Justin Herbert has accounted for the most touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 36 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in 2020.
Interpreted as:
most passing total tds in a season by rookie qb| NAME | TOTALTD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Herbert | 36 | 2020 |  LAC | 15 | 396 | 595 | 66.6 | 4,336 | 7.3 | 289.1 | 31 | 10 | 98.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 32 | 218 |
| 2 |  | C. Newton | 35 | 2011 |  CAR | 16 | 310 | 517 | 60.0 | 4,051 | 7.8 | 253.2 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35 | 260 |
| 3 |  | B. Nix | 34 | 2024 |  DEN | 17 | 376 | 567 | 66.3 | 3,775 | 6.7 | 222.1 | 29 | 12 | 93.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 24 | 198 |
| 4 |  | J. Daniels | 31 | 2024 |  WAS | 17 | 331 | 480 | 69.0 | 3,568 | 7.4 | 209.9 | 25 | 9 | 100.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 47 | 238 |
| 5 |  | R. Wilson | 30 | 2012 |  SEA | 16 | 252 | 393 | 64.1 | 3,118 | 7.9 | 194.9 | 26 | 10 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 33 | 203 |
| 6 |  | D. Prescott | 29 | 2016 |  DAL | 16 | 311 | 459 | 67.8 | 3,667 | 8.0 | 229.2 | 23 | 4 | 104.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 25 | 143 |
| 7 |  | J. Winston | 28 | 2015 |  TB | 16 | 312 | 535 | 58.3 | 4,042 | 7.6 | 252.6 | 22 | 15 | 84.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 27 | 190 |
| 8 |  | A. Luck | 28 | 2012 |  IND | 16 | 339 | 627 | 54.1 | 4,374 | 7.0 | 273.4 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 |
| 9 |  | B. Mayfield | 27 | 2018 |  CLE | 14 | 310 | 486 | 63.8 | 3,725 | 7.7 | 266.1 | 27 | 14 | 93.7 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 25 | 173 |
| 10 |  | R. Griffin III | 27 | 2012 |  WAS | 15 | 258 | 393 | 65.6 | 3,200 | 8.1 | 213.3 | 20 | 5 | 102.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 217 |
| 11 |  | C.J. Stroud | 26 | 2023 |  HOU | 15 | 319 | 499 | 63.9 | 4,108 | 8.2 | 273.9 | 23 | 5 | 100.8 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 38 | 331 |
| 12 |  | D. Jones | 26 | 2019 |  NYG | 13 | 284 | 459 | 61.9 | 3,027 | 6.6 | 232.8 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 38 | 295 |
| 13 |  | P. Manning | 26 | 1998 | IND | 16 | 326 | 575 | 56.7 | 3,739 | 6.5 | 233.7 | 26 | 28 | 71.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 22 | 109 |
| 14 |  | K. Murray | 24 | 2019 |  ARI | 16 | 349 | 542 | 64.4 | 3,722 | 6.9 | 232.6 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 48 | 309 |
| 15 | | B. Songin | 24 | 1960 |  BOS | 14 | 187 | 392 | 47.7 | 2,476 | 6.3 | 176.9 | 22 | 15 | 70.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 16 | | F. Tarkenton | 23 | 1961 |  MIN | 14 | 157 | 280 | 56.1 | 1,997 | 7.1 | 142.6 | 18 | 17 | 74.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 17 |  | M. Jones | 22 | 2021 | NE | 17 | 352 | 521 | 67.6 | 3,801 | 7.3 | 223.6 | 22 | 13 | 92.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 28 | 241 |
| 18 |  | M. Mariota | 22 | 2015 |  TEN | 12 | 230 | 370 | 62.2 | 2,818 | 7.6 | 234.8 | 19 | 10 | 91.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 38 | 258 |
| 19 |  | J. Kelly | 22 | 1986 |  BUF | 16 | 285 | 480 | 59.4 | 3,593 | 7.5 | 224.6 | 22 | 17 | 83.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 |
| 20 |  | D. Marino | 22 | 1983 |  MIA | 11 | 173 | 296 | 58.4 | 2,210 | 7.5 | 200.9 | 20 | 6 | 96.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 10 | 80 |
| 21 |  | G. Minshew | 21 | 2019 |  JAX | 14 | 285 | 470 | 60.6 | 3,271 | 7.0 | 233.6 | 21 | 6 | 91.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 33 | 184 |
| 22 |  | D. Watson | 21 | 2017 | HOU | 7 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1,699 | 8.3 | 242.7 | 19 | 8 | 103.0 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 19 | 116 |
| 23 |  | D. Carr | 21 | 2014 |  OAK | 16 | 348 | 599 | 58.1 | 3,270 | 5.5 | 204.4 | 21 | 12 | 76.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 24 | 149 |
| 24 |  | A. Dalton | 21 | 2011 |  CIN | 16 | 300 | 516 | 58.1 | 3,398 | 6.6 | 212.4 | 20 | 13 | 80.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 24 | 160 |
| 25 |  | C. Williams | 20 | 2024 |  CHI | 17 | 351 | 562 | 62.5 | 3,541 | 6.3 | 208.3 | 20 | 6 | 87.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 68 | 466 |
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