After Week 2 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 – 819
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 765
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 682
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 680
- Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 669
- Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 633
- Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 612
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 591
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 587
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 582
2018 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 10
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 8
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 6
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 6
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 6 - Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 5
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 5
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 5
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 5
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 5 - Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 4
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 4
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 4 - Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 3
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 3
Sam Darnold – New York Jets – 3
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 3
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 3
Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 3 - Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 2
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 2
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 2 - Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 1
Eli Manning – New York Giants – 1
Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 1
Blaine Gabbert – Tennessee Titans – 1
Kevin Byard – Tennessee Titans – 1
2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 184
- Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 179
- Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 178
- Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 166
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 152
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 150
- Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 147
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 137
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 134
- Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 126
2018 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 3
Jay Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles – 3 - Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 2
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 2
Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 2
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 2
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 2 - Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
Kenyan Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 1
Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 1
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Corey Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Nyheim Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 1
Chris Ivory – Buffalo Bills – 1
Alex Armah – Carolina Panthers – 1
2018 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 275
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 269
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 259
- Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 246
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 240
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 233
Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 233 - Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 231
- Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 230
- Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 229
- Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 203
2018 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
- DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 3
Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 3 - Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 2
Will Dissly – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 2
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 2
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Eric Ebron – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 2 - JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 1
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 1
DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 1
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 1
Keelan Cole – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 1
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets – 1
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 1
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1
Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers – 1
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 1
Nelson Agholor – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Will Fuller V – Houston Texans – 1
James White – New England Patriots – 1
Phillip Dorsett – New England Patriots – 1
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 1
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 1
Dante Pettis – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Brandon Marshall – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Evan Engram – New York Giants – 1
Jarius Wright – Carolina Panthers – 1
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Bruce Ellington – Houston Texans – 1
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 1
Antonio Callaway – Cleveland Browns – 1
Tavon Austin – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 1
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Albert Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 1
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 1
Dane Cruikshank – Tennessee Titans – 1
Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Seth Roberts – Oakland Raiders – 1
D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 1
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Donte Moncrief – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Torrey Smith – Carolina Panthers – 1
Mark Andrews – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Laquon Treadwell – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Trey Burton – Chicago Bears – 1
Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Kelvin Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
Antony Miller – Chicago Bears – 1
Garrett Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 1
A.J. Derby – Miami Dolphins – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns – 1
Michael Roberts – Detroit Lions – 1
James Washington – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
John Ross – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Kendrick Bourne – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Demarcus Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1