After Week 16 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 – 4,386
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4,243
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 4,128
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 4,123
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 4,093
- Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 4,042
- Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 3,935
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 3,809
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 3,778
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3,762
2017 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 33
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 32
- Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 30
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 28
Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 28 - Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 27
Kirk Cousins – Washington Redskins – 27 - Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 26
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 25
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 22
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 22 - Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 21
Case Keenum – Minnesota Vikings – 21
Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 21
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 21
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 21 - Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 19
Jay Cutler – Miami Dolphins – 19
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 19
2017 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 1,305
- Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,292
- LeVeon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,291
- LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 1,128
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 1,111
- Mark Ingram – New Orleans Saints – 1,089
- Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 1,012
- Leonard Fournette – Jacksonville Jaguars – 971
- C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 946
- A. Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 896
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 – 7
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 7
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 7
Devonta Freeman – Atlanta Falcons – 7
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 7
A. Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 7 - LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 6
Carlos Hyde – San Francisco 49ers – 6
Lativius Murray – Minnesota Vikings – 6
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 6
Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 6
DeMarco Murray – Tennessee Titans – 6
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 6 - A. Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 5
D. Lewis – New England Patriots – 5
Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 5
Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 5
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 5
Mike Gillislee – New England Patriots – 5
DeShone Kizer – Cleveland Browns – 5
Rex Burkhead – New England Patriots – 5
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 5
Josh McCown – New York Jets – 5 - Orleans Darkwa – New York Giants – 4
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 4
J. Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
J. Williams – Green Bay Packers – 4
A. Jones – Green Bay Packers – 4
Tyrod Taylor – Buffalo Bills – 4
C. Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 4
Jeremy Brissett – Indianapolis Colts – 4
R. Smith – Dallas Cowboys – 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
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 3
Jerick McKinnon – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
D. Johnson Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 3
Theo Riddick – Detroit Lions – 3
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 3
Rob Kelley – Washington Redskins – 3
Kirk Cousins – 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
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
M. Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Matt Forte – New York Jets – 2
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 2
Dalvin Cook – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Peyton Barber – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Marlon Mack – Indianapolis Colts – 2
D. Fore… – Houston Texans – 2
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 2
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 2
A. Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
B. Hundley – Green Bay Packers – 2
C. Grant – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
M. Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 2
D. Washington – Oakland Raiders – 2
T. Green – Detroit Lions – 2
Terrance West – Baltimore Ravens – 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
Chris Ivory – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Kerwynn Williams – Arizona Cardinals – 1
E. McGuire – New York Jets – 1
Jamaal Charles – Denver Broncos – 1
D. Booker – Denver Broncos – 1
Jalen Richard – Oakland Raiders – 1
Jacquizz Rodgers – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Tavon Austin – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Mike Tolbert – Buffalo Bills – 1
Malcolm Brown – Los Angeles Rams – 1
J.D. McKissic – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Wendell Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Case Keenum – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Trevor Siemian – Denver Broncos – 1
E. Penny – Arizona Cardinals – 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
T. Edmu… – New Orleans Saints – 1
J. Olawale – Oakland Raiders – 1
Eli Manning – New York Giants – 1
Z. Zenner – Detroit Lions – 1
C.J. Ham – Minnesota Vikings – 1
J. Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 1
A. Janovich – Denver Broncos – 1
Brian Hoyer – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jalston Fowler – Tennessee Titans – 1
V. Mayle – Baltimore Ravens – 1
R. Nix – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Delanie Walker – Tennessee Titans – 1
S. Mannion – Los Angeles Rams – 1
2017 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,533
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 1,378
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 1,364
- Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1,260
- Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 1,214
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,184
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 1,140
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 1,101
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1,083
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 1,061
2017 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 13
- Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 10
Jimmy Graham – Seattle Seahawks – 10 - Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 9
Jarvis Landry – Miami Dolphins – 9
Alshon Jefferey – Philadelphia Eagles – 9 - Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 8
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 8
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 8
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 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
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 7
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 7
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 7
Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys – 7
Sammy Watkins – Los Angeles Rams – 7
Will Fuller – Houston Texans – 7 - Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals – 6
B. Cooks – New England Patriots – 6
Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks – 6
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 6
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 6
JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 6
Evan Engram – New York Giants – 6
Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders – 6
Cameron Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6
Jordy Nelson – Green Bay Packers – 6
J. Doctson – Washington Redskins – 6
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6 - Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 5
Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 5
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 5
