most passing tds by a rookie quarterback in a game

6 players are tied for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in a game, with 5 touchdowns. The first three are Jayden Daniels on December 22, 2024, C.J. Stroud on November 5, 2023 and Daniel Jones on December 22, 2019.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player game data may be incomplete before 1950
NAMETDDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
5
12/22/2024
vs
24
39
61.5
258
6.6
2
99.1
12.8
5.1
1
3
2C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
5
11/5/2023
vs
30
42
71.4
470
11.2
0
147.8
11.9
0.0
3
27
3Daniel Jones
D. Jones
5
12/22/2019
@
28
42
66.7
352
8.4
0
132.1
11.9
0.0
1
6
4Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
5
10/8/2017
vs
16
31
51.6
261
8.4
0
119.8
16.1
0.0
3
13
5Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5
11/22/2015
@
19
29
65.5
246
8.5
0
131.6
17.2
0.0
1
8
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5
11/22/2009
vs
26
43
60.5
422
9.8
2
112.7
11.6
4.7
2
6
7Bo Nix
B. Nix
4
1/5/2025
vs
26
29
89.7
321
11.1
0
152.4
13.8
0.0
0
0
8Bo Nix
B. Nix
4
11/17/2024
vs
28
33
84.8
307
9.3
0
145.0
12.1
0.0
1
12
9Caleb Williams
C. Williams
4
10/13/2024
vs
23
29
79.3
226
7.8
1
124.4
13.8
3.4
3
5
10Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
4
12/14/2023
vs
20
34
58.8
248
7.3
0
120.7
11.8
0.0
1
6
11Will Levis
W. Levis
4
10/29/2023
vs
19
29
65.5
238
8.2
0
130.5
13.8
0.0
2
12
12Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4
10/12/2020
@
20
34
58.8
264
7.8
0
122.7
11.8
0.0
3
25
13Daniel Jones
D. Jones
4
11/10/2019
@
26
40
65.0
308
7.7
0
121.7
10.0
0.0
6
50
14Daniel Jones
D. Jones
4
10/27/2019
@
28
41
68.3
322
7.9
0
124.2
9.8
0.0
3
32
15Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4
11/25/2018
@
19
26
73.1
258
9.9
0
143.9
15.4
0.0
0
0
16Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4
10/29/2017
@
19
30
63.3
402
13.4
3
106.9
13.3
10.0
5
35
17Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4
10/1/2017
vs
25
34
73.5
283
8.3
1
125.0
11.8
2.9
1
3
18Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4
11/8/2015
@
28
39
71.8
371
9.5
0
135.7
10.3
0.0
0
0
19Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4
9/13/2015
@
13
15
86.7
209
13.9
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
24
20Derek Carr
D. Carr
4
10/12/2014
vs
18
34
52.9
282
8.3
1
107.7
11.8
2.9
0
0
21Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4
12/23/2012
vs
15
21
71.4
171
8.1
1
115.3
19.0
4.8
1
1
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4
12/2/2012
@
24
54
44.4
391
7.2
3
70.8
7.4
5.6
2
19
23Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4
11/22/2012
@
19
27
70.4
304
11.3
1
131.8
14.8
3.7
3
16
24Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4
11/18/2012
vs
14
15
93.3
200
13.3
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
8
25Trent Edwards
T. Edwards
4
12/9/2007
vs
11
23
47.8
165
7.2
0
111.4
17.4
0.0
0
0

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