most passing touchdowns in first nine seasons

Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 9 seasons, with 275 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player in first nine seasons
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
275
144
3,131
4,890
64.0
37,586
7.7
261.0
139
94.4
5.6
2.8
170
1,108
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
267
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
35,939
7.7
285.2
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
3Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
267
144
2,820
4,335
65.1
33,946
7.8
235.7
81
101.7
6.2
1.9
394
2,572
4Dan Marino
D. Marino
266
135
2,798
4,730
59.2
35,386
7.5
262.1
149
88.2
5.6
3.2
125
942
5Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
240
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
37,701
7.4
265.5
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
6Brett Favre
B. Favre
235
129
2,659
4,351
61.1
30,894
7.1
239.5
141
87.1
5.4
3.2
267
1,686
7Jared Goff
J. Goff
222
134
3,047
4,646
65.6
35,058
7.5
261.6
94
95.7
4.8
2.0
248
1,815
8Josh Allen
J. Allen
220
128
2,615
4,088
64.0
30,102
7.4
235.2
94
94.4
5.4
2.3
229
1,448
9Derek Carr
D. Carr
217
142
3,201
4,958
64.6
35,222
7.1
248.0
99
91.8
4.4
2.0
264
1,624
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
216
125
3,005
4,850
62.0
34,749
7.2
278.0
118
88.3
4.5
2.4
289
1,850
11Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
213
122
2,780
4,159
66.8
31,437
7.6
257.7
82
98.1
5.1
2.0
256
1,529
12Eli Manning
E. Manning
211
137
2,612
4,457
58.6
31,527
7.1
230.1
144
82.7
4.7
3.2
213
1,512
13Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
204
133
2,757
4,449
62.0
31,594
7.1
237.5
118
87.5
4.6
2.7
278
1,738
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
202
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
30,646
7.4
251.2
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
15Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
201
132
2,397
3,942
60.8
29,527
7.5
223.7
143
85.8
5.1
3.6
260
1,959
16Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
199
133
2,702
4,209
64.2
30,729
7.3
231.0
102
91.7
4.7
2.4
350
2,597
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
197
123
2,500
3,938
63.5
28,525
7.2
231.9
101
91.2
5.0
2.6
286
1,820
18Tom Brady
T. Brady
197
113
2,301
3,653
63.0
26,446
7.2
234.0
86
92.9
5.4
2.4
203
1,278
19Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
191
127
2,374
3,762
63.1
29,844
7.9
235.0
108
92.7
5.1
2.9
344
2,272
20Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
190
109
2,453
3,662
67.0
28,372
7.7
260.3
84
97.9
5.2
2.3
213
1,571
21Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
189
122
2,568
4,110
62.5
29,465
7.2
241.5
130
86.2
4.6
3.2
203
1,434
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
189
116
2,268
3,564
63.6
27,891
7.8
240.4
93
94.5
5.3
2.6
220
1,387
23Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
188
94
1,945
2,955
65.8
24,197
8.2
257.4
52
104.9
6.4
1.8
232
1,429
24Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
187
116
1,870
2,888
64.8
22,608
7.8
194.9
56
102.2
6.5
1.9
228
1,247
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
187
114
1,647
3,031
54.3
24,315
8.0
213.3
137
82.5
6.2
4.5
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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.765
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.706
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12
5
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7
10
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.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
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13
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8
9
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14
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11
6
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.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
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.294
4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
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.706
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12
5
0
.706
3
14
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