NFL Leaderboards: 2026 Season

Who leads the league, and who is at the bottom, in every stat that matters. Top tens for offense and defense, qualified players only, updated weekly during the season. For the full sortable table with every player and every column, use the Player Stats explorer.

Offense

• NFL Passing Yards Leaders Total passing yards among qualified quarterbacks (150+ attempts).
• NFL Passing Touchdown Leaders Passing touchdowns among qualified quarterbacks (150+ attempts).
• Most Interceptions Thrown in the NFL Interceptions thrown among qualified quarterbacks (150+ attempts).
• NFL CPOE Leaders: Completion % Over Expected Completion percentage over expected (Next Gen Stats): accuracy adjusted for throw difficulty. Qualified quarterbacks only.
• Most Pressured NFL Quarterbacks Times pressured (Pro Football Reference charting) among qualified quarterbacks.
• Quickest Release NFL QBs: Time to Throw Average time to throw in seconds (Next Gen Stats). Quickest releases first.
• NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Rushing yards among qualified running backs (50+ touches).
• NFL RYOE Leaders: Rush Yards Over Expected Rush yards over expected (Next Gen Stats): production beyond what blocking and defenders predicted. Qualified running backs only.
• NFL Stacked Box Leaders: 8+ Defenders Faced Percent of carries against 8 or more defenders in the box (Next Gen Stats). The backs defenses sell out to stop.
• NFL Broken Tackle Leaders Broken tackles (Pro Football Reference charting) among qualified running backs.
• NFL Receiving Yards Leaders Receiving yards among qualified wide receivers and tight ends.
• NFL Drop Leaders: Most & Fewest Drops Drops (Pro Football Reference charting) among qualified receivers (WR 30+ targets, TE 25+).
• NFL Yards Per Route Run (YPRR) Leaders Estimated yards per route run: receiving yards divided by routes from participation data. The cleanest catch-all receiver efficiency stat.
• NFL Receiver Separation Leaders Average separation in yards at the catch point (Next Gen Stats). Who actually gets open.
• NFL Target Share Leaders Share of team targets among qualified receivers. The volume kings.
• NFL YAC Over Expected Leaders Yards after catch over expected (Next Gen Stats): who creates after the ball arrives.
• NFL Fantasy Points Per Game Leaders PPR fantasy points per game across all qualified offensive players.
• NFL Snap Counts: Offensive Snap Share Leaders Offensive snap share: the player's snaps over his team's snaps in the games he played (Pro Football Reference snap counts). Qualified running backs, wide receivers and tight ends only.

Defense

• NFL Defensive Snap Counts: Snap Share Leaders Defensive snap share: the player's snaps over his team's defensive snaps in the games he played (Pro Football Reference snap counts). Qualified defenders only (200+ snaps over a full season, pro-rated in season).
• NFL Sack Leaders Sacks among qualified defenders (200+ snaps).
• NFL Pressure Leaders Total pressures among qualified pass rushers. Sacks are loud; pressures are the repeatable skill.
• NFL QB Hit Leaders Quarterback hits among qualified defenders (200+ snaps).
• NFL Tackles for Loss Leaders Tackles for loss among qualified defenders (200+ snaps).
• NFL Interception Leaders (Defense) Interceptions among qualified defensive backs and linebackers (200+ snaps).
• NFL Pass Deflection Leaders Pass deflections among qualified defensive backs and linebackers (200+ snaps).
• Best Coverage Corners: Completion % Allowed Completion percentage allowed among corners with 200+ snaps and 40+ targets. Lowest first: the corners quarterbacks should stop testing.
• NFL Forced Fumble Leaders Forced fumbles among qualified defenders (200+ snaps).