tight ends with 8+ tds in a season

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

NAME TD SEASON TM GP RUSH TD REC TD RET TD FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS PPG
1 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
CHI CHI
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
2 Joe Walton
J. Walton
9
1962
NYG NYG
13
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
3 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
8
1963
CHI CHI
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
4 Fred Arbanas
F. Arbanas
8
1964
KC KC
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
5 Jim Gibbons
J. Gibbons
8
1964
DET DET
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
6 Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
8
1964
PHI PHI
12
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
4.0
7 Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
8
1965
HOU HOU
12
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
4.0
8 Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
10
1965
PHI PHI
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
9 John Mackey
J. Mackey
9
1966
BAL BAL
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
10 Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
10
1967
OAK OAK
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
11 Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
10
1967
SD SD
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
12 Jackie Smith
J. Smith
9
1967
STL STL
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
13 Jerry Smith
J. Smith
12
1967
WAS WAS
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
14 Aaron Thomas
A. Thomas
9
1967
NYG NYG
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
15 Pat Richter
P. Richter
9
1968
WAS WAS
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
16 Jerry Smith
J. Smith
9
1969
WAS WAS
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
17 Bob Trumpy
B. Trumpy
9
1969
CIN CIN
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
18 Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
8
1970
SD SD
14
1
6
1
0
0
0
48
3.4
19 Jerry Smith
J. Smith
9
1970
WAS WAS
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
20 Rich Caster
R. Caster
10
1972
NYJ NYJ
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
21 Raymond Chester
R. Chester
8
1972
OAK OAK
13
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.7
22 Ted Kwalick
T. Kwalick
9
1972
SF SF
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
23 Dave Casper
D. Casper
10
1976
OAK OAK
13
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.6
24 Henry Childs
H. Childs
9
1977
NO NO
13
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
25 Dave Casper
D. Casper
10
1978
OAK OAK
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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12
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7
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9
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.471
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2
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.647