nfl rookie passing touchdown leaders 2016

Dak Prescott had the most passing touchdowns by a rookie in 2016, with 23 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
23
2016
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
2Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
16
2016
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
236.4
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
3Cody Kessler
C. Kessler
6
2016
9
128
195
65.6
1,380
7.1
153.3
2
92.3
3.1
1.0
21
140
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
5
2016
7
112
205
54.6
1,089
5.3
155.6
7
63.6
2.4
3.4
26
222
5Bryce Petty
B. Petty
3
2016
6
75
133
56.4
809
6.1
134.8
7
60.0
2.3
5.3
13
79
6Paxton Lynch
P. Lynch
2
2016
3
49
83
59.0
497
6.0
165.7
1
79.2
2.4
1.2
9
42
7Connor Cook
C. Cook
1
2016
1
14
21
66.7
150
7.1
150.0
1
83.4
4.8
4.8
2
7
8Trevone Boykin
T. Boykin
1
2016
5
13
18
72.2
145
8.1
29.0
1
91.2
5.6
5.6
1
5
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Team Leaders

PASS

4,482

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

1,420

Pickens

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.4

4th

OPP PPG

29.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

124.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

287.0

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
Cowboys Cowboys
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 8 - 1

30

Final

23

WAS Commanders

4 - 12

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - x
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
4
0
.733
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Sat
9/27
@
31-25
Sat
9/27
@
13-42
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM