what is the most number of touchdowns by wide receiver in a single season

Randy Moss and Jerry Rice are tied for the most total touchdowns by a wide receiver in a season, with 23 touchdowns.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 Randy Moss
R. Moss
23
2007
NE NE
16
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
138
8.6
2 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
23
1987
SF SF
12
1
22
0
0
0
0
138
11.5
3 Davante Adams
D. Adams
18
2020
GB GB
14
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
7.7
4 Sterling Sharpe
S. Sharpe
18
1994
GB GB
16
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
108
6.8
5 Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
18
1984
MIA MIA
15
0
18
0
0
0
0
108
7.2
6 Bill Groman
B. Groman
18
1961
HOU HOU
14
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
108
7.7
7 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
17
2024
CIN CIN
17
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.0
8 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
17
2020
KC KC
15
2
15
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.8
9 Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
2003
MIN MIN
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
10 Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
1998
MIN MIN
16
0
17
0
0
0
2
0
106
6.6
11 Cris Carter
C. Carter
17
1995
MIN MIN
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
12 Carl Pickens
C. Pickens
17
1995
CIN CIN
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
13 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
17
1995
SF SF
16
1
15
1
0
0
1
0
104
6.5
14 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
17
1989
SF SF
16
0
17
0
0
0
0
102
6.4
15 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
LA LA
12
0
17
0
0
0
0
102
8.5
16 Don Hutson
D. Hutson
17
1942
GB GB
11
0
17
0
1
33
0
138
12.5
17 Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
16
2021
LAR LAR
17
0
16
0
0
0
1
0
98
5.8
18 Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
16
2014
DAL DAL
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
19 Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
16
2011
DET DET
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
20 Braylon Edwards
B. Edwards
16
2007
CLE CLE
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
21 Muhsin Muhammad
M. Muhammad
16
2004
CAR CAR
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
22 Terrell Owens
T. Owens
16
2001
SF SF
16
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
23 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
16
1993
SF SF
16
1
15
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
24 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
16
1986
SF SF
16
1
15
0
0
0
0
96
6.0
25 Art Powell
A. Powell
16
1963
OAK OAK
14
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
96
6.9
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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2
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
1
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Jets Jets
0
2
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27

Final

33

NE Patriots

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1
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0
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1.000
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1
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0
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1.000
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1
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