After Week 12 in the 2020 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 2020 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:
2020 NFL Passing Yard Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 3,497
- Tom Brady – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3,300
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 3,216
- Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 3,201
- Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – 3,163
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 3,100
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 3,024
- Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – 3,021
- Justin Herbert – Los Angeles Chargers – 3,015
- Philip Rivers – Indianapolis Colts – 2,978
2020 NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – 33
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 31
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 30
- Tom Brady – Tampa Buccaneers – 28
- Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – 25
- Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – 24
- Justin Herbert – Los Angeles Chargers – 23
Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – 23
Ryan Tannehill – Tennessee Titans – 23 - Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 22
- Kyler Murray – Arizona Cardinals – 19
Derek Carr – Las Vegas Raiders – 19 - Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – 18
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – 18
2020 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 1,257
- Dalvin Cook – Minnesota Vikings – 1,130
- James Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 890
- Ronald Jones II – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 820
- Josh Jacobs – Las Vegas Raiders – 781
- Nick Chubb – Cleveland Browns – 719
Kenyan Drake – Arizona Cardinals – 719 - Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 707
- Kareem Hunt – Cleveland Browns – 706
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire – Kansas City Chiefs – 692
- Kyler Murray – Arizona Cardinals – 650
2020 NFL Rushing Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Dalvin Cook – Minnesota Vikings – 13
- Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans – 12
- Antonio Gibson – Washington Redskins – 11
- Kyler Murray – Arizona Cardinals – 10
- Josh Jacobs – Oakland Raiders – 9
Todd Gurley II – Arizona Falcons – 9
Cam Newton – New England Patriots – 9 - Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 8
- Kenyan Drake – Arizona Cardinals – 7
- James Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 6
Nick Chubb – Cleveland Browns – 6
Aaron Jones – Green Bay Packers – 6
Melvin Gordon III – Denver Broncos – 6
Wayne Gallman – New York Giants – 6
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 6 - Ronald Jones II – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 5
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 5
Malcolm Brown – Los Angles Rams – 5
Jerick McKinnon – San Francisco 49ers – 5
Taysom Hill – New Orleans Saints – 5
Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – 5
Christian McCaffrey – Carolina Panthers – 5 - Kareem Hunt – Cleveland Browns – 4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire – Kansas City Chiefs – 4
Lativius Murray – New Orleans Saints – 4
James Connor – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
Darrell Henderson Jr. – Los Angeles Rams – 4
Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Adrian Peterson – Detroit Lions – 4
Gus Edwards – Baltimore Ravens – 4
Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 4
D’Andre Swift – Detroit Lions – 4
Jeff Wilson Jr. – San Francisco 49ers – 4
Jordan Howard – Miami Dolphins – 4
2020 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders (Top 10) – Total Yards
- D.K. Metcalf – Seattle Seahawks – 1,039
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 1,021
- Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 978
- DeAndre Hopkins – Arizona Cardinals – 967
- Terry McLaurin – Washington Redskins – 963
- Stefon Diggs – Buffalo Bills – 945
- D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 924
- Justin Jefferson – Minnesota Vikings – 918
- Robby Anderson – Carolina Panthers – 912
- Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 908
2020 NFL Receiving Touchdown Leaders (Top 10) – Total Touchdowns
- Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs – 13
- Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers – 11
Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings – 11
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 11 - D.K. Metcalf – Seattle Seahawks – 9
- Will Fuller V – Houston Texans – 8
Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks – 8
A.J. Brown – Tennessee Titans – 8
Chase Claypool – Pittsburgh Steelers – 8 - Travis Kelce – Kansas City Chiefs – 7
Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers – 7
Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons – 7
Robert Tonyan – Green Bay Packers – 7
Jonnu Smith – Tennessee Titans – 7 - Justin Jefferson – Minnesota Vikings – 6
JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers – 6
Nelson Agholor – Las Vegas Raiders – 6
Christian Kirk – Arizona Cardinals – 6
Mark Andrews – Baltimore Ravens – 6 - Allen Robinson II – Chicago Bears – 5
Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams – 5
Tee Higgins – Cincinnati Bengals – 5
Darren Waller – Las Vegas Raiders – 5
T.J. Hockenson – Detriot Lions – 5
Marvin Jones Jr. – Detroit Lions – 5
Jimmy Graham – Chicago Bears – 5
David Moore – Seattle Seahawks – 5 - DeAndre Hopkins – Arizona Cardinals – 4
Stefon Diggs – Buffalo Bills – 4
D.J. Moore – Carolina Panthers – 4
CeeDee Lamb – Dallas Cowboys – 4
Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints – 4
DeVante Parker – Miami Dolphins – 4
Diontae Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
D.J. Chark – Jacksonville Jaguars – 4
Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers – 4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Green Bay Packers – 4
Rob Gronkowski – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4
Keelan Cole Sr. – Jacksonville Jaguars – 4
Travis Fulgham – Philadelphia Eagles – 4
Eric Ebron – Pittsburgh Steelers – 4
Nyheim Hines – Indianapolis Colts – 4
Gabriel Davis – Buffalo Bills – 4
Logan Thomas – Washington Redskins – 4
Preston Williams – Miami Dolphins – 4
Jared Cook – New Orleans Saints – 4
Kareem Hunt – Cleveland Browns – 4 - Terry McLaurin – Washington Redskins – 3
Amari Cooper – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals – 3
Brandin Cooks – Houston Texans – 3
Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Cole Beasley – Buffalo Bills – 3
Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 3
Darius Slayton – New York Giants – 3
Tim Patrick – Denver Broncos – 3
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 3
Curtis Samuel – Carolina Panthers – 3
Marquise Brown – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Hunter Henry – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Hayden Hurst – Atlanta Falcons – 3
Jamison Crowder – New York Jets – 3
Mike Gesicki – Miami Dolphins – 3
Brandon Alyuk – San Francisco 49ers – 3
Randall Cobb – Houston Texans – 3
Mecole Hardman – Kansas City Chiefs – 3
Dalton Schultz – Dallas Cowboys – 3
Emanuel Sanders – New Orleans Saints – 3
Willie Snead IV – Baltimore Ravens – 3
Breshad Perriman – New York Jets – 3
Jalen Guyton – Los Angeles Chargers – 3
Tyler Higbee – Los Angeles Rams – 3
Tre’Quan Smith – New Orleans Saints – 3
Odell Beckham Jr. – Cleveland Browns – 3
Chase Edmonds – Arizona Cardinals – 3
Allen Lazard – Green Bay Packers – 3
Greg Ward – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Dallas Goedert – Philadelphia Eagles – 3
Darren Fells – Houston Texans – 3
James Washington – Pittsburgh Steelers – 3
Trey Burton – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Rex Burkhead – New England Patriots – 3
Chris Carson – Seattle Seahawks – 3
Harrison Bryant – Cleveland Browns – 3
Tyler Kroft – Buffalo Bills – 3
Jack Doyle – Indianapolis Colts – 3
Adam Shaheen – Miami Dolphins – 3
Mercedes Lewis – Green Bay Packers – 3 - Robby Anderson – Carolina Panthers – 2
Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams – 2
Jerry Jeudy – Denver Broncos – 2
Hunter Renfrow – Las Vegas Raiders – 2
Josh Reynolds – Los Angeles Rams – 2
George Kittle – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Noah Fant – Denver Broncos – 2
Scotty Miller – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Zach Pascal – Indianapolis Colts – 2
John Brown – Buffalo Bills – 2
Darnell Mooney – Chicago Bears – 2
Anthony Miller – Chicago Bears – 2
Richard Rodgers – Philadelphia Eagles – 2
Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions – 2
Mike Davis – Carolina Panthers – 2
Moe Allie-Cox – Indianapolis Colts – 2
Golden Tate – New York Giants – 2
Rashard Higgins – Cleveland Browns – 2
Demarcus Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Marvin Hall – Detroit Lions – 2
James Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
D’Andre Swift – Detroit Lions – 2
Austin Hooper – Cleveland Browns – 2
Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals – 2
Aaron Jones – Green Bay Packers – 2
Sammy Watkins – Kansas City Chiefs – 2
Ezekiel Elliott – Dallas Cowboys – 2
David Montgomery – Chicago Bears – 2
Braxton Berrios – New York Jets – 2
Adam Humphries – Tennessee Titans – 2
Andy Isabella – Arizona Cardinals – 2
Tyler Eifert – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Cedrick Wilson – Dallas Cowboys – 2
DaeShaun Hamilton – Denver Broncos – 2
Irv Smith Jr. – Minnesota Vikings – 2
Cameron Brate – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Jordan Reed – San Francisco 49ers – 2
Colin Johnson – Jacksonville Jaguars – 2
Dontrelle Inman – Washington Redskins – 2
O.J. Howard – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Isaiah McKenzie – Buffalo Bills – 2
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2
Nick Boyle – Baltimore Ravens – 2
Durham Smythe – Miami Dolphins – 2
David Njoku – Cleveland Browns – 2
Jason Witten – Las Vegas Raiders – 2
Donald Parham Jr. – Los Angeles Chargers – 2
Brandon Powell – Atlanta Falcons – 2
Gabe Nabers – Los Angeles Chargers – 2