most passing touchdowns 21 year old single season

Jameis Winston has the most passing touchdowns by a 21-year-old player in his rookie season in 2015, with 22 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDAgeSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Jameis Winston
J. Winston
22
21
2015
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
2Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
18
21
1961
14
157
280
56.1
1,997
7.1
142.6
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
3Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
17
21
2018
13
239
414
57.7
2,865
6.9
220.4
15
77.6
4.1
3.6
30
204
4Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
15
21
1993
13
214
429
49.9
2,494
5.8
191.8
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
13
21
2009
10
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
226.7
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
6Josh Rosen
J. Rosen
11
21
2018
14
217
393
55.2
2,278
5.8
162.7
14
66.7
2.8
3.6
45
320
7DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
11
21
2017
15
255
476
53.6
2,894
6.1
192.9
22
60.5
2.3
4.6
38
226
8Josh Freeman
J. Freeman
10
21
2009
10
158
290
54.5
1,855
6.4
185.5
18
59.8
3.4
6.2
20
102
9Terry Hanratty
T. Hanratty
8
21
1969
8
52
126
41.3
716
5.7
89.5
13
41.7
6.3
10.3
20
168
10Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
6
21
2018
16
99
170
58.2
1,201
7.1
75.1
3
84.5
3.5
1.8
16
71
11Trey Lance
T. Lance
5
21
2021
6
41
71
57.7
603
8.5
100.5
2
97.3
7.0
2.8
4
15
12Tommy Maddox
T. Maddox
5
21
1992
13
66
121
54.5
757
6.3
58.2
9
56.4
4.1
7.4
10
60
13Jacky Lee
J. Lee
5
21
1960
14
41
77
53.2
842
10.9
60.1
6
81.2
6.5
7.8
14Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
3
21
2023
4
50
84
59.5
577
6.9
144.3
1
87.3
3.6
1.2
7
29
15Billy Patterson
B. Patterson
3
21
1939
8
14
38
36.8
227
6.0
28.4
4
44.4
7.9
10.5
16Michael Vick
M. Vick
2
21
2001
8
50
113
44.2
785
6.9
98.1
3
62.7
1.8
2.7
21
113
17Jack Concannon
J. Concannon
2
21
1964
4
12
23
52.2
199
8.7
49.8
1
92.5
8.7
4.3
18Whizzer White
W. White
2
21
1938
11
29
73
39.7
393
5.4
35.7
18
27.2
2.7
24.7
19Emmett Mortell
E. Mortell
2
21
1937
11
18
71
25.4
320
4.5
29.1
8
15.7
2.8
11.3
20Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
1
21
2007
13
1
1
100.0
8
8.0
0.6
0
139.6
100.0
0.0
0
0
21Alex Smith
A. Smith
1
21
2005
9
84
165
50.9
875
5.3
97.2
11
40.8
0.6
6.7
29
185
22Jon Vaughn
J. Vaughn
1
21
1991
16
1
2
50.0
13
6.5
0.8
0
110.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
23Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
1
21
1989
16
1
2
50.0
32
16.0
2.0
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
24Bob Williams
B. Williams
1
21
1951
8
14
33
42.4
146
4.4
18.3
2
40.7
3.0
6.1
25Jug Girard
J. Girard
1
21
1948
10
4
14
28.6
117
8.4
11.7
1
56.0
7.1
7.1

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