NFL Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season receiving touchdowns record is 23, set by Randy Moss in 2007. It has stood for 18 years. The mark has been raised 9 times since 1922.
Record Holders
10 marks since 1922| Year | Player | TD | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |
 Randy Moss
|
23 | still standing |
| 1987 |
 Jerry Rice
|
22 | 20 years |
| 1984 |
 Mark Clayton
|
18 | 3 years |
| 1942 |
 Don Hutson
|
17 | 42 years |
| 1931 | Johnny McNally | 11 | 11 years |
| 1929 |
 Ray Flaherty
|
8 | 2 years |
| 1928 | Gibby Welch | 6 | 1 year |
| 1924 | Bob Rapp | 5 | 4 years |
| 1923 | Bob Rapp | 3 | 1 year |
| 1922 | Charlie Mathys | 2 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.