NFL Single Season Leaders - Touchdown Receptions

The following is a list of the NFL single season receiving leaders ranked by touchdown receptions. Statistics are current through the 2020 NFL season and include stats accrued in NFL, AFL and APFA games.

Active players are listed in bold.

      Receiving
Player Season Team Rec Yds Avg Lg TD
1. R. Moss 2007 NE 98 1,493 15.2 65t 23
2. J. Rice 1987 SF 65 1,078 16.6 57t 22
3. D. Adams 2020 GB 115 1,374 11.9 56t 18
  M. Clayton 1984 Mia 73 1,389 19.0 65t 18
  S. Sharpe 1994 GB 94 1,119 11.9 49 18
6. C. Carter 1995 Min 122 1,371 11.2 60t 17
  B. Groman 1961 Hou 50 1,175 23.5 80t 17
  R. Gronkowski 2011 NE 90 1,327 14.7 52t 17
  E. Hirsch 1951 LA 66 1,495 22.7 91 17
  D. Hutson 1942 GB 74 1,211 16.4 73 17
  R. Moss 1998 Min 69 1,313 19.0 61t 17
  R. Moss 2003 Min 111 1,632 14.7 72 17
  C. Pickens 1995 Cin 99 1,234 12.5 68t 17
  J. Rice 1989 SF 82 1,483 18.1 68t 17
15. D. Bryant 2014 Dal 88 1,320 15.0 68t 16
  B. Edwards 2007 Cle 80 1,289 16.1 78t 16
  J. Graham 2013 NO 86 1,215 14.1 56t 16
  C. Johnson 2011 Det 96 1,681 17.5 73t 16
  M. Muhammad 2004 Car 93 1,405 15.1 51 16
  T. Owens 2001 SF 93 1,412 15.2 60t 16
  A. Powell 1963 Oak 73 1,304 17.9 85 16
22. D. Bowe 2010 KC 72 1,162 16.1 75t 15
  C. Box 1952 Det 42 924 22.0 77 15
  A. Brown 2018 Pit 104 1,297 12.5 78t 15
  M. Harrison 2001 Ind 109 1,524 14.0 68 15
  M. Harrison 2004 Ind 86 1,113 12.9 59 15
  T. Hill 2020 KC 87 1,276 14.7 75t 15
  R. Moss 2000 Min 77 1,437 18.7 78t 15
  J. Nelson 2011 GB 68 1,263 18.6 93t 15
  T. Owens 2007 Dal 81 1,355 16.7 52t 15
  S. Randle 1960 Stl 62 893 14.4 57t 15
  J. Rice 1986 SF 86 1,570 18.3 66t 15
  J. Rice 1993 SF 98 1,503 15.3 80t 15
  J. Rice 1995 SF 122 1,848 15.1 81t 15
  A. Rison 1993 Atl 86 1,242 14.4 53t 15
36. L. Alworth 1965 SD 69 1,602 23.2 85t 14
  D. Baldwin 2015 Sea 78 1,069 13.7 80t 14
  R. Berry 1959 Bal 66 959 14.5 55t 14
  F. Clarke 1962 Dal 47 1,043 22.2 66t 14
  M. Clayton 1988 Mia 86 1,129 13.1 45t 14
  A. Freeman 1998 GB 84 1,424 17.0 84t 14
  R. Green 1983 Stl 78 1,227 15.7 71t 14
  M. Harrison 2000 Ind 102 1,413 13.9 78t 14
  M. Jackson 1996 Bal 76 1,201 15.8 86t 14
  J. Jones 2012 GB 64 784 12.2 49 14
  M. Kutner 1948 ChiC 41 943 23.0 71 14
  B. Marshall 2015 NYJ 109 1,502 13.8 69t 14
  T. Martin 1996 SD 85 1,171 13.8 55 14
  D. Maynard 1965 NYJ 68 1,218 17.9 56t 14
  A. Miller 1995 Den 59 1,079 18.3 62t 14
  H. Moore 1995 Det 123 1,686 13.7 69t 14
  J. Nelson 2016 GB 97 1,257 13.0 60 14
  T. Owens 2004 Phi 77 1,200 15.6 59t 14
  T. Owens 1998 SF 67 1,097 16.4 79t 14
  A. Powell 1960 NYT 69 1,167 16.9 76 14
  J. Rice 1991 SF 80 1,206 15.1 73t 14
  A. Robinson 2015 Jax 80 1,400 17.5 90t 14
  A. Thielen 2020 Min 74 925 12.5 51 14
  D. Thomas 2013 Den 92 1,430 15.5 78t 14
  W. Wells 1969 Oak 47 1,260 26.8 80t 14