which nfl running back has scored the most touchdowns of all-time

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career total touchdowns by a running back, with 175 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
175
226
164
11
0
0
0
1
0
1,052
4.7
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
162
170
145
17
0
0
0
0
0
972
5.7
3Marcus Allen
M. Allen
145
222
123
21
1
0
0
1
0
872
3.9
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
136
176
100
36
0
0
0
7
0
830
4.7
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
126
184
120
6
0
0
0
1
0
758
4.1
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
126
118
106
20
0
0
0
0
756
6.4
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
125
190
110
15
0
0
0
0
750
3.9
8John Riggins
J. Riggins
116
175
104
12
0
0
0
0
696
4.0
9Derrick Henry
D. Henry
115
142
110
5
0
0
0
2
0
694
4.9
10Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
112
123
100
12
0
0
0
0
0
672
5.5
11Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
109
153
99
10
0
0
0
0
0
654
4.3
12Frank Gore
F. Gore
100
241
81
18
1
0
0
1
0
602
2.5
13Curtis Martin
C. Martin
100
168
90
10
0
0
0
3
0
606
3.6
14Franco Harris
F. Harris
100
173
91
9
0
0
0
0
600
3.5
15Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
96
146
90
6
0
0
0
0
576
3.9
16Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
94
149
85
9
0
0
0
2
0
568
3.8
17Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
94
113
86
8
0
0
0
1
0
566
5.0
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
94
192
91
3
0
0
0
3
0
570
3.0
19Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
93
129
83
10
0
0
0
0
558
4.3
20Edgerrin James
E. James
91
148
80
11
0
0
0
5
0
556
3.8
21Ricky Watters
R. Watters
91
144
78
13
0
0
0
1
0
548
3.8
22Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
91
173
77
13
1
0
0
0
546
3.2
23Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
90
136
74
13
3
0
0
0
540
4.0
24LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
89
170
73
16
0
0
0
3
0
540
3.2
25Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
89
150
82
7
0
0
0
1
0
536
3.6
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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