After Week 3 in the 2018 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 2018 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:
2018 NFL Passing Yard Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1,230
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,118
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 1,078
- Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 965
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 941
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 936
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 906
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 897
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 896
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 895
2018 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 13
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 11
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 8
Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 8
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 8 - Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 7
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 7
Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 7
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 7
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 7
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 7 - Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 6
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 6
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 6
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 6 - Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 5
Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 5
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 5
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 5
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 5 - Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 4
- Eli Manning – New York Giants – 3
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 3
Sam Darnold – New York Jets – 3 - Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 2
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 2
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 2
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 2
Sam Bradford – Arizona Cardinals – 2 - Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Blaine Gabbert – Tennessee Titans – 1
Kevin Byard – Tennessee Titans – 1
A. Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 1
2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 274
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 274 - Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 271
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 255
- Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 236
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 216
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 213
- Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 203
- Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 198
- Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 179
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 178
2018 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 4
Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 4
Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 4 - Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 3
James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 3
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 3
Jay Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 3 - Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 2
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 2
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 2
Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 2
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 2 - Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Jordan Howard – Chicago Berls – 1
Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Alfred Morris – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Corey Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Kenyan Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Wendell Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Chris Ivory – Buffalo Bills – 1
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Nyheim Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 1
Alex Armah – Carolina Panthers – 1
2018 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 398
- Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 367
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 356
- Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 338
- Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 336
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 329
- DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 312
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 310
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 289
- Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns – 278
2018 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 4 - Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 3
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3 - DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 3
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 3
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3 - Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 2
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 2
John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Will Fuller V – Houston Texans – 2
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers – 2
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 2
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 2
Will Dissly – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
Albert Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 2
J. Grant – Miami Dolphins – 2
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 2
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 2
James White – New England Patriots – 2
Eric Ebron – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 2
Tavon Austin – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Chris Conley – Kansas City Chiefs – 2 - JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 1
DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 1
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
Jordy Nelson – Oakland Raiders – 1
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets – 1
Keelan Cole – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 1
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 1
Sammy Watkins – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 1
Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 1
S. Shepard – New York Giants – 1
Nelson Agholor – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 1
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 1
V. McDonald – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
P. Richardson – Washington Redskins – 1
R. Grant – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Brandon Marshall – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Phillip Dorsett – New England Patriots – 1
K. Juszcyzk – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Mark Andrews – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Evan Engram – New York Giants – 1
Dante Pettis – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jarius Wright – Carolina Panthers – 1
Bruce Ellington – Houston Texans – 1
Trey Burton – Chicago Bears – 1
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 1
Antonio Callaway – Cleveland Browns – 1
Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 1
Jamison Crowder – Washington Redskins – 1
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
D. Goedert – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Laquon Treadwell – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons – 1
R. Seals-Jones – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens -1
C.J. Uzomah – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
J. Brown – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Torrey Smith – Carolina Panthers – 1
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Dane Cruikshank – Tennessee Titans – 1
Donte Moncrief – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Taywan Taylor – Tennessee Titans – 1
Antony Miller – Chicago Bears – 1
R. Ellison – New York Giants – 1
Kelvin Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 1
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 1
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 1
Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
J. Croom – Buffalo Bills – 1
James Washington – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
A.J. Derby – Miami Dolphins – 1
C. Brate – Tampa Buccaneers – 1
Kendrick Bourne – San Francisco 49ers – 1
M. Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Garrett Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 1
John Ross – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
C.J. Anderson – Carolina Panthers – 1
R. Switzer – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns – 1
Michael Roberts – Detroit Lions – 1
D. Harris – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
C. Meredith – New Orleans Saints – 1
Z. Line – New Orleans Saints – 1
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Demarcus Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1