List of National Football League career scoring leaders
The top 25 scorers in National Football League history are all placekickers. Statistics include regular season scoring only.
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Active players are listed in bold (age in parentheses).
Statistics are accurate as of end of the 2020 season.[1]
| Rank | Player | Career | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Vinatieri | 1996–2019 | 2,673 |
| 2 | Morten Andersen | 1982–2007 | 2,544 |
| 3 | Gary Anderson | 1982–2004 | 2,434 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 1992–2012 | 2,150 |
| 5 | John Carney | 1988–2010 | 2,062 |
| 6 | Matt Stover | 1991–2009 | 2,004 |
| 7 | George Blanda | 1949–1975 | 2,002 |
| 8 | Jason Elam | 1993–2009 | 1,983 |
| 9 | John Kasay | 1991–2011 | 1,970 |
| 10 | Sebastian Janikowski | 2000–2018 | 1,913 |
| 11 | Stephen Gostkowski (37) | 2006–present | 1,875 |
| 12 | Phil Dawson | 1999–2019 | 1,847 |
| 13 | Matt Bryant | 2002–2019 | 1,758 |
| 14 | Norm Johnson | 1982–1999 | 1,736 |
| 15 | Robbie Gould (39) | 2005–present | 1,731 |
| 16 | David Akers | 1998–2013 | 1,721 |
| 17 | Nick Lowery | 1978–1996 | 1,711 |
| 18 | Jan Stenerud | 1967–1985 | 1,699 |
| 19 | Ryan Longwell | 1997–2011 | 1,687 |
| 20 | Mason Crosby (37) | 2007–present | 1,682 |
| 21 | Lou Groza | 1946–1967 | 1,608 |
| 22 | Eddie Murray | 1980–2000 | 1,594 |
| 23 | Al Del Greco | 1984–2000 | 1,584 |
| 24 | Olindo Mare | 1997–2012 | 1,555 |
| 25 | Steve Christie | 1990–2004 | 1,476 |
Non-kickers
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 (although George Blanda played as both a quarterback and a kicker, 1,966 of his 2,002 points were scored as a kicker).
| Rank | Player | Position | Career | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Jerry Rice | Wide receiver | 1985–2004 | 1,256 |
| 58 | 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 |
References
- "NFL Career Scoring Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
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