After Week 17 in the 2017 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 2017 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:
2017 NFL Passing Yard Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 4,576
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 4,515
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 4,446
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 4,338
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4,243
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 4,095
- Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 4,093
- Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 4,042
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3,983
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 3,809
2017 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 34
- Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 33
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 32
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 29
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 28
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 28
Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 28 - Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 27
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 27 - Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 25
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 23
- Case Keenum – Minnesota Vikings – 22
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 22
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 22
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 22 - Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 21
2017 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,327
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 1,305
- LeVeon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,291
- LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 1,138
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 1,124
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 1,120
- Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 1,105
- Leonard Fournette – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1,040
- C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 1,007
- Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 983
2017 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 13
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 12
- LeVeon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 9
Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 9
Leonard Fournette – Jacksonville Jaguars – 9 - Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 8
Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 8
Lativius Murray – Minnesota Vikings – 8
A. Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 8 - Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 7
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 7
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 7
Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 7 - LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 6
A. Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 6
D. Lewis – New England Patriots – 6
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 6
Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 6
DeMarco Murray – Tennessee Titans – 6
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 6 - Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 5
Orleans Darkwa – New York Giants – 5
Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 5
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 5
DeShone Kizer – Cleveland Browns – 5
Mike Gillislee – New England Patriots – 5
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 5
Rex Burkhead – New England Patriots – 5
Josh McCown – New York Jets – 5 - J. Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 4
J. Williams – Green Bay Packers – 4
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 4
A. Jones – Green Bay Packers – 4
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 4
D. Johnson Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 4
C. Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 4
Jeremy Brissett – Indianapolis Colts – 4
R. Smith – Dallas Cowboys – 4
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 4 - C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 3
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 3
Kenyan Drake – Miami Dolphins – 3
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Jerick McKinnon – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Peyton Barber – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Marlon Mack – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Theo Riddick – Detroit Lions – 3
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 3
Rob Kelley – Washington Redskins – 3
C.J. Beathard – San Francisco 49ers – 3 - Isiah Crowell – Cleveland Browns – 2
LeGarrette Blount – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Adrian Peterson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
M. Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 2
Matt Forte – New York Jets – 2
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 2
Dalvin Cook – Minnesota Vikings – 2
D. Fore… – Houston Texans – 2
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 2
B. Hundley – Green Bay Packers – 2
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 2
A. Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
C. Grant – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
M. Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 2
T. Green – Detroit Lions – 2
D. Washington – Oakland Raiders – 2
Terrance West – Baltimore Ravens – 2
E. Penny – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Cordarrelle Patterson – Oakland Raiders – 2
Charcandrick West – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 2
T. Bohanon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
J. Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles -2 - S. Perine – Washington Redskins – 1
Alfred Morris – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Kerwynn Williams – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Chris Ivory – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
E. McGuire – New York Jets – 1
D. Booker – Denver Broncos – 1
Jamaal Charles – Denver Broncos – 1
Jalen Richard – Oakland Raiders – 1
Tavon Austin – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Mike Tolbert – Buffalo Bills – 1
Malcolm Brown – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Jacquizz Rodgers – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
J.D. McKissic – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Wendell Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Case Keenum – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Trevor Siemian – Denver Broncos – 1
S. Ridley – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
C. Artis-Payne – Carolina Panthers – 1
Brock Osweiler – Denver Broncos – 1
K. Barner – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 1
A. Elling… – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Robert Turbin – Indianapolis Colts – 1
J. Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 1
L. Dunbar – Los Angeles Rams – 1
T. Edmu… – New Orleans Saints – 1
J. Olawale – Oakland Raiders – 1
A. Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Eli Manning – New York Giants – 1
D. Heyward-… – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Z. Zenner – Detroit Lions – 1
C.J. Ham – Minnesota Vikings – 1
A. Janovich – Denver Broncos – 1
J. Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 1
D. Fales – Miami Dolphins – 1
Brian Hoyer – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jalston Fowler – Tennessee Titans – 1
V. Mayle – Baltimore Ravens – 1
K. Williams – Buffalo Bills – 1
R. Nix – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
S. Mannion – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Delanie Walker – Tennessee Titans – 1
2017 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,533
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 1,444
- Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1,393
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 1,378
- Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 1,275
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 1,234
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,184
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 1,156
- Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 1,101
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1,083
2017 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 13
- Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 10
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 10
Jimmy Graham – Seattle Seahawks – 10 - Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 9
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 9
Alshon Jefferey – Philadelphia Eagles – 9 - Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 8
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 8
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 8
Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks – 8
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 8
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 8
Zack Ertz – Philadelphia Eagles – 8
Nelson Agholor – Philadelphia Eagles – 8
Michael Crabtree – Oakland Raiders – 8
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 8 - Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 7
B. Cooks – New England Patriots – 7
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 7
JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 7
Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys – 7
Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders – 7
Sammy Watkins – Los Angeles Rams – 7
Will Fuller – Houston Texans – 7
Tyler Kroft – Cincinnati Bengals – 7 - Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 6
Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 6
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 6
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 6
Evan Engram – New York Giants – 6
Cameron Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6
J. Doctson – Washington Redskins – 6
Jordy Nelson – Green Bay Packers – 6
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6 - Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 5
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 5
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 5
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 5
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 5
A. Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 5
Jermaine Kearse – New York Jets – 5
R. Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 5
Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons – 5
Paul Richardson – Seattle Seahawks – 5
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 5
Jaron Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 5
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 5
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 5
M. Lewis – Jacksonville Jaguars – 5
T. Burton – Philadelphia Eagles – 5 - Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 4
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Rishard Matthews – Tennessee Titans – 4
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 4
Mike Wallace – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
Jack Doyle – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 4
Hunter Henry – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 4
Ryan Grant – Washington Redskins – 4
Travis Benjamin – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
B. Watson – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 4
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
David Njoku – Cleveland Browns – 4
G. Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 4
Cole Beasley – Dallas Cowboys – 4
L. Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 4 - Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Delanie Walker – Tennessee Titans – 3
Jamison Crowder – Washington Redskins – 3
K. Cole – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
M. Lee – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
Duke Johnson Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 3
D. Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
V. Davis – Washington Redskins – 3
Martavis Bryant – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Brandon LaFell – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Albert Wilson – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 3
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Jeremy Maclin – Baltimore Ravens – 3
James White – New England Patriots – 3
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Brandon Coleman – New Orleans Saints – 3
A. Seferian-Jenkins – New York Jets – 3
Bennie Fowler III – Denver Broncos – 3
Brice Butler – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Antonio Gates – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 3
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 3
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 3
A. Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Rex Burkhead – New England Patriots – 3
C. Moore – Baltimore Ravens – 3
T. King – New York Giants – 3
J. Holton – Oakland Raiders – 3
R. Seals-Jones – Arizona Cardinals – 3
D. Fells – Detroit Lions – 3
A. Shaheen – Chicago Bears – 3
Andre Holmes – Buffalo Bills – 3 - M. Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers – 2
S. Shepard – New York Giants – 2
J. Cook – Oakland Raiders – 2
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots – 2
LeVeon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 2
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Charles Clay – Buffalo Bills – 2
J.J. Nelson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Kelvin Benjamin – Carolina Panthers – 2
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 2
Theo Riddick – Detroit Lions – 2
T. Taylor – San Francisco 49ers – 2
T. Smith – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Jerick McKinnon – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Roger Lewis – New York Giants – 2
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
B. Ellington – Houston Texans – 2
N. O’Leary – Buffalo Bills – 2
Jermaine Gresham – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Z. Jones – Buffalo Bills – 2
R. Higgins – Cleveland Browns – 2
Corey Coleman – Cleveland Browns – 2
Coby Fleener – New Orleans Saints – 2
J. Thomp… – Miami Dolphins – 2
C. Latimer – Denver Broncos – 2
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
J.D. McKissic – Seattle Seahawks – 2
A. Robinson – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 2
G. Everett – Los Angeles Rams – 2
B. Cunningham – Chicago Bears – 2
R. Ellison – New York Giants – 2
Kenny Britt – Cleveland Browns – 2
J. Hardy – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
A.J. Derby – Denver Broncos – 2
J. Williams – Green Bay Packers – 2
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 2
Zach Miller – Chicago Bears – 2
J. Grant – Miami Dolphins – 2
J. Wright – Minnesota Vikings – 2
D. Lewis – New England Patriots – 2
Jonnu Smith – Tennessee Titans – 2
J. Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Charcandrick West – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
D. Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
J. Heuerman – Denver Broncos – 2
C. Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
D. Byrd – Carolina Panthers – 2
J. Mickens – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
P. Ricard – Baltimore Ravens – 2 - DaVante Parker – Miami Dolphins – 1
Eric Decker – Tennessee Titans – 1
Adam Humphries – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
K. Wright – Chicago Bears – 1
C. Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 1
E. Dickson – Carolina Panthers – 1
T. Jones – Detroit Lions – 1
S. DeValve – Cleveland Browns – 1
D. Thompson – Buffalo Bills – 1
Taylor Gabriel – Atlanta Falcons – 1
J. Bellamy – Chicago Bears – 1
Stephen Anderson – Houston Texans – 1
D. Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns -1
D. Inman – Chicago Bears – 1
K. Juszczyk – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 1
L. Fournette – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Matt Forte – New York Jets – 1
C. Rogers – Indianapolis Colts – 1
J. Matthews – Buffalo Bills – 1
DeMarco Murray – Tennessee Titans – 1
Jalen Richard – Oakland Raiders – 1
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 1
C. Sims – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
T. Pryor… – Washington Redskins – 1
K. Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
T. Taylor – Tennessee Titans – 1
M. Hollins – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Marlon Mack – Indianapolis Colts – 1
C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 1
Demetrius Harris – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
K. Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
J. Kerley – New York Jets – 1
Lance Kendricks – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Smith – Dallas Cowboys – 1
DeAndre Washington – Oakland Raiders – 1
W. Gallman – New York Giants – 1
Virgil Green – Denver Broncos – 1
Greg Olsen – Carolina Panthers – 1
Russell Shepard – Carolina Panthers – 1
V. McDonald – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
S. Perine – Washington Redskins – 1
M. Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
D. Sims – Chicago Bears – 1
A. Erickson – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
E. McGuire – New York Jets – 1
Chris Ivory – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 1
M. Campanaro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
B. Miller – Houston Texans – 1
R. Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Griffen – Houston Texans – 1
D. Williams – Miami Dolphins – 1
J. O’Shaughn… – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Eli Rogers – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
D. Henry – Tennessee Titans – 1
T. Niklas – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Kapri Bibbs – Washington Redskins – 1
Deonte Thompson – Chicago Bears – 1
J. Hill – New Orleans Saints – 1
N. Vannett – Seattle Seahawks – 1
L. Toilolo – Atlanta Falcons – 1
L. Murphy – San Francisco 49ers – 1
E. Tomlinson – New York Jets – 1
T. Lewis – New Orleans Saints -1
A. Fasano – Miami Dolphins – 1
J. Reynolds – Los Angeles Rams – 1
J. Thomas – Miami Dolphins – 1
D. Morgan – Minnesota Vikings – 1
C.J. Uzomah – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
J. Hanna – Dallas Cowboys – 1
D. Allen – New England Patriots – 1
M. Williams – Baltimore Ravens – 1
B. Tate – Buffalo Bills – 1
J. Malone – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
M. Hail – Atlanta Falcons – 1
C. Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
H. Sharp – New York Giants – 1
Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 1
M. Hoomana… – New Orleans Saints – 1
LeGarrette Blount – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
M. Lynel… – Washington Redskins – 1
Fozzy Whittaker – Carolina Panthers – 1
Tommy Bohanon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
P. Supernaw – Tennessee Titans – 1
J. Strong – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
D. Henderson – Denver Broncos – 1
X. Grimble – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
J. Hunter – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
L. Stocker – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
B. Wilson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
J. Sprin… – Washington Redskins – 1
Z. Line – New Orleans Saints – 1
R. Nix – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
L. Wester – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
N. Bellore – Detroit Lions – 1