most touchdowns in a game by an nfl defensive lineman

45 players are tied for the most total touchdowns by a defensive lineman in a game, with 1 touchdown. The first three are Walter Nolen III on November 23, Sheldon Rankins on November 9 and on December 31, 2023 and Marshawn Kneeland on November 3.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns in a regular-season game by an NFL defensive lineman
NAMETDDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Walter Nolen III
W. Nolen III
1
11/23/2025
ARI ARI
vs
JAX JAX
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
2Sheldon Rankins
S. Rankins
1
11/9/2025
HOU HOU
vs
JAX JAX
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
3Marshawn Kneeland
M. Kneeland
1
11/3/2025
DAL DAL
vs
ARI ARI
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
4Will Anderson Jr.
W. Anderson Jr.
1
10/20/2025
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
5Will McDonald IV
W. McDonald IV
1
9/21/2025
NYJ NYJ
@
TB TB
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
6Jordan Davis
J. Davis
1
9/21/2025
PHI PHI
vs
LAR LAR
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
7Derek Barnett
D. Barnett
1
1/5/2025
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
8Sam Hubbard
S. Hubbard
1
12/15/2024
CIN CIN
@
TEN TEN
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
9Leonard Williams
L. Williams
1
12/1/2024
SEA SEA
@
NYJ NYJ
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
10Derek Barnett
D. Barnett
1
11/18/2024
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
11Travon Walker
T. Walker
1
11/3/2024
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
12Sheldon Rankins
S. Rankins
1
12/31/2023
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
13Bilal Nichols
B. Nichols
1
12/25/2023
LV LV
@
KC KC
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
14John Jenkins
J. Jenkins
1
12/14/2023
LV LV
vs
LAC LAC
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
15Zach Sieler
Z. Sieler
1
12/11/2023
MIA MIA
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
16Jalen Carter
J. Carter
1
12/10/2023
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
17Jeffery Simmons
J. Simmons
1
11/19/2023
TEN TEN
@
JAX JAX
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
18A.J. Epenesa
A.J. Epenesa
1
9/24/2023
BUF BUF
@
WAS WAS
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
19DeForest Buckner
D. Buckner
1
9/10/2023
IND IND
vs
JAX JAX
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
20Jonathan Greenard
J. Greenard
1
1/8/2023
HOU HOU
@
IND IND
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
21Joseph Ossai
J. Ossai
1
1/8/2023
CIN CIN
vs
BAL BAL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
22Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
1
1/7/2023
JAX JAX
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
23Josh Sweat
J. Sweat
1
12/24/2022
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
24Chandler Jones
C. Jones
1
12/18/2022
LV LV
vs
NE NE
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
25Casey Toohill
C. Toohill
1
11/14/2022
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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Rams Rams
10
3
0
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Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
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4
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
ATL ATL
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
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12/28
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
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ARI ARI
@
LAR LAR
1:00 PM
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
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2
0
.846
Bills Bills
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4
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.692
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6
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6
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7
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
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Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
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Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
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Sat
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LAR LAR
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
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@
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Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM