most reception touchdown by a rookie running back in a season

Gale Sayers and Doak Walker are tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie running back, with 6 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 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6
1965
CHI CHI
14
29
507
17.5
36.2
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
2 Doak Walker
D. Walker
6
1950
DET DET
12
35
534
15.3
44.5
386
83
4.7
32.2
5
3 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
5
2017
NO NO
16
81
100
826
10.2
51.6
728
120
6.1
45.5
8
4 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
5
2017
CAR CAR
16
80
113
651
8.1
40.7
435
117
3.7
27.2
2
5 Bill Jones
B. Jones
5
1990
KC KC
16
19
137
7.2
8.6
47
10
4.7
2.9
0
6 Jimmy Thomas
J. Thomas
5
1969
SF SF
14
18
364
20.2
26.0
190
23
8.3
13.6
1
7 Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
5
1964
WAS WAS
14
53
814
15.4
58.1
755
199
3.8
53.9
5
8 Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
5
1960
HOU HOU
14
15
187
12.5
13.4
644
152
4.2
46.0
1
9 R.C. Owens
R.C. Owens
5
1957
SF SF
12
27
395
14.6
32.9
0
0
0.0
0
10 Hal Giancanelli
H. Giancanelli
5
1953
PHI PHI
12
20
346
17.3
28.8
131
44
3.0
10.9
1
11 Ray Pelfrey
R. Pelfrey
5
1951
GB GB
12
38
462
12.2
38.5
44
3
14.7
3.7
0
12 Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
5
1945
WAS WAS
10
34
617
18.1
61.7
154
39
3.9
15.4
1
13 Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
4
2023
ATL ATL
17
58
86
487
8.4
28.6
976
214
4.6
57.4
4
14 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
4
2018
NYG NYG
16
91
121
721
7.9
45.1
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
11
15 David Johnson
D. Johnson
4
2015
ARI ARI
16
36
57
457
12.7
28.6
581
125
4.6
36.3
8
16 Matt Forte
M. Forte
4
2008
CHI CHI
16
63
76
477
7.6
29.8
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
17 Edgerrin James
E. James
4
1999
IND IND
16
62
87
586
9.5
36.6
1,553
369
4.2
97.1
13
18 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
4
1989
NYG NYG
16
34
531
15.6
33.2
117
28
4.2
7.3
0
19 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
4
1989
CLE CLE
16
54
397
7.4
24.8
633
187
3.4
39.6
6
20 Roger Craig
R. Craig
4
1983
SF SF
16
48
427
8.9
26.7
725
176
4.1
45.3
8
21 Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
4
1980
SF SF
16
83
567
6.8
35.4
720
171
4.2
45.0
5
22 Vic Washington
V. Washington
4
1971
SF SF
14
36
317
8.8
22.6
811
191
4.2
57.9
3
23 Bobby Burnett
B. Burnett
4
1966
BUF BUF
14
34
419
12.3
29.9
766
187
4.1
54.7
4
24 Ken Willard
K. Willard
4
1965
SF SF
14
32
253
7.9
18.1
778
189
4.1
55.6
5
25 Donnie Stone
D. Stone
4
1961
DEN DEN
14
38
344
9.1
24.6
505
127
4.0
36.1
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

19.5

24th

OPP PPG

21.4

10th

RUSH YDS/G

105.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

211.7

26th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Thu
12/26
SEA SEA
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

6 - 7 - 0

38

Final

13

CHI Bears

4 - 9 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/29
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
TEN TEN
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Thu
12/26
SEA SEA
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Wed
12/25
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
4:30 PM