most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in nfl history

Justin Herbert has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 31 touchdowns in 2020.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
31
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
3 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
26
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
4 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
5 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
24
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
6 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
23
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
7 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
23
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
8 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
9 Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
10 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
22
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
11 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
12 Butch Songin
B. Songin
22
1960
BOS BOS
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
13 Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
21
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
14 Derek Carr
D. Carr
21
2014
OAK OAK
16
348
599
58.1
3,270
5.5
204.4
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
15 Cam Newton
C. Newton
21
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
16 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
20
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
17 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
20
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
18 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
20
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
3,398
6.6
212.4
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
19 Dan Marino
D. Marino
20
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
20 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
19
2017
HOU HOU
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
242.7
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
21 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
19
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
22 Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
19
2013
TB TB
13
247
416
59.4
2,608
6.3
200.6
9
83.9
4.6
2.2
40
314
23 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
19
1971
NE NE
14
158
328
48.2
2,158
6.6
154.1
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
24 Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
18
2010
STL STL
16
354
590
60.0
3,512
6.0
219.5
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
25 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
18
2004
CIN CIN
13
263
432
60.9
2,897
6.7
222.8
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
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Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

18th

OPP PPG

14.5

1st

RUSH YDS/G

121.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

221.0

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
9
1
0
.900
Chargers Chargers
7
3
0
.700
Broncos Broncos
6
5
0
.545
Raiders Raiders
2
8
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
LAC LAC
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Thu
12/19
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
TB TB
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Sun
12/8
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

7 - 3 - 0

34

Final

27

CIN Bengals

4 - 7 - 0

Sun 17 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
7
4
0
.636
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
9
1
0
.900
Vikings Vikings
8
2
0
.800
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
5
0
.545
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
6
0
.400
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
6
4
0
.600
Rams Rams
5
5
0
.500
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
9
2
0
.818
Dolphins Dolphins
4
6
0
.400
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
8
3
0
.727
Ravens Ravens
7
4
0
.636
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
7
4
0
.636
Colts Colts
5
6
0
.455
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
9
1
0
.900
Chargers Chargers
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
11/20
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
19-24
Sun
11/17
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
34-10
Sat
11/16
CIN CIN
@
LAC LAC
27-34
Sat
11/16
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
21-30
Sat
11/16
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
6-38

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Thu
12/5
GB GB
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Mon
12/2
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
12/1
SF SF
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM
Sun
12/1
PHI PHI
@
BAL BAL
4:25 PM