After Week 5 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
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 1,727
- Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 1,688
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 1,658
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1,642
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 1,641
- Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 1,621
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 1,601
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 1,572
- Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 1,252
- Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1,526
2018 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 14
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 13
Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 13 - Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 12
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 12
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 12 - Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 11
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 11
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 11
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 11
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 11 - Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 10
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 10
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 10 - Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 8
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 8
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 8
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 8
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 8 - Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 7
Sam Darnold – New York Jets – 7
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 7 - Eli Manning – New York Giants – 6
- Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 5
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 5
Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 5
Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 5 - Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 4
C.J. Beathard – San Francisco 49ers – 4 - Baker Mayfield – Cleveland Browns – 3
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 2
Marcus Mariotta – Tennessee Titans – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 2
Sam Bradford – Arizona Cardinals – 2 - J. Rosen – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Blaine Gabbert – Tennessee Titans – 1
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Kevin Byard – Tennessee Titans – 1
A. Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 1
Brock Osweiler – Miami Dolphins – 1
2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 480
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 415
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 390
- Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 376
- Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 369
- Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 348
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 342
- Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 334
- Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 331
- Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 329
- Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 328
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 308
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 299
- Sony Michel – New England Patriots – 294
- Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 293
- Kerryon Johnson – Detroit Lions – 286
- Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 272
- Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 264
- T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 258
- Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 250
- David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 242
Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 242 - Alfred Morris – San Francisco 49ers – 228
- Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 225
Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 225 - Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 217
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 203
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 203
2018 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 7
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 5
Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 5
James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 5
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 5 - Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 4 - Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 3
Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 3
Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 3
Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 3
Jay Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
M. Davis – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 3
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 3
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 3 - Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
Sony Michel – New England Patriots – 2
Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 2
N. Chubb – Cleveland Browns – 2
LeGarrette Blount – Detroit Lions – 2
Ito Smith – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 2 - Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Philip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Kerryon Johnson – Detroit Lions – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Alfred Morris – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 1
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 1
Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
Kenyan Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Wendell Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
A. Jones – Green Bay Packers – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
Chris Ivory – Buffalo Bills – 1
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 1
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 1
Corey Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
James White – New England Patriots – 1
Nyheim Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 1
T. Hill – New Orleans Saints – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
C.J. Beathard – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 1
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 1
K. Bibbs – Washington Redskins – 1
Alex Armah – Carolina Panthers – 1
2018 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 594
- Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 589
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 564
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 519
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 462
- Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 452
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 450
- Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 438
- Zack Ertz – Philadelphia Eagles – 437
- Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 431
- Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 428
- Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 426
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 425
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 425 - DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 424
- Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 415
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 409
- Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 407
- Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 402
- G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 399
- John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 396
- Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 393
- Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 390
- Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns – 381
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 373
- Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 372
- Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 361
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 351
- Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 350
2018 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 6
- Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 5
A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 5
Eric Ebron – Indianapolis Colts – 5 - Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 4
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 4
James White – New England Patriots – 4 - Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 3
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 3
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 3
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 3
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 3
John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Jordy Nelson – Oakland Raiders – 3
Will Fuller V – Houston Texans – 3
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 3
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 3
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 3
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3 - DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 2
JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 2
S. Shepard – New York Giants – 2
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers – 2
S. Barclay – New York Giants – 2
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 2
Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Donte Moncrief – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 2
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Albert Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 2
T. Gabriel – Chicago Bears – 2
Phillip Dorsett – New England Patriots – 2
Trey Burton – Chicago Bears – 2
N. Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Will Dissly – Seattle Seahawks – 2
J. Grant – Miami Dolphins – 2
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 2
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 2
T. Smith – New Orleans Saints – 2
Tavon Austin – Dallas Cowboys – 2
C. Patterson – New England Patriots – 2
Kendrick Bourne – San Francisco 49ers – 2
John Ross – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Chris Conley – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
D. Moore – Seattle Seahawks – 2
C. Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
A. Robinson – Minnesota Vikings – 2 - Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 1
Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Zack Ertz – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns – 1
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 1
Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1
Keelan Cole – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Amari Cooper – Los Angeles Raiders – 1
Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets – 1
Sammy Watkins – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
R. Grant – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Jimmy Graham – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Higgins – Cleveland Browns – 1
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 1
C. Kirk – Arizona Cardinals – 1
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Allen Robinson – Chicago Bears – 1
Nelson Agholor – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
V. McDonald – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 1
K. Juszcyzk – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 1
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 1
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 1
P. Richardson – Washington Redskins – 1
Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Terrelle Prior – New York Jets – 1
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 1
Taywan Taylor – Tennessee Titans – 1
C. Sutton – Denver Broncos – 1
K. Coutee – Houston Texans – 1
G. Swaim – Dallas Cowboys – 1
A. Jeffrey – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Laquon Treadwell – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Antonio Callaway – Cleveland Browns – 1
Mark Andrews – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Jamison Crowder – Washington Redskins – 1
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 1
T. Taylor – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Brandon Marshall – Seattle Seahawks – 1
K. Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
R. Seals-Jones – Arizona Cardinals – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
C.J. Uzomah – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
Jarius Wright – Carolina Panthers – 1
C. Meredith – New Orleans Saints – 1
M. Valdes-Sc… – Green Bay Packers – 1
Antonio Gates – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Seth Roberts – Los Angeles Raiders – 1
A. Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 1
D. Goedert – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
R. Ellison – New York Giants – 1
Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 1
Virgil Green – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Evan Engram – New York Giants – 1
Kelvin Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Dante Pettis – San Francisco 49ers – 1
W. Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Bruce Ellington – Houston Texans – 1
M. Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Z. Pascal – Indianapolis Colts – 1
T. Sharpe – Tennessee Titans – 1
D. Fells – Cleveland Browns – 1
A. Hurns – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Josh Gordon – Cleveland Browns – 1
J. Matthews – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
D. Harris – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
J. Croom – Buffalo Bills – 1
J. Brown – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Torrey Smith – Carolina Panthers – 1
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Dane Cruikshank – Tennessee Titans – 1
Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
E. Swoope – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Antony Miller – Chicago Bears – 1
R. Switzer – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
M. Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 1
C. Williams – Arizona Cardinals – 1
James Washington – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
L. Paulson – Atlanta Falcons – 1
C. Samuel – Carolina Panthers – 1
A.J. Derby – Miami Dolphins – 1
Frank Gore – Miami Dolphins – 1
Demarcus Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Lance Kendricks – Green Bay Packers – 1
Garrett Celek – San Francisco 49ers – 1
De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
J. Bellamy – Chicago Bears – 1
C.J. Anderson – Carolina Panthers – 1
J. Leggett – New York Jets – 1
Michael Roberts – Detroit Lions – 1
Z. Line – New Orleans Saints – 1