nfc wr with most total touchdowns in one season

Jerry Rice has the most total touchdowns by an NFC wide receiver in a season, with 23 touchdowns in 1987.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
2Davante Adams
D. Adams
18
2020
14
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
7.7
3Sterling Sharpe
S. Sharpe
18
1994
16
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
6.8
4Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
2003
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
5Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
1998
16
0
17
0
0
0
2
0
106
6.6
6Cris Carter
C. Carter
17
1995
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
7Jerry Rice
J. Rice
17
1995
16
1
15
1
0
0
1
0
104
6.5
8Jerry Rice
J. Rice
17
1989
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
9Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
16
2021
17
0
16
0
0
0
1
0
98
5.8
10Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
16
2014
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
11Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
16
2011
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
12Muhsin Muhammad
M. Muhammad
16
2004
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
13Terrell Owens
T. Owens
16
2001
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
14Jerry Rice
J. Rice
16
1993
16
1
15
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
15Jerry Rice
J. Rice
16
1986
16
1
15
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
16Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
15
2011
16
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
17Terrell Owens
T. Owens
15
2007
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
90
6.0
18Randy Moss
R. Moss
15
2000
16
0
15
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
19Terrell Owens
T. Owens
15
1998
16
1
14
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
20Jerry Rice
J. Rice
15
1994
16
2
13
0
0
0
1
0
92
5.8
21Andre Rison
A. Rison
15
1993
16
0
15
0
0
0
0
90
5.6
22Davante Adams
D. Adams
14
2025
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
6.0
23CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
14
2023
17
2
12
0
0
0
1
0
86
5.1
24Mike Evans
M. Evans
14
2021
16
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
25Deebo Samuel
D. Samuel
14
2021
16
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
84
5.3
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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