most total touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in a season

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 touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in a season
NAME TOTALTD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
36
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2 Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
3 Bo Nix
B. Nix
34
2024
DEN DEN
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
29
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
4 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
31
2024
WAS WAS
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
7.4
209.9
25
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
5 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
30
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
6 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
7 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
28
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
8 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
28
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
9 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
10 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
27
2012
WAS 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
C.J. Stroud
26
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
12 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
26
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
13 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
14 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
24
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
15 Butch Songin
B. Songin
24
1960
BOS BOS
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
16 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23
1961
MIN MIN
14
157
280
56.1
1,997
7.1
142.6
18
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
17 Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
18 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
22
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
19 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
20 Dan Marino
D. Marino
22
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
21 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
21
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
22 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
21
2017
HOU HOU
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
242.7
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
23 Derek Carr
D. Carr
21
2014
OAK OAK
16
348
599
58.1
3,270
5.5
204.4
21
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
24 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
21
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
3,398
6.6
212.4
20
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
25 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
20
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
StatMuse has season-level data for total touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

23rd

OPP PPG

20.8

12th

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

13th

PASS YDS/G

256.2

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM