After Week 6 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
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2,011
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 1,997
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 1,955
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 1,928
- Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 1,921
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,865
- Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 1,798
- Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 1,792
- Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 1,788
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 1,783
- Philip Rivers – Los Angeles Chargers – 1,702
- Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 1,687
- Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1,675
- Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 1,674
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 1,658
2018 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 18
- Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – 16
- Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – 15
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 14
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – 14 - Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 13
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 13
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 13 - Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 12
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 12
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 12 - Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 11
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 11
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 11 - Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 10
- Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 9
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – 9
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 9
Sam Darnold – New York Jets – 9
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 9 - Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 8
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – 8 - Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders – 7
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 7
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 7 - Eli Manning – New York Giants – 6
Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 6
C.J. Beathard – San Francisco 49ers – 6 - Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco 49ers – 5
Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 5 - Baker Mayfield – Cleveland Browns – 4
Brock Osweiler – Miami Dolphins – 4 - Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 2
Marcus Mariotta – Tennessee Titans – 2
J. Rosen – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 2
Sam Bradford – Arizona Cardinals – 2 - Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Blaine Gabbert – Tennessee Titans – 1
Nathan Peterman – Buffalo Bills – 1
Kevin Byard – Tennessee Titans – 1
Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 1
A. Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 1
2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 623
- Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 586
- Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 466
- Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 456
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 453
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 438
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 430
Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 430 - Sony Michel – New England Patriots – 400
- Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 382
- Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 376
- Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 352
- Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 349
- Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 346
- Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 339
- Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 336
- Bilal Powell – New York Jets – 323
- Frank Gore – Miami Dolphins – 303
- T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 299
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 299 - David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 297
- Kerryon Johnson – Detroit Lions – 286
- Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 272
Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 272 - Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 271
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 271 - Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 263
- Latavius Murray – Minnesota Vikings – 261
- Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 260
- LeSean McCoy – Buffalo Bills – 243
- Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 240
- Peyton Barber – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 230
- Alfred Morris – San Francisco 49ers – 228
- Jamaal Williams – Green Bay Packers – 224
2018 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 9
- James Conner – Pittsburgh Steelers – 7
- Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 6
- Isiah Crowell – New York Jets – 5
Carlos Hyde – Cleveland Browns – 5
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 5
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 5 - Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 4
Sony Michel – New England Patriots – 4
Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 4 - Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Marshawn Lynch – Oakland Raiders – 3
Adrian Peterson – Washington Redskins – 3
Royce Freeman – Denver Broncos – 3
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – 3
M. Davis – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Jay Ajayi – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 3
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Ito Smith – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 3 - Matt Breida – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Corey Clement – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
N. Chubb – Cleveland Browns – 2
LeGarrette Blount – Detroit Lions – 2
Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Mark Ingram II – New Orleans Saints – 2
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – 2
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 2 - Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 1
Philip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Kerryon Johnson – Detroit Lions – 1
Jordan Howard – Chicago Bears – 1
Lativius Murray – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 1
Alfred Morris – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Kenyan Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 1
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Wendell Smallwood – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Alfred Blue – Houston Texans – 1
A. Jones – Green Bay Packers – 1
Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Dion Lewis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 1
Mitchell Trubiski – Chicago Bears – 1
James White – New England Patriots – 1
Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans – 1
Chris Ivory – Buffalo Bills – 1
Tyrod Taylor – Cleveland Browns – 1
Nyheim Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Ty Montgomery – Green Bay Packers – 1
T. Hill – New Orleans Saints – 1
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Alex Smith – Washington Redskins – 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 1
C.J. Beathard – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Kenneth Dixon – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
K. Bibbs – Washington Redskins – 1
Case Keenum – Denver Broncos – 1
Alex Armah – Carolina Panthers – 1
2018 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 712
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 707
- DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 657
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 567
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 561
- Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 557
- Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 524
- Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 519
- Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 506
- Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 505
- DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 501
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 494
- Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 484
- Zack Ertz – Philadelphia Eagles – 480
