most games with multiple touchdowns thrown by rookie qb one season

Peyton Manning has the most games in his rookie season by a quarterback when throwing >0 touchdown passes, with 15 games in 1998.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player game data complete from 1950
NAMEGPTDSEASONTMCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
15
26
1998
306
531
57.6
3,546
6.7
236.4
26
73.9
4.9
4.9
21
106
2Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
14
31
2020
370
542
68.3
4,127
7.6
294.8
8
103.6
5.7
1.5
29
197
3Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
14
26
2012
226
345
65.5
2,836
8.2
202.6
6
108.8
7.5
1.7
29
176
4Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
14
22
1986
266
444
59.9
3,322
7.5
237.3
15
85.6
5.0
3.4
34
273
5Mac Jones
M. Jones
13
22
2021
296
421
70.3
3,234
7.7
248.8
11
99.2
5.2
2.6
23
201
6Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
13
27
2018
293
463
63.3
3,524
7.6
271.1
14
93.4
5.8
3.0
24
165
7Jameis Winston
J. Winston
13
22
2015
242
413
58.6
3,206
7.8
246.6
11
89.9
5.3
2.7
23
156
8Andrew Luck
A. Luck
13
23
2012
283
528
53.6
3,681
7.0
283.2
15
78.5
4.4
2.8
32
204
9Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
13
20
2011
246
414
59.4
2,830
6.8
217.7
10
86.1
4.8
2.4
21
145
10Cam Newton
C. Newton
13
21
2011
246
415
59.3
3,394
8.2
261.1
13
89.4
5.1
3.1
26
174
11Bo Nix
B. Nix
12
29
2024
270
395
68.4
2,788
7.1
232.3
7
105.5
7.3
1.8
16
149
12Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
12
25
2024
266
379
70.2
2,912
7.7
242.7
9
104.7
6.6
2.4
33
161
13C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
12
23
2023
265
408
65.0
3,635
8.9
302.9
5
107.0
5.6
1.2
27
226
14Daniel Jones
D. Jones
12
24
2019
281
455
61.8
3,010
6.6
250.8
12
87.7
5.3
2.6
38
295
15Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
12
21
2019
244
394
61.9
2,799
7.1
233.3
3
97.9
5.3
0.8
28
164
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
12
23
2016
228
340
67.1
2,832
8.3
236.0
4
110.3
6.8
1.2
18
114
17Derek Carr
D. Carr
12
21
2014
271
464
58.4
2,578
5.6
214.8
9
80.9
4.5
1.9
18
107
18Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
12
14
2003
183
312
58.7
2,240
7.2
186.7
10
82.5
4.5
3.2
13
72
19Cam Ward
C. Ward
11
15
2025
241
385
62.6
2,346
6.1
213.3
5
87.2
3.9
1.3
38
282
20Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
11
16
2016
270
424
63.7
2,584
6.1
234.9
10
83.3
3.8
2.4
19
98
21Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
11
19
2013
217
369
58.8
2,270
6.2
206.4
8
84.9
5.1
2.2
28
227
22Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
11
20
2012
190
286
66.4
2,471
8.6
224.6
5
109.5
7.0
1.7
22
164
23Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
11
18
2010
255
405
63.0
2,543
6.3
231.2
7
88.3
4.4
1.7
22
140
24Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
11
16
2008
179
277
64.6
2,409
8.7
219.0
6
102.4
5.8
2.2
9
59
25Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
11
17
2004
168
240
70.0
2,212
9.2
201.1
8
108.5
7.1
3.3
22
156

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