most rushing touchdowns in a career including playoffs

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing touchdowns in the regular-season and playoffs, with 183 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most rushing touchdowns by a player in a career including playoffs
NAME RUSH TD GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
183
243
19,941
4,758
4.2
82.1
3,566
561
132
6.4
14.7
13
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
151
180
14,152
3,305
4.3
78.6
4,948
649
904
7.6
27.5
18
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
134
238
13,590
3,289
4.1
57.1
5,941
640
9.3
25.0
23
4 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
125
189
15,330
3,346
4.6
81.1
2,528
311
433
8.1
13.4
6
5 John Riggins
J. Riggins
116
184
12,348
3,167
3.9
67.1
2,135
256
8.3
11.6
12
6 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
113
145
12,425
2,553
4.9
85.7
1,739
187
240
9.3
12.0
5
7 Walter Payton
W. Payton
112
199
17,358
4,018
4.3
87.2
4,716
514
9.2
23.7
15
8 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
108
132
10,017
2,356
4.3
75.9
1,572
225
333
7.0
11.9
12
9 Franco Harris
F. Harris
107
192
13,676
3,349
4.1
71.2
2,791
358
7.8
14.5
10
10 Jim Brown
J. Brown
107
122
12,553
2,425
5.2
102.9
2,598
270
9.6
21.3
20
11 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
106
188
12,881
3,001
4.3
68.5
7,394
819
663
9.0
39.3
38
12 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
100
205
14,336
3,678
3.9
69.9
1,506
208
104
7.2
7.3
3
13 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
100
159
15,655
3,153
5.0
98.5
3,032
373
8.1
19.1
10
14 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
98
178
14,896
3,700
4.0
83.7
3,634
521
431
7.0
20.4
10
15 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
97
162
11,383
2,664
4.3
70.3
2,366
301
413
7.9
14.6
9
16 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
93
153
13,983
3,144
4.4
91.4
2,228
300
7.4
14.6
7
17 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
88
118
8,393
1,822
4.6
71.1
2,998
345
382
8.7
25.4
8
18 Frank Gore
F. Gore
86
250
16,668
3,883
4.3
66.7
4,152
502
719
8.3
16.6
18
19 Edgerrin James
E. James
86
161
13,098
3,246
4.0
81.4
3,648
468
637
7.8
22.7
11
20 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
86
158
11,749
2,738
4.3
74.4
1,987
256
292
7.8
12.6
7
21 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
86
155
11,309
2,797
4.0
73.0
4,699
508
179
9.3
30.3
17
22 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
86
190
14,122
3,238
4.4
74.3
3,957
444
8.9
20.8
14
23 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
85
136
9,105
2,087
4.4
66.9
1,893
244
7.8
13.9
10
24 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
84
190
10,706
2,663
4.0
56.3
3,076
382
8.1
16.2
5
25 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
81
203
13,516
3,216
4.2
66.6
5,130
548
29
9.4
25.3
28
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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100.3

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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
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7
10
0
.412
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3
14
0
.176
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23

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647