most touchdown receptions by a rookie tight end since 2000

Since 2000, Sam LaPorta and Rob Gronkowski are tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie tight end, with 10 touchdowns.

NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
10
2023
DET DET
17
86
120
889
10.3
52.3
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
2 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10
2010
NE NE
16
42
59
546
13.0
34.1
0
0
0.0
0
3 Hunter Henry
H. Henry
8
2016
SD SD
15
36
53
478
13.3
31.9
0
0
0.0
0
4 Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
7
2021
PIT PIT
16
60
79
497
8.3
31.1
0
0
0.0
0
5 Joseph Fauria
J. Fauria
7
2013
DET DET
16
18
30
207
11.5
12.9
0
0
0.0
0
6 Evan Engram
E. Engram
6
2017
NYG NYG
15
64
115
722
11.3
48.1
14
1
14.0
0.9
0
7 O.J. Howard
O.J. Howard
6
2017
TB TB
14
26
39
432
16.6
30.9
0
0
0.0
0
8 Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
6
2010
NE NE
14
45
64
563
12.5
40.2
47
3
15.7
3.4
0
9 Heath Miller
H. Miller
6
2005
PIT PIT
16
39
52
459
11.8
28.7
0
0
0.0
0
10 Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
6
2004
WAS WAS
16
37
63
314
8.5
19.6
0
0
0.0
0
11 Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
5
2024
LV LV
17
112
153
1,194
10.7
70.2
13
5
2.6
0.8
0
12 Foster Moreau
F. Moreau
5
2019
OAK OAK
13
21
25
174
8.3
13.4
0
0
0.0
0
13 Timothy Wright
T. Wright
5
2013
TB TB
16
54
75
571
10.6
35.7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
14 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
5
2010
NO NO
15
31
44
356
11.5
23.7
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
15 John Carlson
J. Carlson
5
2008
SEA SEA
16
55
80
627
11.4
39.2
0
0
0.0
0
16 Owen Daniels
O. Daniels
5
2006
HOU HOU
14
34
51
352
10.4
25.1
0
0
0.0
0
17 AJ Barner
AJ Barner
4
2024
SEA SEA
17
30
38
245
8.2
14.4
0
0
0.0
0
18 Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
4
2018
PHI PHI
16
33
44
334
10.1
20.9
0
0
0.0
0
19 Chris Herndon
C. Herndon
4
2018
NYJ NYJ
16
39
56
502
12.9
31.4
0
0
0.0
0
20 Jordan Thomas
J. Thomas
4
2018
HOU HOU
16
20
27
215
10.8
13.4
0
0
0.0
0
21 David Njoku
D. Njoku
4
2017
CLE CLE
16
32
60
386
12.1
24.1
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
22 Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
4
2013
PHI PHI
16
36
56
469
13.0
29.3
0
0
0.0
0
23 Mychal Rivera
M. Rivera
4
2013
OAK OAK
16
38
60
407
10.7
25.4
0
0
0.0
0
24 Jermaine Gresham
J. Gresham
4
2010
CIN CIN
15
52
83
471
9.1
31.4
0
0
0.0
0
25 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
4
2008
DAL DAL
16
20
27
283
14.2
17.7
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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