qb most total touchdowns first 8 seasons

Justin Herbert accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in his first season, with 36 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in his rookie season in 2020.

Interpreted as:
qb most passing total touchdowns first 8 or more seasons
NAMETOTALTDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
36
2020
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
2011
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
3Bo Nix
B. Nix
34
2024
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
29
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
4Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
32
1997
16
236
440
53.6
3,020
6.9
188.8
21
17
75.2
4.8
3.9
20
152
5Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
31
2024
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
7.4
209.9
25
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
6Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
30
2012
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
7Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29
2016
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
8Jameis Winston
J. Winston
28
2015
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
9Andrew Luck
A. Luck
28
2012
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
10Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
11Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
27
2012
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
12C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
26
2023
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
13Daniel Jones
D. Jones
26
2019
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
14Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
15Jim Finks
J. Finks
25
1952
12
158
336
47.0
2,307
6.9
192.3
20
19
66.2
6.0
5.7
16George Ratterman
G. Ratterman
25
1950
12
140
294
47.6
2,251
7.7
187.6
22
24
64.6
7.5
8.2
17Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
24
2025
14
216
339
63.7
2,272
6.7
162.3
15
5
91.7
4.4
1.5
35
152
18Kyler Murray
K. Murray
24
2019
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
19Butch Songin
B. Songin
24
1960
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
20Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23
1961
14
157
280
56.1
1,997
7.1
142.6
18
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
21Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
22Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
22
2015
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
23Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
24Dan Marino
D. Marino
22
1983
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
25Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
21
2019
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
StatMuse has season-level data for total touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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