most touchdowns by rookie te all-time

Mike Ditka has gotten the most total touchdowns by a rookie tight end, with 12 touchdowns in 1961.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
14
0
12
0
0
0
0
72
5.1
2Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
10
2023
17
0
10
0
0
0
2
0
64
3.8
3Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10
2010
16
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
60
3.8
4Junior Miller
J. Miller
9
1980
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.4
5Hunter Henry
H. Henry
8
2016
15
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
48
3.2
6Harold Fannin Jr.
H. Fannin Jr.
7
2025
16
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
42
2.6
7Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
7
2021
16
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
44
2.8
8Joseph Fauria
J. Fauria
7
2013
16
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
44
2.8
9Eric Green
E. Green
7
1990
13
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.2
10Joe Senser
J. Senser
7
1980
16
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
2.6
11Charle Young
C. Young
7
1973
14
1
6
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
12Raymond Chester
R. Chester
7
1970
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
13John Mackey
J. Mackey
7
1963
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
14Colston Loveland
C. Loveland
6
2025
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
15Evan Engram
E. Engram
6
2017
15
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.4
16O.J. Howard
O.J. Howard
6
2017
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
17Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
6
2010
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
18Heath Miller
H. Miller
6
2005
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
19Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
6
2004
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
20Cameron Cleeland
C. Cleeland
6
1998
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
21Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
6
1988
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
2.3
22Rob Awalt
R. Awalt
6
1987
12
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
3.0
23Fred Arbanas
F. Arbanas
6
1962
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
24Tyler Warren
T. Warren
5
2025
17
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
30
1.8
25Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
5
2024
17
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
30
1.8
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

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PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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1/10
@
8:00 PM
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DET Lions

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19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

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NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/4
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10/4
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10/4
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10/4
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8:00 PM
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1/11
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1:00 PM
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1/11
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4:30 PM
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1/11
@
8:00 PM