most total touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in a season

Justin Herbert has accounted for the most touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 36 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in 2020.

Interpreted as:
most passing total touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in a season
NAME TOTALTD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
36
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2 Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
3 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
30
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
4 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
5 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
28
2024
WAS WAS
15
301
432
69.7
3,303
7.6
220.2
22
8
101.3
5.1
1.9
38
189
6 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
28
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
7 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
28
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
8 Bo Nix
B. Nix
27
2024
DEN DEN
15
326
507
64.3
3,235
6.4
215.7
22
11
87.7
4.3
2.2
22
185
9 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
10 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
27
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
11 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
26
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
12 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
26
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
13 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
14 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
24
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
15 Butch Songin
B. Songin
24
1960
BOS BOS
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
16 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23
1961
MIN MIN
14
157
280
56.1
1,997
7.1
142.6
18
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
17 Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
18 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
22
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
19 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
20 Dan Marino
D. Marino
22
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
21 Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
21
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
22 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
21
2017
HOU HOU
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
242.7
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
23 Derek Carr
D. Carr
21
2014
OAK OAK
16
348
599
58.1
3,270
5.5
204.4
21
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
24 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
21
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
3,398
6.6
212.4
20
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
25 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
19
2024
CHI CHI
15
314
505
62.2
3,271
6.5
218.1
19
5
89.3
3.8
1.0
60
413
StatMuse has season-level data for total touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.9

17th

OPP PPG

18.3

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

22nd

PASS YDS/G

218.3

23rd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
1
0
.938
Broncos Broncos
9
6
0
.600
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
Raiders Raiders
3
12
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Sat
12/28
LAC LAC
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

9 - 6 - 0

34

Final

27

DEN Broncos

9 - 6 - 0

Thu 19 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
12
3
0
.800
Dolphins Dolphins
7
8
0
.467
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
11
5
0
.688
Steelers Steelers
10
6
0
.625
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
7
0
.563
Colts Colts
7
8
0
.467
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
1
0
.938
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
12
3
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
10
5
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
13
2
0
.867
Vikings Vikings
13
2
0
.867
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
8
7
0
.533
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
7
0
.533
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
9
6
0
.600
Seahawks Seahawks
8
7
0
.533

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
12/24
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
31-2
Tue
12/24
KC KC
@
PIT PIT
29-10
Sun
12/22
NO NO
@
GB GB
0-34
Sat
12/21
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
24-26
Sat
12/21
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
17-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Sun
1/5
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
1/5
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
1:00 PM
Sun
1/5
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
1/5
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM