most tds by a rookie tight end in a season

Mike Ditka has gotten the most total touchdowns by a rookie tight end, with 12 touchdowns in 1961.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
CHI CHI
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
2 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
10
2023
DET DET
17
0
10
0
0
0
2
0
64
3.8
3 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10
2010
NE NE
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
4 Junior Miller
J. Miller
9
1980
ATL ATL
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
5 Hunter Henry
H. Henry
8
2016
SD SD
15
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.2
6 Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
7
2021
PIT PIT
16
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
44
2.8
7 Joseph Fauria
J. Fauria
7
2013
DET DET
16
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
44
2.8
8 Eric Green
E. Green
7
1990
PIT PIT
13
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.2
9 Joe Senser
J. Senser
7
1980
MIN MIN
16
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
2.6
10 Charle Young
C. Young
7
1973
PHI PHI
14
1
6
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
11 Raymond Chester
R. Chester
7
1970
OAK OAK
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
12 John Mackey
J. Mackey
7
1963
BAL BAL
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
13 Evan Engram
E. Engram
6
2017
NYG NYG
15
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.4
14 O.J. Howard
O.J. Howard
6
2017
TB TB
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
15 Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
6
2010
NE NE
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
16 Heath Miller
H. Miller
6
2005
PIT PIT
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
17 Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
6
2004
WAS WAS
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
18 Cameron Cleeland
C. Cleeland
6
1998
NO NO
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
19 Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
6
1988
PHI PHI
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
20 Rob Awalt
R. Awalt
6
1987
STL STL
12
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
3.0
21 Fred Arbanas
F. Arbanas
6
1962
DLT DLT
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
22 Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
5
2024
LV LV
17
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
1.8
23 Foster Moreau
F. Moreau
5
2019
OAK OAK
13
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
2.3
24 Timothy Wright
T. Wright
5
2013
TB TB
16
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
1.9
25 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
5
2010
NO NO
15
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
2.0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Lions Lions
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2
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3
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.500
NFC North W L T PCT
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1
1
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Lions Lions
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2
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.667
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1
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.833
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2
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.600
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2
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.667
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2
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9/6
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