than one concentrated scoring burst.
Mike Evans
Career snapshot: 109 total touchdowns through 2025: 108 receiving and one fumble-recovery score.
Evans paired a large catch radius with genuine vertical speed throughout 12 seasons in Tampa Bay. That combination let him score from outside the red zone and still function as a contested-catch target near the goal line. He reached this tier while playing with several starting quarterbacks and through multiple offensive systems.
Evans signed with the San Francisco 49ers in March 2026, so any scoring he adds in 2026 will come with a new franchise. His Buccaneers touchdown consistency is a major reason he ranks prominently among the best Tampa Bay Buccaneers players.
Barry Sanders
Career snapshot: 109 total touchdowns: 99 rushing and 10 receiving.
Sanders created scores that the blocking did not always appear to make available. His stop-start quickness could turn a closed crease into a long run, but Detroit sometimes removed him in short-yardage situations early in his career. That usage helps explain why he ranks below several backs with less rushing yardage. Total touchdowns reward red-zone role as well as open-field ability, and Sanders did not always receive the same goal-line volume.
Tier 5: 117 to 128 Total Touchdowns
Tier 5 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Marvin Harrison, Derrick Henry, Jim Brown, Adrian Peterson, Walter Payton, Larry Fitzgerald, and Davante Adams.
Tier 5 contains four of the top eight running backs on the list and three receivers with different routes to long-term scoring production. Derrick Henry and Davante Adams can still move higher when the 2026 season begins.
Marvin Harrison
Career snapshot: 128 receiving touchdowns, all with the Indianapolis Colts.
Harrison and Peyton Manning turned timing into a scoring system. Harrison won before the catch through precise releases and route depth, allowing Manning to throw to space rather than wait for a contested finish. The partnership produced 112 regular-season touchdown connections, the NFL record for a quarterback-receiver pair. Harrison did not need a multipurpose scoring profile because his receiving production alone carried him to ninth.
Derrick Henry
Career snapshot: 127 total touchdowns through 2025: 122 rushing and five receiving.
Henry is the highest active player and already ranks fourth in career rushing touchdowns. His value near the goal line starts with power, but his long scoring runs separate him from a conventional short-yardage back. Defenders have to tackle a 252-pound runner before he builds speed, because pursuing him from behind becomes unrealistic once he reaches the second level. Reaching this tier during an era of committee backfields makes his workload and durability particularly unusual.
Jim Brown
Career snapshot: 126 total touchdowns: 106 rushing and 20 receiving in nine seasons.
Brown’s total came in only 118 regular-season games. He averaged 1.07 touchdowns per game while leading the league in rushing touchdowns five times. Cleveland built its offense around his combination of power, speed and workload, yet defenses had fewer schematic disadvantages from modern spacing and pass-heavy personnel. His short career keeps him below the longevity leaders, but his scoring rate is among the strongest on the page.
Adrian Peterson
Career snapshot: 126 total touchdowns: 120 rushing and six receiving.
Peterson reached the same total as Brown through a much longer career and a different style of production. He could erase a poor blocking angle with acceleration, then finish runs through contact. Peterson led the league in rushing touchdowns twice and scored at least ten in eight seasons. His limited receiving contribution kept the scoring profile runner-heavy, but few backs sustained that level of rushing danger for as long.
Walter Payton
Career snapshot: 125 total touchdowns: 110 rushing and 15 receiving.
Payton handled an enormous share of Chicago’s offense as a runner, receiver and blocker. His 125 touchdowns came despite spending much of his career on teams that did not generate easy scoring chances. Payton could create in space, lower his pads in traffic and stay on the field in any situation. His place near the top of both this list and the career rushing yards leaderboard reflects rare volume without a narrow role.
Larry Fitzgerald
Career snapshot: 121 receiving touchdowns, 11 Pro Bowls and election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Fitzgerald played 17 seasons with Arizona and scored with a wide range of quarterbacks. His hands and body control made him dependable in traffic, while his move into the slot extended his career after the vertical phase of his game declined.
He ranks second in career receiving yards but sixth among wide receivers in total touchdowns, a useful example of how yardage and scoring measure different parts of receiver production. Fitzgerald remains the first name in the best Arizona Cardinals players ranking and a top name on the all-time receiving yards list.
Davante Adams
Career snapshot: 117 receiving touchdowns through 2025.
Adams creates red-zone separation without needing much physical space. His releases force cornerbacks to declare leverage early, and his footwork lets him change the route after that commitment. That skill transferred across four teams by the 2025 cutoff and kept his touchdown rate high outside Green Bay. Because every score is a reception, Adams can climb this list only through continued passing-game production rather than extra return or rushing categories.
