The 2024 NFL season came to a conclusion on January 5, 2025, with several exciting games and moments that decided playoff matchups. Several players had standout seasons, including the following five players who led the league in receiving touchdowns.
Ja'Marr Chase (17)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase recorded career-best marks in touchdowns (17), receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708), yards per game (100.5), and catch percentage (72.6) in 2024. He also led all receivers in receptions, yards, and yards per game, while scoring the most touchdowns by a player since Davante Adams had 18 with the Green Bay Packers in 2020.
Chase has recorded at least 1,046 receiving yards and scored at least seven touchdowns in each of his first four seasons in the NFL. The three-time Pro Bowl receiver had 19 receptions of at least 20 yards and eight of at least 40 yards this past season. Despite his best efforts, the Bengals finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs.
Terry McLaurin (13)
In his sixth season in the NFL, Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin recorded a career-high 13 touchdowns, more than tripling the four touchdowns he scored in 2023. McLaurin, a Pro Bowl receiver in 2022, had never had more than seven scores in a single season before this year, but had accumulated at least 1,002 receiving yards in each of the following five seasons.
McLaurin was able to find the endzone for a record 13 times this season in large part due to his chemistry with first-year Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the likely winner of the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (12)
Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown also set a new career-best mark with 12 touchdowns in 2024. A fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, St. Brown caught 115 passes for 1,263 yards in 17 games this season. It was the third season in a row in which he exceeded 1,110 receiving yards.
Mark Andrews (11)
A 29-year-old native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens led all tight ends with 11 touchdowns in 17 games, despite averaging just 39.6 yards per game, the second-lowest of his seven-year career. Andrews, whose previous high for touchdowns was 10 in 2019, caught 55 passes for 673 yards.
Mike Evans (11)
One year after leading the NFL in receiving touchdowns with 13, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-year-old receiver Mike Evans finished fifth with 11, marking the sixth season of his 11-year career that he had at least 10 touchdowns. He also eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards for the 11th time in his career in dramatic fashion, catching a nine-yard pass on the final play of the regular season to finish with 1,004 yards.