most rookie reciving touchdowns in a game

Gale Sayers has the most total touchdowns by a rookie in a game, with 6 touchdowns against the 49ers on December 12, 1965.

Interpreted as:
most rookie reciving touchdowns in a regular-season game
NAMETDDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6
12/12/1965
vs
4
1
1
0
0
0
36
2De'Von Achane
D. Achane
4
9/24/2023
vs
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
24
3Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
4
10/11/2020
vs
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
24
4Jonas Gray
J. Gray
4
11/16/2014
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
5Doug Martin
D. Martin
4
11/4/2012
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
6Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4
12/3/2006
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
7Joseph Addai
J. Addai
4
11/26/2006
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
8Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
4
11/28/2004
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
4
12/15/2002
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
10Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
4
12/3/2000
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
11Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
12/4/1997
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
12Ronald Moore
R. Moore
4
12/5/1993
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
12/16/1990
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
14Jerry Butler
J. Butler
4
9/23/1979
vs
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
15Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4
11/20/1978
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
16Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
4
10/17/1965
@
1
2
1
0
0
0
24
17Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
4
12/10/1961
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
18Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
4
10/15/1961
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
19Jim Brown
J. Brown
4
11/24/1957
vs
4
0
20Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
4
10/20/1957
vs
3
1
21Harlon Hill
H. Hill
4
10/31/1954
@
4
22TreVeyon Henderson
T. Henderson
3
11/13/2025
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
23RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey
3
10/26/2025
vs
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
24Quinshon Judkins
Q. Judkins
3
10/19/2025
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
25Cam Skattebo
C. Skattebo
3
10/9/2025
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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