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Mac Jones and Butch Songin are tied for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie for the Patriots in a season, with 22 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
2Butch Songin
B. Songin
22
1960
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
3Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
19
1971
14
158
328
48.2
2,158
6.6
154.1
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
4Drake Maye
D. Maye
15
2024
13
225
338
66.6
2,276
6.7
175.1
10
88.1
4.4
3.0
34
229
5Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
15
1993
13
214
429
49.9
2,494
5.8
191.8
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
6Tom Sherman
T. Sherman
12
1968
14
90
226
39.8
1,199
5.3
85.6
16
45.6
5.3
7.1
7Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
11
1975
13
139
274
50.7
1,976
7.2
152.0
18
60.4
4.0
6.6
22
207
8Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
5
2022
4
65
92
70.7
781
8.5
195.3
3
100.9
5.4
3.3
6
40
9Tom Hodson
T. Hodson
4
1990
7
85
156
54.5
968
6.2
138.3
5
68.5
2.6
3.2
20
147
10Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
2
2005
2
13
24
54.2
183
7.6
91.5
1
89.4
8.3
4.2
1
1
11Scott Zolak
S. Zolak
2
1992
6
52
100
52.0
561
5.6
93.5
4
58.8
2.0
4.0
17
137
12Brian Dowling
B. Dowling
2
1972
14
29
54
53.7
383
7.1
27.4
1
81.0
3.7
1.9
4
63
13Joe Milton
J. Milton
1
2024
1
22
29
75.9
241
8.3
241.0
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
14Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
1
2014
6
19
27
70.4
182
6.7
30.3
0
101.2
3.7
0.0
5
36
15Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
1
2000
8
3
9
33.3
80
8.9
10.0
1
64.4
11.1
11.1
0
0
16Jon Vaughn
J. Vaughn
1
1991
16
1
2
50.0
13
6.5
0.8
0
110.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
17Bob Bleier
B. Bleier
1
1987
3
14
39
35.9
181
4.6
60.3
1
49.2
2.6
2.6
3
28
18Tony Eason
T. Eason
1
1983
16
46
95
48.4
557
5.9
34.8
5
48.4
1.1
5.3
16
139
19Tom Yewcic
T. Yewcic
1
1961
14
3
8
37.5
25
3.1
1.8
2
46.4
12.5
25.0
20Tom Greene
T. Greene
1
1960
10
27
63
42.9
251
4.0
25.1
6
20.1
1.6
9.5

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