fewest touchdowns for nfl players with 500 career receptions

Emmitt Smith has the fewest career receiving touchdowns when making 500+ receptions, with 11 touchdowns.

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fewest receiving touchdowns for NFL players with 500 or more career receptions
NAMEREC TDRECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
11
515
226
130
3,224
6.3
14.3
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
2Tiki Barber
T. Barber
12
586
154
707
5,183
8.8
33.7
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
3Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
15
510
181
594
4,339
8.5
24.0
10,967
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4Earnest Byner
E. Byner
15
512
211
4,605
9.0
21.8
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
5LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
16
518
170
665
3,898
7.5
22.9
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
17
624
170
868
4,772
7.6
28.1
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
7Roger Craig
R. Craig
17
566
165
4,911
8.7
29.8
8,189
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
8John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
19
546
149
4,656
8.5
31.2
5,006
1,245
4.0
33.6
18
9Matt Forte
M. Forte
21
554
146
724
4,672
8.4
32.0
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
10Herschel Walker
H. Walker
21
512
187
4,859
9.5
26.0
8,225
1,954
4.2
44.0
61
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
21
587
222
5,411
9.2
24.4
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
12Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
24
617
163
903
6,212
10.1
38.1
99
17
5.8
0.6
0
13Frank Sanders
F. Sanders
24
507
136
432
6,749
13.3
49.6
4
11
0.4
0.0
0
14Ronnie Harmon
R. Harmon
24
582
181
6,076
10.4
33.6
2,774
615
4.5
15.3
10
15Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
25
606
126
767
4,948
8.2
39.3
7,250
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
16Evan Engram
E. Engram
26
546
124
810
5,383
9.9
43.4
100
17
5.9
0.8
1
17Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
28
505
155
395
5,126
10.2
33.1
5
4
1.3
0.0
1
18Larry Centers
L. Centers
28
827
198
386
6,797
8.2
34.3
2,188
615
3.6
11.1
14
19Jeff Graham
J. Graham
30
542
160
337
8,172
15.1
51.1
0
0
0.0
0
20Brett Perriman
B. Perriman
30
525
153
6,589
12.6
43.1
180
27
6.7
1.2
0
21Tyler Boyd
T. Boyd
31
552
136
810
6,390
11.6
47.0
169
20
8.5
1.2
0
22Troy Brown
T. Brown
31
557
192
680
6,366
11.4
33.2
178
29
6.1
0.9
0
23Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
31
541
179
27
5,572
10.3
31.1
2,392
630
3.8
13.4
12
24Keith Byars
K. Byars
31
610
189
5,661
9.3
30.0
3,109
865
3.6
16.4
23
25Al Toon
A. Toon
31
517
107
6,605
12.8
61.7
7
4
1.8
0.1
0
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