most receiving touchdowns in a game by a rookie tightend

8 players are tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie tight end in a game, with 3 touchdowns. The first three are Sam LaPorta on December 16, 2023, Joseph Fauria on October 13, 2013 and Rob Gronkowski on November 14, 2010.

Interpreted as:
most receiving touchdowns in a regular-season game by a rookie tightend
NAMEREC TDDATETMOPPRECTRGREC YDSAVGRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
3
12/16/2023
vs
5
6
56
11.2
0
0
0
2Joseph Fauria
J. Fauria
3
10/13/2013
@
3
3
34
11.3
0
0
0
3Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
3
11/14/2010
@
5
5
72
14.4
0
0
0
4Eric Green
E. Green
3
10/14/1990
@
4
28
7.0
0
0
0
5Greg Latta
G. Latta
3
12/21/1975
@
5
67
13.4
0
0
0
6Billy Joe DuPree
B. Joe DuPree
3
9/30/1973
vs
6
74
12.3
0
0
0
7Raymond Chester
R. Chester
3
10/25/1970
vs
5
107
21.4
0
0
0
8Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
3
11/12/1961
vs
9
190
21.1
0
0
0
9Colston Loveland
C. Loveland
2
11/2/2025
@
6
7
118
19.7
0
0
0
10Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
2
10/8/2023
vs
3
4
47
15.7
0
0
0
11Jelani Woods
J. Woods
2
9/25/2022
vs
2
3
13
6.5
0
0
0
12Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
2
11/8/2021
vs
5
6
43
8.6
0
0
0
13Harrison Bryant
H. Bryant
2
10/25/2020
@
4
5
56
14.0
0
0
0
14Kaden Smith
K. Smith
2
12/22/2019
@
6
8
35
5.8
0
0
0
15Jordan Thomas
J. Thomas
2
10/25/2018
vs
4
4
29
7.3
0
0
0
16Ricky Seals-Jones
R. Seals-Jones
2
11/19/2017
@
3
5
54
18.0
0
0
0
17O.J. Howard
O.J. Howard
2
10/22/2017
@
6
6
98
16.3
0
0
0
18Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
2
12/1/2013
vs
5
6
68
13.6
0
0
0
19Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
2
12/26/2010
@
4
7
54
13.5
0
0
0
20Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
2
12/19/2010
vs
4
5
31
7.8
16
1
16.0
0
21Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
2
12/19/2010
@
5
7
29
5.8
0
0
0
22Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
2
11/7/2010
@
5
9
48
9.6
0
0
0
23Zach Miller
Z. Miller
2
1/3/2010
@
8
10
69
8.6
0
0
0
24Tony Scheffler
T. Scheffler
2
12/10/2006
@
3
5
66
22.0
0
0
0
25Owen Daniels
O. Daniels
2
10/29/2006
@
9
11
99
11.0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1960 season.

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