After Week 5 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
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 1,614
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 1,518
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 1,456
- Eli Manning – New York Giants – 1,417
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 1,387
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 1,304
- Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1,299
- Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,291
- Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 1,289
- Sam Bradford – Philadelphia Eagles – 1,281
2015 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 13
Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 13
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 11
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 11 - Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 10
Eli Manning – New York Giants – 10
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 10 - Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 9
- Sam Bradford – Philadelphia Eagles – 8
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 8
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 8 - Jamies Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 7
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 7
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 7
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 7 - Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 6
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 6
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 6
Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos – 6
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 6
Josh McCown – Cleveland Browns – 6
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 6
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 6
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – 6
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 5
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 5
Brian Hoyer – Houston Texans – 5
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 5 - Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – 4
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4 - Ryan Mallett – Houston Texans – 3
Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Matt Hassetbeck – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Johnny Manziel – Cleveland Browns – 3 - Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Brandon Weeden – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Michael Vick – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
2015 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 438
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 405
Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 405
Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 405 - Justin Forsett – Baltimore Ravens – 382
- Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 377
- Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 375
- Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 372
- Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 364
- Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 336
- Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks – 326
- Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 325
2015 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 8
- Jeremy Hill – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
- Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Joseph Randle – Dallas Cowboys – 4 - Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 3
Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 3
Le’Veon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Karlos Williams – Buffalo Bills – 3
DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Matt Jones – Washington Redskins – 3
LaGarrett Blount – New England Patriots – 3
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 3 - Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 2
Ronnie Hillman – Denver Broncos – 2
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 2
Ryan Mathews – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Andre Ellington – Arizona Cardinals – 2
DeMarco Murray – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Khiry Robinson – New Orleans Saints – 2
Antonio Andrews – Tennessee Titans – 2
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Zach Line – Minnesota Vikings – 2 - Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 1
Justin Forsett – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 1
Eddie Lacy – Green Bay Packers – 1
Isiah Crowell – Cleveland Browns – 1
Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Rashad Jennings – New York Giants – 1
Bishop Sankey – Tennessee Titans – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
Darren McFadden – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Andre Williams – New York Giants – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Darren Sproles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Chris Polk – Houston Texans – 1
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 1
Terron Ward – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Josh McCown – Cleveland Browns – 1
Lorenzo Taliaferro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Fred Jackson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Dan Herron – Buffalo Bills – 1
Knile Davis – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Jeremy Langford – Chicago Bears – 1
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 1
Joique Bell – Detroit Lions – 1
Ryan Mallett – Houston Texans – 1
Jalston Fowler – Tennessee Titans – 1
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 1
Will Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Johnson – New Orleans Saints – 1
John Kuhn – Green Bay Packers – 1
Anthony Dixon – Buffalo Bills – 1
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 1
2015 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 578
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 545
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 523
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 495
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 490
- Jeremy Maclin – Kansas City Chiefs – 483
- Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 444
- Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 430
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 428
- Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 418
2015 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 6
- James Jones – Green Bay Packers – 5
Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 5 - Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 4
Travis Benjamin – Cleveland Browns – 4
Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 4
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 4
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 4
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 4 - A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 3
Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 3
Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 3
Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 3
Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 3
Gary Barnidge – Cleveland Browns – 3
Ted Ginn – Carolina Panthers – 3
Eric Decker – New York Jets – 3
Marcel Reece – Oakland Raiders – 3
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 3 - Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 2
Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders – 2
Steve Smith – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Vincent Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
John Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Pierre Garcon – Washington Redskins – 2
Charles Clay – Buffalo Bills – 2
Leonard Hankerson – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Greg Olsen – Carolina Panthers – 2
Kendall Wright – Tennessee Titans – 2
Martellus Bennett – Chicago Bears – 2
Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Anquan Boldin – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Marvin Jones – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Ladarius Green – San Diego Chargers – 2
Terrance Williams – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Reuben Randle – New York Giants – 2
Darrius Heyward-Bey – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Steve Johnson – San Diego Chargers – 2
Jimmy Graham – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Charles Sims – Tampa Buccaneers – 2
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 2
Richard Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 2
Larry Donnell – New York Giants – 2
Crockett Gilmore – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Chris Hogan – Buffalo Bills – 2
Austin Seferian-Jenkins – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Darren Fells – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Andre Johnson – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 2
Antonio Gates – San Diego Chargers – 2
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 2
Owen Daniels – Denver Broncos – 2
Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Jaelen Strong – Houston Texans – 2
Jake Stoneburner – Miami Dolphins – 2
Dorial Green-Beckham – Tennessee Titans – 2