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List of NFL career rushing touchdowns leaders

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This is a list of National Football League (NFL) running backs by total career rushing touchdowns. This list includes all running backs with at least 75.

Emmitt Smith is the all-time leader with 164. He also leads in postseason touchdowns with 19. Cam Newton is the only quarterback in this list.

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Rank	Player	Team(s) by season	Touchdowns
1	Emmitt Smith^{^}	Dallas Cowboys (1990–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)	164
2	LaDainian Tomlinson^{^}	San Diego Chargers (2001–2009) New York Jets (2010–2011)	145
3	Marcus Allen^{^}	Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1997)	123
4	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings (2007–2016) New Orleans Saints (2017) Arizona Cardinals (2017) Washington Redskins (2018–2019) Detroit Lions (2020) Tennessee Titans (2021) Seattle Seahawks (2021)	120
5	Walter Payton^{^}	Chicago Bears (1975–1987)	110
6	Jim Brown^{^}	Cleveland Browns (1957–1965)	106
7	John Riggins^{^}	New York Jets (1971–1975) Washington Redskins (1976–1985)	104
8	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks (2000–2007) Washington Redskins (2008)	100
8	Marshall Faulk^{^}	Indianapolis Colts (1994–1998) St. Louis Rams (1999–2005)	100
10	Barry Sanders^{^}	Detroit Lions (1989–1998)	99
11	Jerome Bettis^{^}	Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993–1995) Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–2005)	91
11	Franco Harris^{^}	Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–1983) Seattle Seahawks (1984)	91
13	Eric Dickerson^{^}	Los Angeles Rams (1983–1987) Indianapolis Colts (1987–1991) Los Angeles Raiders (1992) Atlanta Falcons (1993)	90
	Derrick Henry^*	Tennessee Titans (2016–2023) Baltimore Ravens (2024–present)
	Curtis Martin^{^}	New England Patriots (1995–1997) New York Jets (1998–2005)
16	Priest Holmes	Baltimore Ravens (1997–2000) Kansas City Chiefs (2001–2007)	86
17	Marshawn Lynch	Buffalo Bills (2007–2010) Seattle Seahawks (2010–2015, 2019) Oakland Raiders (2017–2018)	85
18	Jim Taylor^{^}	Green Bay Packers (1958–1966) New Orleans Saints (1967)	83
19	Corey Dillon	Cincinnati Bengals (1997–2003) New England Patriots (2004–2006)	82
20	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals (1979–1986) New York Giants (1986–1992)	81
20	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers (2005–2014) Indianapolis Colts (2015–2017) Miami Dolphins (2018) Buffalo Bills (2019) New York Jets (2020)	81
22	Edgerrin James^{^}	Indianapolis Colts (1999–2005) Arizona Cardinals (2006–2008) Seattle Seahawks (2009)	80
23	Ricky Watters	San Francisco 49ers (1992–1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995–1997) Seattle Seahawks (1998–2001)	78
24	Tony Dorsett^{^}	Dallas Cowboys (1977–1987) Denver Broncos (1988)	77
25	Pete Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals (1976–1983) Miami Dolphins/San Diego Chargers (1984)	76
26	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers (2011–2019, 2021) New England Patriots (2020)	75
26	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos (2002–2003) Washington Redskins (2004–2010)	75

Rank	Player	Team(s) by season	Touchdowns
1	Emmitt Smith^{^}	Dallas Cowboys (1990–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)	19
2	Franco Harris^{^}	Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–1983) Seattle Seahawks (1984)	16
2	Thurman Thomas^{^}	Buffalo Bills (1988–1999) Miami Dolphins (2000)	16
4	Terrell Davis^{^}	Denver Broncos (1995–2001)	12
	Marshawn Lynch	Buffalo Bills (2007–2010) Seattle Seahawks (2010–2015, 2019) Oakland Raiders (2017–2018)
	John Riggins^{^}	New York Jets (1971–1975) Washington Redskins (1976–1985)
7	Marcus Allen^{^}	Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1997)	11
7	LeGarrette Blount	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2010–2012) New England Patriots (2013, 2014–2016) Pittsburgh Steelers (2014) Philadelphia Eagles (2017) Detroit Lions (2018)	11

Reign	Player	Team(s) while leader	Career rushing touchdowns	Season(s)
1921	Fritz Pollard^{^} ^[3]	Akron Pros	6	1921
1922	Earl Cramer^[4]	Akron Pros	10	1922
1923	Jimmy Conzelman^{^} ^[5]	Milwaukee Badgers	11	1923
1924	Doc Elliott^[6]	Cleveland Bulldogs	14	1924
1925–1926 (2 years)	Tex Hamer^[7]	Frankford Yellow Jackets	17	1925
1925–1926 (2 years)	Tex Hamer^[7]	Frankford Yellow Jackets	19	1926
Tied 1926	Ben Jones^[8]	Frankford Yellow Jackets	19	1926
1927–1929 (3 years)	Paddy Driscoll^{^} ^[9]	Chicago Bears	22	1927
			24	1928
			25	1929
1930	Verne Lewellen^[10]	Green Bay Packers	31	1930
1931–1947 (17 years)	Ernie Nevers^{^} ^[11]	Chicago Cardinals	38	1931–1947
Tied 1947	Steve Van Buren^{^} ^[12]	Philadelphia Eagles	38	1947
1948–1960 (14 years)			48	1948
			59	1949
			63	1950
			69	1951–1960
1961–1962 (2 years)	Joe Perry^{^} ^[13]	Baltimore Colts	71	1961–1962
1963–1987 (24 years)	Jim Brown^{^} ^[14]	Cleveland Browns	82	1963
			89	1964
			106	1965–1986
Tied 1986	Walter Payton^{^} ^[15]	Chicago Bears	106	1986
1987–1995 (10 years)	Walter Payton^{^} ^[15]	Chicago Bears	110	1987–1995
1996–1997 (2 years)	Marcus Allen^{^} ^[16]	Kansas City Chiefs	112	1996
1996–1997 (2 years)	Marcus Allen^{^} ^[16]	Kansas City Chiefs	123	1997
Since 1998 (26 years)	Emmitt Smith^{^} ^[17]	Dallas Cowboys (1998–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)	125	1998
			136	1999
			145	2000
			148	2001
			153	2002
			155	2003
			164	Since 2004

List_of_National_Football_League_career_rushing_touchdowns_leaders

List of NFL career rushing touchdowns leaders

Players with at least 75 touchdowns

Players with at least 10 postseason rushing touchdowns

Historical rushing touchdowns leaders

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^	Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who is still active