most single season rushing tds by a rookie qb

Cam Newton has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 14 touchdowns in 2011.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Cam Newton C. Newton	14	2011	CAR	16	706	126	5.6	44.1	27	1	1	27.0	1.7	0
2	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	10	1961	SF	11	509	96	5.3	46.3	0	0			0.0	0
3	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	9	2025	NYG	14	487	86	5.7	34.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Josh Allen J. Allen	8	2018	BUF	12	631	89	7.1	52.6	0	0	1		0.0	0
5	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	7	2012	WAS	15	815	120	6.8	54.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Vince Young V. Young	7	2006	TEN	15	552	83	6.7	36.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	6	2024	WAS	17	891	148	6.0	52.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	6	2016	DAL	16	282	57	4.9	17.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Jameis Winston J. Winston	6	2015	TB	16	213	54	3.9	13.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Geno Smith G. Smith	6	2013	NYJ	16	366	72	5.1	22.9	13	1	1	13.0	0.8	0
11	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	6	2010	DEN	9	227	43	5.3	25.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	6	2001	CAR	15	128	37	3.5	8.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5	2020	LAC	15	234	55	4.3	15.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	5	2018	BAL	16	695	147	4.7	43.4	0	0	2		0.0	0
15	DeShone Kizer D. Kizer	5	2017	CLE	15	419	77	5.4	27.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Andrew Luck A. Luck	5	2012	IND	16	255	62	4.1	15.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Jack Thompson J. Thompson	5	1979	CIN	9	116	21	5.5	12.9	0	0			0.0	0
18	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	5	1961	MIN	14	308	56	5.5	22.0	0	0			0.0	0
19	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	5	1945	CLE	10	18	18	1.0	1.8	0	0			0.0	0
20	J.J. McCarthy	4	2025	MIN	10	181	37	4.9	18.1	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	4	2024	DEN	17	430	92	4.7	25.3	2	1	1	2.0	0.1	1
22	Anthony Richardson Sr. A. Richardson Sr.	4	2023	IND	4	136	25	5.4	34.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	4	2021	NYJ	13	185	29	6.4	14.2	0	0	1		0.0	0
24	Kyler Murray K. Murray	4	2019	ARI	16	544	93	5.8	34.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	4	2012	SEA	16	489	94	5.2	30.6	0	0	0		0.0	0

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RUSH YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	8	9	.471
Buccaneers	8	9	.471
Panthers	8	9	.471
Saints	6	11	.353

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Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM

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1,793

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1,715

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Total Yards Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

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68.0

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316.3

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Nacua

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194

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:00 PM

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