Patriots legends: Highlighting Tom Brady’s top 5 touchdown receivers
By Morgan Jayne
Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL.
In his 23-year career, Tom Brady has thrown 737 touchdowns to 98 different receivers between two different teams, the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
If we were talking strictly about his Patriots career, No.5 would be wide receiver Deion Branch. The Patriots drafted Branch in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft, and during his time in New England, Branch caught 28 touchdowns from Brady over two separate stints.
Who are Tom Brady’s top 5 career touchdown receivers?
Tom Brady and Mike Evans lit it up down in Tampa
The first of the top 5 is Mike Evans. The Tampa Bay Buccanneers wide receiver caught 36 career touchdown passes from Brady during his time in Tampa Bay. His first touchdown came in Week 1 of the 2020 season against the New Orleans Saints.
In the playoffs leading up to the 2020 Buccaneers’ Super Bowl win, Evans scored his first playoff touchdown in the Division Round against the Saints. Evans scored one touchdown in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.
Evans’ last touchdown from Brady came in Week 17 of the 2022 season against the Carolina Panthers, in which Evans scored three touchdowns.
The Tom Brady and Wes Welker were electric for the New England Patriots
Coming in at No. 4 is Wes Welker.
During his time in New England, Welker caught 38 touchdowns from Brady.
Brady and Welker were Patriots teammates from 2007 and 2012. Welker caught his first touchdown from Brady in Week 1 of the 2007 season against the New York Jets. His last touchdown from Brady came in the 2012 AFC Championship loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
In the six seasons of playing with Brady, Welker caught 34 regular-season touchdowns and four postseason touchdowns.