most afc receiving touchdowns in a rookie season since 1990

Since 1990, Ja'Marr Chase has the most receiving touchdowns by an AFC rookie, with 13 touchdowns in 2021.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
13
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
1,455
18.0
85.6
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
2Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
10
2024
JAX JAX
17
87
133
1,282
14.7
75.4
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
3Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10
2010
NE NE
16
42
59
546
13.0
34.1
0
0
0.0
0
4Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
9
2020
PIT PIT
16
62
109
873
14.1
54.6
16
10
1.6
1.0
2
5Lee Evans
L. Evans
9
2004
BUF BUF
16
48
75
843
17.6
52.7
85
5
17.0
5.3
0
6Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
9
1995
HOU HOU
16
35
823
23.5
51.4
-19
2
-9.5
-1.2
0
7A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
8
2019
TEN TEN
16
52
84
1,051
20.2
65.7
60
3
20.0
3.8
1
8Hunter Henry
H. Henry
8
2016
SD SD
15
36
53
478
13.3
31.9
0
0
0.0
0
9Martavis Bryant
M. Bryant
8
2014
PIT PIT
10
26
49
549
21.1
54.9
12
3
4.0
1.2
0
10Keenan Allen
K. Allen
8
2013
SD SD
15
71
104
1,046
14.7
69.7
0
0
0.0
0
11Marc Boerigter
M. Boerigter
8
2002
KC KC
16
20
38
420
21.0
26.3
0
0
0.0
0
12Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
8
1999
CLE CLE
16
66
137
986
14.9
61.6
-6
1
-6.0
-0.4
0
13Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
8
1996
IND IND
16
64
836
13.1
52.3
15
3
5.0
0.9
0
14Keyshawn Johnson
K. Johnson
8
1996
NYJ NYJ
14
63
844
13.4
60.3
0
0
0.0
0
15Ladd McConkey
L. McConkey
7
2024
LAC LAC
16
82
112
1,149
14.0
71.8
0
0
0.0
0
16Rashee Rice
R. Rice
7
2023
KC KC
16
79
102
938
11.9
58.6
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
17Tank Dell
T. Dell
7
2023
HOU HOU
11
47
75
709
15.1
64.5
51
11
4.6
4.6
0
18Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
7
2021
PIT PIT
16
60
79
497
8.3
31.1
0
0
0.0
0
19Gabe Davis
G. Davis
7
2020
BUF BUF
16
35
62
599
17.1
37.4
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
20Hollywood Brown
H. Brown
7
2019
BAL BAL
14
46
71
584
12.7
41.7
0
0
0.0
0
21JuJu Smith-Schuster
J. Smith-Schuster
7
2017
PIT PIT
14
58
79
917
15.8
65.5
0
0
0.0
0
22Marlon Brown
M. Brown
7
2013
BAL BAL
14
49
83
524
10.7
37.4
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
23T.Y. Hilton
T.Y. Hilton
7
2012
IND IND
15
50
90
861
17.2
57.4
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
24A.J. Green
A.J. Green
7
2011
CIN CIN
15
65
115
1,057
16.3
70.5
53
5
10.6
3.5
0
25Torrey Smith
T. Smith
7
2011
BAL BAL
16
50
96
841
16.8
52.6
39
4
9.8
2.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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