most td rookie season wr before 1998

Before 1998, John Jefferson, Bob Hayes and Billy Howton were tied for the most total touchdowns by a rookie wide receiver, with 13 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
13
1978
14
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
2Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
13
1965
13
1
12
0
0
0
0
78
6.0
3Billy Howton
B. Howton
13
1952
12
0
13
0
0
0
0
78
6.5
4Bill Groman
B. Groman
12
1960
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
5Harlon Hill
H. Hill
12
1954
12
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
6.0
6Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
11
1996
15
0
9
2
0
0
0
0
66
4.4
7Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
11
1984
14
1
9
1
0
0
0
66
4.7
8Daryl Turner
D. Turner
10
1984
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
9Sammy White
S. White
10
1976
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
10Bucky Pope
B. Pope
10
1964
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
11Bill Swiacki
B. Swiacki
10
1948
12
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
5.0
12Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
9
1995
16
1
7
1
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
13Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
9
1995
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
14Calvin Williams
C. Williams
9
1990
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
15Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
9
1973
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
16Randy Vataha
R. Vataha
9
1971
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
17Paul Warfield
P. Warfield
9
1964
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
18Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
9
1960
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
19Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
9
1960
14
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
20Max McGee
M. McGee
9
1954
12
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.5
21Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
8
1996
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
22Keyshawn Johnson
K. Johnson
8
1996
14
0
8
0
0
0
1
0
50
3.6
23Fred Barnett
F. Barnett
8
1990
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
24Brian Blades
B. Blades
8
1988
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
25Bill Brooks
B. Brooks
8
1986
16
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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