nfl rookie receiving touchdown leaders 2016

Michael Thomas scored the most receiving touchdowns by a rookie in 2016, with 9 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
9
2016
15
92
121
1,137
12.4
75.8
0
0
0.0
0
2Sterling Shepard
S. Shepard
8
2016
16
65
105
683
10.5
42.7
31
3
10.3
1.9
0
3Hunter Henry
H. Henry
8
2016
15
36
53
478
13.3
31.9
0
0
0.0
0
4Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
6
2016
16
61
83
593
9.7
37.1
267
24
11.1
16.7
3
5Malcolm Mitchell
M. Mitchell
4
2016
14
32
48
401
12.5
28.6
0
0
0.0
0
6Eli Rogers
E. Rogers
3
2016
13
48
66
594
12.4
45.7
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
7Corey Coleman
C. Coleman
3
2016
10
33
73
413
12.5
41.3
10
2
5.0
1.0
0
8Austin Hooper
A. Hooper
3
2016
14
19
27
271
14.3
19.4
0
0
0.0
0
9Breshad Perriman
B. Perriman
3
2016
16
33
66
499
15.1
31.2
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
10Cobi Hamilton
C. Hamilton
2
2016
11
17
28
234
13.8
21.3
0
0
0.0
0
11Xavier Grimble
X. Grimble
2
2016
13
11
21
118
10.7
9.1
0
0
0.0
0
12Roger Lewis
R. Lewis
2
2016
13
7
19
97
13.9
7.5
0
0
0.0
0
13Jalen Richard
J. Richard
2
2016
16
29
39
194
6.7
12.1
491
83
5.9
30.7
1
14Tanner McEvoy
T. McEvoy
2
2016
14
9
11
140
15.6
10.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Jalin Marshall
J. Marshall
2
2016
10
14
23
162
11.6
16.2
0
0
0.0
0
16Robbie Chosen
R. Chosen
2
2016
16
42
78
587
14.0
36.7
42
3
14.0
2.6
0
17Will Fuller
W. Fuller
2
2016
14
47
92
635
13.5
45.4
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
18Geronimo Allison
G. Allison
2
2016
10
12
22
202
16.8
20.2
0
0
0.0
0
19Jordan Taylor
J. Taylor
2
2016
16
16
25
209
13.1
13.1
0
0
0.0
0
20Tajae Sharpe
T. Sharpe
2
2016
16
41
83
522
12.7
32.6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
21Seth DeValve
S. DeValve
2
2016
12
10
12
127
12.7
10.6
0
0
0.0
0
22D.J. Tialavea
D.J. Tialavea
1
2016
2
1
1
1
1.0
0.5
0
0
0.0
0
23Jerell Adams
J. Adams
1
2016
13
16
21
122
7.6
9.4
0
0
0.0
0
24Rob Kelley
R. Kelley
1
2016
15
12
18
82
6.8
5.5
704
168
4.2
46.9
6
25Tyler Higbee
T. Higbee
1
2016
16
11
29
85
7.7
5.3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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