After Week 1 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
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 439
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 424
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 417
- Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 329
- Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 319
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 313
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 303
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 298
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 286
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 286
2018 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4
Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 4 - Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 3
Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 3
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 3
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 3
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 3
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 3 - Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 2
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 2
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 2 - Sam Darnold – New York Jets – 1
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 1
Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 1
2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 135
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 108
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 106
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 102
- Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 98
- Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 96
- Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 95
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 82
- Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 77
- Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 75
2018 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 2
Jay Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 2 - Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 1
Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 1
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Mitch Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Alex Armah – Carolina Panthers – 1
2018 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 180
Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 180 - Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 169
Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 169 - Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 147
- DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 146
- Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 142
- Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 135
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 123
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 119
- Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 114
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 112
2018 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 2 - Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 1
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 1
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Will Dissly – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 1
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 1
Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers – 1
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 1
Phillip Dorsett – New England Patriots – 1
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 1
Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets – 1
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 1
Dante Pettis – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Eric Ebron – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 1
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Brandon Marshall – Seattle Seahawks – 1
John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 1
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 1
James White – New England Patriots – 1
Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Bruce Ellington – Houston Texans – 1
Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns – 1
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
John Ross – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1