nfl rookie receiving touchdown leaders 2008

John Carlson and Eddie Royal were tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie in 2008, with 5 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 John Carlson
J. Carlson
5
2008
SEA SEA
16
55
80
627
11.4
39.2
0
0
0.0
0
2 Eddie Royal
E. Royal
5
2008
DEN DEN
15
91
129
980
10.8
65.3
109
11
9.9
7.3
0
3 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
4
2008
DAL DAL
16
20
27
283
14.2
17.7
0
0
0.0
0
4 Matt Forte
M. Forte
4
2008
CHI CHI
16
63
76
477
7.6
29.8
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
5 Donnie Avery
D. Avery
3
2008
STL STL
15
53
103
674
12.7
44.9
69
10
6.9
4.6
1
6 Dustin Keller
D. Keller
3
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
48
78
535
11.1
33.4
0
0
0.0
0
7 Robert Meachem
R. Meachem
3
2008
NO NO
14
12
20
289
24.1
20.6
20
1
20.0
1.4
1
8 Josh Morgan
J. Morgan
3
2008
SF SF
12
20
43
319
16.0
26.6
0
0
0.0
0
9 Chansi Stuckey
C. Stuckey
3
2008
NYJ NYJ
15
32
45
359
11.2
23.9
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
10 James Hardy
J. Hardy
2
2008
BUF BUF
14
9
24
87
9.7
6.2
0
0
0.0
0
11 DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
2
2008
PHI PHI
16
62
120
912
14.7
57.0
96
17
5.6
6.0
1
12 Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
2
2008
BUF BUF
11
10
14
102
10.2
9.3
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
13 Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
2
2008
GB GB
16
33
54
366
11.1
22.9
0
0
0.0
0
14 Chaz Schilens
C. Schilens
2
2008
OAK OAK
16
15
32
226
15.1
14.1
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
15 Davone Bess
D. Bess
1
2008
MIA MIA
16
54
75
554
10.3
34.6
13
1
13.0
0.8
0
16 Michael Bumpus
M. Bumpus
1
2008
SEA SEA
4
5
8
48
9.6
12.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Keenan Burton
K. Burton
1
2008
STL STL
13
13
29
172
13.2
13.2
8
3
2.7
0.6
0
18 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1
2008
KC KC
16
27
40
272
10.1
17.0
357
67
5.3
22.3
0
19 Harry Douglas
H. Douglas
1
2008
ATL ATL
16
23
39
320
13.9
20.0
69
12
5.8
4.3
1
20 Derek Fine
D. Fine
1
2008
BUF BUF
10
10
12
94
9.4
9.4
0
0
0.0
0
21 Jermichael Finley
J. Finley
1
2008
GB GB
14
6
12
74
12.3
5.3
0
0
0.0
0
22 Joey Haynos
J. Haynos
1
2008
MIA MIA
7
2
4
22
11.0
3.1
0
0
0.0
0
23 Jacob Hester
J. Hester
1
2008
SD SD
16
12
13
91
7.6
5.7
95
19
5.0
5.9
1
24 Peyton Hillis
P. Hillis
1
2008
DEN DEN
12
14
19
179
12.8
14.9
343
68
5.0
28.6
5
25 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
1
2008
TEN TEN
15
43
62
260
6.0
17.3
1,228
251
4.9
81.9
9
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

27.8

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TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
3
1
0
.750
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
Cardinals Cardinals
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TB TB
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

2 - 2 - 0

20

Final

23

SEA Seahawks

3 - 1 - 0

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM