After Week 12 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 – 3,600
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 3,512
- Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 3,310
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 3,212
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 3,200
- Eli Manning – New York Giants – 3,021
- Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 2,993
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 2,971
- Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2,952
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 2,944
2015 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 28
- Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 27
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 24
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 23
Eli Manning – New York Giants – 23
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 23 - Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 22
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 20
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 20
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 20
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 20
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 20
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 20 - Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 18
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 16
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 16
Jamies Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 16
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 16 - Brian Hoyer – Houston Texans – 15
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 15 - Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 14
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – 14
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 14
2015 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 1,164
- Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1,038
- Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 833
- Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 814
- Todd Gurley – St. Louis Rams – 785
- Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 766
- Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 765
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 764
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 713
- Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks – 685
2015 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 9
- Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings – 8
- Chris Ivory – New York Jets – 7
Jeremy Hill – Cincinnati Bengals – 7
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 7 - Todd Gurley – St. Louis Rams – 6
LaGarrett Blount – New England Patriots – 6
Ronnie Hillman – Denver Broncos – 6
DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers – 6
Jeremy Langford – Chicago Bears – 6 - Lamar Miller – Miami Dolphins – 5
Ryan Mathews – Philadelphia Eagles – 5
Karlos Williams – Buffalo Bills – 5 - Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 4
Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders – 4
Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 4
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 4
DeMarco Murray – Philadelphia Eagles – 4
Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Joseph Randle – Dallas Cowboys – 4
Spencer Ware – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Khiry Robinson – New Orleans Saints – 4
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 4 - Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Chris Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks – 3
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 3
Le’Veon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 3
Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 3
Marshawn Lynch – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Charcandrick West – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Matt Jones – Washington Redskins – 3
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 3
Andre Ellington – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 3 - Darren McFadden – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Justin Forsett – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Matt Forte – Chicago Bears – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Eddie Lacy – Green Bay Packers – 2
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 2
Antonio Andrews – Tennessee Titans – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 2
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Ryan Fitzpatrick – New York Jets – 2
Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Joique Bell – Detroit Lions – 2
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 2
Zach Line – Minnesota Vikings – 2 - T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
James Starks – Green Bay Packers – 1
Rashad Jennings – New York Giants – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Isiah Crowell – Cleveland Browns – 1
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Dexter McCluster – Tennessee Titans – 1
Chris Polk – Houston Texans – 1
Andre Williams – New York Giants – 1
Bishop Sankey – Tennessee Titans – 1
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – 1
Darren Sproles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Arian Foster – Houston Texans – 1
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 1
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 1
Orleans Darkwa – New York Giants – 1
Mike Tolbert – Carolina Panthers – 1
Josh McCown – Cleveland Browns – 1
Jamize Olawale – Oakland Raiders – 1
Terron Ward – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 1
E.J. Manuel – Buffalo Bills – 1
Knile Davis – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Fred Jackson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Dan Herron – Buffalo Bills – 1
Mohamed Sanu – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Lorenzo Taliaferro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Martavis Bryant – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Nick Foles – St. Louis Rams – 1
James White – New England Patriots – 1
Ryan Mallett – Houston Texans – 1
Jalston Fowler – Tennessee Titans – 1
John Kuhn – Green Bay Packers – 1
Will Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Johnson – New Orleans Saints – 1
William Tukaufu – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Anthony Dixon – Buffalo Bills – 1
Dontari Poe – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
2015 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 1,245
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 1,081
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,068
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 1,005
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 992
- Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 931