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 5
R. Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 5
Jermaine Kearse – New York Jets – 5
A. Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 5
Paul Richardson – Seattle Seahawks – 5
Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons – 5
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 5
Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys – 5
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 5
Tyler Kroft – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
M. Lewis – Jacksonville Jaguars – 5
T. Burton – Philadelphia Eagles – 5 - Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 4
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 4
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 4
Rishard Matthews – Tennessee Titans – 4
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 4
Hunter Henry – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
Jaron Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 4
Eric Ebron – Detroit Lions – 4
Ryan Grant – Washington Redskins – 4
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 4
B. Watson – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
David Njoku – Cleveland Browns – 4
Cole Beasley – Dallas Cowboys – 4
G. Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 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
Mike Wallace – Baltimore Ravens – 3
M. Lee – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
D. Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Jack Doyle – Indianapolis Colts – 3
V. Davis – Washington Redskins – 3
Duke Johnson Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 3
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 3
Martavis Bryant – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Brandon LaFell – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Travis Benjamin – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Jeremy Maclin – Baltimore Ravens – 3
James White – New England Patriots – 3
Albert Wilson – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Brandon Coleman – New Orleans Saints – 3
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
A. Seferian-Jenkins – New York Jets – 3
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 3
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 3
Bennie Fowler III – Denver Broncos – 3
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 3
A. Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Antonio Gates – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Rex Burkhead – New England Patriots – 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 - S. Shepard – New York Giants – 2
LeVeon Bell – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
J. Cook – Oakland Raiders – 2
Danny Amendola – New England Patriots – 2
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 2
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 2
J.J. Nelson – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Kelvin Benjamin – Carolina Panthers – 2
Charles Clay – Buffalo Bills – 2
Allen Hurns – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Theo Riddick – Detroit Lions – 2
T. Smith – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 2
Jerick McKinnon – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Roger Lewis – New York Giants – 2
T. Taylor – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 2
Donte Moncrief – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
B. Ellington – Houston Texans – 2
Jermaine Gresham – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Coby Fleener – New Orleans Saints – 2
Z. Jones – Buffalo Bills – 2
J. Thomp… – Miami Dolphins – 2
C. Latimer – Denver Broncos – 2
Corey Coleman – Cleveland Browns – 2
Brice Butler – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 2
J.D. McKissic – Seattle Seahawks – 2
C. Moore – Baltimore Ravens – 2
B. Cunningham – Chicago Bears – 2
Kenny Britt – Cleveland Browns – 2
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
G. Everett – Los Angeles Rams – 2
A.J. Derby – Denver Broncos – 2
J. Williams – Green Bay Packers – 2
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 2
Zach Miller – Chicago Bears – 2
J. Wright – Minnesota Vikings – 2
J. Hardy – Atlanta Falcons – 2
J. Grant – Miami Dolphins – 2
R. Ellison – New York Giants – 2
J. Brown – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Charcandrick West – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Jonnu Smith – Tennessee Titans – 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 - M. Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers – 1
DaVante Parker – Miami Dolphins – 1
Eric Decker – Tennessee Titans – 1
K. Wright – Chicago Bears – 1
Adam Humphries – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 1
T. Jones – Detroit Lions – 1
S. DeValve – Cleveland Browns – 1
E. Dickson – Carolina Panthers – 1
Taylor Gabriel – Atlanta Falcons – 1
D. Thompson – Buffalo Bills – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
J. Bellamy – Chicago Bears – 1
Stephen Anderson – Houston Texans – 1
D. Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
K. Juszczyk – San Francisco 49ers – 1
N. O’Leary – Buffalo Bills – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Matt Forte – New York Jets – 1
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 1
J. Matthews – Buffalo Bills – 1
DeMarco Murray – Tennessee Titans – 1
Jalen Richard – Oakland Raiders – 1
A. Robinson – San Francisco 49ers – 1
C. Rogers – Indianapolis Colts – 1
C. Sims – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
D. Inman – Chicago Bears – 1
T. Pryor… – Washington Redskins – 1
L. Fournette – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Frank Gore – Indianapolis Colts – 1
T. Taylor – Tennessee Titans – 1
C.J. Anderson – Denver Broncos – 1
K. Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns – 1
J. Kerley – New York Jets – 1
Marlon Mack – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Lance Kendricks – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Smith – Dallas Cowboys – 1
M. Hollins – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
DeAndre Washington – Oakland Raiders – 1
W. Gallman – New York Giants – 1
K. Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
Russell Shepard – Carolina Panthers – 1
Virgil Green – Denver Broncos – 1
V. McDonald – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
S. Perine – Washington Redskins – 1
Greg Olsen – Carolina Panthers – 1
D. Sims – Chicago Bears – 1
A. Erickson – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Chris Ivory – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 1
E. McGuire – New York Jets – 1
R. Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Griffen – Houston Texans – 1
D. Williams – Miami Dolphins – 1
B. Miller – Houston Texans – 1
Demetrius Harris – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions – 1
D. Lewis – New England Patriots – 1
J. O’Shaughn… – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
M. Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Eli Rogers – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
M. Campanaro – Baltimore Ravens – 1
T. Niklas – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Deonte Thompson – Chicago Bears – 1
N. Vannett – Seattle Seahawks – 1
L. Toilolo – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
J. Hill – New Orleans Saints – 1
T. Lewis – New Orleans Saints -1
L. Murphy – San Francisco 49ers – 1
E. Tomli… – New York Jets – 1
A. Fasano – Miami Dolphins – 1
J. Thomas – Miami Dolphins – 1
J. Reynolds – Los Angeles Rams – 1
D. Allen – New England Patriots – 1
M. Williams – Baltimore Ravens – 1
C.J. Uzomah – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
B. Tate – Buffalo Bills – 1
J. Hanna – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Kapri Bibbs – Washington Redskins – 1
J. Malone – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
M. Hail – Atlanta Falcons – 1
D. Morgan – Minnesota Vikings – 1
C. Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers – 1
M. Hoomana… – New Orleans Saints – 1
M. Lynel… – Washington Redskins – 1
Tommy Bohanon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
LeGarrette Blount – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
P. Supernaw – Tennessee Titans – 1
J. Strong – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Fozzy Whittaker – Carolina Panthers – 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
L. Wester – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
N. Bellore – Detroit Lions – 1
R. Nix – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1