After Week 2 in the 2015 NFL Season, along with trying to lead their respective teams to victory, the key NFL position players fight for recognition as this season leaders in Passing, Rushing and Receiving. As each week of the 2015 NFL Season passes, new names are added to the rankings and the Top 10 players in each category are ranked based on Total Yards and Total Touchdowns for the season. The NFL Quarterbacks are ranked by the most Passing Yards and Passing Touchdowns. In addition, the NFL Running Backs and other key position players are ranked by most Rushing Yards and Rushing Touchdowns while the Wide Receivers and Tight Ends are ranked by most Receiving Yards and Receiving Touchdowns. The rankings for each category are as follows:
2015 NFL Passing Yard Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 754
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 351
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 645
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 610
- Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 585
- Sam Bradford – Philadelphia Eagles – 560
- Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys – 551
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 532
- Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – 520
- Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 501
2015 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 7
Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 7 - Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 6
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 5 - Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 4
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 4
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 4
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 4 - Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 3
Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos – 3
Jamies Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 3
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 3
Johnny Manziel – Cleveland Browns – 3
2015 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 211
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers – 204
- Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 202
- Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 186
- Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 182
- Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 165
- Matt Jones – Washington Redskins – 151
- Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 148
- Melvin Gordon – San Diego Chargers – 139
- Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 130
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 130
2015 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
- Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Matt Jones – Washington Redskins – 2
Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 2
Jeremy Hill – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Karlos Williams – Buffalo Bills – 2 - Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 1
Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Bishop Sankey – Tennessee Titans – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 1
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 1
Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 1
Eddie Lacy – Green Bay Packers – 1
Isiah Crowell – Cleveland Browns – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 1
Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 1
Andre Ellington – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Rashad Jennings – New York Giants – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Lorenzo Taliaferro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Knile Davis – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Jeremy Langford – Chicago Bears – 1
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 1
Ryan Mallett – Houston Texans – 1
DeMarco Murray – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Will Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Johnson – New Orleans Saints – 1
Ryan Mathews – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Anthony Dixon – Buffalo Bills – 1
Zach Line – Minnesota Vikings – 1
2015 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 328
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 276
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 207
- Travis Benjamin – Cleveland Browns – 204
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 199
- Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 194
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 190
- Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 182
Jordan Matthews – Philadelphia Eagles – 182
Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 182 - Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 176
- Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 168
2015 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 4
- Travis Benjamin – Cleveland Browns – 3
Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
James Jones – Green Bay Packers – 3 - Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 2
Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 2
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 2
DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 2
Austin Seferian-Jenkins – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Eric Decker – New York Jets – 2
Steve Johnson – San Diego Chargers – 2
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Crockett Gilmore – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 2
Marcel Reece – Oakland Raiders – 2