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List of NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage.[2] To qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play.[3] A receiving touchdown is scored when a player catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into the end zone, or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone.[4]

Randy Moss holding a football
Randy Moss currently holds the single-season touchdown receptions record with 23 in 2007.[1]

The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[5] Since the adoption of the 14-game season in 1961, only one season (the strike-shortened 1982 season) has had a receiving touchdowns league leader record fewer than 10 touchdown catches.[6] The record for receiving touchdowns in a season is 23, set by Randy Moss during the 2007 season; only one other player (Jerry Rice) has recorded 20 or more receiving touchdowns in a season.[1] In addition to the overall NFL receiving touchdown leaders, league record books recognize the receiving touchdown leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the National Football League in 1970.[7]

Don Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times, the most of any player in league history; Rice ranks second with six league-leading seasons.[8][9] Hutson also holds the record for the two longest streaks leading the league in receiving touchdowns, doing so for four consecutive seasons (1935 to 1938) and then doing it for five consecutive years from 1940 to 1944.[10][11]

NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdown receptions nine times, the most of any player.[8]
Mark Clayton's 18 touchdown receptions in 1984 broke Don Hutson's 42 year old record.[12]
Jerry Rice led the NFL in receiving touchdowns six times.[9]
Cris Carter and Minnesota Vikings teammate Randy Moss alternated in winning the title from 1997–2000.
Rob Gronkowski's 17 touchdown receptions in 2011 is the highest single-season total among tight ends.[13]
Davante Adams led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2020 and in 2022.[14]
Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most receiving touchdowns in the NFL
TDsThe total number of receiving touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season[A]
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^The player is an active player
*Player set the single-season receiving touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1932Ray Flaherty†5*12New York Giants[6][16]
1933Dale Burnett314New York Giants[6][17]
Ernie Caddel11Portsmouth Spartans[6][18]
Luke Johnsos13Chicago Bears[6][19]
Bill Karr13Chicago Bears[6][19][20]
Shipwreck Kelly10Brooklyn Dodgers[6][21]
Johnny McNally†13Green Bay Packers[6][22]
Kink Richards14New York Giants[6][17]
1934Bill Hewitt†513Chicago Bears[6][23]
1935Don Hutson†6*12Green Bay Packers[6][24]
Bill Karr (2)12Chicago Bears[6][20]
1936Don Hutson† (2)8*12Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1937Don Hutson† (3)711Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1938Don Hutson† (4)9*11Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1939Jim Benton711Cleveland Rams[6][25]
1940Don Hutson† (5)711Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1941Don Hutson† (6)10*11Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1942Don Hutson† (7)17*11Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1943Don Hutson† (8)1110Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1944Don Hutson† (9)910Green Bay Packers[6][24]
1945Frank Liebel1010New York Giants[6][26]
1946Billy Dewell711Chicago Cardinals[6][27]
1947Ken Kavanaugh1312Chicago Bears[6][28]
1948Malcolm Kutner1412Chicago Cardinals[6][29]
1949Tom Fears†912Los Angeles Rams[6][30]
Ken Kavanaugh (2)12Chicago Bears[6][28]
Hugh Taylor12Washington Redskins[6][31]
1950Bob Shaw1212Chicago Cardinals[6][32]
1951Elroy Hirsch†1712Los Angeles Rams[6][33]
1952Cloyce Box1512Detroit Lions[6][34]
1953Pete Pihos†1012Philadelphia Eagles[6][35]
Billy Wilson12San Francisco 49ers[6][36]
1954Harlon Hill1212Chicago Bears[6][37]
1955Harlon Hill (2)912Chicago Bears[6][37]
1956Billy Howton1212Green Bay Packers[6][38]
1957Jim Mutscheller812Baltimore Colts[6][39]
1958Raymond Berry†912Baltimore Colts[6][40]
Tommy McDonald†12Philadelphia Eagles[6][41]
1959Raymond Berry† (2)1412Baltimore Colts[6][40]
1960Sonny Randle1512St. Louis Cardinals[6][42]
1961Tommy McDonald† (2)1314Philadelphia Eagles[6][41]
1962Frank Clarke1414Dallas Cowboys[6][43]
1963Terry Barr1314Detroit Lions[6][44]
Gary Collins14Cleveland Browns[6][45]
1964Bobby Mitchell†1014Washington Redskins[6][46]
Johnny Morris14Chicago Bears[6][47]
Bucky Pope14Los Angeles Rams[6][48]
1965Bob Hayes†1214Dallas Cowboys[6][49]
Dave Parks14San Francisco 49ers[6][50]
1966Bob Hayes† (2)1314Dallas Cowboys[6][49]
1967Homer Jones1314New York Giants[6][51]
1968Paul Warfield†1214Cleveland Browns[6][52]
1969Lance Rentzel1214Dallas Cowboys[6][53]
1970Dick Gordon1314Chicago Bears[6][54]
1971Paul Warfield† (2)1114Miami Dolphins[6][52]
1972Gene Washington1214San Francisco 49ers[6][55]
1973Harold Jackson1314Los Angeles Rams[6][56]
1974Cliff Branch†1314Oakland Raiders[6][57]
1975Mel Gray1114St. Louis Cardinals[6][58]
Lynn Swann†14Pittsburgh Steelers[6][59]
1976Cliff Branch† (2)1214Oakland Raiders[6][57]
1977Nat Moore1214Miami Dolphins[6][60]
1978John Jefferson1316San Diego Chargers[6][61]
1979Stanley Morgan1216New England Patriots[6][62]
1980John Jefferson (2)1316San Diego Chargers[6][61]
1981Alfred Jenkins1316Atlanta Falcons[6][63]
Steve Watson16Denver Broncos[6][64]
1982Wes Chandler98[B]San Diego Chargers[6][66]
1983Roy Green1416St. Louis Cardinals[6][67]
1984Mark Clayton1816Miami Dolphins[6][68]
1985Daryl Turner1316Seattle Seahawks[6][69]
1986Jerry Rice†1516San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
1987Jerry Rice† (2)22*12San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
1988Mark Clayton (2)1416Miami Dolphins[6][68]
1989Jerry Rice† (3)1716San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
1990Jerry Rice† (4)1316San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
1991Jerry Rice† (5)1416San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
1992Sterling Sharpe1316Green Bay Packers[6][71]
1993Jerry Rice† (6)1516San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
Andre Rison16Atlanta Falcons[6][72]
1994Sterling Sharpe (2)1816Green Bay Packers[6][71]
1995Cris Carter†1716Minnesota Vikings[6][73]
Carl Pickens16Cincinnati Bengals[6][74]
1996Michael Jackson1416Baltimore Ravens[6][75]
Tony Martin16San Diego Chargers[6][76]
1997Cris Carter† (2)1316Minnesota Vikings[6][73]
1998Randy Moss†1716Minnesota Vikings[6][77]
1999Cris Carter† (3)1316Minnesota Vikings[6][73]
2000Randy Moss† (2)1516Minnesota Vikings[6][77]
2001Terrell Owens†1616San Francisco 49ers[6][78]
2002Terrell Owens† (2)1316San Francisco 49ers[6][78]
2003Randy Moss† (3)1716Minnesota Vikings[6][77]
2004Muhsin Muhammad1616Carolina Panthers[6][79]
2005Marvin Harrison†1216Indianapolis Colts[6][80]
Steve Smith16Carolina Panthers[6][81]
2006Terrell Owens† (3)1316Dallas Cowboys[6][78]
2007Randy Moss† (4)23*16New England Patriots[6][77]
2008Larry Fitzgerald1216Arizona Cardinals[6][82]
Calvin Johnson†16Detroit Lions[6][83]
2009Vernon Davis1316San Francisco 49ers[6][84]
Larry Fitzgerald (2)16Arizona Cardinals[6][82]
Randy Moss† (5)16New England Patriots[6][77]
2010Dwayne Bowe1516Kansas City Chiefs[6][85]
2011Rob Gronkowski1716New England Patriots[6][86]
2012James Jones1416Green Bay Packers[6][87]
2013Jimmy Graham^1616New Orleans Saints[6][88]
2014Dez Bryant1616Dallas Cowboys[6][89]
2015Doug Baldwin1416Seattle Seahawks[6][90]
Brandon Marshall16New York Jets[6][91]
Allen Robinson^16Jacksonville Jaguars[6][92]
2016Jordy Nelson1416Green Bay Packers[6][93]
2017DeAndre Hopkins^1315Houston Texans[6][94]
2018Antonio Brown1515Pittsburgh Steelers[6][95]
2019Kenny Golladay1116Detroit Lions[6][96]
2020Davante Adams^1814Green Bay Packers[6][14]
2021Cooper Kupp^1617Los Angeles Rams[6][97]
2022Davante Adams^ (2)1417Las Vegas Raiders[6][14]
2023Mike Evans^1317Tampa Bay Buccaneers[6][98]
Tyreek Hill^1316Miami Dolphins[6][99]

AFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most receiving touchdowns in the AFL
TDsThe total number of receiving touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
*Player set the single-season receiving touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1960Art Powell14*14New York Titans[6][100]
1961Bill Groman17*14Houston Oilers[6][101]
1962Chris Burford1214Dallas Texans[6][102]
1963Art Powell (2)1614Oakland Raiders[6][100]
1964Lance Alworth†1314San Diego Chargers[6][103]
1965Lance Alworth† (2)1414San Diego Chargers[6][103]
Don Maynard†14New York Jets[6][104]
1966Lance Alworth† (3)1314San Diego Chargers[6][103]
1967Al Denson1114Denver Broncos[6][105]
Otis Taylor14Kansas City Chiefs[6][106]
1968Karl Noonan1114Miami Dolphins[6][107]
Warren Wells14Oakland Raiders[6][108]
1969Warren Wells (2)1414Oakland Raiders[6][108]

Most seasons leading the league

CountPlayerSeasonsTeam(s)Refs
9Don Hutson1935–1938, 1940–1944Green Bay Packers[6][24]
6Jerry Rice1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1993San Francisco 49ers[6][70]
5Randy Moss1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009Minnesota Vikings (3) / New England Patriots (2)[6][77]
3Lance Alworth1964–1966San Diego Chargers[6][103]
Cris Carter1995, 1997, 1999Minnesota Vikings[6][73]
Terrell Owens2001, 2002, 2006San Francisco 49ers (2) / Dallas Cowboys (1)[6][78]

See also

Notes

References

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