nfl most rushing tds in a season for a rookie qb

Cam Newton has scored the most rushing touchdowns in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 14 touchdowns in 2011.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Cam Newton C. Newton	14	2011	CAR	16	706	126	5.6	44.1	27	1	1	27.0	1.7	0
2	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	10	1961	SF	11	509	96	5.3	46.3	0	0			0.0	0
3	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	9	2025	NYG	14	487	86	5.7	34.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Josh Allen J. Allen	8	2018	BUF	12	631	89	7.1	52.6	0	0	1		0.0	0
5	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	7	2012	WAS	15	815	120	6.8	54.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Vince Young V. Young	7	2006	TEN	15	552	83	6.7	36.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	6	2024	WAS	17	891	148	6.0	52.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	6	2016	DAL	16	282	57	4.9	17.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Jameis Winston J. Winston	6	2015	TB	16	213	54	3.9	13.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Geno Smith G. Smith	6	2013	NYJ	16	366	72	5.1	22.9	13	1	1	13.0	0.8	0
11	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	6	2010	DEN	9	227	43	5.3	25.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	6	2001	CAR	15	128	37	3.5	8.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5	2020	LAC	15	234	55	4.3	15.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	5	2018	BAL	16	695	147	4.7	43.4	0	0	2		0.0	0
15	DeShone Kizer D. Kizer	5	2017	CLE	15	419	77	5.4	27.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Andrew Luck A. Luck	5	2012	IND	16	255	62	4.1	15.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Jack Thompson J. Thompson	5	1979	CIN	9	116	21	5.5	12.9	0	0			0.0	0
18	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	5	1961	MIN	14	308	56	5.5	22.0	0	0			0.0	0
19	Bob Waterfield B. Waterfield	5	1945	CLE	10	18	18	1.0	1.8	0	0			0.0	0
20	J.J. McCarthy	4	2025	MIN	10	181	37	4.9	18.1	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	4	2024	DEN	17	430	92	4.7	25.3	2	1	1	2.0	0.1	1
22	Anthony Richardson Sr. A. Richardson Sr.	4	2023	IND	4	136	25	5.4	34.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	4	2021	NYJ	13	185	29	6.4	14.2	0	0	1		0.0	0
24	Kyler Murray K. Murray	4	2019	ARI	16	544	93	5.8	34.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	4	2012	SEA	16	489	94	5.2	30.6	0	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

939

Young

RUSH

184

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REC

222

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

97.0

21st

PASS YDS/G

313.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM

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1 - 2

Final

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2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

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10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

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Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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3-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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