most receiving touchdowns by a player in their third season since

Jerry Rice had the most receiving touchdowns by a player in his 3rd season, with 22 touchdowns.

NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
22
1987
SF SF
12
65
1,078
16.6
89.8
51
8
6.4
4.3
1
2 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
17
1951
LA LA
12
66
1,495
22.7
124.6
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
3 Braylon Edwards
B. Edwards
16
2007
CLE CLE
16
80
153
1,289
16.1
80.6
0
0
0.0
0
4 Randy Moss
R. Moss
15
2000
MIN MIN
16
77
128
1,437
18.7
89.8
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
5 Cloyce Box
C. Box
15
1952
DET DET
12
42
924
22.0
77.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Terrell Owens
T. Owens
14
1998
SF SF
16
67
1,097
16.4
68.6
53
4
13.3
3.3
1
7 Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
14
1948
CHC CHC
12
41
943
23.0
78.6
50
5
10.0
4.2
1
8 Tyler Eifert
T. Eifert
13
2015
CIN CIN
13
52
74
615
11.8
47.3
0
0
0.0
0
9 Eric Decker
E. Decker
13
2012
DEN DEN
16
85
122
1,064
12.5
66.5
0
0
0.0
0
10 Steve Watson
S. Watson
13
1981
DEN DEN
16
60
1,244
20.7
77.8
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
11 John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
1980
SD SD
16
82
1,340
16.3
83.8
16
1
16.0
1.0
0
12 Cliff Branch
C. Branch
13
1974
OAK OAK
14
60
1,092
18.2
78.0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
13
1964
SD SD
12
61
1,235
20.2
102.9
60
3
20.0
5.0
2
14 DK Metcalf
DK Metcalf
12
2021
SEA SEA
17
75
129
967
12.9
56.9
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
15 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
12
2018
KC KC
16
87
137
1,479
17.0
92.4
151
22
6.9
9.4
1
16 Davante Adams
D. Adams
12
2016
GB GB
16
75
121
997
13.3
62.3
0
0
0.0
0
17 Mike Evans
M. Evans
12
2016
TB TB
16
96
173
1,321
13.8
82.6
0
0
0.0
0
18 Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
12
2013
DEN DEN
14
65
90
788
12.1
56.3
0
0
0.0
0
19 Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
12
2012
DAL DAL
16
92
138
1,382
15.0
86.4
-5
2
-2.5
-0.3
0
20 Javon Walker
J. Walker
12
2004
GB GB
16
89
144
1,382
15.5
86.4
0
0
0.0
0
21 Antonio Freeman
A. Freeman
12
1997
GB GB
16
81
1,243
15.3
77.7
14
1
14.0
0.9
0
22 Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
12
1997
SEA SEA
15
72
1,049
14.6
69.9
72
9
8.0
4.8
0
23 Rod Smith
R. Smith
12
1997
DEN DEN
16
70
1,180
16.9
73.8
16
5
3.2
1.0
0
24 Curtis Conway
C. Conway
12
1995
CHI CHI
16
62
1,037
16.7
64.8
77
5
15.4
4.8
0
25 Andre Rison
A. Rison
12
1991
ATL ATL
16
81
976
12.0
61.0
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
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