List of NFL career scoring leaders
The top 25 scorers in National Football League history are all placekickers. Statistics include regular season scoring only.
List
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Key
[edit]| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in scoring. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Player Name. |
| Pos. | Player's position(s). |
| Points | Points scored. |
| * | denotes elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | denotes active player. |
Updated through the 2023 season.[1]
| Rank | Player | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Vinatieri | K | 2,673 |
| 2 | Morten Andersen * | K | 2,544 |
| 3 | Gary Anderson | K | 2,434 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | 2,150 |
| 5 | John Carney | K | 2,062 |
| 6 | Matt Stover | K | 2,004 |
| 7 | George Blanda * | K, QB | 2,002 |
| 8 | Jason Elam | K | 1,983 |
| 9 | John Kasay | K | 1,970 |
| 10 | Robbie Gould | K | 1,961 |
| 11 | Mason Crosby | K | 1,939 |
| 12 | Sebastian Janikowski | K | 1,913 |
| 13 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | 1,875 |
| 14 | Phil Dawson | K | 1,847 |
| 15 | Matt Prater | K | 1,780 |
| 16 | Matt Bryant | K | 1,758 |
| 17 | Norm Johnson | K | 1,736 |
| 18 | David Akers | K | 1,721 |
| 19 | Nick Lowery | K | 1,711 |
| 20 | Jan Stenerud * | K | 1,699 |
| 21 | Ryan Longwell | K | 1,687 |
| 22 | Justin Tucker | K | 1,649 |
| 23 | Nick Folk | K | 1,632 |
| 24 | Lou Groza * | K, OT | 1,608 |
| 25 | Eddie Murray | K | 1,594 |
Non-kickers
[edit]The top five scoring non-kickers in NFL history are listed here with their overall scoring rank. Only one non-kicker, Jerry Rice, is in the top 50 scorers of all-time.
| Rank | Player | Position | Career | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Jerry Rice | Wide receiver | 1985–2004 | 1,256 |
| 59 | Emmitt Smith | Running back | 1990–2004 | 1,052 |
| 67 | LaDainian Tomlinson | Running back | 2001–2011 | 972 |
| 72 | Randy Moss | Wide receiver | 1998–2012 | 950 |
| 74 | Terrell Owens | Wide receiver | 1996–2010 | 942 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NFL Career Scoring Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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