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

 

Adam Vinatieri has scored the most points in NFL history.

Key

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

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

• List of NFL annual scoring leaders
• List of NFL records (individual)

References

1. "NFL Career Scoring Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.