List of NFL career scoring leaders

The top 27 scorers in National Football League history are all placekickers. Statistics include regular season scoring only and are based on 1,500 career points.

List

Key

Updated through the 2025 season

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	Matt Prater	K	1,908
14	Stephen Gostkowski	K	1,875
15	Phil Dawson	K	1,847
16	Nick Folk	K	1,826
17	Matt Bryant	K	1,758
18	Justin Tucker	K	1,775
19	Norm Johnson	K	1,736
20	David Akers	K	1,721
21	Nick Lowery	K	1,711
22	Jan Stenerud *	K	1,699
23	Ryan Longwell	K	1,687
24	Lou Groza *	K, OT	1,608
25	Eddie Murray	K	1,594
26	Al Del Greco	K	1,584
27	Olindo Mare	K	1,555

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
43	Jerry Rice	Wide receiver	1985–2004	1,256
62	Emmitt Smith	Running back	1990–2004	1,052
74	LaDainian Tomlinson	Running back	2001–2011	972
79	Randy Moss	Wide receiver	1998–2012	950
82	Terrell Owens	Wide receiver	1996–2010	942

Historical career scoring leaders

		Player	Team while leader		Season
1		Lenny Sachs	Chicago Cardinals	12
2		Elmer Oliphant	Buffalo All-Americans	47
3		Dutch Sternaman	Chicago Bears	77
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	143
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	177
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	244
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	330
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	373
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	393
4		Paddy Driscoll	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears	402
5		Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	526
5		Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	643
5		Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	728
5		Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	825
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	893
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	953
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,001
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,086
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,161
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,246
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,361
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,454
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,532
6		Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	1,608
7		George Blanda	Oakland Raiders	1.647
7		George Blanda	Oakland Raiders	1,742
7		George Blanda	Oakland Raiders	1,842
7		George Blanda	Oakland Raiders	1,919
7		George Blanda	Oakland Raiders	2,002
8		Gary Anderson	Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans	2,059
8		Gary Anderson	Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans	2,133
8		Gary Anderson	Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans	2,223
8		Gary Anderson	Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans	2,346
8		Gary Anderson	Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans	2,434
9		Morten Andersen	Atlanta Falcons	2,445
9		Morten Andersen	Atlanta Falcons	2,544
10	–present	Adam Vinatieri	Indianapolis Colts	2,600
10	–present	Adam Vinatieri	Indianapolis Colts	2,673	–present