most passing touchdowns in a rookie season by a 49er player

Brock Purdy and Nick Mullens are tied for the most passing touchdowns by a 49ers rookie, with 13 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
13
2022
9
114
170
67.1
1,374
8.1
152.7
4
107.3
7.6
2.4
11
84
2Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
13
2018
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
284.6
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
3Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
11
1999
13
225
375
60.0
2,544
6.8
195.7
11
77.9
2.9
2.9
15
104
4Tom Owen
T. Owen
10
1974
10
88
184
47.8
1,327
7.2
132.7
15
56.1
5.4
8.2
25
202
5Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
8
1978
12
137
302
45.4
1,570
5.2
130.8
22
40.0
2.6
7.3
17
156
6Ken Dorsey
K. Dorsey
6
2004
8
123
226
54.4
1,231
5.4
153.9
9
62.4
2.7
4.0
13
94
7Trey Lance
T. Lance
5
2021
6
41
71
57.7
603
8.5
100.5
2
97.3
7.0
2.8
4
15
8C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
4
2017
7
123
224
54.9
1,430
6.4
204.3
6
69.2
1.8
2.7
19
141
9Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
2
1994
11
35
50
70.0
393
7.9
35.7
1
98.2
4.0
2.0
4
36
10Scott Bull
S. Bull
2
1976
14
21
48
43.8
252
5.3
18.0
4
39.6
4.2
8.3
5
44
11George Mira
G. Mira
2
1964
7
23
53
43.4
331
6.2
47.3
5
37.5
3.8
9.4
12John Brodie
J. Brodie
2
1957
5
11
21
52.4
160
7.6
32.0
3
69.6
9.5
14.3
13Alex Smith
A. Smith
1
2005
9
84
165
50.9
875
5.3
97.2
11
40.8
0.6
6.7
29
185
14Jim Druckenmiller
J. Druckenmiller
1
1997
4
21
52
40.4
239
4.6
59.8
4
29.2
1.9
7.7
4
32
15Jeff Brohm
J. Brohm
1
1996
3
21
34
61.8
189
5.6
63.0
0
86.5
2.9
0.0
2
10
16Bill Musgrave
B. Musgrave
1
1991
1
4
5
80.0
33
6.6
33.0
0
133.8
20.0
0.0
0
0
17Mark Stevens
M. Stevens
1
1987
2
2
4
50.0
52
13.0
26.0
0
135.4
25.0
0.0
0
0
18Harry Sydney
H. Sydney
1
1987
14
1
1
100.0
50
50.0
3.6
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Joe Montana
J. Montana
1
1979
16
13
23
56.5
96
4.2
6.0
0
81.1
4.3
0.0
0
0
20Dennis Morrison
D. Morrison
1
1974
3
21
51
41.2
227
4.5
75.7
5
21.9
2.0
9.8
0
0
21Don Lisbon
D. Lisbon
1
1963
14
1
2
50.0
45
22.5
3.2
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
22Bob Waters
B. Waters
1
1960
8
2
2
100.0
61
30.5
7.6
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
23Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
1
1956
12
38
78
48.7
621
8.0
51.8
6
48.1
1.3
7.7
24John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
1
1954
12
1
2
50.0
10
5.0
0.8
0
104.2
50.0
0.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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25.7

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21.8

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106.9

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254.0

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5
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9
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12
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13
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