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Red zone threats: who scores the touchdowns

Touchdowns swing fantasy weeks more than anything. These are the running backs, receivers and tight ends who find the end zone most, over last season and this one: total rushing and receiving touchdowns, touchdowns a game, and how many touches each takes. Players who score on an unusually high share of targets or carries earn our Red Zone Threat and Goal-Line Hammer awards; those who rely on touchdowns for most of their points get TD Dependent.

#	Player	Team	TDs	Games	TDs a game	Touches a TD
1	RB Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	29	25	1.16	18
2	RB Jonathan Taylor	IND	28	26	1.08	20
3	RB Christian McCaffrey	SF	27	25	1.08	20
4	RB Derrick Henry	BAL	25	26	0.96	20
5	RB Javonte Williams	DAL	23	25	0.92	20
6	RB James Cook	BUF	22	25	0.88	24
7	RB D'Andre Swift	CHI	20	25	0.80	22
8	RB Kyren Williams	LA	20	26	0.77	23
9	WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	19	26	0.73	11
10	WR Davante Adams	LA	18	20	0.90	5
11	RB Josh Jacobs	GB	17	18	0.94	19
12	WR Tee Higgins	CIN	17	23	0.74	6
13	RB Bijan Robinson	ATL	17	26	0.65	33
14	WR Puka Nacua	LA	16	23	0.70	14
15	WR Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	16	25	0.64	11
16	RB Kenneth Walker III	KC	16	25	0.64	27
17	TE Trey McBride	ARI	16	26	0.62	12
18	WR Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	15	24	0.62	12
19	RB Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	14	23	0.61	16
20	RB RJ Harvey	DEN	14	23	0.61	17
21	RB Ashton Jeanty	LV	14	26	0.54	34
22	WR Christian Watson	GB	13	19	0.68	7
23	TE Brock Bowers	LV	13	19	0.68	9
24	RB Travis Etienne	NO	13	20	0.65	26
25	TE Dallas Goedert	PHI	13	22	0.59	7
26	RB Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	13	23	0.57	22
27	RB Zach Charbonnet	SEA	12	18	0.67	19
28	TE George Kittle	SF	12	19	0.63	8
29	RB De'Von Achane	MIA	12	19	0.63	29
30	RB Bucky Irving	TB	12	19	0.63	33
31	RB Saquon Barkley	PHI	12	23	0.52	33
32	WR Jameson Williams	DET	12	25	0.48	8
33	TE Jake Ferguson	DAL	12	25	0.48	8
34	RB Chase Brown	CIN	12	25	0.48	37
35	RB Cam Skattebo	NYG	11	15	0.73	23
36	WR Nico Collins	HOU	11	21	0.52	9
37	RB David Montgomery	HOU	11	22	0.50	22
38	RB Chuba Hubbard	CAR	11	23	0.48	29
39	RB TreVeyon Henderson	NE	11	23	0.48	25
40	RB Jaylen Warren	PIT	11	24	0.46	36
41	WR Chris Olave	NO	11	24	0.46	14
42	RB Tony Pollard	TEN	11	25	0.44	38
43	WR George Pickens	DAL	11	25	0.44	12
44	TE Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	11	25	0.44	11
45	RB Tyler Allgeier	ARI	11	26	0.42	24
46	RB Blake Corum	LA	11	26	0.42	23
47	TE Darren Waller	CAR	10	17	0.59	5
48	RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	10	20	0.50	17
49	WR CeeDee Lamb	DAL	10	22	0.45	15
50	RB Sean Tucker	TB	10	22	0.45	11
51	RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	10	22	0.45	26
52	RB Quinshon Judkins	CLE	10	22	0.45	39
53	WR Parker Washington	JAX	10	24	0.42	10
54	WR Stefon Diggs	WAS	10	25	0.40	12
55	WR Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	10	25	0.40	12
56	TE AJ Barner	SEA	10	26	0.38	9
57	RB Kareem Hunt		9	17	0.53	20
58	TE Tucker Kraft	GB	9	17	0.53	8
59	WR Quentin Johnston	LAC	9	20	0.45	8
60	WR Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	9	21	0.43	13
61	TE Colby Parkinson	LA	9	21	0.43	7
62	WR Jauan Jennings	MIN	9	21	0.43	7
63	WR Romeo Doubs	NE	9	22	0.41	8
64	WR DJ Moore	BUF	9	23	0.39	10
65	TE Pat Freiermuth	PIT	9	23	0.39	8
66	WR Emeka Egbuka	TB	9	24	0.38	11
67	WR Zay Flowers	BAL	9	25	0.36	16
68	TE Hunter Henry	NE	9	26	0.35	10
69	WR Courtland Sutton	DEN	9	26	0.35	11
70	RB Kenny Gainwell	TB	9	26	0.35	29
71	TE Kyle Pitts	ATL	9	26	0.35	13
72	WR Michael Wilson	ARI	9	26	0.35	15
73	WR Tre Tucker	LV	9	26	0.35	11
74	WR Rashee Rice	KC	8	13	0.62	10
75	RB Omarion Hampton	LAC	8	17	0.47	34

Rushing and receiving touchdowns in the regular season, 2025 and 2026, from nflverse box scores.

About red zone threats

A player who scores on a small number of touches can be due a cooler spell, and one who handles a big workload near the goal line without scoring yet can be due a run. Both are worth a look before a trade or a start/sit call.

Questions

Which touchdowns count?

Rushing and receiving touchdowns in the regular season, last season and this one. Quarterbacks’ passing touchdowns are left out.

What does touches a TD mean?

Carries plus catches for every touchdown scored. A low number means touchdowns are coming often for the work he gets.

Who is included?

Running backs, receivers and tight ends with at least four rushing and receiving touchdowns over the two seasons.

Should I buy a player who scores a lot of touchdowns?

Look at touches a TD first. A player scoring on very few touches is hard to keep up; one scoring on a big, steady workload is the safer buy.