Passing yards, tackles, field goals and more: Which NFL players are among the top 5 in the league in each category? The ranking of the stat leaders after Week 8 is not without surprises.
The eighth game day of the new NFL season is history, so this is an opportunity to take a look at the stat leaders.
ran presents the five currently best players in terms of passing yards, tackles, field goals, etc. (Source: nfl.com)
Passing Yards
1. Platz: Geno Smith (Seattle Seahawks, Bild) – 2.197 Yards
2. Platz: Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 2.189 Yards
3. Platz: Kirk Cousins (Atlanta Falcons) – 2.106 Yards
4. Platz: Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers) – 2.101 Yards
5. Platz: Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) – 2.099 Yards
The most important thing in brief
Passing Touchdowns
1. Platz: Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bild) – 21 TDs
2. Platz: Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) – 17 TDs
3rd place (shared): Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers) – 15 TDs
3rd place (shared): Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) – 15 TDs
5. Platz (received): ua Sam Darnold (Minnesota Vikings) – 14 TDs
Completion Percentage*
1st place: Jared Goff (Detroit Lions) – 74.1% (128 of 174)
2nd place: Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders, pictured) – 71.8% (148 of 206)
3rd place: Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 71.1% (202 of 284)
4th place (shared): Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) – 70.3% (185 of 263)
4th place (shared): Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints) – 70.3% (90 of 128)
* At least 100 pass attempts
Rushing Yards
1. Platz: Derrick Henry (Baltimore Ravens, Bild) – 945 Yards
2. Platz: Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia Eagles) – 766 Yards
3. Platz: Jordan Mason (San Francisco 49ers) – 685 Yards
4. Platz: Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers) – 667 Yards
5. Platz: Chuba Hubbard (Carolina Panthers) – 593 Yards
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Platz: Derrick Henry (Baltimore Ravens, Bild) – 9 TDs
2. Platz: Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams) – 8 TDs
3rd place (shared): James Cook (Buffalo Bills) – 7 TDs
3rd place (shared): David Montgomery (Detroit Lions) – 7 TDs
3rd place (shared): Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles) – 7 TDs
Rushing Attempts
1st place (shared): Derrick Henry (Baltimore Ravens, pictured) – 145 Attempts
1st place (shared): Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers) – 145 Attempts
3. Platz: Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams) – 139 Attempts
4. Platz: Najee Harris (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 136 Attempts
5. Platz Jordan Mason (San Francisco 49ers) – 134 Attempts
Receiving Yards
1. Platz: Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals) – 674 Yards
2. Platz: Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) – 646 Yards
3. CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys) – 613 Yards
4. Terry McLaurin (Washington Commanders) – 579 Yards
5. Platz: Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 576 Yards
Receiving Touchdowns
1st place: Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals, pictured) – 7 TDs
2nd place (shared): Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 6 TDs
2nd place (tied): George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers) – 6 TD’s
4th place (shared): Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 5 TDs
4th place (shared): Marvin Harrison Jr. (Arizona Cardinals) – 5 TDs
Receptions
1. Platz: Brock Bowers (Las Vegas Raiders) – 52 Receptions
2. Platz: Garrett Wilson (New York Jets) – 51 Receptions
3. Platz: Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bild) – 50 Receptions
4th place (shared): Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals) – 48 receptions
4th place (shared): including Drake London (Atlanta Falcons) – 48 receptions
Tackles
1. Platz: Zaire Franklin (Indianapolis Colts, Bild) – 87 Tackles
2. Platz: Roquan Williams (Baltimore Ravens) – 82 Tackles
3. Platz: Germaine Pratt (Cincinnati Bengals) – 80 Tackles
4th place (shared): Budda Baker (Arizona Cardinals) – 79 tackles
4th place (shared): Robert Spillane (Las Vegas Raiders) – 79 tackles
Sacks
1. Platz: Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants) – 9 Sacks
2. Platz: Will McDonald IV (New York Jets) – 8 Sacks
3rd place (shared): Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions, pictured) – 7.5 sacks
3rd place (shared): Will Anderson Jr (Houston Texans) – 7.5 sacks
4th place (shared): including Kyle Van Noy (Baltimore Ravens) – 7 sacks
Interceptions
1. Platz: Xavier McKinney (Green Bay Packers, Bild) – 6 INTs
2. Platz: Kerby Joseph (Detroit Lions) – 5 INTs
3rd place (shared): Brian Branch (Detroit Lions) – 4 INTs
3rd place (shared): Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore Ravens) – 4 INT’s
5. Platz (geteilt): u. a. Paulson Adebo (New Orleans Saints) – 3 INT’s
Forced Fumbles
1st place (shared): Fred Warner (San Francisco 49ers, pictured) – 4 FFs
1st place (shared): TJ Watt (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 4 FFs
2nd place (shared): Nate Landman (Atlanta Falcons) – 3 FF’s
2nd place (shared): Jessie Bates (Atlanta Falcons) – 3 FF’s
3rd place (shared): including Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns) – 2 FFs
Field Goals
1st place (shared): Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 23 field goals
1st place (shared): Austin Seibert (Washington Commanders) – 23 field goals
3. Platz: Ka’imi Fairbairn (Houston Texans) – 19 Field Goals
4. Platz: Brandon Aubrey (Dallas Cowboys, Bild) – 18 Field Goals
5th place (shared): including Wil Lutz (Denver Broncos) – 17 field goals
Average punt length
1. Platz: AJ Cole (Las Vegas Raiders, Bild) – 52,9 Yards
2. Platz: Jack Fox (Detroit Lions) – 52,5 Yards
3. Platz: Corey Bojorquez (Cleveland Browns) – 51.9 Yards
4th place (shared): Matt Araiza (Kansas City Chiefs) – 51.6 yards
4th place (shared): Braden Mann (Philadelphia Eagles) – 51.6 yards
Kickoff-Return Yards
1. Platz: Raheem Blackshear (Carolina Panthers, Bild) – 589 Yards
2. Platz: Laviska Shenault Jr. (Seattle Seahawks) – 417 Yards
3. Platz: KaVontae Turpin (Dallas Cowboys) – 416 Yards
4. Platz: DeeJay Dallas (Arizona Cardinals) – 399 Yards
5. Platz: Jha’Quan Jackson (Tennessee Titans) – 325 Yards
Punt-Return Yards
1. Platz: Khalif Raymond (Detroit Lions) – 315 Yards
2. Platz: Xavier Gipson (New York Jets) – 211 Yards
3. Platz: Calvin Austin III (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 206 Yards
4. Platz Marcus Jones (New England Patriots) – 197 Yards
5. Platz: Jaelon Darden (Cleveland Browns) – 177 Yards