Tier 4: 131 to 157 Total Touchdowns
Tier 4 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk, and Cris Carter.
Tier 4 begins with Cris Carter at 131 and ends with Randy Moss at 157. It contains two pairs of close stylistic comparisons: Moss and Terrell Owens at receiver, then Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk as multipurpose backs.
Randy Moss
Career snapshot: 157 total touchdowns: 156 receiving and one punt return.
Moss changed where an offense could reasonably expect to score. His speed, tracking and catch radius made throws outside the numbers viable from nearly any field position. He set the rookie receiving-touchdown record with 17 in 1998, then established the single-season record with 23 in 2007. The one-touchdown edge over Owens is small, but Moss reached his total with fewer receptions and far greater vertical efficiency.
Terrell Owens
Career snapshot: 156 total touchdowns: 153 receiving and three rushing.
Owens scored through power after the catch, vertical routes and physical work in the middle of the field. He produced at least 13 receiving touchdowns in five seasons and did it for three different franchises. That portability matters because he was not dependent on one quarterback or scheme. Moss created more immediate deep fear, while Owens generated a wider range of difficult yards after the ball arrived.
Marcus Allen
Career snapshot: 145 total touchdowns: 123 rushing, 21 receiving and one fumble-recovery score.
Allen’s career had two distinct scoring phases. He was the complete centerpiece and league MVP with the Raiders, then became a highly effective short-yardage finisher in Kansas City. That second act extended his scoring prime well into his thirties. Allen’s receiving production also gave him a broader path to the end zone than many power backs, which is why he stands nine touchdowns above Faulk.
Marshall Faulk
Career snapshot: 136 total touchdowns: 100 rushing and 36 receiving.
Faulk has the most receiving touchdowns among the running backs in the top 29, tied with McCaffrey. His route running forced defenses to choose between base personnel that could be isolated in coverage and lighter personnel that could be attacked on the ground. In St. Louis, that conflict powered three consecutive AP Offensive Player of the Year seasons. Faulk’s total captures true dual-threat scoring rather than occasional checkdown production.
Cris Carter
Career snapshot: 131 total touchdowns: 130 receiving and one fumble-recovery score.
Carter’s hands and sideline control were especially valuable when the field compressed near the goal line. He led the NFL in receiving touchdowns three times and scored at least ten in five straight seasons from 1995 through 1999. Carter did not have Moss’s speed, but he consistently won late in the down when quarterbacks needed a precise target against tight coverage.
Tier 3: 162 to 175 Total Touchdowns
Tier 3 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson are the only running backs above 160 total touchdowns. Smith owns the greater career volume, while Tomlinson owns the higher single-season scoring peak.
Emmitt Smith
Career snapshot: 175 total touchdowns: an NFL-record 164 rushing and 11 receiving.
Smith combined goal-line trust with a workload that no modern running back is likely to match. Dallas had an exceptional offensive line and strong passing game during his peak, but Smith’s vision, balance and availability were what converted those advantages into points.
Smith recorded at least ten rushing touchdowns in eight different seasons. His records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns support his place among the best Dallas Cowboys players, but Rice’s lead still leaves Smith 33 short of first.
LaDainian Tomlinson
Career snapshot: 162 total touchdowns: 145 rushing and 17 receiving.
Tomlinson scored an NFL-record 31 regular-season touchdowns in 2006, including a record 28 on the ground. His patience and cutback vision made him efficient near the goal line, while his receiving ability prevented defenses from treating him as a run-only player. Tomlinson trails Smith by 13 because Smith played 56 more regular-season games, not because his peak lacked anything. He remains one of the clearest choices near the top of the best Chargers players of all-time.
Tier 2: 180 to 199 Total Touchdowns
Tier 2 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking.
Tier 2 is intentionally empty. Smith stopped at 175, and Rice reached 208, leaving a 32-touchdown range with no player in it. The gap is more informative than filling every tier evenly because it shows how far Rice separated from another record-holding scorer.
Tier 1: 200+ Total Touchdowns
Tier 1 of the most total touchdowns in NFL history ranking, featuring Jerry Rice.
Jerry Rice
Career snapshot: 208 total touchdowns: 197 receiving, 10 rushing and one fumble-recovery score.
Rice owns the record because he paired the highest receiving peak with unmatched longevity. He led the NFL in receiving touchdowns six times, posted eight seasons with at least 13 touchdown catches and remained productive into his forties. His route precision and conditioning created repeatable separation, while his yards after the catch added scores that were not designed as red-zone plays.
