most passing touchdowns per game by a rookie since 2000

Since 2000, Deshaun Watson has the most passing touchdowns per game played by a rookie, with 2.71 in 2017.

	NAME	TD/GP	TD	GP	SEASON	TM	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	2.71	19	7	2017	HOU	126	204	61.8	1,699	8.3	242.7	8	103.0	9.3	3.9	19	116
2	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	2.07	31	15	2020	LAC	396	595	66.6	4,336	7.3	289.1	10	98.3	5.2	1.7	32	218
3	Tanner McKee T. McKee	2	4	2	2024	PHI	30	45	66.7	323	7.2	161.5	0	117.2	8.9	0.0	2	17
4	Quinn Gray Q. Gray	2	2	1	2005	JAX	8	14	57.1	100	7.1	100.0	0	119.0	14.3	0.0	1	7
5	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	2	14	7	2002	STL	138	214	64.5	1,826	8.5	260.9	6	101.5	6.5	2.8	12	102
6	A.J. Feeley	2	2	1	2001	PHI	10	14	71.4	143	10.2	143.0	1	114.0	14.3	7.1	0	0
7	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	1.93	27	14	2018	CLE	310	486	63.8	3,725	7.7	266.1	14	93.7	5.6	2.9	25	173
8	Daniel Jones D. Jones	1.85	24	13	2019	NYG	284	459	61.9	3,027	6.6	232.8	12	87.7	5.2	2.6	38	295
9	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	1.8	9	5	2006	DEN	81	137	59.1	1,001	7.3	200.2	5	88.5	6.6	3.6	13	85
10	Bo Nix B. Nix	1.71	29	17	2024	DEN	376	567	66.3	3,775	6.7	222.1	12	93.3	5.1	2.1	24	198
11	Nick Mullens N. Mullens	1.63	13	8	2018	SF	176	274	64.2	2,277	8.3	284.6	10	90.8	4.7	3.6	17	127
12	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	1.63	26	16	2012	SEA	252	393	64.1	3,118	7.9	194.9	10	100.0	6.6	2.5	33	203
13	Todd Bouman T. Bouman	1.6	8	5	2001	MIN	51	89	57.3	795	8.9	159.0	4	98.3	9.0	4.5	4	27
14	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	1.58	19	12	2015	TEN	230	370	62.2	2,818	7.6	234.8	10	91.5	5.1	2.7	38	258
15	C.J. Stroud	1.53	23	15	2023	HOU	319	499	63.9	4,108	8.2	273.9	5	100.8	4.6	1.0	38	331
16	Gardner Minshew G. Minshew	1.5	21	14	2019	JAX	285	470	60.6	3,271	7.0	233.6	6	91.2	4.5	1.3	33	184
17	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	1.47	25	17	2024	WAS	331	480	69.0	3,568	7.4	209.9	9	100.1	5.2	1.9	47	238
18	Mike Glennon M. Glennon	1.46	19	13	2013	TB	247	416	59.4	2,608	6.3	200.6	9	83.9	4.6	2.2	40	314
19	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	1.44	13	9	2022	SF	114	170	67.1	1,374	8.1	152.7	4	107.3	7.6	2.4	11	84
20	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	1.44	23	16	2016	DAL	311	459	67.8	3,667	8.0	229.2	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
21	Andrew Luck A. Luck	1.44	23	16	2012	IND	339	627	54.1	4,374	7.0	273.4	18	76.5	3.7	2.9	41	246
22	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	1.43	10	7	2006	WAS	110	207	53.1	1,297	6.3	185.3	6	76.5	4.8	2.9	7	55
23	Drew Lock D. Lock	1.4	7	5	2019	DEN	100	156	64.1	1,020	6.5	204.0	3	89.7	4.5	1.9	5	26
24	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	1.38	18	13	2004	CIN	263	432	60.9	2,897	6.7	222.8	18	77.3	4.2	4.2	25	178
25	Jameis Winston J. Winston	1.38	22	16	2015	TB	312	535	58.3	4,042	7.6	252.6	15	84.2	4.1	2.8	27	190

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