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Washington Commanders Rushing Touchdowns Leaders

Career totals with the Commanders and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 29: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Boston Braves 1932, Boston Redskins 1933-1936; Washington Redskins 1937-2019, Washington Football Team 2020-2021.

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John Riggins holds the Commanders career record with 79 rushing touchdowns. The single-season record is 24, by John Riggins in 1983.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

All-time Commanders leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club TD G
1 John Riggins John Riggins 1976–1985 79 114
2 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2004–2010 46 84
3 Stephen Davis 1996–2002 45 99
4 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995–1998 37 52
5 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1969–1976 35 102
6 George Rogers 1985–1987 31 41
7 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012–2015 29 64
8 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1989–1993 25 80
9 Cliff Battles Cliff Battles 1932–1937 23 60
10 Don Bosseler Don Bosseler 1957–1964 22 96
10 Antonio Gibson Antonio Gibson 2020–2023 22 61
12 Andy Farkas Andy Farkas 1938–1944 21 62
12 Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs 1989–1991 21 38
14 Charlie Harraway 1969–1973 20 69
15 Joe Theismann Joe Theismann 1974–1985 17 167
16 Rob Goode Rob Goode 1949–1955 16 51
16 Dick James Dick James 1956–1963 16 99
18 Brian Robinson Brian Robinson 2022–2024 15 41
18 Mike Thomas 1975–1978 15 53
20 Ladell Betts Ladell Betts 2002–2009 13 103
20 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 2012–2017 13 62
22 Skip Hicks 1998–2000 12 26
22 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2018–2019 12 31
22 Bob Seymour 1940–1945 12 60
25 Charley Taylor Charley Taylor 1964–1977 11 165

Single-season Commanders records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season TD G
1 John Riggins John Riggins 1983 24 15
2 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1996 21 16
3 George Rogers 1986 18 15
4 Stephen Davis 1999 17 14
5 John Riggins John Riggins 1984 14 14
6 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012 13 16
6 John Riggins John Riggins 1981 13 15
8 Stephen Davis 2000 11 15
8 Antonio Gibson Antonio Gibson 2020 11 14
8 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2005 11 16
8 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2007 11 16
8 Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs 1991 11 16
13 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995 10 16
14 Rob Goode Rob Goode 1951 9 12
14 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2008 9 16
14 John Riggins John Riggins 1979 9 16
17 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1973 8 14
17 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1972 8 12
17 Jacory Croskey-Merritt Jacory Croskey-Merritt 2025 8 17
17 Skip Hicks 1998 8 9
17 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2014 8 16
17 John Riggins John Riggins 1985 8 12
17 Brian Robinson Brian Robinson 2024 8 14
24 Stephen Davis 2002 7 12
24 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2006 7 8