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 478
- Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 468
- Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 464
- Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 455
- Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 438
- Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 435
- Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 434
- Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 431
- G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 429
- Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 428
- John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 424
- Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 405
- Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 400
- Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns – 392
- Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 388
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants – 373
- Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 361
- Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 360
- Albert Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 359
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 351
- Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 349
2018 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 6
Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 6
Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers – 6
Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 6
Eric Ebron – Indianapolis Colts – 6 - A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 5
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 5 - Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 4
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 4
Albert Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 4
James White – New England Patriots – 4
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4 - DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans – 3
Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 3
Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 3
DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings – 3
Golden Tate – Detroit Lions – 3
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 3
John Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Dimaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos – 3
Jordy Nelson – Oakland Raiders – 3
Will Fuller V – Houston Texans – 3
Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Melvin Gordon – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins – 3
Robby Anderson – New York Jets – 3
Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions – 3
T.J. Yeldon – Jacksonville Jaguars – 3
A. Jeffrey – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Trey Burton – Chicago Bears – 3
M. Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers – 3
D. Moore – Seattle Seahawks – 3
C. Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3 - JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 2
Zack Ertz – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Emanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos – 2
Jared Cook – Oakland Raiders – 2
Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Saquon Barclay – New York Giants – 2
Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens – 2
S. Shepard – New York Giants – 2
Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers – 2
T. Gabriel – Chicago Bears – 2
T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers – 2
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Allen Robinson – Chicago Bears – 2
Austin Hooper – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Kyle Rudolph – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Donte Moncrief – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams – 2
Terrelle Prior – New York Jets – 2
Chris Hogan – New England Patriots – 2
P. Richardson – Washington Redskins – 2
Phillip Dorsett – New England Patriots – 2
N. Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 2
J. Grant – Miami Dolphins – 2
Kareem Hunt – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Will Dissly – Seattle Seahawks – 2
Ted Ginn Jr. – New Orleans Saints – 2
Tavon Austin – Dallas Cowboys – 2
T. Smith – New Orleans Saints – 2
Kendrick Bourne – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Torrey Smith – Carolina Panthers – 2
Tevin Coleman – Atlanta Falcons – 2
C. Patterson – New England Patriots – 2
Chris Conley – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Anthony Miller – Chicago Bears – 2
John Ross – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
J. Brown – Seattle Seahawks – 2
E. Swoope – Indianapolis Colts – 2
A. Robinson – Minnesota Vikings – 2 - Odell Beckham Jr. – New York Giants – 1
Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams – 1
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
G. Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots – 1
Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns – 1
Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 1
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 1
Jimmy Graham – Green Bay Packers – 1
Keelan Cole – Jacksonville Jaguars – 1
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 1
C. Kirk – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Nelson Agholor – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Quincy Enunwa – New York Jets – 1
Amari Cooper – Los Angeles Raiders – 1
V. McDonald – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Jesse James – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Sammy Watkins – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
R. Grant – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Tarik Cohen – Chicago Bears – 1
C. Rogers – Indianapolis Colts – 1
David Njoku – Cleveland Browns – 1
R. Higgins – Cleveland Browns – 1
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 1
K. Juszcyzk – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Jordan Reed – Washington Redskins – 1
C. Sutton – Denver Broncos – 1
M. Valdes-Sc… – Green Bay Packers – 1
Chris Thompson – Washington Redskins – 1
Z. Jones – Buffalo Bills – 1
Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers – 1
K. Coutee – Houston Texans – 1
R. Seals-Jones – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Antonio Callaway – Cleveland Browns – 1
Taywan Taylor – Tennessee Titans – 1
G. Swaim – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Laquon Treadwell – Minnesota Vikings – 1
Tyler Eifert – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
C.J. Uzomah – Cincinnati Bengals – 1
D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 1
Mark Andrews – Baltimore Ravens – 1
Javorius Allen – Baltimore Ravens – 1
V. Davis – Washington Redskins – 1
Kelvin Benjamin – Buffalo Bills – 1
K. Drake – Miami Dolphins – 1
Seth Roberts – Los Angeles Raiders – 1
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Brandon Marshall – Seattle Seahawks – 1
David Johnson – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Jamison Crowder – Washington Redskins – 1
T. Taylor – San Francisco 49ers – 1
Z. Pascal – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Josh Gordon – New England Patriots – 1
J. Hill – New Orleans Saints – 1
T. Sharpe – Tennessee Titans – 1
Jarius Wright – Carolina Panthers – 1
C. Meredith – New Orleans Saints – 1
Phillip Lindsay – Denver Broncos – 1
D. Goedert – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
Antonio Gates – Los Angeles Chargers – 1
Julian Edelman – New England Patriots – 1
J. Matthews – Philadelphia Eagles – 1
A. Collins – Baltimore Ravens – 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
C. Herndon – New York Jets – 1
M. Johnson – Indianapolis Colts – 1
Joe Mixon – Cincinnati Bengals – 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
D. Fells – Cleveland Browns – 1
A. Hurns – Dallas Cowboys – 1
Lamar Miller – Houston Texans – 1
D. Harris – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
J. Croom – Buffalo Bills – 1
Lance Kendricks – Green Bay Packers – 1
R. Switzer – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
Dane Cruikshank – Tennessee Titans – 1
Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs – 1
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 1
C. Williams – Arizona Cardinals – 1
Frank Gore – Miami Dolphins – 1
N. O’Leary – Miami Dolphins – 1
James Washington – Pittsburgh Steelers – 1
L. Paulson – Atlanta Falcons – 1
P. Barber – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1
C. Samuel – Carolina Panthers – 1
A.J. Derby – Miami Dolphins – 1
Demarcus Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs – 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