8 players are tied for the most total touchdowns by a Lions rookie in a game, with 3 touchdowns. The first three are Sam LaPorta on December 16, 2023, Joseph Fauria on October 13, 2013 and Mikel Leshoure on November 4, 2012.
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most total tds by a lions rookie in a regular-season game| NAME | TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH TD | REC TD | RET TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. LaPorta | 3 | 12/16/2023 |  DET | vs |  DEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 |  | J. Fauria | 3 | 10/13/2013 | DET | @ |  CLE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | | M. Leshoure | 3 | 11/4/2012 | DET | @ |  JAX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | | J. Best | 3 | 9/19/2010 | DET | vs |  PHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 |  | B. Sanders | 3 | 12/24/1989 | DET | @ |  ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | | J. Jones | 3 | 10/9/1983 | DET | vs |  GB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | | B. Sims | 3 | 9/7/1980 | DET | @ |  LA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | | D. Walker | 3 | 11/19/1950 | DET | vs | GB | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 |  | J. Gibbs | 2 | 12/24/2023 | DET | @ |  MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 12/16/2023 | DET | vs | DEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 11/12/2023 | DET | @ |  LAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | | S. LaPorta | 2 | 10/8/2023 | DET | vs |  CAR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 |  | A. St. Brown | 2 | 1/2/2022 | DET | @ |  SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |  | D. Swift | 2 | 12/20/2020 | DET | @ |  TEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | | D. Swift | 2 | 10/18/2020 | DET | @ | JAX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | | W. Hills | 2 | 12/15/2019 | DET | vs |  TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 |  | K. Johnson | 2 | 11/11/2018 | DET | @ |  CHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 |  | K. Golladay | 2 | 9/10/2017 | DET | vs |  ARI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | | T. Young | 2 | 1/1/2012 | DET | @ | GB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | | J. Best | 2 | 9/12/2010 | DET | @ | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | | R. Williams | 2 | 12/19/2004 | DET | vs | MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | | R. Williams | 2 | 9/26/2004 | DET | vs | PHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | | R. Williams | 2 | 9/19/2004 | DET | vs |  HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | | C. Rogers | 2 | 9/7/2003 | DET | vs | ARI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | | B. Sanders | 2 | 12/10/1989 | DET | @ | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.
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