NFL All-Time Rushing TDs Leaders

Updated Dec. 28, 2025 6:47 a.m. ET

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Most Rushing TDs in NFL History

Table only includes stats from after the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.

Rank	Player	Years Active	Career Rush TDs
1	Emmitt Smith	1990-2004	164
2	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001-2011	145
3	Marcus Allen	1982-1997	123
4	Derrick Henry	2016-2025	122
5	Adrian Peterson	2007-2021	120
6	Walter Payton	1975-1987	110
7	John Riggins	1971-1985	104
8	Marshall Faulk	1994-2005	100
8	Shaun Alexander	2000-2008	100
10	Barry Sanders	1989-1998	99
11	Jerome Bettis	1993-2005	91
11	Franco Harris	1972-1984	91
13	Curtis Martin	1995-2005	90
13	Eric Dickerson	1983-1993	90
15	Priest Holmes	1997-2007	86
16	Marshawn Lynch	2007-2019	85
17	Corey Dillon	1997-2006	82
18	Frank Gore	2005-2020	81
18	Ottis Anderson	1979-1992	81
20	Edgerrin James	1999-2009	80
21	Ricky Watters	1992-2001	78
22	Tony Dorsett	1977-1988	77
24	Pete Johnson	1977-1984	76
25	Cam Newton	2011-2021	75
25	Clinton Portis	2002-2010	75