Mike Ditka has scored the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie tight end, with 12 touchdowns in 1961.

most receiving touchdowns by a rookie tight end in nfl history
1961 Ditka 2023 LaPorta 2010 Gronkowski 1980 Miller 2016 Henry 2021 Freiermuth 2013 Fauria 1990 Green 1980 Senser 1970 Chester 1963 Mackey 2017 Engram 2017 Howard 2010 Hernandez 2005 Miller 2004 Cooley 1998 Cleeland 1988 Jackson 1987 Awalt 1973 Young 1962 Arbanas 2019 Moreau 2013 Wright 2010 Graham 2008 Carlson 2006 Daniels 1976 Hill 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
Mike Ditka Mike Ditka 12 1961
CHI CHI
14 56 1,076 19.2 76.9 0 0 0.0 0
Sam LaPorta Sam LaPorta 10 2023
DET DET
17 86 120 889 10.3 52.3 4 1 4.0 0.2 0
Rob Gronkowski Rob Gronkowski 10 2010
NE NE
16 42 59 546 13.0 34.1 0 0 0.0 0
Junior Miller Junior Miller 9 1980
ATL ATL
16 46 584 12.7 36.5 -2 2 -1.0 -0.1 0
Hunter Henry Hunter Henry 8 2016
SD SD
15 36 53 478 13.3 31.9 0 0 0.0 0
Pat Freiermuth Pat Freiermuth 7 2021
PIT PIT
16 60 79 497 8.3 31.1 0 0 0.0 0
Joseph Fauria Joseph Fauria 7 2013
DET DET
16 18 30 207 11.5 12.9 0 0 0.0 0
Eric Green Eric Green 7 1990
PIT PIT
13 34 387 11.4 29.8 0 0 0.0 0
Joe Senser Joe Senser 7 1980
MIN MIN
16 42 447 10.6 27.9 -1 1 -1.0 -0.1 0
Raymond Chester Raymond Chester 7 1970
OAK OAK
14 42 556 13.2 39.7 0 0 0.0 0
John Mackey John Mackey 7 1963
BAL BAL
14 35 726 20.7 51.9 3 1 3.0 0.2 0
Evan Engram Evan Engram 6 2017
NYG NYG
15 64 115 722 11.3 48.1 14 1 14.0 0.9 0
O.J. Howard O.J. Howard 6 2017
TB TB
14 26 39 432 16.6 30.9 0 0 0.0 0
Aaron Hernandez Aaron Hernandez 6 2010
NE NE
14 45 64 563 12.5 40.2 47 3 15.7 3.4 0
Heath Miller Heath Miller 6 2005
PIT PIT
16 39 52 459 11.8 28.7 0 0 0.0 0
Chris Cooley Chris Cooley 6 2004
WAS WAS
16 37 63 314 8.5 19.6 0 0 0.0 0
Cameron Cleeland Cameron Cleeland 6 1998
NO NO
16 54 684 12.7 42.8 0 0 0.0 0
Keith Jackson Keith Jackson 6 1988
PHI PHI
16 81 869 10.7 54.3 0 0 0.0 0
Rob Awalt Rob Awalt 6 1987
STL STL
12 42 526 12.5 43.8 -9 2 -4.5 -0.8 0
Charle Young Charle Young 6 1973
PHI PHI
14 55 854 15.5 61.0 24 4 6.0 1.7 1
Fred Arbanas Fred Arbanas 6 1962
DLT DLT
14 29 469 16.2 33.5 0 0 0.0 0
Foster Moreau Foster Moreau 5 2019
OAK OAK
13 21 25 174 8.3 13.4 0 0 0.0 0
Timothy Wright Timothy Wright 5 2013
TB TB
16 54 75 571 10.6 35.7 2 1 2.0 0.1 0
Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham 5 2010
NO NO
15 31 44 356 11.5 23.7 3 1 3.0 0.2 0
John Carlson John Carlson 5 2008
SEA SEA
16 55 80 627 11.4 39.2 0 0 0.0 0
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