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 931 - Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 927
- Calvin Johnson – Detroit Lions – 923
- Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 911
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 909
2015 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 12
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 9
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 9
Brandon Marshall – New York Jets – 9
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 9 - Allen Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 8
Eric Decker – New York Jets – 8 - Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 7
Gary Barnidge – Cleveland Browns – 7
Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 7
Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 7
James Jones – Green Bay Packers – 7
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 6
Calvin Johnson – Detroit Lions – 6
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 6
Greg Olsen – Carolina Panthers – 6
Brandin Cooks – New Orleans Saints – 6
Michael Crabtree – Oakland Raiders – 6
Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks – 6
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 6
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 6
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 6 - Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 5
Travis Benjamin – Cleveland Browns – 5
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 5
Sammy Watkins – Buffalo Bills – 5
Michael Floyd – Arizona Cardinals – 5
Richard Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 5 - Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders – 4
Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 4
John Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 4
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 4
Keenan Allen – San Diego Chargers – 4
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Kamar Aiken – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Reuben Randle – New York Giants – 4
Martavis Bryant – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
Ted Ginn Jr. – Carolina Panthers – 4
Crockett Gilmore – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Antonio Gates – San Diego Chargers – 4
Dwayne Harris – New York Giants – 4
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 4
Tavon Austin – St. Louis Rams – 4
Ladarius Green – San Diego Chargers – 4
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 4
Lance Moore – Detroit Lions – 4
Zach Miller – Chicago Bears – 4
Andre Holmes – Oakland Raiders – 4 - Jeremy Maclin – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Delanie Walker – Tennessee Titans – 3
Willie Snead – New Orleans Saints – 3
Steve Smith – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Jordan Matthews – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Benjamin Watson – New Orleans Saints – 3
Danny Woodhead – San Diego Chargers – 3
Marvin Jones – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Pierre Garcon – Washington Redskins – 3
Nate Washington – Houston Texans – 3
Steve Johnson – San Diego Chargers – 3
Terrance Williams – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Vincent Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Jermaine Kearse – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Martellus Bennett – Chicago Bears – 3
Malcolm Floyd – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Cole Beasley – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Owen Daniels – Denver Broncos – 3
Kendall Wright – Tennessee Titans – 3
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 3
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Shane Vereen – New York Giants – 3
Leonard Hankerson – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Andre Johnson – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Charles Sims – Tampa Buccaneers – 3
Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
J. Thomas – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Corey Brown – Carolina Panthers – 3
Josh Huff – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Marcel Reece – Oakland Raiders – 3
Scott Chandler – New England Patriots – 3
Garrett Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 3
Darren Fells – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Cameron Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Clive Walford – Oakland Raiders – 3
Ahmad Bradshaw – Indianapolis Colts – 3 - Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 2
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Alshon Jeffrey – Chicago Bears – 2
Jimmy Graham – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Anquan Boldin – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 2
Rishard Matthews – Miami Dolphins – 2
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots – 2
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Theo Riddick – Detroit Lions – 2
Markus Wheaton – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Torrey Smith – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Charles Clay – Buffalo Bills – 2
Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Duke Johnson Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 2
Dion Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Cecil Shorts III – Houston Texans – 2
Robert Woods – Buffalo Bills – 2
Chris Hogan – Buffalo Bills – 2
Coby Fleener – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 2
Lamar Miller – Miami Dolphins – 2
Brian Hartline – Cleveland Browns – 2
Jordan Cameron – Miami Dolphins – 2
James Starks – Green Bay Packers – 2
Dontrelle Inman – San Diego Chargers – 2
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 2
Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Riley Cooper – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 2
Anthony Fasano – Tennessee Titans – 2
Dorial Green-Beckham – Tennessee Titans – 2
Arian Foster – Houston Texans – 2
C.J. Spiller – New Orleans Saints – 2
Larry Donnell – New York Giants – 2
Kyle Juszcyk – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Darrius Heyward-Bey – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Harry Douglas – Tennessee Titans – 2
D. Jackson – Washington Redskins – 2
Vance McDonald – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Lance Kendricks – St. Louis Rams – 2
Jeremy Kerley – New York Jets – 2
Austin-Seferian-Jenkins – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 2
Brandon Bolden – New England Patriots – 2
Mike Tolbert – Carolina Panthers – 2
Josh Hill – New Orleans Saints – 2
Karlos Williams – Buffalo Bills – 2
Andre Caldwell – Denver Broncos – 2
Patrick DiMarco – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Jaelen Strong – Houston Texans – 2
Jake Stoneburner – Miami Dolphins – 2
Michael Hoomanawanui – New Orleans Saints – 2
Troy Niklas – Arizona Cardinals – 2