After Week 8 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 – 2,754
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 2,410
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2,399
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 2,367
- Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 2,359
- Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 2,176
- Eli Manning – New York Giants – 2,126
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 2,083
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 1,992
- Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,969
2015 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 20
Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 20
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 18
- Eli Manning – New York Giants – 17
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 15
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 15
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 15
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 15 - Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 13
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 13
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 13
Brian Hoyer – Houston Texans – 13 - Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 11
Josh McCown – Cleveland Browns – 11
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 11
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 11
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 11 - Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 10
Jamies Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 10 - Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 9
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 9
Sam Bradford – Philadelphia Eagles – 9
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 9
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 9
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 9 - Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – 8
- Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos – 7
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 7
2015 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 709
- Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 676
- Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 633
- Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 612
- Todd Gurley – St. Louis Rams – 566
- Le’Veon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 556
- Justin Forsett – Baltimore Ravens – 549
- Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 548
- Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 534
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 530
2015 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 9
- Jeremy Hill – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 4
Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 4
Ronnie Hillman – Denver Broncos – 4
Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
LaGarrett Blount – New England Patriots – 4
Joseph Randle – Dallas Cowboys – 4
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 4
Khiry Robinson – New Orleans Saints – 4 - Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Todd Gurley – St. Louis Rams – 3
Le’Veon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 3
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 3
Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 3
Lamar Miller – Miami Dolphins – 3
Ryan Mathews – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
DeMarco Murray – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Matt Jones – Washington Redskins – 3
Karlos Williams – Buffalo Bills – 3
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 3 - Justin Forsett – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Marshawn Lynch – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Darren McFadden – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Eddie Lacy – Green Bay Packers – 2
Charcandrick West – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Antonio Andrews – Tennessee Titans – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 2
Andre Ellington – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 2
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Jeremy Langford – Chicago Bears – 2
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 2
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 2
Zach Line – Minnesota Vikings – 2 - T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Rashad Jennings – New York Giants – 1
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 1
Isiah Crowell – Cleveland Browns – 1
James Starks – Green Bay Packers – 1
C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 1
Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Bishop Sankey – Tennessee Titans – 1
Arian Foster – Houston Texans – 1
Chris Polk – Houston Texans – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Andre Williams – New York Giants – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 1
Darren Sproles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Joique Bell – Detroit Lions – 1
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – 1
Josh McCown – Cleveland Browns – 1
Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Terron Ward – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Orleans Darkwa – New York Giants – 1
Mike Tolbert – Carolina Panthers – 1
E.J. Manuel – Buffalo Bills – 1
Knile Davis – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Dan Herron – Buffalo Bills – 1
Lorenzo Taliaferro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Fred Jackson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 1
Spencer Ware – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Ryan Mallett – Houston Texans – 1
Jalston Fowler – Tennessee Titans – 1
Will Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Johnson – New Orleans Saints – 1
John Kuhn – Green Bay Packers – 1
Anthony Dixon – Buffalo Bills – 1
2015 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 892
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 870
- Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 725
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 706
- Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 695
- Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 686
- Steve Smith – Baltimore Ravens – 670
- Calvin Johnson – Detroit Lions – 661
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 654
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 649
2015 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 7
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 7
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 7
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 6
Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 6
Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 6
Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 6
Gary Barnidge – Cleveland Browns – 6
James Jones – Green Bay Packers – 6
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 6
Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 6 - Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 5
Eric Decker – New York Jets – 5 - Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 4
Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 4
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
Travis Benjamin – Cleveland Browns – 4
Greg Olsen – Carolina Panthers – 4
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 4
Ladarius Green – San Diego Chargers – 4
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 4 - Steve Smith – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Calvin Johnson – Detroit Lions – 3
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 3
John Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders – 3
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 3
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Brandin Cooks – New Orleans Saints – 3
Willie Snead – New Orleans Saints – 3
Michael Crabtree – Oakland Raiders – 3
Benjamin Watson – New Orleans Saints – 3
Nate Washington – Houston Texans – 3
Malcolm Floyd – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Pierre Garcon – Washington Redskins – 3
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 3
Ted Ginn – Carolina Panthers – 3
Kendall Wright – Tennessee Titans – 3
Marvin Jones – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Michael Floyd – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 3
Andre Johnson – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Lance Moore – Detroit Lions – 3
Crockett Gilmore – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Dwayne Harris – New York Giants – 3
Marcel Reece – Oakland Raiders – 3
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Andre Holmes – Oakland Raiders – 3 - Jeremy Maclin – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 2
Jimmy Graham – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Danny Woodhead – San Diego Chargers – 2
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Rishard Matthews – Miami Dolphins – 2
Reuben Randle – New York Giants – 2
Anquan Boldin – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Charles Clay – Buffalo Bills – 2
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Torrey Smith – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Alshon Jeffrey – Chicago Bears – 2
Kamar Aiken – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Martellus Bennett – Chicago Bears – 2
Vincent Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Terrance Williams – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots – 2
Robert Woods – Buffalo Bills – 2
Leonard Hankerson – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Steve Johnson – San Diego Chargers – 2
Shane Vereen – New York Giants – 2
Coby Fleener – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Antonio Gates – San Diego Chargers – 2
Chris Hogan – Buffalo Bills – 2
Charles Sims – Tampa Buccaneers – 2
Arian Foster – Houston Texans – 2
Larry Donnell – New York Giants – 2
Darrius Heyward-Bey – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Riley Cooper – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Richard Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 2
C.J. Spiller – New Orleans Saints – 2
Martavis Bryant – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Brian Hartline – Cleveland Browns – 2
Corey Brown – Carolina Panthers – 2
Sammy Watkins – Buffalo Bills – 2
Darren Fells – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Austin-Seferian-Jenkins – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 2
Kyle Juszcyk – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Owen Daniels – Denver Broncos – 2
Jeremy Kerley – New York Jets – 2
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 2
Dorial Green-Beckham – Tennessee Titans – 2
Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Jaelen Strong – Houston Texans – 2
Jake Stoneburner – Miami Dolphins – 2
Troy Niklas – Arizona Cardinals – 2