The 33-touchdown margin over Smith is larger than a simple position comparison suggests. Rice also scored 22 postseason touchdowns, but those are not included in the 208. He leads the regular-season career lists for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, so his placement at the top is not driven by an obscure return category. It is the scoring extension of the same production that makes Rice the top choice among the best San Francisco 49ers players.
Full Most Total Touchdowns in NFL History Table
The table extends through every player tied at rank 99 following the completed 2025 regular season. Because nine players are tied with 74 touchdowns, the complete table contains 107 players. Players with the same career total share the same rank.
| Rank | Player | TD | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | 208 | 1985–2004 |
| 2 | Emmitt Smith | 175 | 1990–2004 |
| 3 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 162 | 2001–2011 |
| 4 | Randy Moss | 157 | 1998–2012 |
| 5 | Terrell Owens | 156 | 1996–2010 |
| 6 | Marcus Allen | 145 | 1982–1997 |
| 7 | Marshall Faulk | 136 | 1994–2005 |
| 8 | Cris Carter | 131 | 1987–2002 |
| 9 | Marvin Harrison | 128 | 1996–2008 |
| 10 | Derrick Henry | 127 | 2016–2025 |
| 11 | Jim Brown | 126 | 1957–1965 |
| 11 | Adrian Peterson | 126 | 2007–2021 |
| 13 | Walter Payton | 125 | 1975–1987 |
| 14 | Larry Fitzgerald | 121 | 2004–2020 |
| 15 | Davante Adams | 117 | 2014–2025 |
| 16 | Antonio Gates | 116 | 2003–2018 |
| 16 | John Riggins | 116 | 1971–1985 |
| 18 | Lenny Moore | 113 | 1956–1967 |
| 19 | Shaun Alexander | 112 | 2000–2008 |
| 20 | Tony Gonzalez | 111 | 1997–2013 |
| 21 | Mike Evans | 109 | 2014–2025 |
| 21 | Barry Sanders | 109 | 1989–1998 |
| 23 | Tim Brown | 105 | 1988–2004 |
| 24 | Don Hutson | 103 | 1935–1945 |
| 25 | Steve Largent | 101 | 1976–1989 |
| 26 | Frank Gore | 100 | 2005–2020 |
| 26 | Franco Harris | 100 | 1972–1984 |
| 26 | Curtis Martin | 100 | 1995–2005 |
| 29 | Christian McCaffrey | 98 | 2017–2025 |
| 30 | Eric Dickerson | 96 | 1983–1993 |
| 30 | Tyreek Hill | 96 | 2016–2025 |
| 32 | Jerome Bettis | 94 | 1993–2005 |
| 32 | Priest Holmes | 94 | 1997–2007 |
| 32 | Marshawn Lynch | 94 | 2007–2019 |
| 35 | Rob Gronkowski | 93 | 2010–2021 |
| 35 | Jim Taylor | 93 | 1958–1967 |
| 37 | Isaac Bruce | 91 | 1994–2009 |
| 37 | Tony Dorsett | 91 | 1977–1988 |
| 37 | Edgerrin James | 91 | 1999–2009 |
| 37 | Bobby Mitchell | 91 | 1958–1968 |
| 37 | Ricky Watters | 91 | 1992–2001 |
| 42 | Leroy Kelly | 90 | 1964–1973 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | 90 | 1964–1977 |
| 44 | Corey Dillon | 89 | 1997–2006 |
| 44 | Jimmy Graham | 89 | 2010–2023 |
| 44 | LeSean McCoy | 89 | 2009–2020 |
| 44 | Steve Smith Sr. | 89 | 2001–2016 |
| 48 | Antonio Brown | 88 | 2010–2021 |
| 48 | Ezekiel Elliott | 88 | 2016–2024 |
| 48 | Irving Fryar | 88 | 1984–2000 |
| 48 | Don Maynard | 88 | 1958–1973 |
| 48 | Andre Reed | 88 | 1985–2000 |
| 48 | Thurman Thomas | 88 | 1988–2000 |
| 54 | Lance Alworth | 87 | 1962–1972 |
| 54 | Alvin Kamara | 87 | 2017–2025 |
| 56 | Ottis Anderson | 86 | 1979–1992 |
| 56 | Hines Ward | 86 | 1998–2011 |
| 56 | Paul Warfield | 86 | 1964–1977 |
| 59 | Mark Clayton | 85 | 1983–1993 |
| 59 | DeAndre Hopkins | 85 | 2013–2025 |
| 59 | Travis Kelce | 85 | 2013–2025 |
| 59 | Tommy McDonald | 85 | 1957–1968 |
| 63 | Calvin Johnson | 84 | 2007–2015 |
| 63 | Joe Perry | 84 | 1948–1963 |
| 63 | Andre Rison | 84 | 1989–2000 |
| 63 | Herschel Walker | 84 | 1986–1997 |
| 67 | Anquan Boldin | 83 | 2003–2016 |
| 67 | Joey Galloway | 83 | 1995–2010 |
| 67 | Brandon Marshall | 83 | 2006–2018 |
