Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns

This article ranks the top NFL running backs of all-time measured by career rushing touchdowns. Each running back's career rushing touchdowns, games played, rushing attempts, and touchdown to rushing attempts ratio are included with these rankings.

Most NFL statistical services, including NFL.com, only count regular season statistics when ranking running backs by career touchdowns. In this article, each player's entire body of work is included; that is to say, all statistics include regular and post-season rushing touchdowns. Preseason and Pro Bowl statistics are excluded.

After reading this article, return to these links to read "Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Yards," "Top_NFL_Quarterbacks_ of_ All_Time:_Career_Touchdown_Passes," and "Top_NFL_Quarterbacks_of_All_Time:_Career_Passing_Yards."

1. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Emmitt Smith

Rushing TDs: 183
Games: 243
Rushing Attempts: 4,758
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:26

2. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - LaDanian Tomlinson

Rushing TDs: 150
Games: 263
Rushing Attempts: 3,264
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:22

3. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Marcus Allen

Rushing TDs: 134
Games: 238
Rushing Attempts: 3,289
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:25

4. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - John Riggins

Rushing TDs: 116
Games: 184
Rushing Attempts: 3,167
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:27

5. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Walter Payton

Rushing TDs: 112
Games: 199
Rushing Attempts: 4,018
TDs to games ratio: 1:1.78
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:36

6. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Shaun Alexander

Rushing TDs: 108
Games: 132
Rushing Attempts: 2,356
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:22

7. (tie) Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Jim Brown

Rushing TDs: 107
Games: 122
Rushing Attempts: 2,425
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:23

Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Franco Harris

Rushing TDs: 107
Games: 192
Rushing Attempts: 3,349
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:31

8. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Marshall Faulk

Rushing TDs: 106
Games: 188
Rushing Attempts: 3001,
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:28

9. (tie) Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Barry Sanders

Rushing TDs: 100
Games: 159
Rushing Attempts: 3,153
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:32

Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Jerome Bettis
Rushing TDs: 100
Games: 206
Rushing Attempts: 3,678
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:37

10. Top NFL Running Backs of All Time: Career Rushing Touchdowns - Curtis Martin

Rushing TDs: 98
Games: 178
Rushing Attempts: 3,700
TD to Rushing Attempts ratio: 1:38

Next 10: 11. Eric Dickerson; 12. Priest Holmes; 13. (tie) Tony Dorsett, Ricky Watters, Edgerrin James, Corey Dillon; 14. Jim Taylor; 15. Otis Anderson; 16. Thurman Thomas; 17. (tie) Earl Campbell, Pete Johnson; 18. (tie) Leroy Kelly, Clinton Portis; 19. (tie) Terry Allen, Gerald Riggs; 20. Chuck Muncie.

Source(s):

"NFL Career Rushing Touchdowns Leaders," Pro-Football-Reference.com
"Players," NFL.com