most receiving touchdowns by a rookie since 1972

Since 1972, Randy Moss has the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie, with 17 touchdowns in 1998.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Randy Moss
R. Moss
17
1998
MIN MIN
16
69
1,313
19.0
82.1
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
2Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
13
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
1,455
18.0
85.6
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
3John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
1978
SD SD
14
56
1,001
17.9
71.5
7
1
7.0
0.5
0
4Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
12
2014
NYG NYG
12
91
130
1,305
14.3
108.8
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
5Mike Evans
M. Evans
12
2014
TB TB
15
68
123
1,051
15.5
70.1
0
0
0.0
0
6Mike Williams
M. Williams
11
2010
TB TB
16
65
129
964
14.8
60.3
0
0
0.0
0
7Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
10
2024
JAX JAX
17
87
133
1,282
14.7
75.4
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
8Jordan Addison
J. Addison
10
2023
MIN MIN
17
70
108
911
13.0
53.6
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
9Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
10
2023
DET DET
17
86
120
889
10.3
52.3
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
10Calvin Ridley
C. Ridley
10
2018
ATL ATL
16
64
92
821
12.8
51.3
27
6
4.5
1.7
0
11Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10
2010
NE NE
16
42
59
546
13.0
34.1
0
0
0.0
0
12Daryl Turner
D. Turner
10
1984
SEA SEA
16
35
715
20.4
44.7
0
0
0.0
0
13Sammy White
S. White
10
1976
MIN MIN
14
51
906
17.8
64.7
-10
5
-2.0
-0.7
0
14Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
9
2020
PIT PIT
16
62
109
873
14.1
54.6
16
10
1.6
1.0
2
15Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
9
2016
NO NO
15
92
121
1,137
12.4
75.8
0
0
0.0
0
16Kelvin Benjamin
K. Benjamin
9
2014
CAR CAR
16
73
145
1,008
13.8
63.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Lee Evans
L. Evans
9
2004
BUF BUF
16
48
75
843
17.6
52.7
85
5
17.0
5.3
0
18Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
9
1996
STL STL
15
54
924
17.1
61.6
0
0
0.0
0
19Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
9
1995
HOU HOU
16
35
823
23.5
51.4
-19
2
-9.5
-1.2
0
20Calvin Williams
C. Williams
9
1990
PHI PHI
16
37
602
16.3
37.6
20
2
10.0
1.3
0
21Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
9
1984
PIT PIT
14
45
860
19.1
61.4
71
3
23.7
5.1
1
22Junior Miller
J. Miller
9
1980
ATL ATL
16
46
584
12.7
36.5
-2
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
23Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
9
1973
CIN CIN
14
45
843
18.7
60.2
-11
2
-5.5
-0.8
0
24Marvin Harrison Jr.
M. Harrison Jr.
8
2024
ARI ARI
17
62
116
885
14.3
52.1
0
0
0.0
0
25Jalen McMillan
J. McMillan
8
2024
TB TB
13
37
58
461
12.5
35.5
43
4
10.8
3.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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