| 70 | Pete Johnson | 82 | 1977–1984 |
| 70 | Art Powell | 82 | 1959–1968 |
| 70 | Reggie Wayne | 82 | 2001–2014 |
| 73 | Josh Allen | 81 | 2018–2025 |
| 73 | Maurice Jones-Drew | 81 | 2006–2014 |
| 75 | Clinton Portis | 80 | 2002–2010 |
| 76 | Terry Allen | 79 | 1991–2001 |
| 76 | James Brooks | 79 | 1981–1992 |
| 76 | Harold Carmichael | 79 | 1971–1984 |
| 76 | Todd Gurley | 79 | 2015–2020 |
| 80 | Eddie George | 78 | 1996–2004 |
| 80 | Frank Gifford | 78 | 1952–1964 |
| 80 | Steven Jackson | 78 | 2004–2015 |
| 83 | Fred Biletnikoff | 77 | 1965–1978 |
| 83 | Dez Bryant | 77 | 2010–2020 |
| 83 | Steve Van Buren | 77 | 1944–1951 |
| 86 | Bill Brown | 76 | 1961–1974 |
| 86 | Chuck Foreman | 76 | 1973–1980 |
| 86 | Bob Hayes | 76 | 1965–1975 |
| 86 | Harold Jackson | 76 | 1968–1983 |
| 86 | Josh Jacobs | 76 | 2019–2025 |
| 86 | James Lofton | 76 | 1978–1993 |
| 86 | Cam Newton | 76 | 2011–2021 |
| 86 | O.J. Simpson | 76 | 1969–1979 |
| 86 | Jonathan Taylor | 76 | 2020–2025 |
| 95 | Stefon Diggs | 75 | 2015–2025 |
| 95 | Matt Forte | 75 | 2008–2017 |
| 95 | Mark Ingram | 75 | 2011–2022 |
| 95 | Nat Moore | 75 | 1974–1986 |
| 99 | Earl Campbell | 74 | 1978–1985 |
| 99 | John David Crow | 74 | 1958–1968 |
| 99 | Ahman Green | 74 | 1998–2009 |
| 99 | Torry Holt | 74 | 1999–2009 |
| 99 | Joe Mixon | 74 | 2017–2024 |
| 99 | Chuck Muncie | 74 | 1976–1984 |
| 99 | Fred Taylor | 74 | 1998–2010 |
| 99 | Ricky Williams | 74 | 1999–2011 |
| 99 | Jason Witten | 74 | 2003–2020 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has scored the most total touchdowns in NFL history?
Jerry Rice has scored the most regular-season touchdowns in NFL history with 208. His total consists of 197 receiving touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns and one fumble-recovery score.
Do passing touchdowns count as total touchdowns scored?
No. A touchdown pass is credited to a quarterback as a passing statistic, but the player who catches the pass is credited with scoring the touchdown. This leaderboard therefore excludes touchdown passes.
Why do some sources list a different touchdown total for Don Hutson?
Historical summaries do not classify all of Hutson’s rare scoring plays the same way. This article follows the Pro Football Reference leaderboard and Hall of Fame career scoring line used by the graphic, which list 103; the alternate 105 total adds two touchdowns on blocked-punt returns.
Which running back has scored the most total touchdowns?
Emmitt Smith leads all running backs with 175 regular-season touchdowns. His 164 rushing touchdowns are also the NFL career record.
Which active player has the most career touchdowns?
Derrick Henry is the active leader with 127 regular-season touchdowns through 2025. He enters the 2026 season 35 touchdowns behind Tomlinson for third and 48 behind Smith for second.
Data scope: NFL regular-season touchdowns through the completed 2025 season. Passing touchdowns and postseason touchdowns are excluded. Tied totals share rank, and the next rank is skipped. Last reviewed: July 20, 2026.
Conclusion
Rice’s 208 remains the answer to who has the most total touchdowns in NFL history. Smith and Tomlinson combined massive goal-line workloads with long primes, but neither reached 180, leaving Rice alone above the empty second tier.
Henry is the active player with the best chance to change the top ten, while Adams, Evans and McCaffrey can continue moving through the lower tiers. None is close enough to make Rice’s record an immediate chase. For now, the largest gap on the board remains the strongest part of his case.
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