tight ends with 8+ tds in a season

Mike Ditka had 12 total touchdowns in his rookie season in 1961.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
2Joe Walton
J. Walton
9
1962
13
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
3Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
8
1963
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
4Fred Arbanas
F. Arbanas
8
1964
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
5Jim Gibbons
J. Gibbons
8
1964
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
6Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
8
1964
12
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
4.0
7Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
8
1965
12
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
4.0
8Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
10
1965
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
9John Mackey
J. Mackey
9
1966
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
10Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
10
1967
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
11Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
10
1967
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
12Jackie Smith
J. Smith
9
1967
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
13Jerry Smith
J. Smith
12
1967
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
14Aaron Thomas
A. Thomas
9
1967
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
15Pat Richter
P. Richter
9
1968
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
16Jerry Smith
J. Smith
9
1969
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
17Bob Trumpy
B. Trumpy
9
1969
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
18Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
8
1970
14
1
6
1
0
0
0
48
3.4
19Jerry Smith
J. Smith
9
1970
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
20Rich Caster
R. Caster
10
1972
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
21Raymond Chester
R. Chester
8
1972
13
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.7
22Ted Kwalick
T. Kwalick
9
1972
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
23Dave Casper
D. Casper
10
1976
13
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.6
24Henry Childs
H. Childs
9
1977
13
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
25Dave Casper
D. Casper
10
1978
16
0
9
1
0
0
0
60
3.8
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
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8
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8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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