The top 25 scorers in National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 history are listed below. All players listed are placekicker

Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...

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Active players are listed in bold. (Age in parentheses.)

Statistics are accurate through November 29, 2011

1. Morten Andersen
   Morten Andersen
   Morten Andersen , nicknamed "The Great Dane", is a former National Football League kicker. He holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NFL history, as well as being the all-time leading scorer for two different teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and...
   
    2,544
2. Gary Anderson 2,434
3. John Carney 2,062
4. Matt Stover
   Matt Stover
   John Matthew "Matt" Stover is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek origin. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore...
   
    2,004
5. George Blanda
   George Blanda
   George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...
   
    2,002
6. Jason Elam
   Jason Elam
   Jason Elam is a retired American football placekicker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii....
   
    1,983
7. Jason Hanson
   Jason Hanson
   Jason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
   
    1,982 (41)
8. John Kasay
   John Kasay
   John David Kasay is an American football kicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia...
   
    1,929 (42)
9. Norm Johnson
   Norm Johnson
   Norman Douglas "Norm" Johnson is a former professional American football placekicker who played for 18 seasons in the National Football League. During that time, he played for the Seattle Seahawks , Atlanta Falcons , Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Philadelphia Eagles...
   
    1,736
10. Adam Vinatieri
    Adam Vinatieri
    Adam Matthew Vinatieri is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He has played in six Super Bowls, four with the New England Patriots and two with the Colts, winning four. Vinatieri won a Super Bowl in 2006 with Indianapolis and won Super Bowls in 2001,...
    
     1,713 (38)
11. Nick Lowery
    Nick Lowery
    Dominic Gerald Lowery , nicknamed Nick the Kick, is a former American football placekicker for the New England Patriots , the Kansas City Chiefs , and New York Jets . Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most...
    
     1,711
12. Jan Stenerud
    Jan Stenerud
    Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...
    
     1,699
13. Ryan Longwell
    Ryan Longwell
    Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise...
    
     1,647 (37)
14. Lou Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....
    
     1,608
15. Eddie Murray 1,594
16. Al Del Greco
    Al Del Greco
    Albert Louis Del Greco is a former American football placekicker and a current sports radio personality and high school coach in Birmingham, Alabama.-Biography:...
    
     1,584
17. Olindo Mare
    Olindo Mare
    Olindo Franco Mare is an American football placekicker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
    
     1,498 (38)
18. Steve Christie
    Steve Christie
    Geoffrey Stephen Christie is a former Canadian American football placekicker in the National Football League, who, as a member of the Buffalo Bills, became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in poor weather.-Early career:Christie, who grew up in nearby Oakville, Ontario,...
    
     1,476
19. Pat Leahy 1,470
20. Jim Turner 1,439
21. David Akers
    David Akers
    David Roy Akers is a left footed American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997. He played college football at Louisville....
    
     1,433 (36)
22. Matt Bahr
    Matt Bahr
    Matthew David Bahr is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League. He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania where he excelled in both football and soccer...
    
     1,422
23. Jeff Wilkins
    Jeff Wilkins
    For the American basketball player, see Jeff Wilkins .Jeffrey Allen Wilkins nicknamed "Money" is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and St Louis Rams. He played college football at Youngstown State University...
    
     1,416
24. Mark Moseley
    Mark Moseley
    Mark DeWayne Moseley is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Houston Oilers , the Washington Redskins , and the Cleveland Browns . He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season...
    
     1,382
25. Jim Bakken
    Jim Bakken
    James LeRoy Bakken is a former American football punter and placekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named by the voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to the Professional Football 1960s All Decade Team, which included both NFL and American...
    
     1,380

Non-kickers

The highest-scoring non-kicker in NFL history is wide receiver Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice

Jerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...

, who scored 1,256 points, which puts him in 27th place on the all-time scoring list. The only other non-kickers in the top 50 are running back Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt James Smith, III is a retired American football player who was a running back in the National Football League for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, where he was an All-American; thereafter, he played professionally for...

 who scored 1,052 points (44th place), and running back LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...

who has scored 966 points to date (49th place).