before 1986 what qb had the most passing td through first 3 seasons

Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 3 seasons, with 98 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
98
43
871
1,427
61.0
11,431
8.0
265.8
44
96.4
6.9
3.1
41
357
2Joe Namath
J. Namath
63
41
654
1,302
50.2
9,606
7.4
234.3
70
68.4
4.8
5.4
3Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
55
42
490
906
54.1
6,903
7.6
164.4
57
72.9
6.1
6.3
4Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
52
34
418
762
54.9
6,055
7.9
178.1
34
85.1
6.8
4.5
5Otto Graham
O. Graham
51
36
465
882
52.7
6,964
7.9
193.4
60
69.8
5.8
6.8
6John Elway
J. Elway
47
42
664
1,244
53.4
8,152
6.6
194.1
52
69.0
3.8
4.2
90
683
7Tom Flores
T. Flores
47
42
439
865
50.8
6,015
7.0
143.2
44
70.3
5.4
5.1
8Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
46
41
444
881
50.4
6,041
6.9
147.3
59
62.2
5.2
6.7
54
517
9Bob Griese
B. Griese
46
34
473
938
50.4
6,173
6.6
181.6
50
65.7
4.9
5.3
33
289
10Norm Snead
N. Snead
46
42
531
1,092
48.6
8,306
7.6
197.8
71
61.2
4.2
6.5
11Doug Williams
D. Williams
45
42
493
1,112
44.3
7,014
6.3
167.0
48
60.8
4.0
4.3
36
320
12Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
44
29
377
744
50.7
5,771
7.8
199.0
43
72.3
5.9
5.8
13Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
43
40
560
1,133
49.4
7,541
6.7
188.5
66
59.4
3.8
5.8
80
523
14Jim Finks
J. Finks
42
35
453
934
48.5
5,794
6.2
165.5
52
60.1
4.5
5.6
15Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
41
42
361
717
50.3
4,953
6.9
117.9
39
69.2
5.7
5.4
72
552
16Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
40
42
520
1,059
49.1
6,904
6.5
164.4
58
59.9
3.8
5.5
112
1,054
17Phil Simms
P. Simms
39
35
499
983
50.8
6,095
6.2
174.1
42
65.6
4.0
4.3
113
853
18John Hadl
J. Hadl
39
42
282
598
47.2
4,291
7.2
102.2
45
61.7
6.5
7.5
19Dick Wood
D. Wood
39
32
370
807
45.8
5,157
6.4
161.2
51
56.7
4.8
6.3
20Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
39
33
312
643
48.5
4,566
7.1
138.4
52
58.6
6.1
8.1
21Butch Songin
B. Songin
38
35
327
694
47.1
4,347
6.3
124.2
31
67.1
5.5
4.5
22Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
37
39
670
1,201
55.8
7,220
6.0
185.1
60
63.1
3.1
5.0
48
389
23Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
37
40
351
699
50.2
4,807
6.9
120.2
47
62.2
5.3
6.7
28
198
24Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
37
32
259
485
53.4
4,387
9.0
137.1
27
86.5
7.6
5.6
25Tony Eason
T. Eason
35
48
473
825
57.3
5,941
7.2
123.8
30
78.9
4.2
3.6
103
777
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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