Between the 1932 and 2007 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a rookie, with 26 touchdowns in 1998.
| NAME | TD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Manning | 26 | 1998 |  IND | 16 | 326 | 575 | 56.7 | 3,739 | 6.5 | 233.7 | 28 | 71.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 22 | 109 |
| 2 |  | J. Kelly | 22 | 1986 |  BUF | 16 | 285 | 480 | 59.4 | 3,593 | 7.5 | 224.6 | 17 | 83.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 |
| 3 |  | B. Songin | 22 | 1960 |  BOS | 14 | 187 | 392 | 47.7 | 2,476 | 6.3 | 176.9 | 15 | 70.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | | C. Conerly | 22 | 1948 |  NYG | 12 | 162 | 299 | 54.2 | 2,175 | 7.3 | 181.3 | 13 | 84.0 | 7.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 |  | D. Marino | 20 | 1983 |  MIA | 11 | 173 | 296 | 58.4 | 2,210 | 7.5 | 200.9 | 6 | 96.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 10 | 80 |
| 6 | | J. Plunkett | 19 | 1971 | NE | 14 | 158 | 328 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 154.1 | 16 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 319 |
| 7 |  | C. Palmer | 18 | 2004 |  CIN | 13 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 2,897 | 6.7 | 222.8 | 18 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 |
| 8 | | M. Rypien | 18 | 1988 |  WAS | 9 | 114 | 208 | 54.8 | 1,730 | 8.3 | 192.2 | 13 | 85.2 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 14 | 115 |
| 9 | | J. Namath | 18 | 1965 |  NYJ | 13 | 164 | 340 | 48.2 | 2,220 | 6.5 | 170.8 | 15 | 68.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 10 | | F. Tarkenton | 18 | 1961 |  MIN | 14 | 157 | 280 | 56.1 | 1,997 | 7.1 | 142.6 | 17 | 74.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 11 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 17 | 2004 |  PIT | 14 | 196 | 295 | 66.4 | 2,621 | 8.9 | 187.2 | 11 | 98.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 |
| 12 | | J. George | 16 | 1990 | IND | 13 | 181 | 334 | 54.2 | 2,152 | 6.4 | 165.5 | 13 | 73.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 37 | 320 |
| 13 | | D. Brock | 16 | 1985 |  RAM | 15 | 218 | 365 | 59.7 | 2,658 | 7.3 | 177.2 | 13 | 82.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 51 | 351 |
| 14 | | T. Couch | 15 | 1999 |  CLE | 15 | 223 | 399 | 55.9 | 2,447 | 6.1 | 163.1 | 13 | 73.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 56 | 359 |
| 15 | | J. Plummer | 15 | 1997 |  ARI | 10 | 157 | 296 | 53.0 | 2,203 | 7.4 | 220.3 | 15 | 73.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 52 | 291 |
| 16 | | T. Banks | 15 | 1996 |  STL | 14 | 192 | 368 | 52.2 | 2,544 | 6.9 | 181.7 | 15 | 71.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 48 | 306 |
| 17 | | D. Bledsoe | 15 | 1993 | NE | 13 | 214 | 429 | 49.9 | 2,494 | 5.8 | 191.8 | 15 | 65.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16 | 99 |
| 18 | | G. Cook | 15 | 1969 | CIN | 11 | 106 | 197 | 53.8 | 1,854 | 9.4 | 168.5 | 11 | 88.3 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 29 | 195 |
| 19 | | B. Griese | 15 | 1967 | MIA | 12 | 166 | 331 | 50.2 | 2,005 | 6.1 | 167.1 | 18 | 61.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 20 | | J. Hadl | 15 | 1962 |  SD | 14 | 107 | 260 | 41.2 | 1,632 | 6.3 | 116.6 | 24 | 43.3 | 5.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 21 | | B. Leftwich | 14 | 2003 |  JAX | 15 | 239 | 418 | 57.2 | 2,819 | 6.7 | 187.9 | 16 | 73.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 19 | 90 |
| 22 | | M. Bulger | 14 | 2002 | STL | 7 | 138 | 214 | 64.5 | 1,826 | 8.5 | 260.9 | 6 | 101.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 |
| 23 | | K. Collins | 14 | 1995 |  CAR | 15 | 214 | 433 | 49.4 | 2,717 | 6.3 | 181.1 | 19 | 61.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 24 | 150 |
| 24 | | D. Woodley | 14 | 1980 | MIA | 13 | 176 | 327 | 53.8 | 1,850 | 5.7 | 142.3 | 17 | 63.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 17 | 127 |
| 25 | | M. Briscoe | 14 | 1968 |  DEN | 11 | 93 | 224 | 41.5 | 1,589 | 7.1 | 144.5 | 13 | 62.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
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